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Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces.
Benjamin Britten (born November 22, 1913, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England—died December 4, 1976, Aldeburgh, Suffolk) was a leading British composer of the mid-20th century, whose operas were considered the finest English operas since those of Henry Purcell in the 17th century.
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Benjamin Britten in 1968. This list of compositions includes all the published works by English composer Benjamin Britten with opus number.
Benjamin Britten (born Lowestoft 22 November 1913; died Aldeburgh 4 December 1976) The most remarkable English composer of the post-war period, Edward Benjamin Britten changed the face of British opera and composed some of this century’s most-loved choral works.
- November 22, 1913
- December 4, 1976
- Britten lived in most of his life in Aldeburgh (in the county of Suffolk, England). The famous ‘Red House’ where he lived (which is now the base of...
- Benjamin Britten composed a total of 16 operas during his lifetime – along with major film music, orchestral pieces, and hundreds of songs. Between...
- An interesting fact about Benjamin Britten is that he was born on November 22, 1913 – which is also the feast day of St. Cecilia: the patron saint...
- Britten’s most famous piece is arguably the opera Peter Grimes. Premiering in 1945, it remains a cornerstone of twentieth-century opera, renowned f...
- Britten was 63 years old when he passed away from heart failure in 1976.
Benjamin Britten's "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, op. 34, played by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the baton of its then principal...
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Nov 20, 2013 · As the world celebrates the composer’s centenary, Clemency Burton-Hill examines his enduring influence – from opera to Moonrise Kingdom.
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Britten: Our Hunting Fathers; Who Are These Children?; Still Falls the Rain; Lachrymae
1999
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia (Highlights)
1996
Britten: Billy Budd
1994
Britten the Collection [Bonus CD]
2000
If Music Be the Food of Love: Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears
2007
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
1995
