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Opera Classics - Britten: Turn of the Screw / Bedford, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54
Performers: Cannan, Phyllis; Hulse, Eileen; Langridge, Philip; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Pay, Sam; Secunde, Nadine
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra

"The orchestral playing is truly impressive - aggressive, wildly coloful with finesse and musicianship. Pay is simply heartbreaking in his final line, 'Peter Quint, you...continue...

Opera Classics - Britten: Albert Herring / Bedford, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-03-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Bonner, Yvette; Bowling, Temime; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gillett, Christopher; Gritton, Susan; Jones, Della; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice];...
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

"The musicians of the Northern Sinfonia treat the score very much as extended chamber music, with the instruments almost as characters in their own right....continue...