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Richard Rodney Bennett

Richard Rodney Bennett

Born: 29th March 1936, Broadstairs, England

Died: 24th December 2012, New York

Nationality: English

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist. He was based in New York City from 1979 until his death there in 2012.

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Recording of the Week, English Song Recitals from Robin Tritschler and James Gilchrist

Tritschler joins forces with Malcolm Martineau, Sean Shibe and Philip Higham to pay tribute to Peter Pears on Signum, whilst Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook bring unaffected eloquence to a collection of songs by Roger Quilter on Chandos.

Interview, Robin Tritschler on Songs for Peter Pears

The Irish tenor discusses his tribute to Peter Pears (released last Friday on Signum Classics), which includes song-cycles by Lennox Berkeley, Geoffrey Bush, Arthur Oldham, and of course Pears's life-partner Benjamin Britten.

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