Nikolai Lugansky: Britten Young Apollo, Kent Nagano

Young Apollo, Op. 16 (1939)

 Kent Nagano

Benjamin Britten

A work for piano, string quartet and orchestra by English composer and pianist Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). It was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and premiered in 1939 with Britten as solo pianist and Alexander 
Chuhaldin conducting; Chuhaldin was also the dedicatee of this composition.

Piano: Nikolai Lugansky
Conductor: Kent Nagano, Hallé Orchestra

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