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Britten: Cello Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Britten

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...

Britten: Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings, Les Illuminations, Nocturne

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...

Britten: Song Cycles

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; Winter Words, Op. 52; On this Island, Op. 11; Who are these Children?, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 84; Tit for Tat; Hen...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John

The names of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears are forever linked by their personal and creative partnership. Composer and interpreter have rarely enjoyed so long-standing...continue...

Britten: Billy Budd / Britten, London SO

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

Britten: The Turn of the Screw / Britten, English Opera

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

Legends - Schubert: Winterreise / Pears, Britten

1 CD / Decca Import / 2000-07-18

Works: Franz Schubert: Gute Nacht ("Fremd bin ich eingezogen"), song for voice & piano (Winterreise), D. 911/1 (Op. 89/1); Die Wetterfahne ("Der Wind spielt mit der Wetterfahne"), song for voice & piano (Wi...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Pears, Peter, Sir

"What is so striking about the Pears performance is its intensity...The recording and the CD transfer are exceptionally successful in bringing in a sense of...continue...

Britten: Death in Venice

1 CD / Decca Import / 1990-02-07

Works: Benjamin Britten: Death in Venice, opera, Op. 88
Performers: Bauer, Michael; Bowen, Kenneth; Jones, Keith; Pears, Peter, Sir; Shirley-Quirk, John
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
In his insert-notes, Christopher Palmer has pertinent things to say about the sexual climate of Britten's last opera, Death in Venice; but...continue...

Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream / Britten, London SO

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 Guide
This recording remains as fresh and inspired as the day it was made. Britten's taut, disciplined yet magical reading is unsurpassed.
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britten: the rape of lucretia

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