The travel diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978

Author(s)

• Pears, Peter, Sir
• Reed, Philip

Bibliographic Information

The travel diaries of Peter Pears, 1936-1978

edited by Philip Reed

（Aldeburgh studies in music, v. 2）

Boydell Press , Britten-Pears Library, 1999

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Travel diaries reveal musical inspiration, personal encounters, notes on performances. This volume brings together all the travel diaries of Sir Peter Pears (1910-1986), principal interpreter of Britten's works. Pears accompanied Britten on many of his trips and the record of their tour of the Far East in 1955 is ofspecial interest. Here the sound of the gamelan orchestras enchanted Britten and deeply influenced his musical development.

Table of Contents

• American tour with the New English Singers (1936)
• world trip (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.

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Details

• NCID: BA46429432
• ISBN:
  • 0851157416
• LCCN: 95003357
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY,Aldeburgh [Suffolk, UK]
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 242 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML420.P37
  • DC20 : 782.1/092
  • DC20 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Pears, Peter, Sir -- Diaries
  • LCSH : Pears, Peter, Sir -- Journeys
  • LCSH : Tenors (Singers) -- England -- Diaries
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA27352818