The Symphonist
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Passionate symphony lover. Other music is good too.
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2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Peter Grimes, the Serenade and War Requiem are among my all time favourite works. This year I'm going to try to listen to every Britten piece, in the order he wrote them. Why not join me? #TheCompleteBritten
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#TheCompleteBritten #13
String Quartet in F (1928)
🧵 In 1927, Britten began studying composition with Frank Bridge, one of the most remarkable figures in British music. The following year, he produced this remarkably fluent and fun-to-listen-to quartet in just a week!
String Quartet in F (1928)
🧵 In 1927, Britten began studying composition with Frank Bridge, one of the most remarkable figures in British music. The following year, he produced this remarkably fluent and fun-to-listen-to quartet in just a week!
Benjamin Britten, Quartet F-major (1928) Ruysdael Quartet
YouTube video by Arnold van der Waals
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
#TheCompleteBritten #13
String Quartet in F (1928)
🧵 In 1927, Britten began studying composition with Frank Bridge, one of the most remarkable figures in British music. The following year, he produced this remarkably fluent and fun-to-listen-to quartet in just a week!
String Quartet in F (1928)
🧵 In 1927, Britten began studying composition with Frank Bridge, one of the most remarkable figures in British music. The following year, he produced this remarkably fluent and fun-to-listen-to quartet in just a week!
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Oh this is good. This is very good.
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Oh this is good. This is very good.
#TheCompleteBritten #13
String Quartet in F (1928)
🧵 In 1927, Britten began studying composition with Frank Bridge, one of the most remarkable figures in British music. The following year, he produced this remarkably fluent and fun-to-listen-to quartet in just a week!
String Quartet in F (1928)
🧵 In 1927, Britten began studying composition with Frank Bridge, one of the most remarkable figures in British music. The following year, he produced this remarkably fluent and fun-to-listen-to quartet in just a week!
Benjamin Britten, Quartet F-major (1928) Ruysdael Quartet
YouTube video by Arnold van der Waals
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
#TheCompleteBritten #13
String Quartet in F (1928)
🧵 In 1927, Britten began studying composition with Frank Bridge, one of the most remarkable figures in British music. The following year, he produced this remarkably fluent and fun-to-listen-to quartet in just a week!
String Quartet in F (1928)
🧵 In 1927, Britten began studying composition with Frank Bridge, one of the most remarkable figures in British music. The following year, he produced this remarkably fluent and fun-to-listen-to quartet in just a week!
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Happy #NewReleaseFriday! The 2026 New Year's Concert has an appealing programme, but Sony once again suck the life out of the audio version by removing all trace of the audience. I'll be listening to to Klumpp's stimulating Mozart instead. Why not join me?
▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...
▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Happy #NewReleaseFriday! The 2026 New Year's Concert has an appealing programme, but Sony once again suck the life out of the audio version by removing all trace of the audience. I'll be listening to to Klumpp's stimulating Mozart instead. Why not join me?
▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...
▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...
Happy #NewReleaseFriday! The 2026 New Year's Concert has an appealing programme, but Sony once again suck the life out of the audio version by removing all trace of the audience. I'll be listening to to Klumpp's stimulating Mozart instead. Why not join me?
▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...
▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Happy #NewReleaseFriday! The 2026 New Year's Concert has an appealing programme, but Sony once again suck the life out of the audio version by removing all trace of the audience. I'll be listening to to Klumpp's stimulating Mozart instead. Why not join me?
▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...
▶️ open.qobuz.com/playlist/513...
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
— George Orwell, 1984
— George Orwell, 1984
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
— George Orwell, 1984
— George Orwell, 1984
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#TheCompleteBritten #9
Prithee (1926)
Britten composed the four songs in this 🧵 over three days, December 3-5. That's not *quite* up there with Schubert or Dolly Parton, who reputedly wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day, but it's still damn good going for a 13-year-old.
Prithee (1926)
Britten composed the four songs in this 🧵 over three days, December 3-5. That's not *quite* up there with Schubert or Dolly Parton, who reputedly wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day, but it's still damn good going for a 13-year-old.
Prithee
YouTube video by Malcolm Martineau - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:12 AM
#TheCompleteBritten #9
Prithee (1926)
Britten composed the four songs in this 🧵 over three days, December 3-5. That's not *quite* up there with Schubert or Dolly Parton, who reputedly wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day, but it's still damn good going for a 13-year-old.
Prithee (1926)
Britten composed the four songs in this 🧵 over three days, December 3-5. That's not *quite* up there with Schubert or Dolly Parton, who reputedly wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day, but it's still damn good going for a 13-year-old.
#TheCompleteBritten #9
Prithee (1926)
Britten composed the four songs in this 🧵 over three days, December 3-5. That's not *quite* up there with Schubert or Dolly Parton, who reputedly wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day, but it's still damn good going for a 13-year-old.
Prithee (1926)
Britten composed the four songs in this 🧵 over three days, December 3-5. That's not *quite* up there with Schubert or Dolly Parton, who reputedly wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day, but it's still damn good going for a 13-year-old.
Prithee
YouTube video by Malcolm Martineau - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:12 AM
#TheCompleteBritten #9
Prithee (1926)
Britten composed the four songs in this 🧵 over three days, December 3-5. That's not *quite* up there with Schubert or Dolly Parton, who reputedly wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day, but it's still damn good going for a 13-year-old.
Prithee (1926)
Britten composed the four songs in this 🧵 over three days, December 3-5. That's not *quite* up there with Schubert or Dolly Parton, who reputedly wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day, but it's still damn good going for a 13-year-old.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Here is his grave in Aldeburgh churchyard. A simple black headstone, with Peter Pears buried next to him, with a similar black headstone
January 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Here is his grave in Aldeburgh churchyard. A simple black headstone, with Peter Pears buried next to him, with a similar black headstone
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Gosh! I've made myself a Youtube channel, and #TheCompleteBritten now has a Youtube playlist.
The Complete Britten - YouTube
To mark 50 years since Benjamin Britten's death in 1976, I'm listening to all Britten's music throughout 2026 in the order he composed it. I'm adding every p...
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Gosh! I've made myself a Youtube channel, and #TheCompleteBritten now has a Youtube playlist.
Gosh! I've made myself a Youtube channel, and #TheCompleteBritten now has a Youtube playlist.
The Complete Britten - YouTube
To mark 50 years since Benjamin Britten's death in 1976, I'm listening to all Britten's music throughout 2026 in the order he composed it. I'm adding every p...
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Gosh! I've made myself a Youtube channel, and #TheCompleteBritten now has a Youtube playlist.
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Benjamin Britten by Cecil Beaton (1942).
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Benjamin Britten by Cecil Beaton (1942).
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'm adding everything to my #TheCompleteBritten Qobuz playlist as I listen, to build up a collection of all his surviving music over the course of 2026. Subscribe to join me on my musical journey.
open.qobuz.com/playlist/515...
open.qobuz.com/playlist/515...
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 AM
'm adding everything to my #TheCompleteBritten Qobuz playlist as I listen, to build up a collection of all his surviving music over the course of 2026. Subscribe to join me on my musical journey.
open.qobuz.com/playlist/515...
open.qobuz.com/playlist/515...
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#TheCompleteBritten #6
Take, O take those lips away (1926)
Britten's mother Edith was a good amateur musician, and inspired by her constant encouragement he wrote a stream of songs in his early teens, many of which she probably sang herself.
Take, O take those lips away (1926)
Britten's mother Edith was a good amateur musician, and inspired by her constant encouragement he wrote a stream of songs in his early teens, many of which she probably sang herself.
Song
YouTube video by Malcolm Martineau - Topic
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 7:19 AM
#TheCompleteBritten #6
Take, O take those lips away (1926)
Britten's mother Edith was a good amateur musician, and inspired by her constant encouragement he wrote a stream of songs in his early teens, many of which she probably sang herself.
Take, O take those lips away (1926)
Britten's mother Edith was a good amateur musician, and inspired by her constant encouragement he wrote a stream of songs in his early teens, many of which she probably sang herself.
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Happy New Year! Will be very interested to follow this, given my exploits in his birth centenary year of 2013. Named before the ITV show came along! goodmorningbritten.wordpress.com
Good Morning Britten
Benjamin Britten - a voyage of discovery in his centenary year
goodmorningbritten.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Happy New Year! Will be very interested to follow this, given my exploits in his birth centenary year of 2013. Named before the ITV show came along! goodmorningbritten.wordpress.com
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This finding of "hidden" public support for green policies strongly echoes our work on pluralistic ignorance when it comes to non-car travel: most people support non-car travel more than car travel, but at the same time they believe this is a minority view
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This finding of "hidden" public support for green policies strongly echoes our work on pluralistic ignorance when it comes to non-car travel: most people support non-car travel more than car travel, but at the same time they believe this is a minority view
#TheCompleteBritten #6
Take, O take those lips away (1926)
Britten's mother Edith was a good amateur musician, and inspired by her constant encouragement he wrote a stream of songs in his early teens, many of which she probably sang herself.
Take, O take those lips away (1926)
Britten's mother Edith was a good amateur musician, and inspired by her constant encouragement he wrote a stream of songs in his early teens, many of which she probably sang herself.
Song
YouTube video by Malcolm Martineau - Topic
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 7:19 AM
#TheCompleteBritten #6
Take, O take those lips away (1926)
Britten's mother Edith was a good amateur musician, and inspired by her constant encouragement he wrote a stream of songs in his early teens, many of which she probably sang herself.
Take, O take those lips away (1926)
Britten's mother Edith was a good amateur musician, and inspired by her constant encouragement he wrote a stream of songs in his early teens, many of which she probably sang herself.
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Tristan und Isolde
What's your favourite thing that's been made by an absolute cunt?
January 5, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Tristan und Isolde
#TheCompleteBritten #5
Epitaph: The Clerk (1926 rev. 1968)
Britten revised this setting of Herbert Asquith (1881–1947) along with his two very earliest songs, and they were then published posthumously in 1985 as Beware!: Three Early Songs.
Epitaph: The Clerk (1926 rev. 1968)
Britten revised this setting of Herbert Asquith (1881–1947) along with his two very earliest songs, and they were then published posthumously in 1985 as Beware!: Three Early Songs.
Beware!: Epitaph: The Clerk
YouTube video by Malcolm Martineau - Topic
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
#TheCompleteBritten #5
Epitaph: The Clerk (1926 rev. 1968)
Britten revised this setting of Herbert Asquith (1881–1947) along with his two very earliest songs, and they were then published posthumously in 1985 as Beware!: Three Early Songs.
Epitaph: The Clerk (1926 rev. 1968)
Britten revised this setting of Herbert Asquith (1881–1947) along with his two very earliest songs, and they were then published posthumously in 1985 as Beware!: Three Early Songs.
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In honor of Hayao Miyazaki's birthday, what's your favorite Studio Ghibli film? Doesn't have to be the one you think is "the best," just the one that nestled in your heart. Mine is Howl's Moving Castle.
a painting of howl 's moving castle shows a cloudy night sky
Alt: a pixelated gif of Howl's Castle sitting on a hillside under an evening sky.
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In honor of Hayao Miyazaki's birthday, what's your favorite Studio Ghibli film? Doesn't have to be the one you think is "the best," just the one that nestled in your heart. Mine is Howl's Moving Castle.
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Three great pianists share a birthday today. Listen to each of them play Beethoven's final Piano Sonata, op. 111.
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTPg...
Alfred Brendel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUxF...
Maurizio Pollini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNd0...
🎨 Andy Warhol, 1987
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTPg...
Alfred Brendel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUxF...
Maurizio Pollini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNd0...
🎨 Andy Warhol, 1987
January 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Three great pianists share a birthday today. Listen to each of them play Beethoven's final Piano Sonata, op. 111.
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTPg...
Alfred Brendel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUxF...
Maurizio Pollini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNd0...
🎨 Andy Warhol, 1987
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTPg...
Alfred Brendel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUxF...
Maurizio Pollini
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNd0...
🎨 Andy Warhol, 1987
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#TheCompleteBritten #4
Valse in B major for violin & piano (1925)
Britten sketched this piece when he was 10, made this version two years later, and thought well enough of the tune to re-use it, almost a decade later, in the Sentimental Saraband of his Simple Symphony, Op. 4.
Valse in B major for violin & piano (1925)
Britten sketched this piece when he was 10, made this version two years later, and thought well enough of the tune to re-use it, almost a decade later, in the Sentimental Saraband of his Simple Symphony, Op. 4.
Valse in B Major
YouTube video by Matthew Jones - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 AM
#TheCompleteBritten #4
Valse in B major for violin & piano (1925)
Britten sketched this piece when he was 10, made this version two years later, and thought well enough of the tune to re-use it, almost a decade later, in the Sentimental Saraband of his Simple Symphony, Op. 4.
Valse in B major for violin & piano (1925)
Britten sketched this piece when he was 10, made this version two years later, and thought well enough of the tune to re-use it, almost a decade later, in the Sentimental Saraband of his Simple Symphony, Op. 4.