5 CD / Decca /
2011-11-15
Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers:
Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors:
Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble:
; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet
Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...
$32.98
$28.48
DEC B001620002

1 CD / Hanssler Classic /
2010-09-28
Works: Benjamin Britten: Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Variations on an Elizabethan Theme; Imogen Holst: Variations on an Elizabethan Theme...
Performers:
Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Benjamin Britten conducting his own works is always an experience. While many recordings of the "composer-as-conductor" are available, this new recording features a program of...continue...
Recording information: Baden, Baden, Hans Rosbaud-Studio (12/01/1956)....continue...
$16.99
$14.99
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HAN 94213

6 CD / Decca /
2010-06-21
Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54; The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37; Canticle II, Op. 51...
Performers:
Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Britten, Benjamin; Bush, Alan; Cable, Margaret; Cross, Joan; Dart, Thurston; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickson,...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Boult, Adrian; Norrington, Roger; Munchinger, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Davis, Colin; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble:
; Melos Ensemble of London
The recorded legacy of the great English tenor Peter Pears is substantial and wide-ranging. It embraces Baroque repertory and Elizabethan songs as well as a...continue...
$37.48
$33.98
DEC B001437802

2 CD / Musical Concepts /
2010-01-26
Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers:
Brannigan, Owen; Elms, Lauris; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Kells, Iris; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; Lanigan, John; Nilsson, Raymond; Pears, Peter, Sir; Pease, James; Studholme, Marion; Watson, Clair...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
"Few opera recordings can claim to be so definitive, with Pears, for whom it was written, in the name-part, and a first-rate cast. Britten conducts...continue...
Recording information: 1958....continue...
$15.99
$13.99
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MSLC 2008

7 CD / Globe /
2009-09-01
Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera; Ernani; Falstaff; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492...
Performers:
Alva, Luigi; Ameling, Elly; Andreolli, Florindo; Andriessen, Louis; Arnaud, Claudine; Barbieri, Fedora; Barick, David; Barwahser, Hubert; Beekman, Marcel; Benschop, Yvonne; Berberian, Cathy; Beretty,...
Conductors:
Giulini, Carlo Maria; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Rescigno, Nicola; Abbado, Claudio; Maderna, Bruno; De Waart, Edo; Berio, Luciano; Britten, Benjamin; Alldis, John; Duffalo, Richard; Friesen, Heinz; Leeuw...
Ensemble:
American Wind Orchestra; ASKO Ensemble; Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Danzi Woodwind Quintet; English Opera Group; Ensemble InterContemporain; Ensemble Modern; Hague Residentie Orchestra; Instrumen...
$55.99
$50.99
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GLB 6900

3 CD / Nimbus Records /
2008-09-09
Works: Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39
Performers:
Ashton, Roy; Cross, Joan; Dowling, Denis; Evans, Nancy; Kraus, Otakar; Lawson, Catherine; Lumsden, Norman; Parr, Gladys; Parry, Elisabeth; Pears, Peter, Sir; Ritchie, Margaret; Sharp, Anne; Thompson,...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
English Opera Group Orchestra
The current recording is of a performance given by the English Opera Group, conducted by the composer and directed by Basil Coleman, in the Theatre...continue...
$32.99
$29.99
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NIM 5824

1 DVD Video / Decca /
2008-07-08
Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33
Performers:
Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Drake, Bryan; Harper, Heather; Pears, Peter, Sir; Tear, Robert
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra
This is the first audio-visual recording of this essential opera, conducted by the composer. It is also the only version to star Peter Pears, who...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color Country of Origin: USA
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$32.98
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DEC B001147709

1 CD / Decca Import /
2007-09-04
Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Cantata misericordium, for tenor, baritone, chorus, string quartet, strings, piano, harp & tympani,
Performers:
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Pears, Peter, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (1963-1964)....continue...
$20.99
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PID 724867

7 CD / Decca /
2007-02-13
Works: Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 13; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Cantata misericordium, for tenor, bar...
Performers:
Blyth, Denis; Britten, Benjamin; de Peyer, Gervase; Ellis, Osian; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Katchen, Julius; Lubotsky, Mark; Murray, Alexander; Pears, Peter, Sir; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, ...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
This is the fourth volume in the Collector Editions series, devoted to the music of English composer Benjamin Britten. It features authoritative performances by the...continue...
$52.98
$45.48
DEC B000827202

2 CD / Decca /
2006-10-10
Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers:
Brannigan, Owen; Elms, Lauris; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Kells, Iris; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; Lanigan, John; Nilsson, Raymond; Norman, Marcus; Pears, Peter, Sir; Pease, James; Studholme, Mario...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
"The Decca recording was one of the first great achievements of the stereo era. Few opera recordings can claim to be do definitive, with Peter...continue...
$25.98
$22.98
DEC B000747802

2 CD / Decca /
2006-05-16
Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers:
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Pears, Peter, Sir; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
Melos Ensemble of London
"Britten's own 1963 recording of the War Requiem comes near to the ideal. The digital remastering...brings added textural refinement and makes this recording sound newly...continue...
$25.98
$22.98
DEC B000638902

1 CD / Decca Import /
2006-05-01
Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Les Illuminations; Nocturne, Op. 60
Performers:
Blyth, Denis; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; de Peyer, Gervase; Ellis, Osian; Murray, Alexander; Pears, Peter, Sir; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]; Waters, Willie Anthony
Conductors:
Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Britten, Benjamin
The three orchestral song cycles collected here are central to the Britten canon of recorded repertoire and whereas Pears' other recordings of the Serenade and...continue...
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PID 77300

10 CD / Decca /
2005-03-15
Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64; Phaedra, Op. 93; The Rape of Lucretia; Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54; Death in Venice, opera, Op. 88; Gloriana, opera, Op. 53
Performers:
Adams, Stephen James; Ainsley, John Mark; Alder, Eric; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barstow, Josephine; Bates, Angela Vernon; Bauer, Michael; Bowen, Kenneth; Bowma...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble:
; Welsh National Opera Chorus
These recordings of the remaining five Britten operas in the Decca catalog are conducted by mixture of the composer and two colleagues, Steuart Bedford and...continue...
$74.48
$65.98
DEC B000410202

8 CD / Decca /
2004-10-12
Works: Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39; Owen Wingrave, opera, Op. 85; Billy Budd, Op. 50; Peter Grimes
Performers:
Amit, Sheila; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bowman, David; Brannigan, Owen; Bryn-Jones, Delme; Bush, Henry; Cantelo, April; Coleby, Geoffrey; Dempsey, Gregory; Douglas, Nigel; Drake, Brya...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
These recordings of four of Britten's operas conducted by the composer are all classics. Owen Wingrave remains unique as an audio recording and this reissue...continue...
$59.98
$50.98
DEC B000321302

3 CD / Decca Import /
2004-09-14
Works: Benjamin Britten: Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35; Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74; Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers:
Bowman, David; Bowman, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Brannigan, Owen; Britten, Benjamin; Bryn-Jones, Delme; Bush, Henry; Coleby, Geoffrey; Dempsey, Gregory; Drake, Bryan; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Garrett, ...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
$44.49
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PID 807847
1 CD / BBC Legends /
2003-02-01
Works: Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers:
Pears, Peter, Sir; Wilbrink, Hans; Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble:
Melos Ensemble of London
"The only "War Requiem" I know that gets to me as this one does is Britten's own.. This is a 'bel canto' performance all the...continue...
$18.99
$16.99
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BBC 40462
2 CD / Decca Import /
2002-09-10
Works: Benjamin Britten: Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54
Performers:
Cross, Joan; Dyer, Olive; Hemmings, David; Mandikian, Arda; Pears, Peter, Sir; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
English Opera Group Orchestra
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PID 807874
2 CD / Gala /
2001-05-11
Works: Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia; Billy Budd, Op. 50
Performers:
Brannigan, Owen; Cross, Joan; Dalberg, Frederick; Davies, Rhoderick; Edmund Donleavy; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Flynn, Peter; Kraus, Otakar; Langdon, Michael; Pears, Peter, Sir; Pollak, Anna; Ritchi...
Conductors:
Goodall, Reginald; Britten, Benjamin
$16.99
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GLA 560

1 CD / BBC Legends Import /
2000-01-25
Works: Benjamin Britten: Our Hunting Fathers, song cycle for high voice & orchestra, Op. 8; Who are these Children?, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 84; Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"; Lachry...
Performers:
Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Britten, Benjamin; Major, Margaret; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
"'Our Hunting Fathers,' one of Britten's earliest mature works, is another searing orchestral song cycle. Until Ian Bostridge's excellent account issued in 1998, all other...continue...
$15.99
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PID 1008012

1 CD / BBC Legends Import /
1999-08-17
Works: George Frederick Handel: A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Benjamin Britten: Hankin Booby, folk dance for wind & drums; Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord)...
Performers:
Adeney, Richard; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Ellis, Osian; Harper, Heather; Harvey, Keith; Jones, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra
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PID 1008006

1 CD / BBC Legends Import /
1999-04-20
Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Morceaux (6) for Piano, Op. 19; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana"; Legend (When Jesus Christ was but a child...
Performers:
Pears, Peter, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
"Whenever a group of colleagues gathered to play music with Ben, there was always a special atmosphere of high quality work, mutual respect, affection and...continue...
$15.99
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PID 1008001

1 CD / NMC Classics /
1998-08-21
Works: Benjamin Britten: Les illuminations, Op. 18; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, Op. 22
Performers:
Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin; Barbirolli, John, Sir
Ensemble:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic
Britten's only rival as an interpreter of his own music on record is Stravinsky, yet in his Aspen Award speech of 1964, he stated that...continue...
$16.99
$14.99
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NMC 030

2 CD / Decca /
1995-06-13
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers:
Adeney, Richard; Aronowitz, Cecil; Ballardie, Quintin; Beers, Adrian; Brown, James; Burgess, Russell; Farrell, Timothy; Gatt, Martin; Graeme, Peter; Harper, Heather; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Hill, Jen...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
"Britten characteristically refuses to follow any set tradition, whether baroque, Victorian or whatever, and, with greater extremes of tempo than is common (often strikingly fast),...continue...
$18.98
$16.98
DEC 4438592

1 CD / HBDirect Import /
1993-05-03
Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31; Les illuminations, Op. 18
Performers:
Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra
If you're looking for the quintessential Benjamin Britten recording look no further. In one of Britten's most renowned compositions Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings...continue...
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$14.99
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PID 76262

2 CD / Decca Import /
1990-02-06
Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
Performers:
Brannigan, Owen; Deller, Alfred; Harper, Heather; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Hemsley, Thomas; Kelly, David C. [Bass Vocal]; Lumsden, Norman; MacDonald, Kenneth; Pears, Peter, Sir; Raggett, ...
Conductors:
Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Good CD GuideThis recording remains as fresh and inspired as the day it was made. Britten's taut, disciplined yet magical reading is unsurpassed. ...continue...
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$43.99
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PID 76115

2 CD / Decca Import /
1990-02-05
Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; The Rape of Lucretia
Performers:
Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Drake, Bryan; Harper, Heather; Hill, Jenny; Luxon, Benjamin [Baritone Vocal]; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors:
Bedford, Steuart; Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
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PID 83526
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