UID:
(DE-602)almahu_9949534838902882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 193 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781800107991 (ebook)
Content:
Knowing Britten is a vivid and insightful account of Steuart Bedford's long association with both Britten the man and his music The conductor and pianist Steuart Bedford (199-2021) 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, Before took on responsibility for the premiere of Death in Venice, including its US premiere at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, and the dramatic cantata Phaedra among others.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Jun 2023).
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My mind beats on
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A thirst, a leaping, wild unrest, a deep desire
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Should I give up the fruitless struggle with the word?
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So be it
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What lies in wait for me here?
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My head is heavy, my eyelids ache
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I must go elsewhere, I must find a clearer sky, a fresher air
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How much better to live, not words but beauty, to exist in it, and of it
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The power of beauty sets me free
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Yet I am driven on
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O voluptuous days, O the joy I suffer
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So the moments pass
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And now, Phaedrus, I will go
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No epilogue, I pray you, for your play needs no excuse
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780957167223
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781800107991/type/BOOK
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