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Richard Rodney Bennett
Richard Rodney Bennett
Born: Mar 29, 1936
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Styles: Original Score
Biography: Bennett showed early promise as an exceptional musical talent and was encouraged by his mother, a student of Holst and a skilled pianist and composer. At the age of 16 he was writing 12-tone compositions, even though this technique was barely recognized in the British musical community. He accepted a ...Read full biography
Far from the Madding Crowd [Sony]
Far from the Madding Crowd [Sony]
Released: 1985
Label: Sony
Critics' Rating:
Possibly the best score written for any English picture since the '40s heyday of Vaughan Williams and William Walton's film work -- Richard Rodney Bennett composed a haunting, melodic yet atonal score ...Read full review
A Different Side of Sondheim
A Different Side of Sondheim
Released: 1979
Label: DRG
Critics' Rating:
This was one of the earliest of Richard Rodney Bennett's vocal recordings; best known as a pianist and composer (in classical and jazz), Bennett's vocal skills prove quietly beguiling on numbers like "I ...Read full review
More Richard Rodney Bennett albums: Main Albums (11), Compilations (2)
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