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Tue 20 Aug 2013

• 17:45

  Proms Plus Literary

  Royal College of Music

  Benjamin Britten's compositions were inspired by the work of many poets and novelists. Actor Samuel West and writer Alexandra Harris explore the relationship between Britten's words and music.

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• 19:30

  Prom 51: Tippett, Britten & Elgar

  Royal Albert Hall

  The Fanfare No. 5 from Tippett’s The Mask of Time opens tonight's survey of 20th-century greats with the London Symphony Orchestra and Ian Bostridge, from Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra and Britten’s Les illuminations to Elgar’s Second Symphony.

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  The Fanfare No. 5 from Tippett’s The Mask of Time opens tonight's survey of 20th-century greats with the London Symphony Orchestra and Ian Bostridge, from Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra and Britten’s Les illuminations to Elgar’s Second Symphony.

  Programme

  • • • Michael Tippett
      • The Mask of Time – Fanfare No. 5(5 mins)
      • Concerto for Double String Orchestra(23 mins)
    • • Benjamin Britten
      • Les illuminations(25 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Edward Elgar
      • Symphony No. 2 in E flat major(55 mins)

  Performers

  • Ian Bostridge

    tenor
    tenor
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Daniel Harding

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Michael Tippett
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Edward Elgar

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