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12 Ensemble at St Martin's

Live Performance

12 Ensemble at St Martin's

A superb performance of Britten from Mary Bevan and 12 Ensemble

Britten Solo Vocal Works: Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne

Britten Solo Vocal Works: Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne

A simply beautiful disc on all fronts

Britten Sinfonia da Requiem in a remarkable performance from Birmingham

Britten Sinfonia da Requiem in a remarkable performance from Birmingham

The Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla has already made huge waves in the record industry, what with her Weinberg DG recording receiving the coveted Gramophone "Record of the Year" Award, 2020. She signed an exclusive Deutsche Grammofon contract in 2019 (another coveted honour). Gražinytė-Tyla is at the head of

Britten's Violin Concerto

Britten's Violin Concerto

Britten's operas - rightly - receive a huge amount of attention, and one should perhaps mention that the recent Peter Grimes on Chandos is remarkable as well as acknowledging with sadness the passing of that recording's astonishing Ellen Orford, the wonderful Erin Wall. Britten's