5/5. Mervyn Cooke joins Donald Macleod once more to survey how Benjamin Britten 's music displayed an increasing affinity with music of the Far East toward the end of his life.
Curlew River, Op 71
English Opera Group conducted by the composer Death in Venice (excerpts)
City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox Sacred and Profane, Op 91 Polyphony, conductor Stephen Layton Repeated on Thursday at 12 midnight