Beethoven: The Poets’ Take: Anthony Anaxagorou, Raymond Antrobus & Ruth Padel
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Thelese was asked by barbecin to write about beethoven because it's 250 years as his birth. He chose a biography of george pogreen bridge tower, who is buried in peckham and whose name has faded from his grave. Thelese also wrote two poems about the great violinist - but he didn't feel particular kinship with him. And so i went to his letters, and i read six years of his letters. They were very interesting... But am ymt was, it was an interesting, It was an interesting project. Ses 200 national youth orchestra are going to be singing it m in april in the royal festival hall. Tickets
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