Benjamin Britten's Neglected "Gemini Variations," Op. 73 and Its Place in the Chamber Music Repertoire

In 1964, Benjamin Britten met the multi-instrumentalist twins Zoltán and Gábor Jeney while traveling in Budapest. At their behest, Britten composed Gemini Variations: Twelve Variations and Fugue on an Epigram by Kodály, a work which exploited the brothers' abilities on multiple instruments: Zol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibb, Charles
Other Authors: Scott, James Copeland
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2020
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703357/