Britten is also an excellent pianist .

布里顿还是一位优秀的钢琴演奏家。

Britten was born in 1913 and began to write music while he was still very young .

布里顿生于1913年，很小就开始作曲。

He wrote the libretto for " billy budd " by benjamin britten , a british composer who called him " our most musical novelist " .

福斯特为英国作曲家本杰明布里顿的歌剧《比利巴德》写过剧本，布里顿称他为“最富乐感的小说家”。

When robert graves , whom he has never met , invites him to compose a broadway musical that jerome robbins wants to stage , britten is " flattered " and " extremely interested " .

和他素未谋面的罗伯特格雷夫斯，请他为杰罗姆罗宾斯编导的百老汇音乐剧作曲，布里顿感到受宠若惊，颇感兴趣。

After 25 years he dismissed boosey & hawkes as his publishers and when the earl of harewood , one of his most devoted and useful enthusiasts , ended his first marriage , britten 's response was chilling .

他与布斯和霍克斯出版社合作了25年后毅然决裂，当他最忠实热情的追随者尔伍德伯爵结束第一段婚姻时，布里顿的反应令人寒心。