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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...

Music for Viola & Piano - Britten: Lachrymae; Hindemith: Sonata in F; Shostakovich: Sonata Op. 147 / Yuri Bashmet, viola; Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Richter, Sviatoslav

Bashmet and Richter demonstrate why they are the top practitioners of their craft in this collection of three highly notable compositions for viola and piano...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg, Germany (03/06/1985-03/08/1985)....continue...

Lachrymae: Music for Strings by Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, Arvo Part, Michael Tippet et al. / CO of Europe

1 CD / Apex / 2012-06-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Chacony for Strings in G minor, Z 730; Dido and Aeneas; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Arvo Pärt: Cantus in ...
Performers: Blankestijn, Marieke; Bone, Nicholas; Bone, Nicolas; Conway, William; Moffat, Vesna Stankovic
Conductors: Egarr, Richard; Conway, William; Boyd, Douglas
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Lachrymae (latin for "tears") is the perfect title for this collection of some of the most visceral music composed in the last four centuries. "The...continue...
Recording information: St John's Smith Square, London, England (03/24/2003/03/31/2003)....continue...

Works for Viola and Piano by Schumann, Britten, Shostakovich / Chorzelski, Apekisheva

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 113; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Apekisheva, Katya; Chorzelski, Krzysztof

Well known viola player Krzysztof Chorzelski of the Belcea Quartet performs works for viola and piano, and he enjoys the diverse career that has taken...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill (10/10/2010-10/12/2010)....continue...

Britten: Violin Concerto; Double Concerto; Lachrymae / Anthony Marwood, Lawrence Power

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Double Concerto, for violin, viola & orchestra in B minor (supressed by composer); Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48
Performers: Marwood, Anthony; Power, Lawrence
Conductors: Volkov, Ilan
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Long recognized as an outstanding c hamber musician, Anthony Marwood has more recently been making waves as a concerto soloist, with two contributions to the...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow (01/12/2011-01/13/2011)....continue...

Sprezzatura: Chihara, Siskind, Britten, Hindemith / Shelly Tramposh, viola; Cullan Bryant, piano

1 CD / Ravello / 2011-10-25

Works: Paul Chihara: Sonata for viola & piano ("De Profundis"); Paul Siskind: Etwas für Bratsche (etwas rasch!), for viola & piano; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Paul Hindemi...
Performers: Bryant, Cullan [Piano]; Tramposh, Shelly

Violist Shelly Tramposh plays her instrument with an effortless grace that can only be described as having SPREZZATURA. Tramposh, accompanied by Cullan Bryant - one...continue...
Recording information: Crane School of Music, State University of New York at (12/20/2010-12/22/2010)....continue...

Britten: Noye's Fludde / Wilks, Wilson, Wyn, BBC Concert

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Noye's Fludde, children's opera, Op. 59; A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Performers: Alleyne, Susan; Anderson, Louisa; Ankier, Joanne; Barnett, Judy; Bate, Jennifer; Baylav, H. Cahit; Belas, Oliver; Berry, Christine; Blomiley, Nigel; Carson, Frank; Cass, Helen; Cinnamon, Emily; Clark...
Conductors: Wilks, Nicholas
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra members; Finchley Children's Music Group

"This production has the benefit of very strong voices in Benjamin Luxon - resonant and impressive as 'The Voice of God' and David Wilson-Johnson as...continue...

Britten: Double Concerto; Sinfonietta; Young Apollo; 2 Portraits / Kremer, Bashmet, Lugansky Qrt

1 CD / Apex / 2011-08-30

Works: Benjamin Britten: Young Apollo, for piano, string quartet & strings, Op. 16 (withdrawn by composer); Double Concerto, for violin, viola & orchestra in B minor (supressed by composer); Two Portraits, ...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; de Cogan, Dara; Fletcher, Lyn; Kremer, Gidon; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Pooley, Tim; Worrall, Peter
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra (Members)

Artist Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Nikolai Lugansky, Hallé Orchestra, and Kent Nagano come together to perform 4 pieces by English Composer, Benjamin Britten. Exciting, interesting...continue...
Recording information: Bridgewater Hall, Manchester....continue...

Britten: Phaedra; A Charm of Lullabies; Lachrymae / Sarah Connolly

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-05-31

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Two Portrait...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Monks, Susan; Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The repertoire on this CD is written across a period of more than 45 years, beginning the year Britten entered the Royal College of Music...continue...
Recording information: Maida Vale Stodio No. 1, London, England (09/23/2010-09/25/2010)....continue...

Reflections for Viola & Piano

1 CD / Pavane / 2011-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for viola (or violin) & piano, Op. 113; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48...
Performers: Croene, Frederik [Piano]; Eyckmans, Dominica

Recording information: Academiezaal Sint-Truiden (06/11/2009-06/12/2009)....continue...

Inner Voice

1 CD / Centaur / 2010-11-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; George Rochberg: Sonata for viola & piano; Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel, for viola & piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Pi...
Performers: Johnson, Lura; Minkler, Peter

The four compositions featured on this disc are striking examples of self-expression, guided and influenced by each composer’s fundamental essence, or “Inner voice.” Benjamin Britten...continue...
Recording information: Louise Hayley Gilliam Concert Hall, Carl J. Murphy Fine (08/04/2008-08/07/2008)....continue...

Britten: Double Concerto, Bridge Variations, Les illuminations / Jurowski, Matthews, Schoeman, et al

1 CD / London Philharmonic Orchestra / 2009-03-31

Works: Benjamin Britten: Double Concerto, for violin, viola & orchestra in B minor (supressed by composer); Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Les Illuminations
Performers: Matthews, Sally; Schoeman, Pieter; Zemtsov, Alexander
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir

This live recording conducted by the London Philharmonic Orchestra's highly acclaimed Principal Conductor, Vladimir Jurowski, brings together three of Britten's early works. Written just before...continue...

Britten: War Requiem, Young Person's Guide, Serenade, etc / Sir Simon Rattle, et al

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: An American Overture; Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14; Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21; The Building of the House, overture for cho...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Baborak, Radek; Ballard, Jeremy; Blatchly, Mark; Blau, Andreas; Bostridge, Ian; Cole, Peter; Donohoe, Peter; Fowke, Philip; Fuchs, Wenzel; Gomez, Jill; Hargan, Alison; Kasnowski, Micha...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus

One of England's finest conductors conducting one of England's finest composers! Besides the three great song cycles ('Les Illuminations', 'Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings',...continue...

Christmastide

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; Max Reger: M...
Performers: Appleman, Abraham; Capalbo, Michele; Drake, Victoria; Fader, Oren; Heiss, David; Lionti, Vincent; Mason, Eric; Miller, Dan; Mortimore, Stephanie; Yajima, Mineko
Conductors: Contino, Fiora

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...

New York Legends - Cynthia Phelps, Principal Viola

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25/1; François Devienne: Duo for flute & vio...
Performers: Gordon, Judith; Phelps, Cynthia

Excursions - Krenek, Penderecki, Adler, Bloch, etc / Weber

1 CD / Musicaphon / 2008-06-06

Works: Ernst Krenek: Sonata for Viola solo, Op. 92 no 3; Krzysztof Penderecki: Cadenza for Viola solo; Samuel Adler: Canto XVI for Viola solo; Ernest Bloch: Suite for Viola solo [fragment]; Jan Zdenek Barto...
Performers: Weber, Jürgen

With these recordings for viola solo, I would like to show that, apart from the usual, often played viola literature, there exist unknown treasures waiting...continue...

Temporal Fantasies - Britten, Hindemith / Jared Hauser

1 CD / Blue Griffin / 2008-03-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano; Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2; Insect Pieces; Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Engli...
Performers: Adams, John [Composer]; Bjella, David; Hauser, Jared; Roth, Nicholas; Yonetani, Ayako

Jared Hauser, Principal Oboist of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by Drake University Professor Nicholas Roth in a spectacular survey of works by two...continue...

Britten, Bruch, Benjamin: Double Concertos / Schmid, Berlin

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2007-03-13

Works: Arthur Benjamin: Romantic Fantasy, for violin, viola & orchestra; Benjamin Britten: Double Concerto, for violin, viola & orchestra in B minor (supressed by composer); Max Bruch: Concerto for clarinet...
Performers: Raiskin, Daniel; Schmid, Benjamin
Conductors: Shambadal, Lior
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Longtime musical partners onstage, violinist Benjamin Schmid and cellist Daniel Raiskin have performed in numerous concerts together. Since their German premiere performance of Benjamin Britten's...continue...

English Viola Romance / Brett Deubner

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-07-04

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Studies (6) in English Folksong; Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale for Viola and Clarinet; Benjamin Britten: Elegy for Viola solo; Arnold Bax: Fantasy Sonata
Performers: Biggers, Barbara Ann; Deubner, Brett; Lamy, Andrew

Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, etc / Pople

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-05-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Allison, Malcolm
Conductors: Pople, Ross
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Ross Pople was handpicked at age 23 by Yehudi Menuhin to be principal solo cellist of the Menuhin Festival Orchestra, where his ability was given...continue...

Britten: Phaedra, Lachrymae, etc / Friend, Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-02-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1; The Sword in the Stone, music for a 6...
Performers: Chase, Roger; Rigby, Jean
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"... The Nash Ensemble performances are brilliant and brilliantly recorded. There is a clarity and urgency to the performances that reveals much of the inner...continue...

Britten: Frank Bridge variations; Bartók, Hartmann

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-07-19

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Concerto Funebre for violin & string orchestra; Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orc...
Performers: Lunt, Beverley; Nikolic, Gordan; Stegenga, Herre-Jan; Wolfe, Richard; Zahn, Annette

"All the elements for a great recording are present here. Each of the three works is a masterpiece by one of the great composers of...continue...

Keisuke Wakao plays Mozart, et al / Friends of the Boston SO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Quartet for flute (or oboe/violin), violin, viola & cello in B flat major Op. 8/6, CW B56 (T. 307/2); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (3...
Performers: Barker, Edwin; Basrak, Cathy; Knudsen, Sato; Lowe, Malcolm; Martin, Thomas [Clarinet]; Romanul, Victor; Wakao, Keisuke

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Bedford, London SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17

Works: Benjamin Britten: Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Moore, Keiron; Taylor, Alex
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The earliest of the works on this disc, the 'Sinfonia da Requiem', is a memorial to Britten's parents and the victims of war in Europe....continue...

The Art of the Viola / Koll, Inui, Schmidl, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Ludwig van Beethoven: Duet for Viola and Cello in E flat major, WoO 32; Robert Schumann: Märchenerzählungen for clarinet ...
Performers: Inui, Madoka; Karanovic, Milan; Koll, Alexandra; Koll, Heinrich; Schmidl, Peter

Heinrich Koll is the principal violist with both the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera. This CD features some of the greatest viola...continue...

Britten: Simple Symphony, etc / Bedford, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano; A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Do...
Performers: Daniel, Nicholas; Dukes, Philip; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart; Greene, Robert; Burns, Robert; Philip, John; Randolph, Thomas
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

The works on this recording cover the entire span of Britten's published output - from the 'Simple Symphony' of 1934, to the string orchestral arrangement...continue...

Britten: Music for Oboe, Music for Piano / Francis, Dussek

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-09-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2; Holiday Diary, suite for piano, Op. 5; Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49; Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano; Waltzes ...
Performers: Dussek, Michael; Francis, Sarah; Solodchin, Galina; Underwood, John; Williams, Jonathan

'I can highly recommend this CD for the wonderful mixture of Britten's chamber works and the all-round excellent playing' (The Musician)

'One of the most magical...continue...

Fantasy - Bax, Bridge, Vaughan-Williams, Britten, Grainger

1 CD / Centaur / 2002-08-29

Works: Arnold Bax: Fantasy Sonata; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for Viola and Piano; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Studies (6) in English Folksong; Elizabethan Songs (3); Percy Grainger: Sussex Mummers' Chri...
Performers: Lederer, Doris; Mollenhauer, Jude

Fantasies / Esther Van Stralen

1 CD / Tall Poppies / 2002-05-01

Works: John Cage: Dream; Heinrich Aloys Prager: Easy Preludes (12) in twelve different keys; Carl Vine: Miniature I for solo viola; Miniature II for 2 violas; Gordon Kerry: Etude for solo viola; Krzysztof P...
Performers: Stralen, Esther Van

English Music for Viola / Paul Coletti, Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-11-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Elegy for Viola solo; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola & piano; Rebecca Clarke: Lullaby, for viola & piano; Morpheus, for viola & piano; Sonata for viola & piano; Percy Gra...
Performers: Coletti, Paul; Howard, Leslie

"Superb advocacy for some scandalously neglected music... this disc deserves to win both musicians and composers many new friends." -CD Review...continue...

British Composers - Britten, Walton: Chamber Music

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2001-06-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6; Elegy for Viola solo; Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49; William Walton: Quartet fo...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Barantschik, Alexander; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Graham, Janice; Kerstens, Tom; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Margalit, Israela; Silverthorne, Paul; Welsh, Moray

British Composers - Rattle conducts Britten

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-08-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: An American Overture; Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus & orchestra, Op. 14; Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21; The Building of the House, overture for cho...
Performers: Ballard, Jeremy; Cole, Peter; Donohoe, Peter; Fowke, Philip; Gomez, Jill; Hargan, Alison; Kasnowski, Michal; Kok, Felix; Tear, Robert; Warren, Wesley; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Lachrymae / Kim Kashkashian, Dennis Russell Davies

1 CD / ECM / 2000-04-18

Works: Paul Hindemith: Trauermusik for Viola and Strings; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Krzysztof Penderecki: Concerto for Viola
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]
Conductors: Davies, Dennis R.
Ensemble: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Elegies / Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin

1 CD / ECM / 2000-04-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Romance for viola & piano; Elliott Carter: Elegy, for viola (or cello) & piano; Alexander Glazunov: Elegy for viola & ...
Performers: Kashkashian, Kim [Viola]; Levin, Robert D. [American Pianist]

Britten the Performer 14 - Britten: Lachrymae, etc

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...

Home for Christmas / Anne Sofie von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-10-12

Works: Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; William Mathias: Sweet Was The Song; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Traditional: Tomorro...
Performers: Agnas, Joakim; Agnas, Urban; Bengtson, Jan; Bylund, Jonas; Danielsson, Göran; Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Helander, Torbjörn; Henrikson, Leif; Henryson, Svante; Jansson, Bengan; Jansson...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stockholm Chamber Brass

"Home for Christmas" is Anne Sofie von Otter's first holiday album. "Home for Christmas" is a rich selection of popular international Christmas songs, including a...continue...

Crawford, Britten, Chihara: Quartets / Sequoia Quartet

1 CD / Music & Arts / 1999-04-20

Works: Benjamin Britten: Quartet for Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 36; John Crawford: Quartet for Strings; Paul Chihara: Sequoia; Ellington Fantasy
Performers: Dunham, James; Martin, Robert [horn]; Matsuda, Yoko; Watanabe, Miwako
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sequoia String Quartet

Britten: Four Sea Interludes, etc / Handley, Bedford, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Young Apollo, for piano, string quartet & strings, Op. 16 (withdrawn by composer); Death in Venice, opera, O...
Performers: Careau, Suzanne; Ellis, David; Golani, Rivka; Prevot, Christian; Stewart, Paul; Turovsky, Eleonora
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Turovsky, Yuli; Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici de Montreal; Ulster Orchestra

Orchestral Excerpts for Viola / Robert Vernon

1 CD / Summit Records / 1998-01-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Don Juan, Op. 20; Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, Op. 15; Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et C...
Performers: Vernon, Robert

This disc contains solo viola parts of orchestral excerpts with commentary by Robert Vernon....continue...

Yizhak Schotten, Viola

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1998-01-02

Works: Marin Marais: Rondeau L'Agreable, for viola da gamba & continuo in A major (Pièces de viole, Book IV, no 42); La Provençale, for viola da gamba & continuo in F major (Pièces de viole, ...
Performers: Collier, Katherine; Edward Parmentier [Harpsichord/Organ]; Schotten, Yizhak
Conductors: Rosenberg, Richard

Britten: Musick for Oboe

1 CD / Campanella Musica / 1998-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phantasy for Oboe and String Trio, Op. 2; Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano; Suite for harp in C major, Op. 83; Insect Pieces; Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 4...
Performers: Christ, Wolfram [Viola]; Faust, Georg; Hellwig, Klaus; Koenen, Rolf; Kussmaul, Rainer; Schellenberger, HansJörg [Oboe/Conductor]; Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]; Suss, Margit-Anna

A Bird Came Down the Walk / Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1997-06-20

Works: George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Jean Sibelius: Rondo, for viola & piano in D minor, JS 162; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Elegy for Viola solo; Toru Takem...
Performers: Imai, Nobuko; Pontinen, Roland

Mozart, Loeffler, Paladihe, Britten / John Mack

1 CD / Crystal Records / 1997-02-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Charles Martin Loeffler: Rhapsodies (2) for Oboe, Viola and Piano; Emile Paladilhe: Solo de Concert for oboe & piano; B...
Performers: Geber, Stephen; Mack, John; Majeske, Daniel; Podis, Eunice; Skernick, Abraham

20th Century Viola

1 CD / Dynamic / 1994-01-01

Works: George Enescu: Concert Piece for Viola and Piano; Igor Stravinsky: Elegy, for viola (or violin) solo; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; Zoltán Kodály: Adagio for Vio...
Performers: James Creitz; Sarbu, Mihail

Britten, Finzi, Holst: Choral Works / Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-10-01

Works: Gerald Finzi: Requiem Da Camera; Benjamin Britten: Deus in adjutorium meum, motet for chorus (from "This Way to the Tomb"); Chorale on an Old French Carol, for double chorus; Cantata misericordium, f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alley, John [Piano]; Barlow, Alison; Dorey, Susan; Hoult, David; Roberts, Edward; Singers, Britten; Tees, Stephen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Ward, Nicholas [Conductor]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Britten Singers; City of London Sinfonia

Britten: Les Illuminations, Lachrymae, etc / Csaba

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1900-01-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les illuminations, Op. 18; Lachrymae for Viola and Strings, Op. 48a; Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Performers: Eklof, Ulf; Forsberg, Ulf; Hogman, Christina; Holst, Daniel; Mannheimer, Annette; Sparf, Nils-Erik
Conductors: Csaba, Péter
Ensemble: New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra