Lennox Berkeley :: Mont Juic; Suite of Catalan Dances, op.9 (with Benjamin Britten)


 

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Berkeley, Lennox
1903-1989
(b Boars Hill, Oxford, 12 May 1903; d London, 26 Dec 1989). English
Mont Juic; Suite of Catalan Dances, op.9 (with Benjamin
Britten) <1937>
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A joint composition by Berkeley (op.9) and Benjamin Britten (op.12), the composers at first chose not to reveal exactly who had written what; in 1980, Berkeley revealed that he composed the first two mvts and Britten the other two, although they collaborated on the orchestration, form and details of all 4 mvts.
1. Andante maestoso (Berkeley, op.9, no.1)
2. Allegro grazioso (Berkeley, op.9, no.2)
3. Lament: Andante mod., "Barcelona, July 1936"
(Britten, op.12, no.1)
4. Allegro molto (Britten, op.12, no.2)