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From Purcell to Britten

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Purcell and Frank Bridge featured strongly among Britten's influences. In this sequence we hear Britten as pianist in Bridge's Cello Sonata, realising Purcell songs, and using a theme by Purcell in his Young Person Guide to the Orchestra. Also Britten's Les Illuminations and Young Apollo, and music by Purcell. Producer PAUL SPICER BBC Pebble Mill

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Frank Bridge
Producer:
Paul Spicer
Source: Radio Times

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