About this title: This long-awaited third volume of composer Benjamin Britten's remarkable letters covers the years 1946-51. Fresh from the astonishing success of his great first opera, Peter Grimes, Britten was vital to the post-war rebuilding of the arts in Great Britain with his visionary work as a composer, conductor, and performer. With his partner, the celebrated tenor Peter Pears, he founded the Aldeburgh Festival, which eventually grew into the international festival that it is today, and the English Opera Group. He also toured widely in Europe and the United States as a pianist and conductor. During ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2004-12-06
ISBN-13:9780520242593ISBN:0520242599
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of California Press, Berkeley, CA
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780520242593ISBN:0520242599
Description: Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 758 pages. As New in As New Dust Jacket. Posthumous collection of the composer's letters. The third volume in the now-classic multi-volume Series, the project has been hailed as one of the most valuable documentations of the great composer's life. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Published in a small and limited print run by a University Press as a hardcover original. Precedes and should not be confused with the softcover edition. ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780520242593ISBN:0520242599
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780520242593ISBN:0520242599
Description: F in F jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 758 pp, hardbound, 1st printing, like new--no folds, no creases, no markings, no soiling--NOT EXLIB. read more
Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. "A landmark: these letters and their extensive annotation provide a virtual biography of the most important British composer since Purcell. All those interested in music in the twentieth century must read these volumes, which also provide intriguing snapshots of the recent British past. "— Peter Stansky, Stanford University "This is the ... read more
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