In childhood Benjamin Britten was not only an accomplished pianist and prolific composer, but also an enthusiastic viola player. This 4-minute work for viola and piano – written in 1930 – offers a fascinating insight into Britten’s early musical imagination and contains music of mystery and real emotional substance.

In childhood Benjamin Britten was not only an accomplished pianist and prolific composer, but also an enthusiastic viola player. This 4-minute work for viola and piano – written in 1930 – offers a fascinating insight into Britten’s early musical imagination and contains music of mystery and real emotional substance.

In childhood Benjamin Britten was not only an accomplished pianist and prolific composer, but also an enthusiastic viola player. This 4-minute work for viola and piano – written in 1930 – offers a fascinating insight into Britten’s early musical imagination and contains music of mystery and real emotional substance.