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The complete orchestral song-cycles

Title
The complete orchestral song-cycles [sound recording] / Benjamin Britten.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Publication
Orpington, Kent, England : Collins Classics, p1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Lott, Felicity
  • Bryn-Julson, Phyllis
  • Murray, Ann, 1949-
  • Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010.
  • Lloyd, Frank
  • Bedford, Steuart
  • English Chamber Orchestra. prf
  • Northern Sinfonia. prf
Description
2 sound discs (2 hr., 7 min., 9 sec.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
  • The Britten edition
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Works. Selections (Collins Classics (Sound recording label))
Uniform Title
Vocal music. Selections
Alternative Title
Vocal music.
Subjects
Note
  • Principally song cycles for solo voice (S, Mz, or T) and orchestra, the 4th work also with solo horn; the final work is a cantata.
  • Sung in French or English; texts from various sources.
  • Compact discs.
  • Eds. recorded: [S.l.] : Faber Music Ltd. (1st & 6th works); [S.l.] : Boosey & Hawkes Music Publ. Ltd. (2nd-5th works).
  • Program notes by Donald Mitchell and Philip Reed and conductor biography, all in English with French and German translations, and texts in English and French, with English translations of the French works (35 p.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • The 2nd work recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, June, July, 1990; the 5th work recorded at St. Nicholas, Newcastle, England, July 1994; the remainder recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, July 1994.
Contents
Quatre chansons françaises : op. posth. (1928) (11:59) -- Our hunting fathers : op. 8 (1936) (27:54) -- Les illuminations : op. 18 (1939) (22:04) -- Serenade, op. 31 (1943) (22:47) -- Nocturne, op. 60 (1958) (26:21) -- Phaedra : op. 93 (1975) (14:46)
Call Number
*LDC 12753 (F)
OCLC
32005715
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
The complete orchestral song-cycles [sound recording] / Benjamin Britten.
Imprint
Orpington, Kent, England : Collins Classics, p1994.
Series
The Britten edition
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Works. Selections (Collins Classics (Sound recording label))
Performer
Felicity Lott, soprano (1st & 3rd works) ; Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano (2nd work) ; Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano (6th work) ; Philip Langridge, tenor (4th-5th works) ; Frank Lloyd, horn (4th work) ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Northern Sinfonia (5th work) ; Steuart Bedford, conductor.
Event
The 2nd work recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, June, July, 1990; the 5th work recorded at St. Nicholas, Newcastle, England, July 1994; the remainder recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, July 1994.
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Added Author
Lott, Felicity. voc
Bryn-Julson, Phyllis. voc
Murray, Ann, 1949- voc
Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010. voc
Lloyd, Frank. Instrumentalist
Bedford, Steuart. Conductor
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Chansons françaises.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Our hunting fathers.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Illuminations.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Serenade, tenor, horn, string orchestra, op. 31.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Nocturnes, tenor, orchestra, op. 60.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Phaedra.
English Chamber Orchestra. Performer
Northern Sinfonia. Performer
Publisher No.
70372 Collins Classics
Research Call Number
*LDC 12753 (F) Program notes and texts on file.
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