Michael Oliver focuses on Britten's instrumental and orchestral music and suggests that, although Britten wrote far more vocal than non-vocal works, he turned to instrumental music when he felt the need to experiment in matters of form and technique. He argues that Britten seems increasingly to have used instruments without voices to express emotions that are too deep for words.
4: Music for Friends
Night Piece
Michael Dussek (piano) Solo Cello Suite No 3
Robert Cohen
Nocturnal after John Dowland
Julian Bream (guitar) Repeat