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Zusatztext This is a book that needed to be published and Britten fans will be delighted that it has been done so well. Informationen zum Autor Paul Kildea was born in Australia and studied at Melbourne and Oxford Universities, being awarded a doctorate from the latter in 1996. He has recently been appointed Director of the Britten-Pears Orchestra. In 1999 he was appointed by the Britten Estate to the position of Head of Music, Aldeburgh Productions. Klappentext Benjamin Britten was a most reluctant public speaker. Yet his contributions were without doubt a major factor in the transformation during his lifetime of the structure of the art-music industry. This book! by bringing together all his published articles! unpublished speeches! drafts! and transcriptions of numerous radio interviews! explores the paradox of a reluctant yet influential cultural commentator! artist! and humanist. Whether talking about his own music! about the role of the artist in society! about music criticism! or wading into a debate on soviet ideology at the height of the cold war! Britten always gave a performance which reinforced the notion of a private man who nonetheless saw the importance of public disclosure. Zusammenfassung Benjamin Britten was a most reluctant public speaker. Yet he was an influential and thoughtful artist and cultural commentator. This book brings together all his published and draft articles, unpublished speeches, transcriptions of important radio interviews, and programme notes.
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Paul Kildea was born in Australia and studied at Melbourne and Oxford Universities, being awarded a doctorate from the latter in 1996. He has recently been appointed Director of the Britten-Pears Orchestra. In 1999 he was appointed by the Britten Estate to the position of Head of Music, Aldeburgh Productions.
