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Britten, Schuman, and Bartók

January 10, 2020, 9:00 pm

Bela Bartók

Music of three leading 20th-century composers — Benjamin Britten, William Schuman, and Bela Bartók — conducted by Bernstein and Boulez.

Playlist

Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90, “A Time There Was…”
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Schuman: Concerto on Old English Rounds
Donald McInnes, viola; Camerata Singers; Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Bartók: The Wooden Prince, Sz. 60
Walter Rosenberger, xylophone; Pierre Boulez, conductor

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