Britten conducts Britten.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Contributor:

Richter, Sviatoslav, 1915-1997, performer.

Lubot︠s︡kiĭ, Mark, performer.

Rostropovich, Mstislav, 1927-2007, performer.

Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, performer.

Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012, performer.

Katchen, Julius, performer.

Shirley-Quirk, John, performer.

Tuckwell, Barry, performer.

English Chamber Orchestra, performer.

London Symphony Chorus, performer.

London Symphony Orchestra, performer.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

French

Italian

Latin

Subjects (All):

Concertos (Piano).

Concertos (Violin).

Cello with orchestra.

String orchestra music.

Orchestral music.

Cantatas, Sacred.

Ballets.

Songs (High voice) with piano.

Songs (Medium voice) with piano.

Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.

Songs (High voice) with orchestra.

Genre:

String orchestra music.

Orchestral music.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

7 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

London : Decca, [2006]

Language Note:

Vocal works sung in Italian, Latin, English and French.

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

digital recording

Contents:

CD 1. Piano concerto op. 13 (Sviatoslav Richter, piano ; English chamber Orchestra) ; Violin concerto op. 15 (Mark Lubotsky, violin ; English Chamber Orchestra)

CD 2. Symphony for cello and orchestra op. 68 (Mstislav Rostropovich, violoncello ; English chamber Orchestra) ; Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20 (New Philhamonia Orchestra) ; Cantata misericordium : op. 69 (Peter Pears, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; London Symphony Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra)

CD 3. Prelude and fugue : for eighteen-part string orchestra ; Simple symphony : op. 4 ; Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge : op. 10 ; The young person's guide to the orchestra : op. 34 (English Chamber Orchestra)

CD 4. Prince of pagodas (acts 1 & 2)

CD 5. Prince of pagodas (act 3) ; Diversions : op. 21, for piano (left hand) and orchestra (Julius Katchen, piano ; London Symphony Orchestra) ; Seven sonnets of Michelangelo : op. 22 (Peter Pears, tenor ; Benjamin Britten, piano

CD 6. Holy sonnets of John Donne : op. 35 (Peter Pears, tenor ; Benjamin Britten, piano) ; Songs and proverbs of WIlliam Blake : op. 74 (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Benjamin Britten, piano) ; Winter words : op. 52 (Peter Pears, tenor ; Benjamin Britten, piano) ; Tit for tat (John Shirely-Quirk, baritone ; Benjamin Britten, piano)

CD 7. Serenade : op. 31, for tenor, horn and strings (Peter Pears, tenor ; Barry Tuckwell, horn ; London Symphony Orchestra) ; Les Illuminations : op. 18 (Peter Pears, tenor ; English chamber Orchestra) ; Nocturne : op. 60, for tenor, seven obbligato instruments and string orchestra (Peter Pears, tenor ; Alexander Murray, flute ; Gervase de Peyer, clarinet ; Barry Tuckwell, horn ; Osian Ellis, harp ; Denis Blyth, timpani ; London Symphony Orchestra)

Participant:

Various performers.

Notes:

Title from container.

Recorded between 1954 and 1977.

Compact discs.

Program notes in English and song texts in the original languages with English translations (55 p. : ill.) laid in container.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

Contains:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Concertos, piano, orchestra, op. 13

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Concertos, violin, orchestra, op. 15

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Symphony, cello, orchestra, op. 68

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sinfonia da requiem.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Cantata misericordium.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Prelude and fugue, string orchestra, op. 29

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Simple symphony.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Young person's guide to the orchestra.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Prince of the pagodas.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Diversions.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sonnets of Michelangelo.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Holy sonnets of John Donne.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Songs and proverbs of William Blake.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Winter words.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Illuminations.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Nocturnes, tenor, orchestra, op. 60

OCLC:

173512949

Publisher Number:

475 6051 (set) Decca

(475 6052--475 6058) Decca