Benjamin Britten (1913-76) was the greatest English composer of his time, and the first of his generation to enjoy a wide international reputation. With the great success of Peter Grimes (1945), he effectively re-invented English opera and was a pioneer of music for film and radio. His monumental War Requiem reached a wider audience than any other choral work of the century. In this masterly biography, the author creates a portrait of a great artist, exploring his wide-ranging compositions in detail and discussing the many contradictions that pervaded Britten's fascinating life and career.
- ISBN10 0714832774
- ISBN13 9780714832777
- Publish Date 25 September 1996
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English