Britten Answers

Tom Service and John Bridcut answer your questions about Britten and ask which performers and composers inspired him and why. Live from Snape Maltings

Mozart: Allegro molto (Sonata in D major for two pianos, K 448)
Sviatoslav Richter and Benjamin Britten (pianos)

Schubert: Die Sterne, D 939; Nachtviolen, D 752; Auflösung, D 807
Peter Pears (tenor)
Benjamin Britten (piano)

Mahler (arr. Britten): "What the wild flowers tell me" (Minuet from Sympnony No 3)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)

Purcell (realised Britten): I attempt from love's sickness to fly; I'll sail upon the Dog-star; There's not a Swain of the plain; Man is for the woman made
Peter Pears (tenor)
Benjamin Britten (piano)

Schubert: Allegro Moderato (Arpeggione Sonata, D 821)
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Benjamin Britten (piano)

Tchaikovsky: Finale (Tema Russo) (Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)

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