Orchestral Anthology - Volume 2: The Masterworks Library

by Benjamin Britten (Composer)

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes) * Passacaglia (Peter Grimes) * Sinfonia da Requiem * Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge.

252 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

About the author

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, Order of Merit, Order of the Companions of Honour, was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.

Britten's interests as a composer were wide-ranging; he produced important music in such varied genres as orchestral, choral, solo vocal, chamber and instrumental, as well as film music. He also took a great interest in writing music for children and amateur performers, and was a fine pianist and conductor.