Subjects: Classical Music, Oral History: Audio material collected by the composer Benjamin Britten and his partner Peter Pears at their home, The Red House in Aldeburgh. Also later accruals from our related collections, including live recordings from the Aldeburgh Festival, recordings of broadcasts relating to Britten and Pears and their work, and extensive oral history material. We also attempt to acquire a copy of every new commercial release of works by Britten.; items: 800 Shellac Disc, 200 Lacquer Disc,800 Vinyl Disc, 2000 Open Reel Tape, 1800 Compact Cassette, 200 DAT, 1500 published CD, 500 Audio CD-R, 50 Digital Audio Files