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Curlew River

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A parable for church performance
Libretto by WILLIAM PLOMER Music by Benjamin Britten (gramophone records)
RICHARD ADENEY (flute) NEILL SANDERS (horn) OSIAN ELLIS (harp)
JAMES BLADES (percussion) CECIL ARONOWITZ (viola)
STUART KNUSSEN (double-bass) Philip Ledger (organ) Musical direction
BENJAMIN BRITTEN , VIOLA TUNNARD

Contributors

Music By:
Benjamin Britten
Flute:
Richard Adeney
Horn:
Neill Sanders
Harp:
Osian Ellis
Harp:
James Blades
Viola:
Cecil Aronowitz
Viola:
Stuart Knussen
Unknown:
Philip Ledger
Viola:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
Viola Tunnard
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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