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  1. Bernard (George) Stevens (2 March 1916 – 6 January 1983) was a British composer who first became known to a wider public when he won a newspaper composition prize for a 'Victory Symphony' in post-war 1946.

  2. Bernard Stevens was one of the finest composers of his generation. He composed in every major genre: orchestral, oratorio, opera as well as solo and chamber works.

  3. Aug 11, 2014 · Composer: Bernard George Stevens (2 March 1916 – 6 January 1983) was a British composer. Born in London, Stevens studied English and Music at the University ...

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  4. Apr 27, 2022 · I. Enslavement 00:00-07:10II. Resistance 07:10-11:00III. Liberation 11:00-19:20Performed by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Sir Edward Downes.

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  5. British composer Bernard Stevens (1916-83) based his one-act opera Shadow of the Glen on a work by Irish playwright J.M. Synge. Composed in 1978/79 after Stevens had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, the opera tells the story of the dying Dan Burke who, in order to test his wife Nora’s fidelity, feigns his death.

  6. Mar 11, 2016 · Bernard Stevens: suite from The Mark of Cain (1947). Conducted by Carl Davis and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Radio broadcast from 1995.

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  7. Bernard Stevens. Dance Suite, Op. 38. Piano Concerto, Op. 26. Variations, Op. 36. Martin Roscoe, piano. National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland/Adrian Leaper. Marco Polo 8.223480 62:59. Summary for the Busy Executive: Cool beauties. Bernard Stevens belongs to a "lost generation" of British composers, most of whom began around the Second World War.