Knowing Britten (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780957167223)

Knowing Britten is a vivid and insightful account of Steuart Bedford's long association with both Britten the man and his music - 2021 Book of the Year -Presto Music

The conductor and pianist Steuart Bedford (1939-2021) could not remember a time when he did not know Benjamin Britten. His mother, Lesley Duff, sang with the English Opera Group in the premieres of The Rape of Lucretia and Albert Herrring in the late 1940s, and the family was closely involved with Britten and Pears for many years. Following his music studies and time on the music staff at Glyndebourne, Bedford joined the English Opera Group, gradually becoming Britten's trusted surrogate conductor. As Britten's health began to fail, he took on responsibility for the premiere performances of Britten's final opera, Death in Venice, including its US premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and the dramatic cantata Phaedra among others.

Author: Steuart Bedford
ISBN-10: 0957167229
ISBN-13: 9780957167223
Publisher: Bittern Press
Language: English
Published: 05/21/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d