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Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(tenor) and (piano)
A recital on records to celebrate the 70th birthday of Sir Peter Pears , including several of his early recordings with Benjamin Britten made in the period 1947-50.
Purcell. arr Britten The Queen's Epicedium (mono) Schubert Im Fruhling; Auf der Bruck (mono)
Ireland The land of lost content; The trellis
9.35* Interval Reading
9.45* Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten Part 2
Britten The Holy Sonnets of John Donne (mono) trad, arr Copland Old American Songs, Set 1 (mono)

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Sir Peter Pears
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Benjamin Britten
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Peter Pears
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John Donne
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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