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Britten 100
The Britten Slideshows
Audio slideshows about different aspects of Benjamin Britten's life.
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Talking about Britten
Reflections on aspects of Britten's personal life and interests, from those who knew him.
Discovering Britten
Listen to programmes examining Britten's life and some of his most popular works.
BBC Four: Modern Classical Music
A collection of BBC TV archive programmes featuring trailblazing 20th Century composers.
Britten Centenary Weekend Slideshow
A portrait of Radio 3’s Britten Centenary Weekend in sound and pictures.
Countertenor James Bowman on how Britten and Pears worked together
James Bowman describes how Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears used to breathe together.
Andrew McGregor talks to countertenor James Bowman
James Bowman discusses the special atmosphere of the Festival of the 1970s
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch speaks to Suzy Klein
from Snape Maltings Suzy Klein speaks to the ECO's former cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
