Episode 25 of our series about Benjamin Britten and Contemporaries. A “churchparable”, that’s what the British called his champer opera Curlew River, in which he incorporated elements of the Japanese Noh theatre.
As a contemporary someone who, like Britten, was inspired by music from other cultures, the American Henry Cowell.
Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
– parts from Curlew River (1956)
Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Opera Group conducted by the composer
Henry Cowell (1897 – 1965)
– Variations for Orchestra (1956)
Antoni Wit: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
– Sinfonietta (1928)
Robert Whitney: The Louisville Orchestra
