Benjamin Britten: Plymouth Town (1931)

Описание: BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by / Orquesta Sinfónica de la BBC dirigida por Grant Llewlyn.

Among his very first works during his time in the Royal College of Music, Britten composed music for a ballet named Plymouth Town. The plot is quite simple: it is a tale of unrequited love between a Bad Girl and a Noble Sailor that occurs in Plymouth, Devon, and most of the music is based upon a sea shanty named “A-Roving”. Even here, Britten is already in command of musical structures and orchestral balance, using limited resources to achieve concise expression.

Entre sus obras tempranas de conservatorio, Britten compuso música para un ballet llamado Plymouth Town. La trama es muy simple: se trata de una historia de amor no correspondido entre una Chica Mala y un Noble Marino que ocurre en Plymouth, Devon y mucha de la música está basada sobre el canto marinero “A-Roving”. Incluso aquí, el joven Britten ya controla estructuras musicales y equilibrio orquestal, usando recursos limitados para lograr una expresión concisa.

Image/Imagen: Plymouth Sound at Moonlight and Searchlight / La Sonda de Plymouth bajo luz de Luna y el Faro. Albert Julius Olson. 1909.