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Phaedra ; A charm of lullabies ; Lachrymae ; Two portraits ; Sinfonietta / Britten.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Series:
- Naxos Music Library.
- Standardized Title:
- Works. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Racine, Jean, 1639-1699.
- Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice).
- Racine, Jean, 1639-1699--Musical settings.
- Song cycles.
- Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
- Lullabies, English.
- Viola with string orchestra, Arranged.
- String orchestra music.
- Symphonies (Chamber orchestra), Arranged.
- Genre:
- String orchestra music.
- Downloadable audio file.
- Musical settings.
- Sound recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file)
- Place of Publication:
- Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, [2011]
- System Details:
- digital recording
- Contents:
- Phaedra : op. 93, dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra / words from a verse translation of Racine's Phèdre by Robert Lowell (15:00)
- A charm of lullabies : op. 41 / arranged by Colin Matthews for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (12:16)
- Lachrymae : op. 48a : reflections on a song of Dowland : for solo viola and string orchestra (15:32)
- Two portraits : for strings (15:09)
- Sinfonietta, op. 1 : version with two horns (14:45).
- Participant:
- Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano (1st-2nd works) ; Maxim Rysanov, viola (3rd-4th works) ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Edward Gardner, conductor.
- Notes:
- The 2nd work is a song cycle, originally for voice and piano; the 3rd work originally for viola and piano, arr. by the composer; the 4th work originally for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass, arr. by the composer for chamber orchestra.
- Recorded Sept. 23-25, 2010, Studio 1, Maida Vale Studios, London.
- Description based on hard copy version record.
- Contains:
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Phaedra.
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Charm of lullabies; arranged
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Lachrymae; arranged
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sketches.
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sinfonietta, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violins (2), viola, cello, double bass, op. 1; arranged
- Charm of lullabies.
- Lachrymae.
- Two portraits.
- 2 portraits.
- Portraits.
- Other Format:
- Source record: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Selections. Phaedra.
- OCLC:
- 811452024
- Publisher Number:
- GBLWD1104801
- GBLWD1104802
- GBLWD1104803
- GBLWD1104804
- GBLWD1104805
- GBLWD1104806
- GBLWD1104807
- GBLWD1104808
- GBLWD1104809
- GBLWD1104810
- GBLWD1104811
- GBLWD1104812
- CHAN10671 Chandos
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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