Benjamin Britten
- Type: Classical Composer
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: November 22, 1913 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Died: December 4, 1976 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Biography
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) was an English composer from Lowestoft whose opera 'Peter Grimes' (1945) transformed British music. Co-founder of the Aldeburgh Festival with *Peter Pears*, he composed 'Billy Budd', 'The Turn of the Screw' and the pacifist 'War Requiem' (1962), and died at Aldeburgh in 1976. He was the first British composer to receive a life peerage, in the year of his death.
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Benjamin Britten Discography
- A Ceremony of Carols (1953) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Saint Nicolas (1955) - Album - rated 3.03/5
- The Turn of the Screw (1955) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Peter Grimes (1959) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- War Requiem (1964) - Album - rated 3.91/5
- Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra (Op.34); Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (Op.10) (1967) - Album - rated 3.61/5