{"product_id":"19672-britten-benjamin-leppard-raymond-the-making-of-peter-grimes-facsimile-of-benjamin-britten-s-compositional-draft-a-gift-to-raymond-leppard-on-his-70th-birthday","title":"[Britten, Benjamin. (1913–1976)] [Leppard, Raymond. (1927–2019)] \"The Making of 'Peter Grimes. Facsimile of Benjamin Britten's Compositional Draft.\" - A Gift to Raymond Leppard on His 70th Birthday","description":"\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Making of \"Peter Grimes:\" I. Facsimile of Benjamin Britten's composition draft\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eII. Notes and Commentaries. \u003c\/i\u003e Facsimile i\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003essued on the occasion of  50th anniversary of the 1st production on June 7, 1945 by the Sadler's Wells Opera Company, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eNotes and Commentaries by Paul Banks, Philip Brett, Benjamin Britten, Eric Crozier, Donald Mitchell, Peter Pears, Philip Reed, Rosamund Strode. Edited by Paul Banks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e2 vols, 4°, 241 facs, 251 pp. Housed in a gray slipcase. T\u003c\/span\u003eogether with a November, 1997 Typed Letter Signed from \"Marion + Jeremy\" and \"Donald,\" presenting the volumes to Raymond Leppard on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Second volume spine label beginning to peel from cloth, else in very fine condition throughout.\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe NY Times Obituary (10.22.19) describes Leppard as “a conductor who resuscitated moribund 17th-century operas in helping to nurture a major revival of interest in Baroque music, and who went on to a wider career as a guest conductor of major orchestras and the longtime music director of the Indianapolis Symphony….A prolific recording artist, he made more than 200 records, many of them with the English Chamber Orchestra, which he conducted starting in the early 1960s.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093723566239,"sku":"19672","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Britten_Leppard_Peter_Grimes_Facsimile_Score_19672a.jpg?v=1722189926","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/19672-britten-benjamin-leppard-raymond-the-making-of-peter-grimes-facsimile-of-benjamin-britten-s-compositional-draft-a-gift-to-raymond-leppard-on-his-70th-birthday","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}