This collection of eight lectures by pianist, Graham Johnson, is based on a series of concert talks given at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as part of ... » 

This collection of eight lectures by pianist, Graham Johnson, is based on a series of concert talks given at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as part of the Benjamin Britten festival in 2001. The focus of the book is on Britten's songs, starting with his earliest compositions in the genre. «