Benjamin Britten
Born: 22nd November 1913, Lowestoft
Died: 4th December 1976, Aldeburgh
Nationality: English
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).
Britten was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, the son of a dentist. He showed talent from an early age.
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Further Reading: Britten
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Martin James Bartlett on Bach, Mozart and Britten
12th Mar 2026
The British pianist discusses his new album of early concertos by Bach and Mozart plus Britten's Young Apollo, recorded in Salzburg with the Mozarteumorchester and Howard Griffiths.
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Overtures from the British Isles Vol. 3
30th Jan 2026
Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic lead a whistle-stop tour through the highways and byways of British music around the time of World War Two, taking in works by composers including Havergal Brian, Daniel Jones, Richard Arnell and Robin Orr.
Popular Genres: Britten
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
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Choral
Popular Works: Britten
- A Boy was Born, Op. 3 (40)
- A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (125)
- A Hymn of Saint Columba (28)
- A Hymn to the Virgin (132)
- A New Year Carol (25)
- Corpus Christi Carol (25)
- Down by the Salley Gardens (38)
- Festival Te Deum in E, Op. 32 (30)
- Folksongs Volume 1: British Isles · Folk Songs (27)
- Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a (56)
- Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 (58)
- Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) (41)
- Lachrymae for viola & piano, Op. 48 (42)
- Lachrymae for viola & strings, Op. 48a (28)
- Les illuminations, Op. 18 (66)
- Missa Brevis in D major, Op. 63 (39)
- Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70 (58)
- Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings (27)
- O Waly, Waly (24)
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 (53)
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 (54)
- Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22 (32)
- Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (86)
- Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 (46)
- Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe, Op. 49 (34)
- Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 65 (65)
- String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 (29)
- String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36 (28)
- String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 (28)
- Suite for harp in C major, Op. 83 (37)
- Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72 (48)
- Suite No. 2 for cello solo, Op. 80 (43)
- Suite No. 3 for cello solo, Op. 87 (50)
- Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 (32)
- Te Deum in C (32)
- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (109)
- Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 (49)
- Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15 (45)
- War Requiem, Op. 66 (42)
- Winter Words, Op. 52 (25)
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