Great English Composers: Britten and Handel (1985)
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Britten - A Time There Was: This film - thought to be the definitive portrait of the great composer - tells of one of the most profound love affairs of the 20th Century, between Britten and his life-long companion and inspiration, Peter Pears. At a time when it was illegal to be openly homosexual, Britten and Pears faced up to a hostile world with unflinching dignity, producing a string of masterpieces that helped to establish English music as internationally pre-eminent in the mid-twentieth century. Handel - God Rot Tunbridge Wells: This film was originally shown in 1985 on British television, (Channel Four) to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Handel's birth. Written by John Osborne, it reveals a composer who had burst upon London like a tornado and not only shaken the smugness of Georgian England to its roots, but laid the foundations of an entirely different tradition of British music-making - bold, brassy and brilliant. - Studio:
- Proper Music Distribution
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest