Britten on Film / Brabbins, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Mary Carewe (Soprano)
• Daniel Auchincloss (Countertenor)
• Malcolm Wilson (Piano)
• Simon Beale (Spoken Vocals)
• Adam Green (Baritone)

Conductor

• Brabbins, Martyn

Ensembles

• Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Birmingham King Edward's School Choir
• City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Composer

• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)

Notes & Reviews:

- The first ever comprehensive collection of music written by Britten, working with WH Auden, for 1930's information films made by the GPO Film Unit and others.

- Shorter works which use well-known tunes such as the cabaret song When you're feeling like expressing your affection, the ballad Around the Village Green and an unashamedly slushy setting of the Victorian favourite I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls.

- Includes music from the longer films; Night Mail (including the famous Auden poem), The King's Stamp and The Way to the Sea.

- Supported by the Britten Estate, this recording is historically important and features a comprehensive booklet with photographs and film stills.

- The scores for this recording were specially reconstructed from manuscript and other sources held at the Britten-Pears Library, by composers Joseph Phibbs and Lloyd Moore under the supervision of Colin Matthews, Executive Producer of NMC and Director of the Britten-Pears Estate.

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Works Details

Britten, Benjamin : Night Mail :: Title Music

• Performer: Simon Beale (Spoken Vocals)
• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : Night Mail :: Percussion Sequence

• Performer: Simon Beale (Spoken Vocals)
• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : Night Mail :: End Sequence

• Performer: Simon Beale (Spoken Vocals)
• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The Tocher :: Rossini Suite

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham King Edward's School Choir
• Running Time: 9 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Part 1

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Opening Door

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Messenger Boy

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Entry to lithograph eworks

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Stamp factory - machine starts

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Part 2 - Minuet

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Train Sequence

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Parliament - The Stamp Bill

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Allegro

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The King's Stamp :: Allegro moderato alla marcia

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 1 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : Negroes

• Performers: Adam Green (Baritone); Mary Carewe (Soprano); Daniel Auchincloss (Countertenor)
• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 13 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : The Way to the Sea

• Performer: Simon Beale (Spoken Vocals)
• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 15 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : Telegrams

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : Peace of Britain

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham King Edward's School Choir
• Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : Men behind the Meters

• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : Coal Face

• Performer: Simon Beale (Spoken Vocals)
• Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
• Ensemble: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
• Running Time: 11 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Film Score
• Written: 1935
• Studio/Live: Studio

Britten, Benjamin : When you're feeling like expressing your affection

• Performers: Malcolm Wilson (Piano); Mary Carewe (Soprano)
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1935-1936
• Studio/Live: Studio