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Britten 100

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

Music: Classical

Programmes featuring music and discussion to mark the centenary of Benjamin Britten.

Full details of the Britten Centenary Weekend (22-24 Nov), based at Snape Maltings – with live and recorded concerts and operas, discussions, and debates.

Full details of the Britten Centenary Weekend (22-24 Nov), based at Snape Maltings – with live and recorded concerts and operas, discussions, and debates. Browse the photo galleries, listen to Britten's music, and watch videos.

Britten 100: Britten by Night

Britten 100: Britten by Night: Episode 2: A Charm of Lullabies

Britten by Night

Episode 2

Episode 2: A Charm of Lullabies

A Charm of Lullabies

BBC Radio 3 - Britten 100, Britten by Night, A Charm of Lullabies

Sequence exploring Britten's preoccupation with the nocturnal, supernatural and creepy.

An unpresented music sequence exploring Britten's preoccupation with the nocturnal, supernatural and creepy.

The night - what it both reveals and covers up - is a theme which runs throughout Britten's composing career. The second of two unpresented late night, music sequences delving into Britten's preoccupation with the nocturnal, supernatural and creepy. Including a performance of Britten's A Charm of Lullabies by Radio 3 New Generation Artist, mezzo Jennifer Johnston and pianist Joseph Middleton.

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Music focusing on Britten's preoccupation with the nocturnal, supernatural and creepy

Music sequences delving into Britten's preoccupation with the nocturnal, supernatural and creepy

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