{"product_id":"britten-on-music","title":"Britten on Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Britten was a most reluctant public speaker. Yet his contributions were without doubt a major factor in the transformation during his lifetime of the structure of the art-music industry. This book, by bringing together all his published articles, unpublished speeches, drafts, and transcriptions of numerous radio interviews, explores the paradox of a reluctant yet influential cultural commentator, artist, and humanist. Whether talking about his own music,\n\u003cbr\u003eabout the role of the artist in society, about music criticism, or wading into a debate on soviet ideology at the height of the cold war, Britten always gave a performance which reinforced the notion of\n\u003cbr\u003ea private man who nonetheless saw the importance of public disclosure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44084361134318,"sku":"9780199550975","price":130.04,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780199550975.jpg?v=1706208770","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/britten-on-music","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}