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In Britten's FootstepsAldeburgh

Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson retraces Benjamin Britten's composing walks.

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Chris Watson recording with a parabolic reflector on a path through the woodland

Image courtesy of Sarah Blunt

  • The path through the churchyard of St Peter & St Paul Aldeburgh Parish Church
  • Chris Watson recording with a parabolic reflector on a path through the woodland
  • Aldeburgh Parish Church
  • The sound of waves on shingle infuses the landscape
  • In Autumn these marshes can be wild places
  • Chris Watson recording in North Warren reed bed 3
  • This pathway runs through the woodland alongisde the reed bed. Nightingales can be heard here

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  • In Britten's Footsteps

    Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson retraces Benjamin Britten's composing walks.

    BBC Radio 4

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