Benjamin Britten

Presents an account of Britten's life, exploring his deeply held and controversial pacifism; his complex forty-year relationship with Peter Pears; and his creation of an artistic community in Aldeburgh. This book helps us understand the relationship of Britten's music to his life, and takes us as far into its alchemy as we are ever likely to go.

Prezinta o relatare a vietii lui Britten, explorand pacifismul sau profund si controversat; relatia sa complexa de patruzeci de ani cu Peter Pears; si crearea sa a unei comunitati artistice in Aldeburgh. Aceasta carte ne ajuta sa intelegem relatia dintre muzica lui Britten si viata lui si ne duce cat mai departe in alchimia ei pe cat este posibil sa ajungem vreodata.