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BBC Festival of Britten
The Mahler Connection
Live from Symphony Hall in Birmingham, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Osmo Vanska explore the many musical links between Benjamin Britten and Gustav Mahler, including a performance of the only Mahler symphony that Britten ever conducted. Presented by Tommy Pearson. Lynne Dawson (soprano),
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor),
BBCSSO, conductor Osmo Vanska Britten Sinfonia da Requiem; Nocturne
8.20 Twenty Minutes: Encounters with Britten Humphrey Burton talks to the conductor
Steuart Bedford , a former artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival who is also associated with many works by Britten, in particular with Death in Venice.
8.40 Mahler Symphony No 4

Contributors

Conductor:
Osmo Vanska
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Presented By:
Tommy Pearson.
Soprano:
Lynne Dawson
Tenor:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Conductor:
Osmo Vanska
Conductor:
Britten Sinfonia
Talks:
Britten Humphrey Burton
Conductor:
Steuart Bedford
Source: Radio Times

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