Curlew River. A parable for church performance, Libretto based on the medieval Japanese No-play Sumidagawa of Juro Motomasa (1395-1431) by William Plomer. Op. 71

Britten, Benjamin; William Plomer (libretto)

Published by London, Faber & Faber, (1965).

About this Item

First edition. Folio, wrappers. Cover design in Curwen Press style, uncredited. Near very good copy, bottom of spine chipped, very small chip at upper right corner of front wrappers. Previous owner's sticker in upper right corner of half-title. Full score with instrument parts. Bilingual edition, English and German. German translation by Ludwig Landgraf. Rehearsal score by Imogen Holst. Production notes by Colin Graham. Introduction by Imogen Holst. Brochure with production notes separately printed, in pocket on inside back cover Laid in are two copies of the program for a performance of this work at Caramoor, June 22nd, 1969, presumably the first American performance. The program contains two short pieces, "Curlew River, Note by the Composer" and "The Background" by Donald Mitchell. These are not included in the volume, so supplement the content. Foreign customers should anticipate extra shipping charges due to size and weight of this large volume.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Curlew River. A parable for church performance, Libretto based on the medieval Japanese No-play Sumidagawa of Juro Motomasa (1395-1431) by William Plomer. Op. 71
• Publisher: London, Faber & Faber, (1965).
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue XXXXXII (LII)