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Material related to Pravda interview with Britten

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Level	Ref.	Title
Collection	BBW	Writings of Benjamin Britten
Section	BBW/2	Britten's published and unpublished...
Sub-section	BBW/2/1	Britten's writings on his life...

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ReferenceBBW/2/1/20

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Date1963

DescriptionPravda interview with Britten on the occasion of the Festival of British Musical Art, [Moscow: Pravda, 18 March 1963]. Contains translation of interview and drafts of an article intended for the Observer, written in response to the interview and subsequent furore. The article was never published, although some of the themes were included in his Aspen speech one year later. The article is reconstructed by Paul Kildea and included in 'Britten on Music' (OUP)

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Publication NoteReproduced in Paul Kildea ‘Britten on Music’ (OUP, 2003), p.233-240

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5 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	BBW/2/1/20/1	English translation of Pravda interview	18 March 1963
Item	BBW/2/1/20/2	Britten pencil draft for Observer	1963
Item	BBW/2/1/20/3	Britten pencil draft for Observer	1963
Item	BBW/2/1/20/4	Pears' re-draft for Observer	1963
Item	BBW/2/1/20/5	Alternate draft for Observer	1963