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ReferencePG/1952/0206

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Concert programme: Britten Canticle II Abraham & Isaac, BBC, Yalding House, London

Date6 Feb 1952

DescriptionProgramme for a Week 6 Song Recital for an intended BBC Third Programme broadcast at the BBC, Yalding House, London. Britten (piano), Pears (tenor) and Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) performed works by various composers, including the first intended broadcast performance of Britten Canticle No. 2 [Although King George VI's death in fact deferred the broadcast]. The programme contains a list of timings (biro annotations by Pears), and the name of the publisher for each work. The concert was actually pre-recorded on 4 Feb 1952.

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