EAN: 9781783271085

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'It's a life of the two of us.' This volume comprises the complete surviving correspondence between Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. The 365 letters written throughout their 39-year relationship are here brought togetherand published as Pears intended for the first time. While the correspondence provides valuable evidence of the development of Britten's works more significant is the insight into his relationship with Pears and their day-to-day life together. Entertaining to read domestic and intimate the letters provide glimpses of cultural and artistic life in the twentieth century including pacifism and conscientious objection critical assessments of music and other artists transport and communications development in the twentieth century the 'Aldeburgh corpses' art collecting gossip everyday life in an English country house the development of the Aldeburgh Festival performance practice in early music looking after dachshunds travel and a host of other topics. Above all when read together Britten and Pears's letters allow the clearest possible look 'behind the scenes' of one of the most productive creative partnerships of the twentieth century. VICKI P. STROEHER is Professor of Music History at Marshall University where she is also Coordinator of the Music History & Literature area. NICHOLAS CLARK is the Librarian at the Britten-Pears Foundation at The Red House Britten and Pears's home in Aldeburgh Suffolk. JUDE BRIMMER is an Archivist at the Britten-Pears Foundation.

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