Published to mark the beginning of the Britten centenary year in 2013, Paul Kildea's Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century is the definitive biograp

A thematically organised overview of the musical, social and cultural contexts for the multi-faceted career of this pivotal British composer.

This centenary biography looks at the music, the life, and the legacy of the greatest British composer of the twentieth century, and his life partner, tenor Pet

A portrait of the life and work of Benjamin Britten.

Benjamin Britten was a most reluctant public speaker. Yet his contributions were without doubt a major factor in the transformation during his lifetime of the s