Introduction - Philip Reed
Fit for a Queen: The Writing of Gloriana January 1952-July 1953
Absolute Singleness, Clearness and Roundness: The Turn of the Screw
August 1953-September 1954
On the Threshold of a New Musical World: Towards The Prince of the
Pagodas October 1954-October 1955
As Complicated as Schoenberg: Eastern Encounters October 1955-March
1956
Beyond Bali: The Completion of The Prince of the Pagodas March
1956-January 1957
In the Naive Medieval Style: Noye's Fludde January-December
1957
Bibliography
Index of Britten's Works
Index of Other Composers
General Index
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Letters from a Life is more than just an edition of letters; it is
a vast Britten compendium. [...] there can be no question that it
is vastly more successful as biography than the straight [...]
works on Britten have been.
*YALE REVIEW*
[V]olume 4 is to be welcomed as a fine addition to the series. It
does much to rehabilitate interest in Gloriana and the ballet The
Prince of the Pagodas and continues to restore a more balanced view
of Britten's character and interests.
*TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC*
Britten is presented as a deeply human figure, one capable of great
generosity, warmth, and gentle diplomacy [...], but also of raging
anger [...] and occasional pettiness [...]. Britten's own writing
is compelling, the editors' attention to detail is extraordinary,
and one is left eagerly anticipating the next installments in the
series.
*NABMSA Newsletter*
A treasure trove of information.
*AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE*
This magnificent edition of Benjamin Britten's letters reaches its
fourth volume... the annotation continues to be quite superb -
meticulous, imaginative, and illuminating...Innumerable moments and
items of incidental interest are thrown up in the course of its 600
pages.
*SPECTATOR*
A superb achievement. [Editor's Choice]
*CLASSICAL MUSIC*
Full of fascinating material, much of it to be found in the copious
notes to the letters written by the editors.
*TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT*
The splendid and extensive editorial annotations...are such a
significant feature of these volumes...the reading experience is
consistently both enthralling and entertaining.
*BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY NEWS*
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