Bibliography for the Project
Web sites
- The best way to credit web sites is to use the
Links Page.
- If you want to find more Britten links yourself, the best way to do this is to use a search engine, such as AltaVista and search for "Britten" or "Benjamin Britten."
- For picture credits and other acknowledgements, visit the
Credits Page.
Books
- Blunden, Edmund. The Poems of Wilfred Owen. Chatto & Windus, 1931.
- Blyth, Alan. Remembering Britten. Hutchinson & Co, 1981.
- Carpenter, Humphrey. Benjamin Britten: A Biography. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
- Evans, Peter. "Britten, Benjamin" in The New Grove Dictionary of Music
- Evans, Peter. The Music of Benjamin Britten. University of Minnesota Press, 1979.
- Hibberd, Dominic. Wilfred Owen. Longman Group Ltd, 1975.
- Kennedy, Michael. Britten. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1981.
- Kennedy, Michael, ed. The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 2nd Edition Oxford University Press, 1994.
- Kerman, Joseph. Listen, Brief Edition. Worth Publishing, Inc. 1987.
- Mitchell, Donald. Britten and Auden in the Thirties: The Year 1936 Faber and Faber, 1981.
- Palmer, Christopher, ed. The Britten Companion. Cambridge University Press, 1984.
- Payne, Anthony. Frank Bridge -- radical and conservative. Thames Publishing, 1984.
- Scarfe, Francis. Auden and After: The Liberation of Poetry 1930-1941. George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1943.
- Stallworthy, Jon. Wilfred Owen. Oxford University Press, 1974.
Music
- Cantata Misericordium, Op. 69. London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Conductor. Decca Records, 1965.
- Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 29. London Sinfonietta Voices, Terry Edwards, Director. Virgin Classics, 1988. (CD)
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30. King's College Choir, Philip Ledger, Conductor. Angel Records, 1974.
- Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30. The Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Conductor. RCA Victor Records, 1964.
- Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20. New Philharmonia Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Conductor. Decca Records, 1963.
- War Requiem, Op. 66. London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Conductor. Decca Records, 1963. (CD)
- War Requiem, Op. 66. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, Conductor. Angel Records, 1983.
Movie
- War Requiem. Derek Jarman, director. Anglo-International Films, 1988. 92 min.