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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...works have been performed in six countries; his String Quartet No. 1 has been played by several ensembles, including the Budapest Quartet; his Profile for Orchestra has been broadcast by the NBC Symphony. Perhaps the best indicator of success: Lees is published by England's influential Boosey and Hawkes (publisher of Richard Strauss, Bartok, Stravinsky, Copland). The publishers chose him while scouting around for a young man who could deliver successful works as consistently as has the star discovery of their stable, Benjamin Britten. It may well be that Lees is their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Composer to Watch | 5/7/1956 | See Source »

Three years ago, shortly before the composer's death in Russia, an employee in the Paris branch of British Music Publishers Boosey & Hawkes found the manuscript in the basement. Last week the work finally had its stage premiere at Venice's International Music Festival...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Some Angel | 9/26/1955 | See Source »

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