by Tim Ault | 18 October 2023 | Uncategorized
Sacred and Profane – Works by Britten and MacMillan – Saturday 21 October 2023 – Exeter College Chapel, Oxford Britten wrote his setting of ‘The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard’ in late 1943 to be performed by British...
by Alice Stainer | 13 October 2023 | Uncategorized
This dynamic and imaginative setting of eight medieval lyrics is the final work that Britten wrote for professional unaccompanied voices (1974-5), which is reflected in his harmonically complex style and the artistic demands – both technical and expressive – he makes...
