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Part I. 1936-1945. Introduction and chronology. Soviet opera at B.B.C: Shostakowitch's 'Lady Macbeth' (1936) -- Wireless concerts lose Edward Clarke (1936) -- BBC programming: Holst, Vaughan Williams and Poulenc (1936) -- 'As You Like It' Walton's music (1936) -- American impressions (?1940) -- An English composer sees America (1940) -- On film music (c. 1940-1) -- England and the folk-art problem (1941) -- Au revoir to the U.S.A. (1942) -- On behalf of Gustav Mahler (1942) -- Statement to the Local Tribunal for the Registration of Conscientious Objectors (1942) -- Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal (1942) -- How a musical work originates (1942) -- Conversation with Benjamin Britten (1944) -- Speech to the International Arts Guild (c. 1944) -- Vienna (1945) -- Peter Grimes (1945) -- 250th anniversary of the death of Henry Purcell (1945) -- Part II. 1946-1955. Introduction and chronology. Sinfonia da Requiem (1946) -- The Rape of Lucretia (1946) -- The artist and his medium: composer and listener (1946) -- An opera is planned (1947) -- Frank Bridge and English chamber music (1947) -- The Rape of Lucretia (1948) -- Piano works by Frederic Chopin and Gabriel Fauré (1949) -- A new centre for music (1949) -- UNESCO (1949) -- Boyd Neel: The Story of an Orchestra (1950) -- The arts council and opera (1950) -- Verdi, a symposium (1951) -- The Rape of Lucretia (?1951) -- Dido and Aeneas (1951) -- Freeman of Lowestoft (1951) -- The Rise of English Opera (1951) -- Arnold Schoenberg (1951) -- Variations on a Critical Theme (1952) -- Opera diary: The Marriage of Figaro (1952) -- Three premieres (1954) -- Serenade, for Tenor, Horn, and Strings (1954) -- The Physician's Folly (1955) -- The Aldeburgh Festival (1955) -- Part III. 1956-1965. Introduction and chronology -- Britten's method of composing (1956) -- British culture abroad (1956) -- Britten and South-East Asia (1956) -- The composer speaks (1957) -- To the music lovers of Japan (1957) -- Dennis Brain 1921-1957 (1958) -- Television and The Turn of the Screw (1959) -- Paul Beck 1895-1958 (1959) -- On Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (1959) -- On realizing the continuo in Purcell's songs (1959) -- Back to Britain with Britten (1959) -- People today: Benjamin Britten (1960) -- A new Britten opera (1960) -- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1960) -- Brighton Philharmonic Society (1960) -- Discussion on Billy Budd (1960) -- On writing English opera (1960) -- Britten and pears in Canada (1961) -- Speech on receiving honorary degree at Hull University (1962) -- Freedom of Borough of Aldeburgh (1962) -- Erwin Stein: Form and Performance (1962) -- A tribute to Wilfred Owen (?1963) -- Imogen Holst: An ABC of Music (1963) -- British composers in interview: Benjamin Britten (1963) -- The artist, to the people (1963) -- On Pravda, art and criticism (1963) -- Address to Kesgrave Heath School, Ipswich (1963) -- An interview (1963) -- Britten looking back (1963) -- Francis Poulenc 1899-1963 (1964) -- On receiving the first Aspen Award (1964) -- Musician of the year (1964) -- British music in the world today (1964) -- Tribute to Michael Tippett (1965) -- Tribute to Zoltán Kodály (1965) -- Tribute to Jean Sibelius (1965) -- Sibelius (1965) -- Dreams (?1965) -- A composer in Russia (1965) -- Part IV. 1966-1976. Introduction and chronology. Sir Arthur Bliss at 75 (1966) -- Benjamin Britten talks to Edmund Tracey (1966) -- Tribute to Dmitry Shostakovitch (1966) -- Tribute to Zoltán Kodály (1967) -- An interview with Benjamin Britten (1967) -- Britten and pears (1967) -- The moral responsibility of the artist toward his fellow man (1968) -- Britten on Aldeburgh and the future (1968) -- On receiving the Sonning Prize (1968) -- Some notes on Forster and music (1969) -- Mapreading (1969) -- No ivory tower (1969) -- Snape Maltings fire (1969) -- Idomeneo in performance (1969) -- Radcliffe Music Award (1969) -- Money for the Maltings (1970) -- Aaron Copland: seventieth birthday tribute (1970) -- James Blade: Percussion Instruments and Their History (1970) -- Artist's choice: Cecil Aronowitz (1970) -- Therapy in Music for Handicapped Children (1971) -- Anthony Gishford: Grand Opera (1972) -- John Bird: Percy Grainger (1976) -- Tribute to Paul Sacher (1976) -- Part V. Introductory notes. On Britten's music. Five Walztes (Waltzes) (1970) -- Tit for Tat (1969, 1969) -- String Quartet in D (1975) -- Simple Symphony, op. 4 (1955) -- Holiday Diary, op. 5 (n.d.) -- Our Hunting Fathers, op. 8 (1936) -- Soirées musicales, op. 9 (n.d.) -- Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10 (n.d.) -- Mont Juic, op. 12 (n.d.) -- Piano Concerto, op. 13 (1938, 1971) -- Ballad of Heroes, op. 14 (1973) -- Violin Concerto, op. 15 (1971) -- Young Apollo, op. 16 (n.d.) -- Les Illuminations, op. 18 (n.d.) -- Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 (n.d., 1941) -- Diversions, op. 21 (1941) -- Introduction and Rondo alla Burlesca, op. 23, no. 1 (1944) -- Mazurka Elegiaca, op. 23, no. 2 (1944) -- Scottish Ballad, op. 26 (1971) -- The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (1969) -- Peter Grimes, op. 33 (1945) -- Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33a (n.d.) -- Saint Nicolas, op. 42 (1949) -- The Beggar's Opera, op. 43 (1948) -- Spring Symphony, op. 44 (1950, 1967) -- The Little Sweep, op. 45 (1965) -- Lachrymae, op. 48 (1952) -- Three scenes from Gloriana, op. 53 (1970) -- Folksong arrangements, vol. 4, Moore's Irish Melodies (1960) -- Noye's Fludde, op. 59 (1958) -- Fanfare for St Edmundsbury (1969) -- Cantata academica carmen basiliense, op. 62 (n.d.) -- Sonata in C, op. 65 (1961) -- Psalm 150, op. 67 (1963) -- Curlew River, op. 71 (1964) -- Gemini Variations, op. 73 (1966) -- Voices for Today, op. 75 (1965) -- The Golden Vanity, op. 78 (1967) -- The Building of the House, op. 79 (1967, 1969, 1971) -- Children's Crusade, op. 82 (1969, 1969) -- Suite for Harp, op. 83 (1969) -- A Fanfare for D.W. (David Webster) (1970) -- Third Suite for Cello, op. 87 (1976) -- Suite on English Folk Tunes, op. 90 'A Time There Was' (1975) -- Sacred and Profane, op. 91 (1976) -- Phaedra, op. 93 (1976) -- On the music of other composers. Bach, cantata 'Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe', BWV 156 (1949) -- Bach, cantata 'Komm, du süsse Todesstunde', BWV 161 (1949) -- Balinese ceremonial music (transcribed by Colin McPhee) (1944) -- Beethoven, Piano Trio in B flat 'The Archduke', op. 97 (1954) -- Bridge, Phantasie Piano Quartet (1948) -- Bridge, Piano Quintet (1951) -- Bridge, The Sea (1971) -- Bridge, String Sextet (1949) -- Bridge, String Quartet no. 3 (1955) -- Bridge, Trio (Rhapsody) (1965) -- Debussy, Sonata, for cello and piano (1961) -- Elgar, Introduction and Allegro, op. 47 (1969) -- Elgar, For the Fallen (No. 3 of The Spirit of England, op. 80) (1969) -- Gibbons, Fantasia in four parts in F (1948) -- Haydn, String Quartet in C 'The Bird', op. 33, no. 3 (1949) -- Holst, The Wandering Scholar, op. 50 (1971) -- Ireland, The Land of Lost Content (1959) -- Mahler, Symphony no. 4 (1961) -- Mendelssohn, String Quintet no. 1, op. 18 (1969) -- Mendelssohn, Symphony no. 3 'Scottish', op. 56 (1970) -- Moeran, Nocturne (1973) -- Mozart, Symphony in D, K. 84; Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Piano Concerto, K. 459; Adagio and Rondo, K. 617 (1951) -- Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante, K. 297b (1960) -- Mozart, String Quintet in C, K. 515 (1973) -- Mozart, Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546 (1972) -- Mozart, Requiem, K. 626 (1971) -- Pergolesi, Concertino no. 6 in B flat for strings and continuo (1949) -- Purcell, Chacony in G minor, Z730 (1955) -- Purcell, Dido and Aeneas, Z626 (1961, 1962) -- Purcell, The Fairy Queen, Z629 (1970) -- Purcell, Harmonia Sacra (1947) -- Schubert, Piano Quintet in A 'Die Forelle', D. 667 (1955) -- Schubert, Symphony no. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759 (1970) -- Schubert, Introduction and Variations, D. 802 (1958) -- Schubert, String Quartet in D minor 'Der Tod und das Mädchen', D. 810 (1973) -- Schubert, Sonata in A minor 'The Arpeggione', D. 821 (1961) -- Schubert, String Quintet in C, D. 956 (1955) -- Schumann, Piano Quartet in E flat, op. 47 (1973) -- Schumann, Andante and Variations, op. 46 (1956) -- Schumann, Fünf Stücke im Volkston, op. 102 (1961) -- Schumann, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 129 (1961) -- Schumann, Szenen aus Goethes Faust, woo3 (1972) -- Shostakovich, String Quartet no. 13, op. 138 (1973) -- Verdi, String Quartet in E minor (1951). |
