An edition of My beloved man (2016)

My beloved man

the letters of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

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An edition of My beloved man (2016)

My beloved man

the letters of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

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  • 1 Want to read

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 together and published, as Pears intended, for the first time.

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Boydell Press
Language
English
Pages
452

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Subjects

Correspondence, Composers, Friends and associates, Tenors (Singers), Britten, benjamin, 1913-1976, Musicians, great britain, Great britain, biography

People

Peter Pears (1910-1986), Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Places

England
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Cover of: My beloved man
My beloved man: the letters of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears
2016, Boydell Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Britten and Pears's 'personal and consistent' correspondence
'When I am not with you' : August 1937 to January 1941 (Letters 1-12)
'My life is inextricably bound up in yours' : May 1942 to November 1944 (Letters 13-70)
'I don't know why we should be so lucky, in all this misery' : July 1945 to April 1949 (Letters 71-125)
'You are potentially the greatest singer alive' : Late 1949 to January 1954 (Letters 126-88)
'Why shouldn't I recognise that you are such a large part of my life' : May 1954 to December 1959 (Letters 189-246)
'Far away as you are, at least I feel there is contact!' : January 1960 to March 1968 (Letters 247-313)
'It is you who have given me everything' : January 1970 to June 1975 (Letters 314-53)
'My days are not empty' : January to November 1976 (Letters 354-65)
Personalia. First names and nicknames ; Personalia
List of works. Britten works ; Works by other composers ; Artworks ; Books, poems and plays ; Films.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-424), videography (page 425), web resources (page 425), and index.

Series
Aldeburgh studies in music -- v. 10, Aldeburgh studies in music -- v. 10.
Other Titles
Letters of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears
Copyright Date
2016

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
780.92/2
Library of Congress
ML410.B853 A4 2016, ML410.B853, ML390 .B847 2016

The Physical Object

Pagination
xx, 452 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
452

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27223003M
ISBN 10
1783271086
ISBN 13
9781783271085
OCLC/WorldCat
945088247

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