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Great Britten

t was good to read conductor Edward Gardner’s reflections on some of his recordings (August) and to be reminded that we live in a time of transition, where recordings are not to be seen as the last word on any particular piece of music. However, there are certain recordings which inevitably act as a bedrock and from which others diversify, for better or worse. is a prime example of this. Written for a particular voice (Peter Pears) by a composer (Britten) who was also his partner and who conducted the opera’s first recording, it must stand as a sort