Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition - EMI Classics - EMI 175262C - 50999

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving a comprehensive overview for beginners, as well as a fantastic value for seasoned collectors. Artists include Sir Simon Rattle, Paavo Jarvi, Sir Neville Marriner, Daniel Harding, Steven Isserlis, Peter Pears, Britten himself on the piano, and more!

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Britten, Benjamin : Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

Conductor: Libor Pesek
Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (01/11/1989-01/12/1989)
Running Time: 21 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1940

Britten, Benjamin : Peter Grimes

Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (01/11/1989-01/12/1989)
Running Time: 15 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Britten, Benjamin : Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes")

Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (01/11/1989-01/12/1989)
Running Time: 7 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Britten, Benjamin : Peter Grimes

Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (01/11/1989-01/12/1989)
Running Time: 15 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Britten, Benjamin : The Young person's guide to the orchestra

Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (01/11/1989-01/12/1989)
Running Time: 13 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op. 19

Performers: Peter Donohoe (Piano); Philip Fowke (Piano); Wesley Warren (Trumpet)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (04/22/1982-04/23/1982)
Running Time: 14 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1939

Britten, Benjamin : Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21

Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (08/15/1990-08/17/1991)
Running Time: 21 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1940

Britten, Benjamin : Scottish Ballad, for 2 pianos & orchestra, Op. 26

Notes: Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (04/22/1982-04/23/1982)
Running Time: 15 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1941

Britten, Benjamin : Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (05/23/1984-05/24/1984)
Running Time: 10 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1942

Britten, Benjamin : Occasional Overture, for orchestra in C major, Op. 38 (withdrawn)

Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (05/23/1984-05/24/1984)
Running Time: 7 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1941

Britten, Benjamin : The Building of the House, overture for chorus & orchestra, Op. 79

Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (08/15/1990-08/17/1990)
Running Time: 5 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1967

Britten, Benjamin : Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 13

Performer: Leif Andsnes (Piano)
Conductor: Järvi Paavo
Notes: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (10/21/1997/10/23/1997)
Running Time: 35 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1938

Britten, Benjamin : Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15

Performer: Ida Haendel (Violin)
Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Notes: Guildhall, Southampton, England (06/12/1977-06/13/1977)
Running Time: 31 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1939

Britten, Benjamin : Young Apollo, for piano, string quartet & strings, Op. 16 (withdrawn by composer)

Performers: Felix Kok (Violin); Michal Kasnowski (Cello); Peter Cole (Viola); Jeremy Ballard (Violin); Peter Donohoe (Piano)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (04/22/1982-04/23/1982)
Running Time: 7 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1939

Britten, Benjamin : Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4

Performer: Lars Tomter (Viola)
Conductor: Iona Brown
Running Time: 17 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1934

Britten, Benjamin : Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10

Running Time: 25 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Britten, Benjamin : Prelude and Fugue for 18-part String Orchestra, Op. 29

Running Time: 8 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1943

Britten, Benjamin : Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a

Running Time: 16 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1976

Britten, Benjamin : Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a

Conductor: Takuo Yuasa
Notes: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (11/14/1994-11/15/1994)
Running Time: 16 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1954

Britten, Benjamin : Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4

Performer: Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (03/12/1987/03/14/1987)
Running Time: 34 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1963

Britten, Benjamin : Men of Goodwill, variations on a carol for orchestra

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Notes: Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN (05/16/1983-05/17/1983)
Running Time: 8 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1947

Britten, Benjamin : Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1

Conductor: Daniel Harding
Notes: Air Studios, London, England (08/24/1997/08/26/1997)
Running Time: 14 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1932

Britten, Benjamin : Russian Funeral for Brass and Percussion

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Composition written: 1936.
Running Time: 5 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Britten, Benjamin : Suite on English folk tunes (A time there was), for orchestra, Op. 90

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (05/23/1984-03/24/1984)
Running Time: 14 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1966

Britten, Benjamin : Matinées musicales

Conductor: Alexander Gibson
Running Time: 14 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1941

Britten, Benjamin : Soirées musicales, Op. 9

Conductor: Alexander Gibson
Running Time: 11 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Britten, Benjamin : Rossini Suite, for boys' voices & chamber ensemble

Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1988)
Running Time: 9 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1935

Britten, Benjamin : The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57

Performers: Nona Liddell (Violin); James Holland (Percussion); David Purser (Trombone); Sebastian Bell (Flute); Helen Tunstall (Harp); Joy Farrall (Clarinet); John Harle (Saxophone); Kevin Nutty (Drums); John Orford (Bassoon); John Chimes (Timpani); Michael Thompson (Horn); Christopher Kampen (Cello); John Constable (Keyboards); John Miller (Trumpet); Gareth Hulse (Oboe)
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Notes: St. Augustine's Church, London, England (05/23/1989-05/29/1989)
Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1956

Britten, Benjamin : Rhapsody, for string quartet

Performers: Nicholas Logie (Viola); Garfield Jackson (Viola)
Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1929

Britten, Benjamin : Quartettino, for string quartet

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 15 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1930

Britten, Benjamin : Elegy for Viola solo

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 7 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Britten, Benjamin : Quartet for Strings in D major

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 19 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1931

Britten, Benjamin : Phantasy, for string quintet in F minor

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 10 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1932

Britten, Benjamin : Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 13 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1932

Britten, Benjamin : Divertimenti (3), for string quartet

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 9 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1933

Britten, Benjamin : Alla Marcia, for string quartet

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1933

Britten, Benjamin : Quartet for Strings no 1 in D major, Op. 25

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 26 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1941

Britten, Benjamin : Quartet for Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 36

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 28 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1945

Britten, Benjamin : Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 94

Notes: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead and St Michael's, Highgate (01/26/1986-01/28/1986)
Running Time: 25 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1975

Britten, Benjamin : Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72

Performer: Truls Truls Mork (Cello)
Notes: Ris Church, Oslo, Norway (10/11/1998-10/16/1998)
Running Time: 24 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1964

Britten, Benjamin : Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80

Notes: Ris Church, Oslo, Norway (10/11/1998-10/16/1998)
Running Time: 23 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1967

Britten, Benjamin : Suite for solo cello no 3, Op. 87

Notes: Ris Church, Oslo, Norway (10/11/1998-10/16/1998)
Running Time: 21 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1971

Britten, Benjamin : Holiday Diary, suite for piano, Op. 5

Performers: Stephen Hough (Piano); Ronan O'Hora (Piano)
Running Time: 16 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1934

Britten, Benjamin : Character Pieces (3), for piano

Running Time: 7 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Britten, Benjamin : Night Piece (Notturno), for piano

Running Time: 5 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1963

Britten, Benjamin : Sonatina Romantica, for piano

Running Time: 7 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1940

Britten, Benjamin : Variations (12), for piano

Running Time: 8 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1931

Britten, Benjamin : Waltzes (5), for piano

Running Time: 10 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Waltz
Written: 1925

Britten, Benjamin : Two Lullabies, for 2 pianos

Running Time: 5 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Britten, Benjamin : Pieces (2), for 2 pianos, Op. 23

Running Time: 8 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1941

Britten, Benjamin : Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6

Performers: John Adey (Piano); Alexander Barantschik (Violin)
Running Time: 12 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1935

Britten, Benjamin : Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65

Performers: John Lenehan (Piano); Moray Welsh (Cello)
Running Time: 21 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1961

Britten, Benjamin : Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49

Performer: Roy Carter (Oboe)
Notes: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London, England (01/04/1995-04/05/1995)
Running Time: 13 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1951

Britten, Benjamin : Nocturnal after John Dowland, for guitar, Op. 70

Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Notes: Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset, England (09/14/1992-09/19/1992)
Running Time: 9 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1963

Britten, Benjamin : War Requiem, Op. 66

Performers: Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano); Thomas Allen (Baritone); Robert Tear (Tenor)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: The Great Hall, University of Birmingham (02/27/1983/03/01/1983)
Running Time: 68 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1961

Britten, Benjamin : Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44

Performers: Sheila Armstrong (Soprano); Robert Tear (Tenor)
Conductor: Andre Previn
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (06/28/1978-06/29/1978)
Running Time: 42 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1949

Britten, Benjamin : Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27

Performers: Marcus Creed (conductor); David Corkhill (Percussion); James Lancelot (Organ); Richard Morton (Tenor); Ian Hare (Organ); James Bowman (Countertenor); Osian Ellis (Harp)
Conductor: Philip Ledger
Running Time: 10 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1942

Britten, Benjamin : A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28

Notes: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/06/1972-07/07/1972)
Running Time: 20 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1942

Britten, Benjamin : Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus & organ in D major, Op. 63

Notes: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/06/1972-07/07/1972)
Running Time: 6 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1959

Britten, Benjamin : Festival Te Deum in E major, Op. 32

Notes: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (03/18/1974-03/20/1974)
Running Time: 6 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Britten, Benjamin : Rejoice in the Lamb, festival cantata for trumpet, ATB soloists, chorus & organ, Op. 30

Notes: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (03/18/1974-03/20/1974)
Running Time: 14 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1943

Britten, Benjamin : Te Deum in C major

Notes: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (03/18/1974-03/20/1974)
Running Time: 7 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1934

Britten, Benjamin : Jubilate Deo

Notes: King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (03/18/1974-03/20/1974)
Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1961

Britten, Benjamin : Hymn to the Virgin

Performers: Francis Pott (Piano); Warren Trevelyan-Jones (Tenor)
Conductor: David Hill
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Britten, Benjamin : Saint Nicholas, cantata for tenor, treble, choruses & orchestra, Op. 42

Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ] (Piano); Robert Tear (Tenor); Ian Hare (Piano)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Notes: Chapel of King's Choir, Cambridge, England (07/08/1970-07/10/1970)
Running Time: 49 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1948

Britten, Benjamin : Hymn to St Peter, Op. 56a

Performer: Timothy Farrell (Organ)
Conductor: Russell Burgess
Notes: Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, England (12/16/1968-12/19/1968)
Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1955

Britten, Benjamin : A Hymn of Saint Columba

Performer: Timothy Farrell (Organ)
Conductor: Russell Burgess
Notes: Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London, England (12/16/1968-12/19/1968)
Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1962

Britten, Benjamin : Sacred and Profane, medieval lyrics (8) for SSATB chorus, Op. 91

Conductor: Jeremy Backhouse
Notes: St. Giles Church, Cripplegate, London, England (01/24/1992-01/26/1992)
Running Time: 14 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1975

Britten, Benjamin : The Little Sweep, children's opera, Op. 45

Performers: Tristan Fry (Percussion); Robert Tear (Tenor); John Constable (Piano); Mary Wells (Violin); Francis Grier (Piano); Catherine Wearing; Robert Lloyd (Bass); Catherine Willis; Catherine Benson; Cato Fordham
Conductor: Philip Ledger
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (12/16/1977-12/18/1977)
Running Time: 29 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1949

Britten, Benjamin : A Boy was Born, Op. 3

Conductor: Terry Edwards
Running Time: 28 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1933

Britten, Benjamin : A Shepherd's Carol

Performers: Gordon Jones (Baritone); Sarah Leonard (Soprano); Peter Hall (Tenor); Susan Bickley (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Terry Edwards
Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Christmas
Written: 1944

Britten, Benjamin : Noye's Fludde, children's opera, Op. 59

Performers: Timothy Lamb (Voice); Ian Watson (Piano); Alexander Gallifant (Voice); Joanne Brown (Voice); Polly Hewetson (Voice); Lucinda Houghton (Double Bass); Linda Ormiston (Mezzo Soprano); Alan Harwood (Organ); Donald Maxwell (Bass-Baritone); John Alley (Piano); Richard Pasco (Spoken Vocals); Nicholas Berry (Voice); Catriona Johnson (Voice); Charles Fullbrook (Timpani); John Whitfield (Recorder)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble
Notes: Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset, England (09/16/1989-09/17/1989)
Running Time: 29 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1957

Britten, Benjamin : A. M. D. G. (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam), for chorus, Op. 17

Conductor: Terry Edwards
Running Time: 19 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Britten, Benjamin : Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (07/18/1976-07/20/1978)
Running Time: 9 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1943

Britten, Benjamin : The Company of Heaven, cantata for 2 speakers, soprano, tenor, chorus, tympani, organ & strings

Performers: Cathryn Pope (Soprano); Christopher Herrick (Organ); Dan Dressen (Tenor)
Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Running Time: 48 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1937

Britten, Benjamin : Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14

Performers: Willard White (Bass); Robert Tear (Tenor); Alison Hargan (Soprano)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (07/15/1990-07/17/1990)
Running Time: 16 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1939

Britten, Benjamin : Praise We Great Men, for voices, chorus & orchestra

Performers: Robert Tear (Tenor); Alison Hargan (Soprano); Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (07/15/1990-07/17/1990)
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1976

Britten, Benjamin : Les Illuminations

Performer: Heather Harper (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Notes: Old Banqueting Hall, Jesmond Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne (06/18/1970-06/19/1970)
Running Time: 20 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1939

Britten, Benjamin : Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Barry Tuckwell (Horn)
Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1977)
Running Time: 22 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1943

Britten, Benjamin : Now sleeps the crimson petal, song for tenor, horn & strings

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Barry Tuckwell (Horn)
Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1977)
Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1943

Britten, Benjamin : Nocturne, Op. 60

Performers: Robin O'Neill [Bassoon/Conductor] (Bassoon); William Bennett (Flute); Thea King (Oboe); David Corkhill (Timpani); Frank Lloyd (Horn); Thelma Owen (Harp); Robert Tear (Tenor)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Running Time: 26 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1958

Britten, Benjamin : Chansons Françaises (4), for voice & orchestra

Performer: Jill Gomez (Soprano)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Notes: Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (04/22/1982-04/23/1982)
Running Time: 12 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1928

Britten, Benjamin : Our Hunting Fathers, song cycle for high voice & orchestra, Op. 8

Performer: Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Notes: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (06/06/1982-06/07/1982)
Running Time: 25 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Britten, Benjamin : Little Sir William, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 1)

Performer: Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Notes: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (06/06/1982-06/07/1982)
Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : Come you not from Newcastle?, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 3)

Performer: Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Notes: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (06/06/1982-06/07/1982)
Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : The Bonny Earl o' Moray, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 1)

Performer: Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Notes: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (06/06/1982-06/07/1982)
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : Oliver Cromwell, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 1)

Performer: Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)
Conductor: Richard Armstrong
Notes: Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales (06/06/1982-06/07/1982)
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : Phaedra, Op. 93

Performers: Jane Salmon (Cello); Melvyn Tan (Harpsichord); Felicity Palmer (Soprano)
Conductor: John Whitfield
Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble
Notes: St. John's Church, Hackney, London, England (10/24/1986-10/25/1986)
Running Time: 6 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1975

Britten, Benjamin : La belle est au jardin d'amour, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 2)

Performers: Felicity Palmer (Soprano); Jane Salmon (Cello); Melvyn Tan (Harpsichord)
Conductor: John Whitfield
Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble
Notes: St. John's Church, Hackney, London, England (10/24/1986-10/25/1986)
Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : Folksongs (8), Volume 2 :: Eho! Eho!

Notes: St. John's Church, Hackney, London, England (10/24/1986-10/25/1986)
Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : Fileuse, folksong for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 2)

Notes: St. John's Church, Hackney, London, England (10/24/1986-10/25/1986)
Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1946

Britten, Benjamin : France

Notes: St. John's Church, Hackney, London, England (10/24/1986-10/25/1986)
Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 2) :: Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse

Notes: St. John's Church, Hackney, London, England (10/24/1986-10/25/1986)
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22

Performers: Benjamin Britten (Piano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Running Time: 15 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1940

Britten, Benjamin : Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35

Performers: Benjamin Britten (Piano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/29/1947/12/12/1947)
Running Time: 22 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1945

Britten, Benjamin : On this Island, Op. 11

Performers: Philip Ledger (Piano); Robert Tear (Tenor)
Running Time: 11 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Britten, Benjamin : Winter Words, Op. 52

Performers: Philip Ledger (Piano); Robert Tear (Tenor)
Running Time: 19 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1953

Britten, Benjamin : Canticle I :: My Beloved Is Mine, for high voice & piano, Op. 40

Performers: Timothy Brown (Horn); David Daniels (Countertenor); Julius Drake (Piano); Christopher Maltman (Baritone); Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Aline Brewer (Harp)
Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 7 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1947

Britten, Benjamin : Canticle II, Op. 51 "Abraham and Isaac" :: Abraham and Isaac, for alto, tenor & piano, Op. 51

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 17 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1952

Britten, Benjamin : Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain" :: Still Falls the Rain, for tenor, horn & piano, Op. 55

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 11 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1954

Britten, Benjamin : Canticle IV :: The Journey of the Magi, for countertenor, tenor, baritone & piano, Op. 86

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 12 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1971

Britten, Benjamin : Canticle V :: The Death of St Narcissus, for tenor & harp, Op. 89

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 7 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1974

Britten, Benjamin : The Plough Boy, folksong for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 3)

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : Folksongs (7), Volume 1

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1943

Britten, Benjamin : Folksongs (7), Volume 3

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : There's none to soothe (Folksongs of the British Isles, Vol. 3)

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1947

Britten, Benjamin : Folksongs (7), Volume 3

Notes: 09/11/2001-09/17/2001
Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Britten, Benjamin : The Ash Grove, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 1)

Running Time: 3 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Britten, Benjamin : Greensleeves, folksong arrangement for high voice & piano

Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1941

Britten, Benjamin : Songs (2) by Thomas Hardy, for voice & piano

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Running Time: 5 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1953

Britten, Benjamin : Beware!, early songs (3) for medium voice & piano

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1926

Britten, Benjamin : Not even summer yet, song for high voice & piano

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Britten, Benjamin : Songs (2) by W. H. Auden, for voice & piano

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Britten, Benjamin : The Oxen, carol for female chorus & piano

Performers: Roger Vignoles (Piano); Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1967

Britten, Benjamin : Dawtie's Devotion, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)

Performers: Roger Vignoles (Piano); Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1971

Britten, Benjamin : Tradition, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)

Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1971

Britten, Benjamin : The Gully, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)

Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1971

Britten, Benjamin : Tit for Tat :: 1. A Song of Enchantment

Performers: Jonathan Lemalu (Bass Baritone); Malcolm Martineau (Piano)
Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1931

Britten, Benjamin : Tit for Tat :: 3. Silver

Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1931

Britten, Benjamin : Tit for Tat :: 5. Tit for Tat

Notes: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios, London, England (05/16/2005-05/17/2005)
Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1931

Britten, Benjamin : Ballads (2)

Performers: Felicity Lott; Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Graham Johnson (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/20/1991-06/22/1991)
Running Time: 5 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1937

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. III "British Isles", for voice & piano :: Sweet Polly Oliver

Performers: Robert Tear (Tenor); Philip Ledger (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/22/1974-04/23/1974)
Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1947

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano :: The Minstrel Boy

Performers: Philip Ledger (Piano); Robert Tear (Tenor)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/22/1974-04/23/1974)
Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1960

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano :: The Brisk Young Widow

Performers: Robert Tear (Tenor); Philip Ledger (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/22/1974-04/23/1974)
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1961

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano :: Ca' the Yowes

Performers: Robert Tear (Tenor); Philip Ledger (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/22/1974-04/23/1974)
Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1961

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano :: The Lincolnshire Poacher

Performers: Robert Tear (Tenor); Philip Ledger (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/22/1974-04/23/1974)
Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1961

Britten, Benjamin : Folksongs (7), Volume 1 :: O can ye sew cushions?

Performers: Robert Tear (Tenor); Philip Ledger (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/22/1974-04/23/1974)
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1943

Britten, Benjamin : Folksongs (7), Volume 1 :: The trees they grow so high

Performers: Philip Ledger (Piano); Robert Tear (Tenor)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/22/1974-04/23/1974)
Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1943

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano :: Early one morning

Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Sarah Brightman (Soprano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/02/1986-08/04/1986)
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1961

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano :: How sweet the answer

Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Sarah Brightman (Soprano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/02/1986-08/04/1986)
Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1960

Britten, Benjamin : Folksongs (8), Volume 2 :: Voici le printemps

Performers: Sarah Brightman (Soprano); Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/02/1986-08/04/1986)
Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano :: The last rose of Summer

Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Sarah Brightman (Soprano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/02/1986-08/04/1986)
Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1960

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano :: Dear Harp of my Country!

Performers: Sarah Brightman (Soprano); Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/02/1986-08/04/1986)
Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1960

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano :: Oft in the stilly night

Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Sarah Brightman (Soprano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/02/1986-08/04/1986)
Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1960

Britten, Benjamin : The Queen's Epicedium, for soprano or tenor & piano (Purcell Realization)

Performers: Benjamin Britten (Piano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Running Time: 7 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Duets (6), for 2 voices & piano

Performers: Felicity Lott; Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Graham Johnson (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/20/1991-06/22/1991)
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1954

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Songs (5), for voice & piano

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/20/1991-06/22/1991)
Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Duets (6), for 2 voices & piano

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/20/1991-06/22/1991)
Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1954

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Songs (7), for voice & piano

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/20/1991-06/22/1991)
Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1945

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Duets (6), for 2 voices & piano

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/20/1991-06/22/1991)
Running Time: 1 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1954

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Songs (7), for voice & piano

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Roger Vignoles (Piano); Mark Vigars (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (05/27/1986/07/18/1986)
Running Time: 1 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1945

Purcell, Henry : Hears not my Phyllis, Z 371 "Knotting Song"

Performers: Roger Vignoles (Piano); Mark Vigars (Piano); Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (05/27/1986/07/18/1986)
Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1695

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Duets (6), for 2 voices & piano

Performers: Neil Mackie (Tenor); Mark Vigars (Piano); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (05/27/1986/07/18/1986)
Running Time: 1 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1954

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Songs (5), for voice & piano

Performer: Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1988)
Running Time: 2 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Songs (5), for voice & piano

Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1988)
Running Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Songs (5), for voice & piano

Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1988)
Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Songs (5), for voice & piano

Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1988)
Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Britten, Benjamin : Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus :: Songs (5), for voice & piano

Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1988)
Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Schubert, Franz : Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300

Performer: Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1988)
Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1817

Schumann, Robert : Frühlingsnacht ("Uberm Garten durch die Lüfte"), song for voice & piano (Liederkreis), Op. 39/12

Performer: Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Notes: Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (05/09/1988-05/10/1988)
Running Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1840

Britten, Benjamin : Paul Bunyan, operetta, Op. 17

Performers: Benjamin Allen; Thomas Shaffer (Bass); Maria Jette (Soprano); Phil Jorgenson (Tenor); James Westbrock (Tenor); Merle Fristad (Bass); Richard Allison (Baritone); James Bohn (Bass-Baritone); Tim Dahl (Vocals); Dan Dressen (Tenor); Elisabeth Nelson (Soprano); Sue Herber; Vern Sutton (Tenor); Janis Hardy (Alto); Clifton Ware (Tenor); Stanford Felix; Jay Ramos; Lawrence Weller (Baritone); Pop Wagner (Baritone); James McKeel (Baritone); James Lawless (Spoken Vocals)
Conductor: Philip Brunelle
Notes: Ordway Music Theater, St. Paul, MN (05/05/1987/05/07/1987)
Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1941

Britten, Benjamin : Peter Grimes

Performers: Sarah Walker (Mezzo-soprano); Maria Bovino (Soprano); Stuart Kale (Tenor); Stafford Dean (Voice); Gillian Webster (Soprano); David Greenwood (Sound Effects); Patricia Payne (Mezzo Soprano); David Wilson-Johnson (Bass-Baritone); Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Thomas Allen (Baritone); Simon Keenlyside (Baritone); Felicity Lott; Neil Jenkins (Tenor)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Running Time: 109 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1945

Britten, Benjamin : Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54

Performers: Julian Leang (Voice); Caroline Wise (Soprano); Joan Rodgers (Soprano); Jane Henschel (Alto); Vivian Tierney (Soprano); Ian Bostridge (Tenor)
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Notes: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk, England (01/17/2002-01/19/2002)
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1954

Britten, Benjamin : A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64

Performers: Richard Suart (Baritone); Adrian Thompson (Tenor); Andrew Mead (Voice); Gregory Pierre (Treble); Penelope Walker (Mezzo Soprano); Lillian Watson (Soprano); Simon Hart (Treble); Henry Herford (Baritone); Roger Bryson (Bass Baritone); Dexter Fletcher (Voice); Donald Maxwell (Bass-Baritone); Robert Horn; James Bowman (Countertenor); Della Jones (Mezzo Soprano); Jill Gomez (Soprano); John Graham-Hall (Tenor); Norman Bailey (Baritone); Andrew Gallacher (Bass); Nicholas Watson (Treble)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1960

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 1. Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upsta

Performers: Flora Nielsen (Mezzo Soprano); Joan Cross (Soprano); Margaret Ritchie (Soprano); Reginald Goodall (Piano); Norman Lumsden (Bass); Frederick Sharp (Baritone); Denis Dowling (Baritone); Peter Pears (Tenor); Nancy Evans (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Reginald Goodall
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 1. It is an axiom among kings

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 1. Here the thirsty evening

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 1. Lucretia! Lucretia!

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 1. With you two arm in arm again

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 1. Interlude

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 2. Their spinning wheel unwinds

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 2. It is better to desire

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 2. The oatmeal slippers of sleep

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 1. Scene 2. None of the women move

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 1. She sleeps as a rose

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 1. Lucretia!... What do you want?

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 1. Go, Tarquinius!

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 1. Interlude

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 2. Oh! What a lovely day!

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 4 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 2. How hideous! Take them away!

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 2. Flowers bring to every year

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 2. Too late, Junius

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 2. This dead hand lets fall

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : The Rape of Lucretia :: Act 2. Scene 2. Is all this suffering and pain

Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/16/1947-08/19/1947)
Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : Peter Grimes

Performers: Herbert Dawson (Organ); Peter Pears (Tenor); Tom Cuthbert (Voice); Joan Cross (Soprano)
Conductor: Reginald Goodall
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (07/12/1948/07/14/1948)
Running Time: 109 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1945

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. III "British Isles", for voice & piano :: The Plough Boy

Performers: Peter Pears (Tenor); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1947

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. III "British Isles", for voice & piano :: Come you not from Newcastle?

Running Time: 1 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1947

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. III "British Isles", for voice & piano :: The Foggy, Foggy Dew

Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1947

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. III "British Isles", for voice & piano :: The King is gone a-hunting

Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1947

Britten, Benjamin : Folksong Arrangements, Vol. III "British Isles", for voice & piano :: O Waly, Waly

Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1947

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