Benjamin Britten: On Receiving the First Aspen Award

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Paperback published by Faber and Faber. The full speech by Benjamin Britten on being the first recipient of the Aspen Award in 1964 in Aspen Colarado. There are two reviews with this booklet: A reprint form the Reader's Digest by Timothy Green: 'Benjamin Britten's World of Music'. The second is from the Saturday Review dated 22 Aug 1964, 'On Winning the First Aspen Award' written by Britten.

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