Prodigy, pacifist, exile; the most successful English composer of the 20th century, Benjamin Britten, was a man of many facets. One hundred years ago - on November 22, 1913 - Benjamin Britten was born ...
A more relaxed attitude may be emerging towards the colossal musical legacy of Britain's modern titan of the opera This year, the centenary of his birth, Benjamin Britten will be inescapable. He will ...
Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: Healing The Rift, a personal history of modern music. He has been involved in music as a composer, ...
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