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245 14 a| The travel diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978 /c| edited by Philip Reed.;

260 a| Woodbridge :b| Boydell,c| 1999.;

300 a| 272 pages, 12 pages of plates :b| illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Aldeburgh studies in music ;v| v. 2;

500 a| Originally published: 1995.;

500 a| Published in association with The Britten-Pears Library.;

504 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| Foreword / by Marion Thorpe -- American tour with the New English Singers (1936) -- Far east diary (1955-56) -- Ansbach Bach Festival (1959) -- India (1965) -- Armenian holiday: a diary (August 1965) -- Moscow Christmas: a diary (December 1966) -- Nevis fortnight (1967) -- Moscow diary (1971) -- Saint Enoch (1972) -- San Fortunato (1972) -- The New York Death in Venice (1974) -- The New York Billy Budd (1978) -- Appendix. German text of Chapter 3 ; Personalia.;

520 a| Peter Pears's reputation as an outstanding and distinctive tenor is grounded in his interpretation of Benjamin Britten's works; their partnership of thirty years significantly shaped and defined musical developments not only in England but on a broader plane. Throughout their busy professional lives they travelled extensively, on concert tours and on holiday, finding fresh stimulus in change. Pears's twelve travel diaries, brought together in this volume, record much of that travel and provide valuable contextual material on the musical development of both Pears and Britten. The first diary dates from 1936, the year before his friendship with Britten began, when he went on tor 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 travel diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978 / edited by Philip Reed.

Author/creator	Pears, Peter
Other author	Reed, Philip, 1959- editor.
Other author	Britten-Pears Library.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Woodbridge : Boydell, 1999.
Description	272 pages, 12 pages of plates : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Pears, Peter, 1910-1986--Diaries. Pears, Peter, 1910-1986--Travel. Tenors (Singers)--Great Britain. --Diaries. Tenors (Singers)--Travel. --Great Britain.

Series	Aldeburgh studies in music ; v. 2 Aldeburgh studies in music ; v. 2. ^A324301
Contents	Foreword / by Marion Thorpe -- American tour with the New English Singers (1936) -- Far east diary (1955-56) -- Ansbach Bach Festival (1959) -- India (1965) -- Armenian holiday: a diary (August 1965) -- Moscow Christmas: a diary (December 1966) -- Nevis fortnight (1967) -- Moscow diary (1971) -- Saint Enoch (1972) -- San Fortunato (1972) -- The New York Death in Venice (1974) -- The New York Billy Budd (1978) -- Appendix. German text of Chapter 3 ; Personalia.
Abstract	Peter Pears's reputation as an outstanding and distinctive tenor is grounded in his interpretation of Benjamin Britten's works; their partnership of thirty years significantly shaped and defined musical developments not only in England but on a broader plane. Throughout their busy professional lives they travelled extensively, on concert tours and on holiday, finding fresh stimulus in change. Pears's twelve travel diaries, brought together in this volume, record much of that travel and provide valuable contextual material on the musical development of both Pears and Britten. The first diary dates from 1936, the year before his friendship with Britten began, when he went on tor 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.
General note	Originally published: 1995.
General note	Published in association with The Britten-Pears Library.
Bibliography note	Includes index.
ISBN	0851157416

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