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Serenade for tenor solo, horn and strings, op. 31 ; Les illuminations, op. 18 ; The young person's guide to the orchestra, op. 34

Title
Serenade for tenor solo, horn and strings, op. 31 ; Les illuminations, op. 18 ; The young person's guide to the orchestra, op. 34 [sound recording] / Benjamin Britten.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Publication
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [1988], p1962-p1979.

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Additional Authors
  • Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891.
  • Tear, Robert.
  • Clevenger, Dale.
  • Giulini, Carlo Maria.
  • Maazel, Lorin, 1930-2014.
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
  • Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England)
  • Radiodiffusion-Télévision française. Orchestre national.
Description
1 sound disc : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Selections
Alternative Title
  • Selections
  • Illuminations.
  • Young person's guide to the orchestra.
Subject
  • Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891 > Musical settings
  • Songs (High voice) with string orchestra
  • Variations (Orchestra)
Note
  • Texts of 1st work by various English poets ; texts of 2nd by Rimbaud.
  • 2nd work for tenor and string orchestra; 3rd work for orchestra (without narration).
  • Compact disc.
  • Analog recording.
  • Durations: 24:22; 23:11; 17:18.
  • Program notes by Stephen Banfield in English with German and French translations and by Michele Girardi in Italian and texts with translations (32 p. : port.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded: Paris, Salle de la Mutualité, Feb. 1962 (op. 34) ; Chicago, symphony Hall, April 1977 (op. 31) ; London, St. John's Smith Square, Sept. 1978 (op. 18).
Contents
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, op. 31 = Serenade für tenor, horn und streicher = Sérénade pour ténor, cor et cordes = Serenata per tenore, corno e archi (24:22) -- Les illuminations : pour ténor et orchestre à cordes, op. 18 = for tenor and string orchestra = für tenor und streichorchester = per tenore e orchestra d'archi (23:11) -- The young person's guide to the orchestra, op. 34 : variations and fugue on a theme of Purcell = variationen und fuge über ein thema von Purcell = variations et fugue sur un thème de Purcell = variazioni e fuga su un tema di Purcell (17:18).
LCCN
2894232392
OCLC
  • ocm19966889
  • SCSB-14348885
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library