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Britten's children / John Bridcut

Av:

Bridcut, John

Utgivning: London : Faber and Faber, 2006Beskrivning: 334 s. : illISBN:

978-0-571-22839-3
0-571-22839-9

Ämne:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

DDK-klassifikation:

780.92 22 (machine generated)

SAB-klassifikation:

Ijz Britten, Benjamin

Sammanfattning: Confronts the edgy subject of the composer's obsessional, yet strangely innocent relationships with adolescent boys. One of the hallmarks of Benjamin Britten's music is his use of boys' voices, and Bridcut uses this to create a fresh prism through which to view the composer's life. Interweaving discussion of the music he wrote for and about children with interviews with the boys whom Britten befriended, Bridcut explores the influence of these unique friendships - notably with the late David Hemmings - and how they helped Britten maintain links with his own happy childhood. In a remarkable part of the book, Bridcut tells for the first time the full story of Britten's love affair in the 1930s with the 18-year-old German Wulff Scherchen, son of the conductor Hermann Scherchen.

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	Book	Musik- och teaterbiblioteket Magasin A				B25.559				1	Available			26201809825

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Confronts the edgy subject of the composer's obsessional, yet strangely innocent relationships with adolescent boys. One of the hallmarks of Benjamin Britten's music is his use of boys' voices, and Bridcut uses this to create a fresh prism through which to view the composer's life. Interweaving discussion of the music he wrote for and about children with interviews with the boys whom Britten befriended, Bridcut explores the influence of these unique friendships - notably with the late David Hemmings - and how they helped Britten maintain links with his own happy childhood. In a remarkable part of the book, Bridcut tells for the first time the full story of Britten's love affair in the 1930s with the 18-year-old German Wulff Scherchen, son of the conductor Hermann Scherchen.