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Aldeburgh Collection

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Orford Street, Orford, Suffolk

Orford Street, Orford, Suffolk
Orford Street, Orford, Woodbridge, near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Stuart Knussen, bass-player in the English Chamber Orchestra

Stuart Knussen, bass-player in the English Chamber Orchestra, probably during the Aldeburgh Festival of 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Peter Pears and Emanuel Hurwitz Aldeburgh Festival 1963

Peter Pears and Emanuel Hurwitz Aldeburgh Festival 1963
Peter Pears talking with Emanuel Hurwitz, violinist in the English Chamber Orchestra and Melos Ensemble during rehearsals of St Nicholas at Orford Church 23 June 1963 Aldeburgh Festival. Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten Rehearsing

Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten Rehearsing
Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten rehearsing violin and piano in the Jubilee Hall for the Piano Trios recital in Aldeburgh Parish Church on 24 June 1963. Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin

Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin
Rehearsal for Piano Trios Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1963. Benjamin Britten (piano)

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Aldeburgh Golf Club

Aldeburgh Golf Club
A sketch showing members of the Aldeburgh Golf Club, including its captain, V.H.C. Longstaffe. Date: 1934

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: England / Aldeburgh / 1895

England / Aldeburgh / 1895
At this date, Aldeburgh, on the Suffolk coast, is still a thriving fishing village : but that bathing hut is a sign that the holidaymakers are coming

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Janet Baker, Bryan Drake and Peter Pears

Janet Baker, Bryan Drake and Peter Pears
Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake rehearsing Schumann in the Jubilee Hall, for the concert in Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall on 21 June 1963, entitled Pot Pourri

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin

Benjamin Britten, Yehudi Menuhin
Rehearsal for Piano Trios Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1963. Benjamin Britten (piano)

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Crag Path and Beach, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Crag Path and Beach, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Seafront, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Seafront, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Seafront, Aldeburgh, near Thorpeness, Suffolk, England. Showing Bathing Machines Date: 1900s

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: The Beggars Opera, Aldeburgh Festival 1963

The Beggars Opera, Aldeburgh Festival 1963
English Opera Group production of The Beggars Opera (John Gay, in Brittens realization) at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 20 June 1963. Act III, near end; at Newgate Gaol

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten with Darien Angadi

Benjamin Britten with Darien Angadi (treble) at the Jubilee Hall during the interval in the concert of Music in England 1863, in the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh on 29 June 1963 Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten and Fidelity Countess of Cranbrook

Benjamin Britten and Fidelity Countess of Cranbrook
Benjamin Britten leaving the Choral and Orchestral Concert at Orford Church during the Aldeburgh Festival on 23 June 1963. Fidelity Countess of Cranbrook on the right. Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Second Coxswain Mann of the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station, 1909

Second Coxswain Mann of the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station, 1909
Photographic portrait of Second Coxswain Mann, of the City of Winchester and Dresden, both Aldeburgh lifeboats; credited with saving hundreds of lives

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Peter Pears, Emanuel Hurwitz violin and chorus

Peter Pears, Emanuel Hurwitz violin and chorus
Peter Pears rehearsing the title role in Brittens Saint Nicolas at Orford Church, 23 June 1963. The Aldeburgh Festival Choir and the choir pf Ipswich High School for Girls fills the background

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Hervey Alan

Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Hervey Alan
Heather Harper (Left), Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake rehearsing Schumann in the Jubilee Hall, for the concert in Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall on 21 June 1963, entitled Pot Pourri

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Adrian Beers playing Double Bass

Adrian Beers playing Double Bass
Adrian Beers, double bass with ECO, during Noyes Fludde rehearsal at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Peter Pears Benjamin Britten and George Malcolm

Peter Pears Benjamin Britten and George Malcolm during rehearsals of St Nicholas at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Peter Pears 1961

Peter Pears 1961
Peter Pears at the Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Peter Pears talking with Dorothy Strode 1961

Peter Pears talking with Dorothy Strode 1961
Peter Pears and Dorothy Strode talking during an interval in the Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears talking with unidentified man. Aldeburgh Festival, 1963 Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake

Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake
Heather Harper (Left), Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake rehearsing Schumann in the Jubilee Hall, for the concert in Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall on 21 June 1963, entitled Pot Pourri

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten, Maurice Gendron

Benjamin Britten, Maurice Gendron
Rehearsal for Piano Trios Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1963. Benjamin Britten (piano)

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Aldeburgh Beach, early 1900s

Aldeburgh Beach, early 1900s

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Aldeburgh beach, Victorian period

Aldeburgh beach, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Promenade, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Promenade, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Moot Hall, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Moot Hall, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Town Steps, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Town Steps, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Slaughden Ferry, Aldeburgh, Suffolk

Slaughden Ferry, Aldeburgh, Suffolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Aldeburgh Beach

Aldeburgh Beach
At this date, Aldeburgh, on the Suffolk coast, is still a thriving fishing village : but that bathing hut is a sign that the holidaymakers are coming... Date: 1895

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten at rehearsal of St Nicholas 1963

Benjamin Britten at rehearsal of St Nicholas 1963
Benjamin Britten with trebles from the London Boy Singers at a rehearsal of his cantata, Saint Nicolas, in Orford Church, 23 June 1963 Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Rostropovich, Yehudi Menuhin, Diana Gould at Orford

Rostropovich, Yehudi Menuhin, Diana Gould at Orford
Left to right: Unidentified assistant, Mrs Menuhin (Diana Gould the ballerina), Yehudi Menuhin arriving for the Choral and Orchestral Concert during the Aldeburgh Festival on 23 June 1963 Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Bernard Richards Cellist Rehearsing

Bernard Richards Cellist Rehearsing
Bernard Richards and an unidentified fellow English Chamber Orchestra cellist at rehearsal of an Aldeburgh Festival concert in the early 1960s Date: early 1960s

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Darien Angadi with Benjamin Britten

Darien Angadi with Benjamin Britten during the interval in the concert of Music in England 1963, in the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh on 29 June 1963 Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: John Shirley-Quirk

John Shirley-Quirk rehearsing for the Choral and Orchestral Concert of 24 June 1962 at the Aldeburgh Parish Church Date: 1962

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Rostropovich (cello) and Benjamin Britten (Harpsichord)

Rostropovich (cello) and Benjamin Britten (Harpsichord)
Rostropovich (cello) and Benjamin Britten standing at the Harpsichord. Rostropovichs hosts were introducing him to the church in which he would give his first Aldeburgh Festival performance (of Bach)

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten Angry

Benjamin Britten Angry
During an interval at the Jubilee Hall Benjamin Britten received a message from Arthur Harrison that made him explode. During performances of The Beggars Opera 20 June 1963. Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: David Pinto (treble) and Emanuel Hurwitz (violin)

David Pinto (treble) and Emanuel Hurwitz (violin)
David Pinto (treble) and Cecil Aronowitz (violin) during rehearsals for the 24 June Choral and Orchestral Concert in the Aldeburgh Parish Church, Aldeburgh Festival 1962. Date: 1962

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Diana Gould, Lady Menuhin, Aldeburgh Festival 1963

Diana Gould, Lady Menuhin, Aldeburgh Festival 1963
Diana Gould, ballerina, wife of Yehudi Menuhin, leaving the home of Clifford and Mrs Heron before the Choral and Orchestral Concert at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival 23 June 1963 Date: 1963

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Trevor Anthony rehearsing Noyes Fludde

Trevor Anthony rehearsing Noyes Fludde
Trevor Anthony (bass) as the Voice of God rehearsing Noyes Fludde at Orford Church, 1961. Darien Angadi (treble) who played Ham is behind him. Date: 1961

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Crabbes Birthplace

Crabbes Birthplace
CRABBEs birthplace at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Date: 1754

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Aldeburgh Shingle Beach

Aldeburgh Shingle Beach
The shingle beach at Aldeburgh whose sound influenced Benjamin Britten. Date: circa 1965

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: James Blades Timpanist

James Blades Timpanist
James Blades playing kettle drums at the Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Benjamin Britten, Colin Graham, Norman Del Mar

Benjamin Britten, Colin Graham, Norman Del Mar
From left: Benjamin Britten, Colin Graham and Norman Del Mar on Crag Path, Aldeburgh, probably in early July 1961, when Del Mar conducted the Festival performances of Brittens Noyes Fludde at Orford

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Aldeburgh Festival Rehearsals

Aldeburgh Festival Rehearsals
The oboist and bassoon-player checking their instruments in readiness for the first item in the Aldeburgh Festival Choral Concert in Blythburgh Church on 1 July 1961 Date: 1961

Background imageAldeburgh Collection: Aldeburgh Festival Rehearsal

Aldeburgh Festival Rehearsal
Members of the Festival Instrumental Ensemble (probably the three performing the 15th century anonymous Christ ist Erstanden, on oboe)



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