Benjamin Britten (20th Century Composers)
Benjamin Britten (191376) was the greatest English composer of his time, and the first of his generation to enjoy a wide international reputation. With the great success of Peter Grimes (1945), he effectively reinvented English opera and was a pioneer of music for film and radio. His monumental War Requiem reached a wider audience than any other choral work of the century. In this masterly biography, the author creates a portrait of a great artist, exploring his wideranging compositions in detail and discussing the many contradictions that pervaded Brittens fascinating life and career.
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Benjamin Britten (191376) was the greatest English composer of his time, and the first of his generation to enjoy a wide international reputation. With the great success of Peter Grimes (1945), he effectively reinvented English opera and was a pioneer of music for film and radio. His monumental War Requiem reached a wider audience than any other choral work of the century. In this masterly biography, the author creates a portrait of a great artist, exploring his wideranging compositions in detail and discussing the many contradictions that pervaded Brittens fascinating life and career.
