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| Reflection | |
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| Chamber music by Benjamin Britten | |
.jpg) Benjamin Britten in the 1940s | |
| Composed | 1930 |
| Performed | 28 November 1995 |
| Duration | 4 minutes |
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Reflection is a composition for viola and piano by Benjamin Britten, composed in 1930. It was published by Faber & Faber.
Background and history
[edit]Britten was a competent player of both viola and piano,[1][2] and his composition teacher Frank Bridge was also a professional violist. Britten composed Reflection as a work in a single movement on 1 October 1930.[1] It was published by Faber & Faber.[3]
Reflction was performed as part of a BBC broadcast by Philip Dukes and Sophia Rahman on 28 November 1995, and first performed on stage on 24 October 1996 at the Kleine Zaal of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, by Nobuko Imai and Ellen Corver. The duration is given as 4 minutes.[3]
Recordings
[edit]Reflection was recorded in 2013 in a collection Reflections of mostly youthful music by Britten for violin and viola, played by violist Matthew Jones and pianist Annabel Thwaite by Naxos Records.[1][2] It was recorded also by violist Martinu Outram (viola) and pianist Julian Rolton in a collection, also named Reflections of viola music by Britten and his composition teacher Frank Bridge.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Britten, B.: Reflections - Violin and Viola Works (M. Jones, Thwaite)". Naxos. 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- 1 2 Vernier, David. "Rare, Youthful Britten for Violin and Viola". Classics Today. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Reflection / viola and piano". Faber. 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ Solare, Carlos María (January 2014). "Reflections. Bridge Viola Sonata (arr. Outram), There is a willow grows aslant a brook (arr. Britten), Pensiero, Allegro appassionato, Allegretto. Britten: Reflection, Elegy, Portrait". The Strad. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- for viola and piano (11 – 12 April 1930, Britten aged 16) goodmorningbritten.wordpress.com 11 April 2013
- Reflections on YouTube
