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1986-12-04

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Broadcasting of works by Benjamin Britten in a memorial concert for the 10th anniversary of his death: Fantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings Op. 2 (Bernard Jean, oboist, Denise Lupien, violinist, Francine Lupien Bang, viola, Christopher Best, cello); song cycle Winter Words Op. 52 (Glyn Evans, tenor; [Michael McMahon], piano); two canticles: Abraham and Isaac, No. 2, Op. 51 (Glyn Evans, tenor; Allan Fast, alto); and Still Falls the Rain, No. 3, Op. 55 (Glyn Evans, tenor). The recording includes introductions and commentaries by announcer Ian Alexander, and a broadcast of a portion of a conversation between Benjamin Britten and his biographer Donald Mitchell. <1h 28mn 54s>

English