by sdimond@imgartists.com | Dec 6, 2019
Britten: War Requiem Kurt Masur, ConductorBenjamin Britten’s great artistic statement of pacifism is a modern classic: an unprecedented treatment of the Latin texts of the Requiem set alongside acerbic and often overtly contradictory verse by Wilfred Owen....
by sdimond@imgartists.com | Dec 3, 2019
Britten: Songs & Proverbs of William Blake The unbeatable, multi-award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake turn to the composer Benjamin Britten for their latest Hyperion release.Although Britten is particularly celebrated for the substantial...
by sdimond@imgartists.com | Nov 26, 2019
Britten: Owen Wingrave (2013) Kent Nagano, ConductorMargaret Williams, Director When Britten started to work on Owen Wingrave he conceived the opera both for performance on stage and for TV production.In fact the first TV production of Owen Wingrave was broadcast in...
by sdimond@imgartists.com | Nov 25, 2019
Benjamin Britten: Owen Wingrave Margaret Williams, DirectorKent Nagano, Conductor Thirty years after the original broadcast, Owen Wingrave returned to the small screen in a new version by the highly-regarded music and arts director Margaret Williams, who reveals...