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Phaedra ; Lachrymae ; Sinfonietta ; The sword in the stone ; Movement for wind sextet ; Night mail end sequence / Britten.

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Format:
Sound recording
Author/Creator:
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Contributor:
Rigby, Jean, performer.
Chase, Roger, performer.
Hawthorne, Nigel, narrator.
Friend, Lionel, conductor.
Nash Ensemble, performer.
Standardized Title:
Works. Selections
Language:
English
French
German
Subjects (All):
Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice).
Incidental music.
Wind sextets (Bassoon, clarinets (2), flute, horn, oboe).
Viola with string orchestra, Arranged.
Symphonies (Instrumental ensemble).
Motion picture music--Excerpts.
Motion picture music.
Genre:
Sound recordings.
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Place of Publication:
London : Hyperion, [1996]
Participant:
Jean Rigby, mezzo soprano (1st work) ; Roger Chase, viola (2nd work) ; Nigel Hawthorne, narrator (6th work) ; The Nash Ensemble ; Lionel Friend, conductor.
Notes:
First work a solo cantata; 2nd originally for viola and piano, acc. arr. for string orchestra; 3rd work for wind quintet, string quartet, and double bass; 4th a suite from incidental music to a BBC production for flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, harp, and percussion; 5th for wind quintet and bass clarinet; 6th an excerpt from music for a documentary film.
Compact disc.
Durations: 15:51 ; 12:51 ; 14:00 ; 9:45 ; 7:55 ; 4:14.
Program notes by Philip Reed in English with French and German translations and texts in English (23 p. : ports. ; 12 cm.) in container.
Recorded Nov. 20-22, 1995 and Feb. 2, 1996.
Contains:
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Phaedra.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Lachrymae; arranged
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sinfonietta, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violins (2), viola, cello, double bass, op. 1
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sword in the stone. Suite.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Moderato con molto moto, woodwinds, horn.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Night mail. This is the night mail crossing the border.
Lachrymae.
Sword in the stone.
Night mail end sequence.
OCLC:
35773003
Publisher Number:
3457116845
CDA66845 Hyperion

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