Benjamin Britten in rehearsal and performance (vaimusic.com)

http://vaimusic.com/VIDEO/DVD_4277_69420_britten.htm
Peter Pears (tenor soloist) sings "On a Poet's Lips I Slept" from Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings, Op. 60 (music by Britten, words by Shelley)
From: VAI DVD 4277 Benjamin Britten: In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) has recently been dubbed "The Greatest Musician of the Century" by the New York Times. This program, the first complete performance video available of the composer/conductor, provides a fascinating look at Brittens skills as an interpreter of his own music. The video is especially valuable as a document of the legendary artistic collaboration between Britten and his longtime companion Peter Pears, the tenor for whom most of his vocal music was written. Produced by the CBC, Vancouver.
60 min., 1962, black & white
DVD includes bonus interview with Britten and additional selections by Peter Pears and Julian Bream.
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[oboist2]

Its a pity that you are so filled with hate and predudice and obvious homophobia - If there is a hell, you are already living in it.....There are many famous people who have less than endearing characteristics - just goes to show that we are all human. remember that the more one criticises others, the more one brings on oneself

[Sirion77]

Shouldn't you all shut up and listen to the music?

Thank you very much.

[WeeGrahamsaccount]

@feralmusic What a marvelous insight; Bernard Herrmann managed to distill the string writing of Britten, Vaughan Williams, Tippett, also the genius of Aaron Copland into his sound world. Yet all composers of worth are touched by the those who have gone before and synthesize an orchestral sound that creates the shock that hits the imagination and sparks an eternal mark. Many thanks for your comment and have a brilliant day..Graham

[saintsaens21]

@WeeGrahamsaccount you bet they did ;)

[kotetsu131]

.....ugh tenor-induced headache. with respect of course.

[WeeGrahamsaccount]

Pears voice has that instant scent of Britten. They intermingle as a unity. Fantastic

[twiesengrund1]

wonderful! Pears and Britten! What do you want more?

[fremsley001]

@dracher. In my modest tributary of the lower Ganges "taking the piss" is a light-hearted expression meaning to tease or mock, e.g. by exaggerating someone's characteristics for fun -- in Moore's brilliant example, Pears' somewhat strangulated tenor voice (which was the object of my original comment to which version191 so eloquently responded). Perhaps you inhabit a higher valley where the atmosphere is rarified and piss-taking leaves a sharper taste in the mouth.

[dracher]

@fremsley001 There is a great deal of difference between intelligent satire and what you so predictably refer to as "taking the piss." I know that Dudley Moore was engaging in satirical humour, because no entertainer would ever try to "take the piss" out of anyone who has real talent. Of course one might accuse him of taking the piss out of you for missing the obvious, I would forgive you for not knowing where to look for it in the first place.

[MisterSimnock]

This came 7th in Britten's Got Talent.

[fremsley001]

@tenorismo. Quite possibly. He certainly combed his parting at acute angle.