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ReferenceBBA/DECCA/TO/1963

Title

Correspondence to Benjamin Britten from Decca Recording Company

Date1963

DescriptionIncludes scheduling the rehearsals and recordings of War Requiem, Winterreise, Serenade and Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, as well as auditioning Joanna Peters for a recording of Albert Herring.

Also includes letters from Andrew Raeburn from Argo Record Company, regarding recording Britten's second quartet with the Amadeus Quartet, as well as using Britten's music for BBC's 'The Sword in the Stone'. Includes letters from Boosey and Hawkes about the Boston Symphony Orchestra having exclusivity with performing War Requiem in the U.S.

Extent1 file; 57 items

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