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Music MattersAndras Schiff, Britten Letters, Irvine ArdittiMusic Matters 24th November 2012

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Benjamin Britten with Pears, ca. 1947

Photo © Britten-Pears Foundation

  • Britten holding his dog Clytie in The Red House garden, Aldeburgh, late 1950s
  • Benjamin Britten standing in the gateway at his home, 21 Kirkley Cliff Road, Lowestoft in the early 1920s.
  • Benjamin Britten in school tie, around 1928
  • Benjamin Britten with his sister Beth on her wedding day, 22 January 1938 (Britten gave her away)
  • Benjamin Britten with Pears, ca. 1947
  • Benjamin Britten - photograph dating from 1956
  • Benjamin Britten on Lake Sevan, Armenia, 27 August 1956
  • Benjamin Britten in front of The Red House with Jove, ca. 1966

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  • Music Matters—Andras Schiff, Britten Letters, Irvine Arditti

    Tom Service talks to pianist Andras Schiff and reads Benjamin Britten's final letters.

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