Artist
Benjamin Britten
Personb. 1913 · Lowestoft, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Bio
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist born in Lowestoft, Suffolk. He rose to prominence in the mid-20th century with operas such as Peter Grimes (1945) and Billy Budd, and his War Requiem remains one of the most performed choral works of the era. Britten co-founded the Aldeburgh Festival with Peter Pears and frequently collaborated with him as both performer and dedicatee. His style blends tonal clarity, folk influences and modernist techniques, spanning opera, orchestral, chamber and vocal music. He was awarded the Order of Merit and a life peerage shortly before his death.
Popular tracks
- 13:07
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato
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- 23:30
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée
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- 316:34
The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Op. 34
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- 40:35
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Variation I: Flute, Piccolo (Presto)
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- 54:36
Sonata For Arpeggione And Piano In A Minor, D. 821: 2. Adagio
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- 60:59
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): March 27 and 28, 1974
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- 77:56
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband
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- 80:37
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Variation III: Clarinets (Moderato)
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- 90:56
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Variation IV: Bassoons (Allegro alla marcia)
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- 100:45
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Variation V: Violins (Brilliante alla pollaca)
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- 111:06
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Variation VI: Violas (Meno mosso)
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- 123:00
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale
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Albums
Refreshing Classics
Album · 2026
Scenes of Pastoral Life
Album · 2026
Summer Nights
Album · 2026
Urban Pulse
Album · 2026
Mythology - A Musical Odyssey Through Ancient Legends
Album · 2026
The Prodigy Conductor
Album · 2025
"'Great Relaxing Classics" - Smooth & Peaceful
Album · 2026
Soft Relaxing Guitar
Album · 2026
Winter Adagios
Album · 2026
Spring Sonatas
Album · 2026
Contemplation
Album · 2026
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; Simple Symphony, etc.
Album · 1969