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The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Britten: The Rape of Lucretia / Kirchschlager, Bostridge, Britton, Purves, Russell, Coleman-Wright. Knussen

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia
Performers: Bostridge, Ian
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

Ian Bostridge has continued to be a success in performing ever since his operatic debut in 1994. Collaborating with orchestras such as Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna...continue...
Personnel: Sussie Ahlberg (vocals).

Recording information: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk (06/11/2011/06/13/2011)....continue...

Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas; Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin / Welser-Möst

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57; Béla Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73
Performers: Orford, John
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Welser-Möst, Franz

Carter: Concerto for Orchestra; Knussen: Océans de terre

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Elliott Carter: Three Occasions; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Orchestra; Oliver Knussen: Songs without Voices, Op 26; Whitman Settings, for voice & piano, Op. 25; Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Po...
Performers: Bohm, Ole; Saffer, Lisa; Serkin, Peter [Piano]; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 8

2 CD / Bridge / 2010-02-09

Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Horn; Mad Regales, for 6 solo voices; Tintinnabulation, for percussion sextet; Wind Rose, for wind ensemble; Sound Fields, for orchestra; On Conversing with Paradise, for...
Performers: Boyar, Simon; Gibbs, Charles; Goater, Edward; Huang, Hsin-Yun; Kolkay, Peter; Melrose, Leigh; Menna, Sian; Neidich, Charles; Nelson, Jon [Composer/Trumpet]; Owen, Martin; Price, Edward; Purvis, Willi...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver; Epstein, Frank
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

In celebration of Elliott Carter's 101st birthday, Bridge Records is pleased to release The Music of Elliott Carter, Vol. 8 (16 Compositions, 2002-2009), a two...continue...

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

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...continue...

EMI American Classics - Elliot Carter / Ole Böhn, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonetta, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Elliott Carter: Three Occasions; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Orchestra
Performers: Bohn, Ole; Crees, Eric
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

It was as a teenager that Carter developed an interest in music, an interest that was encouraged by a friendship with Charles Ives. Like many...continue...

Cole, Foskett, Bedford / Gould, Booth, Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2008-06-17

Works: Jonathan Cole: Testament; Ben Foskett: Concerto for Violin; Luke Bedford: Or voit tout en aventure
Performers: Booth, Claire; Gould, Clio
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

This CD features three works, all commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, by rising stars of the British new music scene. 'Or Voit Tout En Aventure'...continue...

Jonathan Cole: Testament; Ben Foskett: Violin Concerto; Luke Bedford: Or Voit Tout en Aventure

1 CD / London Sinfonietta / 2008-04-07

Works: Jonathan Cole: Testament, for orchestra; Ben Foskett: Concerto for Violin; Luke Bedford: Or Voit Tour en Aventure, for soprano & orchestra
Performers: Booth, Claire; Gould, Clio
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver

Music of Elliott Carter Vol 7 / Knussen, Hodges

1 CD / Bridge / 2005-12-01

Works: Elliott Carter: Dialogues; Boston Concerto, for orchestra; Concerto for Cello; ASKO Concerto
Performers: Hodges, Nicolas; Sherry, Fred [Cello]
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: ASKO Ensemble; BBC Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta

This highly-anticipated recording, a Bridge co-production with the BBC, presents first recordings of four major Elliott Carter compositions, all composed within the past six years....continue...

Wolpe: Quintet with Voice, etc / Serkin, Knussen, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 1993-11-01

Works: Stefan Wolpe: Suite im Hexachord, for oboe & clarinet. C. 65, Op. 24b; Quintet with Voice, for Baritone voice, horn, clarinet, cello, piano & harp, C. 139; Piece in Three Parts for Piano & Sixteen In...
Performers: Allen, Barbara; Bartlett, Eric; Blustine, Allen; Grabois, Daniel; Karis, Aleck; Opalach, Jan; Serkin, Peter [Piano]; Taylor, Stephen W. [Oboe]
Conductors: Purvis, William [Horn]; Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Speculum Musicae members