Category Archives: Britten100

Open you the East Door and let the New Year in

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Christine Stevenson

And so we come to the end of 2013. In 2011, Liszt had the last word on my blog; in 2012 it was Debussy. This year it is Britten. If you are reading this in private, or have some headphones, … Continue reading →

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Death in Venice – and Life in Aldeburgh

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Christine Stevenson

I sit at home in Suffolk, typing and listening to Radio 3, while a nation celebrates, posthumously, the hundredth birthday of one of its greatest musical sons – it is Britten’s centenary. He had the good fortune to be born … Continue reading →

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Britten in my pocket

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Christine Stevenson

How did you first encounter the music of Benjamin Britten? Perhaps, as a string player, you pizzicatoed your way through the second movement of his Simple Symphony, or joined wind, brass and percussion players in his settings of Rossini’s Soirées … Continue reading →

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Britten100 – a First Class Stamp for a First Class Composer

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Christine Stevenson

A new set of stamps issued today by the Royal Mail includes one honouring Benjamin Britten, whose centenary is being celebrated this year. How very appropriate for the composer who set W.H. Auden’s poem ‘Night Mail’ to music, for use … Continue reading →

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