The first diary dates from 1936, the year before his friendship with Britten began, when he went on tour to North America with the New English Singers. Other diaries record the five-month tour to the Far East and the important encounters (especially for Britten) with the gamelan music of Bali and the Japanese Noh theatre; visits to Russia as guests of Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife Galina Vishnevskaya, where they met significant figures from Russian musical life; and attendance at the Ansbach Bach Festival when Pears was at the height of his career. Also recorded are holidays in the Caribbean and Italy, a concert tour through the north of England, and accounts of the rehearsals and performances of the New York premieres of Billy Budd and Death in Venice.
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The first diary dates from 1936, the year before his friendship with Britten began, when he went on tour to North America with the New English Singers. Other diaries record the five-month tour to the Far East and the important encounters (especially for Britten) with the gamelan music of Bali and the Japanese Noh theatre; visits to Russia as guests of Mstislav Rostropovich and his wife Galina Vishnevskaya, where they met significant figures from Russian musical life; and attendance at the Ansbach Bach Festival when Pears was at the height of his career. Also recorded are holidays in the Caribbean and Italy, a concert tour through the north of England, and accounts of the rehearsals and performances of the New York premieres of Billy Budd and Death in Venice.
Imprint | The Boydell Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Aldeburgh Studies in Music |
Release date | June 1995 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 1995 |
Authors | Peter Pears, Philip Reed |
Editors | Philip Reed |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 278 |
Edition | New Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-85115-741-2 |
Barcode | 9780851157412 |
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LSN | 0-85115-741-6 |