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        Selected Letters of Britten

        Benjamin Britten was born in Lowestoft in 1913. His mother, a keen amateur singer, was thrilled that her youngest was born on 22 November: the feast day of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music. She hoped he would – after Bach, Beethoven and Brahms – become the ‘Fourth B’. He did indeed become a global musical figure. In just 63 busy years Britten wrote some of the most appealing classical music of the twentieth century, was hailed as one of the all-time great opera composers, and – with his partner, the singer Peter Pears – performed around the world. Britten was a progressive cultural figure too, ahead of his time on issues including pacifism, homosexuality and the role of artists in their communities. Thanks to his amazing archive, and an extensive recorded legacy, the whole fascinating story is uniquely well documented. You can find out more from the books and films recommended below.

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        Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976

        Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976

        Volume Six: 1966-1976

        Edited by Philip Reed, Mervyn Cooke and Donald Mitchell

        Price: £50.00

        Price: $75.00

        ISBN: 9781843837251

        Format: Hardcover

        Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976

        Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976

        Volume Five: 1958-1965

        by Philip Reed

        Price: £50.00

        Price: $75.00

        ISBN: 9781843835912

        Format: Hardcover

        Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976

        Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976

        Volume Four: 1952-1957

        by Philip Reed

        Price: £50.00

        Price: $75.00

        ISBN: 9781843833826

        Format: Hardcover

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