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Prokofiev, Britten: The Cello Symphonies / Daniel Muller-Schott, cello

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-02-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Muller-Schott, Daniel
Conductors: Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
Ensemble: ; WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln

Following up his recording of Britten's Cello Suites, Daniel Müller-Schott is now exploring other areas of the repertory opened up by the legendary Mstislav Rostropovich....continue...
Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (10/04/2011-10/07/2011)....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...

Britten: Cello Symphony; Cello Sonata; Cello Suites nos 1-3 / Alban Gerhardt, cello; Steven Osborne, piano

2 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sonata for cello & piano in C major, Op. 65; Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72; Suite for solo cello no 2, Op. 80; Suite for solo cello no 3, Op....
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Osborne, Steven
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Britten's long friendship with cellist Mstislav Rostropovich was one of the most inspiring and fruitful musical collaborations in history. It led directly to the composition...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow (03/10/2012-03/11/2012); Henry Wood Hall, London (03/10/2012-03/11/2012); City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow (2011-12-19&2011-12-22&2011-); Henry ...continue...

Essential British Classics - Over 2 hours of rousing classical anthems

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Messiah; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Coronation Anthem; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Funeral Music for Queen Mary; Jere...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Andre, Maurice; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Brightman, Sarah; du Pre, Jacqueline; Gibson, Simon; Gilchrist, Jane; Graham, Susan; Haim, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Briger, Alexander; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Boult, Adrian; Cleobury, Stephen; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Barbirolli, John; Handley, Vernon; Trevor, Kirk; Jenkin...
Ensemble: ; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Philip Jones Brass 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...

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...

Kathleen Ferrier Centenary Edition: The Complete Decca Recordings

15 CD / Decca / 2012-03-20

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde, BWV 439; Bist du...
Performers: Ayars, Ann; Britten, Benjamin; Curzon, Clifford; Dobson, Michael; Gal, Hans; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Gilbert, Max; Greene, Eric; Gunter, Horst; Lush, Ernest; McCallum, David; Newmark, John; Parsons, Will...
Conductors: Stiedry, Fritz; Jacques, Reginald; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Henderson, Roy; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Krauss, Clemens; Klemperer, Otto; Beinum, Eduard Van; Walter, Bruno

She was an artist held in awe and affection by numerous colleagues and countless fans worldwide and her reputation is undiminished to this day. A...continue...

Mstislav Rostropovich: The Complete Decca Recordings

5 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin

To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Russian maestro's birth on 27 March 2012, Decca have collated all the recordings he made for Decca and...continue...

Britten, Shostakovich: Cello Concertos / Johannes Moser, cello

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-01-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1 in E flat major, Op. 107; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Moser, Johannes
Conductors: Inkinen, Pietari
Ensemble: ; WDR Symphony Orchcestra Colgne

Following his extraordinary, critically acclaimed recording of concertos by Martinu, Hindemith, and Honegger, the charismatic Johannes Moser returns with a stunning new release, featuring two...continue...
Recording information: Kölner Philharmonie (02/25/2011-03/02/2011)....continue...

Historical Russian Archives: Rudolf Barshai Edition / Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Bartok et al. [10 CDs] (live, 1956 - 1974)

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Don Giovanni; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Concerto no 6 in G minor (from 6ème Pièces de clavecin en concerts); Gavott...
Performers: Barshai, Rudolf; Dobrokhotov, Boris; Dokshitzer, Timofei; Korneyev, Alexander; Lill, John; Moreira-Lima, Arthur; Morozova, Irina; Reshetin, Mark; Smirnov, Yevgeny; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

The Russian conductor Rudolf Barshai was born in 1924 and studied at the Moscow and Leningrad Conservatories. He quickly became part of a group of...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...

The Very Best of Mstislav Rostropovich

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D; Ludwig van Beethoven: 12 Variations in F on 'Ein...
Performers: Carrington, Simon; Dedyukhin, Alexander; Devetzi, Vasso; Koch, Ulrich; Oistrakh, David; Percy, Neil; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Shostakovich, Dmitry; Zybtsev, Alexey
Conductors: Rostropovich, Mstislav; Szell, George; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bernstein, Leonard; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Karajan, Herbert von; Britten, Benjamin; Numajiri, Ryusuke; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra

Essential Strings / Samuel Barber, Benjamin Britten, Edward Elgar and Edvard Grieg

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita no 3 in E, BWV 1006; Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor 'Christmas Concerto', Op. 6, no 8; Wol...
Performers: Armand, Georges; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Papian, Vag; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Armand, Georges; Tate, Jeffrey; Menuhin, Yehudi; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; ; Brown, Iona; Hickox, Richard; Jansons, Mariss; Warren-Green, Christopher; Montgomery, K...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

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...

Britten: Works for Orchestra / Gardner/BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-03-29

Works: Benjamin Britten: Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Peter Grimes
Performers: Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Watkins, Paul [Cello, Conductor]
Conductors: Gardner, Edward

Conductor Edward Gardner and cellist Paul Watkins join forces with the BBC Philharmonic to honor Benjamin Britten. Written for Mstislav Rostropovich, the Symphony for Cello...continue...
Recording information: Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester (07/14/2010/07/15/2010)....continue...

Simply Strings / works by Bartok, Janacek, Sibelius & Britten

1 Super Audio CD / Bayer / 2011-03-03

Works: Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz 113; Leos Janácek: Suite for string orchestra, JW 6/2; Jean Sibelius: Impromtu für Streichorchester (nach Op. 5); Benjamin Britt...
Conductors: Gazarian, Ruben

The Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn has been praised as a great bastion of culture for the past 50 years and their new recording Simply...continue...
Recording information: Ev. Kirche, Schwaigern, Germany....continue...

English String Classics

1 CD / Apex / 2010-10-19

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; George Butterworth: Banks of Green Willow; Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E ...

Best Of British / Addinsell, Arnold, Britten, Butterworth, et al.

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Tunes; English Folk So...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Becu, Wim; Beniston, Paul; Carewe, Mary [Soprano Vocal]; Chambers, Colin; Cohen, Robert [Cello]; Finch, Catrin; Johnston, Guy [Cello]; ...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Rattle, Simon, Sir; del Mar, Norman; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Davison, Arthur; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Dilke...
Ensemble: ; Virtuosi of England

Celebrate the United Kingdom's favorite classical music with this exclusive EMI Classics release - Best of British. Get your tea and crumpets ready as you...continue...

Britten: Cello Symphony; Cello Suite No. 1 / Pieter Wispelwey

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Suite for solo cello no 1, Op. 72
Performers: Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Kim, Seikyo

Acclaimed Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey presents a disc of works written for and dedicated to the great Mstislav Rostropovich. The Cello Symphony marked Benjamin Britten's...continue...
Recording information: De Singel, Antwerp, Belgium & Doopsgezinde Kerk, Devent (11/29/2009/01/21/2010)....continue...

Take Four Guitar Quartets

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2010-02-23

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Bagatelles (10) for piano, Op. 5; Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Sonata no 1 in G major, BWV 525; Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings,...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Take Four Guitar Quartet

Recording information: Theodor-Egel-Saal, Musikwerkstatt Schlosspark Ebnet, Fr (09/2001)....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

Britten: Cello Symphony; Elgar: Cello Concerto / Truls Otterbech Mork

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1967 Carnegie Hall Marathon / Rostropovich, Rozhdestvensky, et al

6 CD / Doremi / 2009-10-13

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Walter Piston: Variations for cello & orchestra; Boris Tchaikovsky: Partita for cello, piano, harps...
Performers: Adams, Glynne [viola]; Perlman, Itzhak; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Foss, Lukas [Composer]

At Carnegie Hall in 1967, Mstislav Rostropovich presented 30 cello concertos in eight concerts organized by impresario Sol Yurok. This 6-CD set includes 22 of...continue...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Concerto for Harpsichord in F mi...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

This 6-CD set contains a fine collection of 100 favorite cello classics, performed by some of the world's leading artists. Among them are giants of...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

BBC Music Magazine
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...

Best Cello 100 / Various

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-07-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Braley, Frank; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Carrington, Simon; Casals, Pablo; Chang, Han-Na; Clein, Natalie; Cohen, Rob...
Conductors: Zukerman, Pinchas; Warren-Green, Christopher; Barbirolli, John; Brown, Iona; Linde, Hans-Martin; Kangas, Juha; Masur, Kurt; Tortelier, Paul; Jansons, Mariss; Pesek, Libor; Davis, Andrew; Chung, Myung...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Gustav Mahl...

The Nordic Sound - Mozart, Vivaldi, Haydn, Schoenberg / Trondheim Soloists, et al

2 DVD Audio / 2 L Records / 2009-05-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K 218; Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K 448 (375a); Arne Nordheim: Colorazione; Sven Erik Werner: Crux fidelis; Sigurd Islandsmoen: Requ...
Performers: Aspaas, Tor Espen; Folleso, Annar; Gjeilo, Ola; Martens, Johannes; Nilsson, Anders [Violin]; Nilsson, Stig; Nordstoga, Kare; Thorsen, Marianne; Versto, Berit Opheim; Wik, Tone
Conductors: ; Sagstad, Bjorn; Fevang, Oystein
Ensemble: Cikada Duo; Consortium Vocale Oslo; Dena Piano Duo; Engegard String Quartet; Ensemble 96; Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra; Kristiansand Wind Ensemble; Trondheim Soloists

From combined musical and audiophile criteria we have compiled a collection of the most excellent and impressive recordings 2L (Lindberg Lyd) have to offer. Most...continue...

Best Encores 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1005; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orchestral...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Alexeev, Dmitri; Alpher, David; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Antonsen, Ole Edvard; Argerich, Martha [P...
Conductors: ; Paavo, Järvi; Litton, Andrew; Warren-Green, Christopher; Kempe, Rudolf; Friisholm, Lavard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Jansons, Mariss; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Klaus; ...
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble; Virtuosi

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2; Britten: Cello Symphony

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-02-07

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 2 in G major, Op. 126; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Walton, Jamie
Conductors: Briger, Alexander

Jamie Walton's latest venture with the Philharmonia Orchestra, led by Alexander Briger, covers two more contemporary Cello works; Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 2, and Britten's...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (03/01/2008-03/02/2008)....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...

Meditation Classics / Masur, Suitner, Neumann, Bongartz, Weigle, et al

4 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3; Robert Schumann: Fantasiestück ("Des Abend"), for piano, Op. 12/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Performers: Arens, Rolf-Dieter; Bauer, Arthur; Berlin, Staatskapelle; Bosse, Gerhard; Dallmann, Christian-Friedrich; Erben, Friedemann; Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Fischer, Peter; Hallmann, Dietmar; Kegel...
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Herbig, Günther; Pommer, Max; Sanderling, Kurt; Masur, Kurt; Kurz, Siegfried; Forster, Horst; Hanell, Robert; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Neumann, Václa...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Members of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Divertimenti / Britten, Bacewicz, Bartok, et al. / Oyvind Gimse, TrondheimSolistene [Hybrid SACD] [Includes Blu-Ray Disc]

2 CD / 2 L Records / 2008-08-26

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Grazyna Bacewicz: Concerto for strings; Terje Bjorklund: Carmina for string quartet; Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz...
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Ensemble: Trondheim Soloists (Trondheimsolistene)

Moods - Classics in Heaven - Liszt, etc / Weigle, Pistorius

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in B flat major, Op. 119/11; Franz Schubert: Adagio for Piano in E major, D 612; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozar...
Performers: Feldmann, Klaus; Feldmann, Rainer; Laforet, Marc; Michallik, Oskar; Morbitzer, Egon; Olbertz, Walter; Pistorius, Andreas; Rösel, Peter; Stöckigt, Siegfried; Tast, Werner; Walter, Johannes
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Music School Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle

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...

Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Lachrimae, etc / Quénelle, Minali-Bella, et al

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2008-04-08

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; Two Portraits, for strings; Simple Sy...
Conductors: Quenelle, Laurent
Ensemble: European Camerata

This program, largely devoted to striking works of the youthful Britten, allows the listener to discover the exceptional talent of a string orchestra unlike any...continue...

Tippett, Britten, Arnold, etc: Divertimentos & Sinfonias

1 CD / Lyrita / 2007-11-13

Works: Michael Tippett: Divertimento on "Sellinger's Round", for chamber orchestra; Alan Rawsthorne: Divertimento for chamber orchestra; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1; Lennox B...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman; Braithwaite, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

Legendary performances on CD for the first time! In considering these works for chamber orchestra by twentieth-century British composers, it is worth noting that the...continue...

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 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...

Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending; Britten: Sinfonietta; Holst: Savitri

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-11-21

Works: Gustav Holst: Sávitri, chamber opera, Op. 25, H. 96; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1
Performers: Bae, Ik-Hwan
Conductors: Cortese, Glen

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...

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...

Forty Years - Britten, etc / Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Gega New / 2005-08-01

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Overture-Suite for Strings and Basso continuo in G major, TV 55 no G 10 "Burlesque de Quixotte"; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Franz Schubert: Quartet ...
Conductors: Djurov, Plamen
Ensemble: Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra

Klassizistische Moderne Vol 2 / Christopher Hogwood

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-05-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Pastorale, song without words for voice & woodwind quartet; Lied onhe Namen, duet for 2 bassoons; Songs (3) from William Shakespeare, for voice, flute...
Performers: Kirkby, Emma
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Basel Chamber Orchestra

The clear and flexible voice of Emma Kirkby has been a reference point for pure vocal sound in early music for over two decades. Working...continue...

Britten: Les Illuminations, etc / Kofman, Hirzel, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2005-02-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Les Illuminations; Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10
Performers: Hirzel, Franziska
Conductors: Kofman, Roman
Ensemble: Kiev Chamber Orchestra

Roman Kofman was the concertmaster of the Kiev Chamber Orchestra from its founding in 1963 and became the artistic director and conductor in 1990. He...continue...

Classics - Britten: Cello Symphony, Death in Venice

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-01-25

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Death in Venice, opera, Op. 88
Performers: Wallfisch, Raphael [Cello]
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"This 1984 recording appears to have escaped ARG's scrutiny when first issued. It is good that Chandos has seen fit to bring it back. The...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: Les Illuminations, etc / Kofman, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-11-23

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Les Illuminations; Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10
Conductors: Kofman, Roman
Ensemble: Kiev Chamber Orchestra

The Kiev Chamber Orchestra is the leading musical group in the Ukraine....continue...

Elgar, Britten / Mork, Rattle, City of Birmingham SO

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2002-03-05

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech

Britten: War Requiem, Spring Symphony, Five Flower Songs, Etc.

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-01-02

Works: Benjamin Britten: Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44; Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Flower Songs (5), for chorus, Op. 47; War Requiem, Op. 66
Performers: Lamke, Jurgen; Mitchell, Peter; Preston-Dunlop, Emma; Ross, Gill; Savage, Richard; Seal, Richard
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Music for Strings - Britten, Holst, etc / Budapest Strings

1 CD / Capriccio / 2002-01-01

Works: Frank Bridge: Old English Songs (2); Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Gustav Holst: St. Paul's Suite for Strings, Op. 29 no 2/H 118; A Fugal Concerto for Flute, Oboe and Strings,...
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Ensemble: Budapest Strings