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Written in 1953 between Benjamin Britten’s operas Gloriana and The Turn of the Screw, Winter Words op. 52 is a collection of songs for high voice and piano that sets texts by Thomas Hardy.

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Benjamin Britten’s imaginative response to music by John Dowland, Lachrymae was originally composed in 1948 for viola and piano. It was later arranged for viola and string orchestra towards the end of Britten’s life in 1976, and offers a window into his lifelong fascination with early music.

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Source: Boosey & Hawkes | Sikorski

Vladimir Jurowski explains why he views 'The Nose' as Shostakovich’s greatest opera and explores the enigma of the composer as a true genius navigating the threats to his survival.

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From first hearing Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 conducted by Leonard Bernstein, Marin Alsop has been continually fascinated by the work’s universal drive for freedom.

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Conductor Semyon Bychkov explains how Dmitri Shostakovich can now be viewed as a miraculous survivor, coding into his works the fears and aspirations of the Soviet people.

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