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Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem; Four Sea Interludes; The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Libor Pesek

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Benjamin Britten was one of the few 20th century composers to create a musical universe with works in many different genres that enjoy great popularity....continue...
Recording information: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (01/1989)....continue...

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...

Essential Britten / Over 2 hours of Britten's greatest masterworks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin Op. 15; Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; A Ceremony of Carols, O...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Brown, Timothy; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Clark, James [Tenor Vocal]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Ellis, Osian; Godlee, Julian; Haendel, Ida; Harper, Heather; Lenehan, John [Pi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Bedford, Steuart; Berglund, Paavo; Willcocks, David; Pesek, Libor; Whitfield, John; Tate, Jeffrey; Previn, Andre; Hickox, Richard; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Holst: The Planets; Britten: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Purcell / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (b.1931) is the last living survivor of a great Russian quartet of conductors consisting of Mravinsky, Kondrashin and Svetlanov. He was the highly...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

100 Best Children's Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-01-11

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; The Snow Maiden; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell Overture; Ser...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Buchbinder, Rudolf [Piano]; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; de los Angeles, Victoria; Fischer, Annie; Kok, Felix; Labèque, Katia; Labèque, Marielle [Piano]; Lympany, M...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mehta, Zubin; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Previn, Andre; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Tortelier, Paul; Ozawa, Seiji; Lysy, Alberto; Jansons, Mariss; Jacquillat,...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Camerata Lysy Gstaad

Each CD included in this 6-CD set from EMI Classics is inspired by the wonders of childhood. The first CD, CARNIVAL, includes works by Camille...continue...

The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; George Kleinsinger: Tubby the Tuba, for narrator and orchestra
Performers: Jones, Timothy [Tuba]
Conductors: Northey, Benjamin; Taddei, Marc

100 Best Children's Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-11-16

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan; Snow Maiden; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Gioachino Rossini: William Tell; Sergey Prokofiev: ...

1956 Nixa-Westminster Stereo Recordings Vol. 1

3 CD / First Hand / 2010-06-08

Works: William Walton: Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Edward Elgar: Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 63; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London T...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian

This important historical release contains a mouthwatering selection of classic English symphonic repertoire, with many recordings receiving their CD debuts. These 1956 Nixa-Westminster recordings hav...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England....continue...

Benjamin Britten: Spring Symphony Op. 44; Etc.; Max Reger: Eine Ballett-Suite, Op. 130

1 CD / Audiophile Legends Import / 2010-02-23

Works: Benjamin Britten: Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44; The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Max Reger: Ballet Suite in D major, Op. 130

Holst: Planets; Britten: Young Person Guide / Pavo Jarvi, Cinncinnati SO

1 CD / Telarc / 2009-10-26

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

CSO performances of 'The Planets' in November led a reviewer from the 'Cincinnati Enquirer' to write, "Drop everything and go... One can hardly describe the...continue...

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Les Illuminations, Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Pesec, Gomez, Mackie, Tuckwell, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; The Young person's g...
Performers: Gomez, Jill; Mackie, Neil; Tear, Robert; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]
Conductors: Whitfield, John [Bass]; Bedford, Steuart; Tate, Jeffrey; Warren-Green, Christopher; Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: Endymion Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; London Chamber Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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Some of Britten's richest vocal chamber pieces, by splendidly idiomatic performers are followed on disc 2 by slightly less exceptional orchestral performances. Still,...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...

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...

The Best of Britten

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-06-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Peter Grimes; Rejoice in the Lamb, festival cantata for trumpet, ATB soloists, chorus & organ, Op. 30; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; The Young person's gu...
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Jones, Della; Langridge, Philip; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Scottish Festival Chorus

The outstanding English composer working in the mid-20th century, Benjamin Britten won a significant international reputation, whilst remaining thoroughly English in inspiration. Britten's composition...continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition Vol 43 - 46 - Britten, Dobias, Kalas, etc / Rauch, Czech PO, et al

4 CD / Supraphon / 2008-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Ilja Hurnik: Four Seasons, chamber suite; Ondrás, ballet; Václav Dobiás: Build Up Your Country to Reinforce the Peace...
Performers: Cech, Frantisek; Dobrodinsky, Bedrich; Horak, Jiri; Jilek, Zdenek; Novak, Geza; Rauch, Frantisek; Rybin, Alois; Shejbal, Josef; Snitil, Vaclav; Soumar, Jan; St'astny, Jaroslav; Stefek, Miroslav; Svih...
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the conductor Karel Ancerl the "final word" remains to be said within the Ancerl Gold...continue...

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Britten, Saint-Saëns

1 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-04-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals
Performers: Dosse, Marylène; Petit, Annie; Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Swarowsky, Hans; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: Pro Musica Quintet; Württemberg Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Annie Petit, Marylène Dosse (piano)....continue...

Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, etc /Britten

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Soirées musicales, Op. 9; Matinées musicales
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bonynge, Richard

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Britten, etc / Leppard

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Alan Rawsthorne: Practical Cats, for narrator & orchestra; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Rawsthorne, Alan; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra; New Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Britten Conducts Britten Vol 4

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...

Britten, Elgar / Järvi, Cincinnati SO

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-09-26

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Peter Grimes; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations
Conductors: Järvi, Paavo
Ensemble: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

"The Cincinnati SO has had a long tradition of performing British music, and here we have Britten's and Elgar's most popular orchestral works. Though that...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphony no 5, etc; Britten / Rozhdestvensky

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-07-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Recorded Sound: Announcem...
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

This release of Prokofiev Symphony No.5 completes the three BBC stereo broadcasts made from the Proms in 971 which featured Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4 (BBC CD...continue...

Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf/Britten: Variations & Fugue For Purcell Theme/ Sai

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals
Performers: Herzer, Wolfgang; Kontarsky, Alfons
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Böhm, Karl

Collection Du Millenaire....continue...

Bear Essentials - Great British Orchestral Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-09-20

Works: William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; Façade, Suite no 2, for orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Gustav H...
Performers: Davis, Michael [Violin]; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Thompson, Bryden; Hickox, Richard; del Mar, Norman; Latham-Koenig, Jan; Gamba, Rumon; Handley, Vernon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Willcocks, David; Turovsky, Yuli; Garforth, David...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici de Montr&eacut...

Britten: Bridge Variations, etc / Bedford, English CO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-06-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Occasional Overture, for orchestra in C major, Op. 38 (withdrawn); Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Prelude and Fugue for 18-part String Orchestra, Op. 29...
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

"These performances of the Frank Bridge Variations and the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra by Steuart Bedford (taken from the old Collins Classics catalog)...continue...

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2004-06-21

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals
Performers: Bowie, David

Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, etc /Britten

1 CD / JVC/XRCD / 2003-11-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Children's Classics - Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Britten

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-09-09

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Böhm, Karl; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; ORTF National Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten: Four Sea Interludes, etc / Andrew Davis, BBC SO

1 CD / Apex / 2002-05-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes")
Conductors: Davis, Andrew

Elgar: Cello Concerto, etc; Britten / Boult, Groves, et al

1 CD / Unesco Classics / 2001-05-29

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85; Enigma Variations; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Performers: Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Groves, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Great Performers of the Twentieth Century - John Barbirolli

2 CD / BBC Legends / 2000-07-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Edward Elgar: In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; William Walton: Partita for Orchestra; Benjamin ...
Performers: Harper, Heather
Conductors: Barbirolli, John

"Glorious John" was not known in this country for his Mahler interpretation, but this 1967 concert of the Symphony No. 4, featuring soprano Heather Harper,...continue...

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Pesek, Liverpool PO

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2000-05-16

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
Conductors: Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Three of Britten's greatest orchestral works are here, handily collected on one CD in great performances....continue...

Classics for Children - Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1999-10-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Nouvelles suites de pi&egr...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Nishry, Varda; Ortiz, Cristina; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Dutoit, Charles; Munchinger, Karl; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Ansermet, Ernest; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Two and a half hours of well-known classical music, all composed specifically with children in mind. The "Peter and the Wolf" on this set is...continue...

A Portrait of Britten / William Boughton, et al

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-06-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; P...
Performers: Campbell, David; Hadley, Jerry; Halstead, Anthony; Hamburger, Peter; Hirst, Michael; Masters, Rachel; Roberts, Stephen; Rubach, Keith
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra

This varied and generous program of Britten's works encompasses the whole of the composer's distinguished career. This specially priced portrait features tenor Jerry Hadley in...continue...

Adolphe: Marita and Her Heart's Desire; Britten / Perlman

1 CD / Telarc / 1998-11-24

Works: Bruce Adolphe: Marita and Her Heart's Desire; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Performers: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; Perlman, Itzhak; Previn, Andre
Conductors: Adolphe, Bruce; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Saint-Saens: Carnaval des animaux, zoological fantasy No1-14

1 CD / Avid-Masters Import / 1998-10-13

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Georges Bizet: Jeux d'enfants, for piano 4 hands,...
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Dorati, Antal

Bernstein Century - Children's Classics / New York PO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-03-31

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Segal, Naomi; Segal, Ruth
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Britten: Simple Symphony, etc / Neel, Sargent, et al

1 CD / Pearl / 1998-02-17

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10; A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Performers: Korchinska, Maria
Conductors: Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical Music Start-Up Kit Vol 1 {1500-1825}

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-12-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; John Dowland: Work(s); François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Arcangelo Core...
Performers: Cuckston, Alan; Elias, Diane; Holzer, Robert; Jando, Jeno; Lechner, Gabriele; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Pabst, Michael; Rubsam, Wolfgang; Stivin, Jiri
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; Krcek, Jaroslav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Edlinger, Richard; Warchal, Bohdan; Wordsworth, Barry; Ligeti, András; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Vienna Mozart Academy; Zagreb Philharmonic

The Spirit of England II / William Boughton, et al

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-11-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; The Perfect Fool, Op. 39; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; The Wand of Youth Suite no 2, Op. 1b; Hubert Parry: An English Suite, for string orchestra; Gerald ...
Performers: Jones, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Boughton, William
Ensemble: English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Phase 4 Stereo - Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, etc / Dorati

1 CD / Decca / 1996-05-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Dorati, Antal; D'Amato, Tony
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten: Young Person's Guide, etc; Pärt: Cantus / Järvi

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-23

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Peter Grimes; Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Basic 100 Volume 43 - Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Bowie

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-05-10

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals
Performers: Hoherman, Martin; Lipman, Samuel; Litwin, Leo
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: Boston Pops; Philadelphia Orchestra

Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Suite on English folk tunes (A time there was), for orchestra, Op. 90; Johnson over Jordan, incidental music, soprano, flute & orchestra; ...
Performers: Craig, Celia; Maguire, Jack; O'Brien, Brendan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"

1 CD / RCA Records / 1992-02-11

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Performers: Bowie, David
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

In 1982, David Bowie released In Bertolt Brecht's "Baal"; four years earlier, the prestigious RCA Red Seal classical label had Bowie narrating Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, and with his stint on Bro...continue...

Britten: Peter & The Wolf/Young Person's Guide

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1991-10-30

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Performers: Lapsansky, Marián; Toperczer, Peter [Piano]
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej

Bernstein Favorites- Children's Classics

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1991-05-07

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

Britten: Wolf/Young Animals

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-07-02

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Performers: Lapsansky, Marián; Toperczer, Peter [Piano]
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej

Prokofiev: Peter & the Wolf; Britten / Lorin Maazel

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1990-05-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Britten / Previn, Royal PO

1 CD / Telarc / 1986-12-23

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra