Benjamin Britten Our centenary celebration of Britain's greatest 20th-century composer, including:
- The finest works explored
- His inspirations, from Peter Pears to WH Auden
- PLUS Bayan Nothcott on the critics who hated Britten's music
Aldeburgh Daniel Jaffé travels to the idyllic Suffolk town to follow in Britten's footsteps
Arthur Bliss Terry Barfoot takes a look at the life and works of the British composer, and how his finest hour was heart-breakingly silenced by Britten's War Requiem
Matthew Barley James Naughtie catches up with the innovative cellist before his UK-wide Round Britten tour
Plus on your free CD Benjamin Britten's War Requiem performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Edinburgh Chorus and more under Ilan Volkov
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