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BBC Festival of Britten
Live from Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
The opening concert in a series involving all the BBC orchestras, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten.
Presented by Tommy Pearson.
Philip Langridge (tenor), David Pyatt (horn), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Richard Hickox
Bridge The Sea
Britten Serenade fortenor, horn and strings
8.15 Twenty Minutes: Encounters with Britten
Humphrey Burton meets Britten's piano protege Ronan Magill , who studied with the composerwhile at school at Ampleforth, and later at the Royal College of Music.
8.35 Britten Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia (Peter Grimes ) Grainger The Warriors

Contributors

Unknown:
Benjamin Britten.
Presented By:
Tommy Pearson.
Tenor:
Philip Langridge
Tenor:
David Pyatt
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Unknown:
Humphrey Burton
Unknown:
Ronan Magill
Unknown:
Peter Grimes

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