Britten Rarities

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Copyright: © 2001 Universal Classics & Jazz
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1Canticle II, Abraham and Isaac, op. 51
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1957-02)
contralto vocals:
Norma Procter (in 1957-02)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1957-02)
recorded at:
Decca Studios: Studio 3 in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1957-02)
recording of:
Canticle II, op. 51 "Abraham and Isaac" (in 1957-02)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1952)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 51)
16:18
2Gemini Variations, op. 73
flute and piano:
Zoltán Jeney (Hungarian flutist) (in 1966)
piano and violin:
Gabriel Jeney (in 1966)
recording of:
Gemini Variations, Twelve Variations and Fugue on an Epigram of Zoltàn Kodaly, op. 73 (in 1966)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1965)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 73)
14:47
3A Birthday Hansel, op. 89
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1976-02)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer) (in 1976-02)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1976-02)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1976-02)
recording of:
A Birthday Hansel, op. 92 (for voice and harp)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1975)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 92)
16:17
4Cantata Academica, op. 62: 1. Bonorum summun omnium; 2. Quae bene beateque
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1961)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1961)
partial recording of:
Cantata academica, op. 62 (in 1961)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
was commissioned by:
Paul Sacher
premiered at:
[concert] (1960-07-01)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 62)
2:56
5Cantata Academica, op. 62: 3. At huius caelestis; 5. Tum vero Aeneas Sylvius virtus
bass vocals:
Owen Brannigan (operatic bass) (in 1961)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1961)
contralto vocals:
Helen Watts (contralto) (in 1961)
soprano vocals:
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano) (in 1961)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1961)
partial recording of:
Cantata academica, op. 62 (in 1961)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
was commissioned by:
Paul Sacher
premiered at:
[concert] (1960-07-01)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 62)
3:23
6Cantata Academica, op. 62: 6. Et Gubernacula; 7. Ut Ad Longaeva Tempora
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1961)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1961)
partial recording of:
Cantata academica, op. 62 (in 1961)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
was commissioned by:
Paul Sacher
premiered at:
[concert] (1960-07-01)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 62)
3:41
7Cantata Academica, op. 62: 8. Docendi ac discendi
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1961)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1961)
partial recording of:
Cantata academica, op. 62 (in 1961)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
was commissioned by:
Paul Sacher
premiered at:
[concert] (1960-07-01)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 62)
3:30
8Cantata Academica, op. 62: 9. Rhenana erga omnes; 10. Ut instissime; 11. O cives..
bass vocals:
Owen Brannigan (operatic bass) (in 1961)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1961)
contralto vocals:
Helen Watts (contralto) (in 1961)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1961)
partial recording of:
Cantata academica, op. 62 (in 1961)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
was commissioned by:
Paul Sacher
premiered at:
[concert] (1960-07-01)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 62)
4:33
9Cantata Academica, op. 62: 12. Nos autem cuncti; 13. Vigeatque academia libera
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1961)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1961)
partial recording of:
Cantata academica, op. 62 (in 1961)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
was commissioned by:
Paul Sacher
premiered at:
[concert] (1960-07-01)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 62)
2:48
10Russian Funeral - March for Brass and Percussion (1936)
orchestra:
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble (in 1979)
conductor:
John Iveson (trombonist and arranger) (in 1979)
recording of:
Russian Funeral (in 1979)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
7:01
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1Cantata Misericordium, op. 69
producer:
John Culshaw
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone) (in 1963-12)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1963-12)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1963-12)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1963-12)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963-12)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1963-12)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963-12)
recording of:
Cantata misericordium, op. 69 (in 1963-12)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 69)
19:45
2The Children's Crusade, op. 82
organ:
Jonathan Smith (organist) (in 1970)
percussion:
Richard Courtney (percussionist) (in 1970), Eric Crees (trombonist) (in 1970), Brian Elton (in 1970), Graham Harbage (in 1970), Chris Tingley (in 1970) and John Tobin (percussionist) (in 1970)
piano:
John Clegg (pianist) (in 1970) and Ian Cobb (in 1970)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (in 1970)
lead vocals [the boy from the Nazi legation]:
Adrian Thompson (tenor) (in 1970)
lead vocals [the dog]:
Graham Preston (in 1970)
lead vocals [the drummer boy]:
Colin Morris (from 1970 to ????)
lead vocals [the leader]:
Mark Emney (in 1970)
lead vocals [the little jew]:
John Wojciechowski (singer) (in 1970)
lead vocals [the lovers]:
Barnaby Jago (singer) (in 1970) and John Wojciechowski (singer) (in 1970)
lead vocals [the two brothers]:
Stephen Daniels (in 1970) and Raymond Hares (in 1970)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970) and Russell Burgess (in 1970)
recording of:
Children's Crusade, op. 82 (in 1970)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1968)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 82)
18:55
3The Poet's Echo, op. 76: 1. Echo
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1968-07)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1968)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) (in 1968)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1968-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
The Poet’s Echo, op. 76: I. Echo (in 1968)
lyricist:
Александр Пушкин (Russian writer)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Poet’s Echo
2:38
4The Poet's Echo, op. 76: 2. My Heart
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1968-07)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1968-07)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) (in 1968-07)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1968-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
The Poet’s Echo, op. 76: II. I Thought That the Heart Had Forgotten (in 1968-07)
lyricist:
Александр Пушкин (Russian writer)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Poet’s Echo
1:40
5The Poet's Echo, op. 76: 3. Angel
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1968-07)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1968-07 until 1968)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) (in 1968-07)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1968-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
The Poet’s Echo, op. 76: III. Angel (in 1968-07)
lyricist:
Александр Пушкин (Russian writer)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Poet’s Echo
2:16
6The Poet's Echo, op. 76: 4. The Nightingale and the Rose
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1968-07)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1968-07)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) (in 1968-07)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1968-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
The Poet’s Echo, op. 76: IV. The Nightingale and the Rose (in 1968-07)
lyricist:
Александр Пушкин (Russian writer)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Poet’s Echo
4:31
7The Poet's Echo, op. 76: 5. Epigram
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1968-07)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1968-07)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) (in 1968-07)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1968-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
The Poet’s Echo, op. 76: V. Epigram (in 1968)
lyricist:
Александр Пушкин (Russian writer)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Poet’s Echo
0:45
8The Poet's Echo, op. 76: 6. Lines Written During a Sleepless Night
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1968-07)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1968-07)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) (in 1968-07)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1968-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1968-07)
recording of:
The Poet’s Echo, op. 76: VI. Lines Written During a Sleepless Night (in 1968-07)
lyricist:
Александр Пушкин (Russian writer)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Poet’s Echo
4:17
96 Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: 1. Menschenbeifall
recording engineer:
Peter Attwood (in 1961-11)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1961-11)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1961-11)
video copyrighted (©) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-11)
recording of:
Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: I. Menschenbeifall (in 1961-11)
lyricist:
Friedrich Hölderlin
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Sechs Hölderlin‐Fragmente, op. 61
1:20
106 Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: 2. Die Heimat
recording engineer:
Peter Attwood (in 1961-11)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1961-11)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1961-11)
video copyrighted (©) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-11)
recording of:
Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: II. Die Heimat (in 1961-11)
lyricist:
Friedrich Hölderlin
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Sechs Hölderlin‐Fragmente, op. 61
1:56
116 Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: 3. Sokrates und Alcibiades
recording engineer:
Peter Attwood (in 1961-11)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1961-11)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1961-11)
video copyrighted (©) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-11)
recording of:
Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: III. Sokrates und Alcibiades (in 1961-11)
lyricist:
Friedrich Hölderlin
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Sechs Hölderlin‐Fragmente, op. 61
2:18
126 Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: 4. Die Jugend
recording engineer:
Peter Attwood (in 1961-11)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1961-11)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1961-11)
video copyrighted (©) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-11)
recording of:
Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: IV. Die Jugend (in 1961-11)
lyricist:
Friedrich Hölderlin
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Sechs Hölderlin‐Fragmente, op. 61
1:49
136 Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: 5. Hälfte des Lebens
recording engineer:
Peter Attwood (in 1961-11)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1961-11)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1961-11)
video copyrighted (©) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-11)
recording of:
Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: V. Hälfte des Lebens (in 1961-11)
lyricist:
Friedrich Hölderlin
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Sechs Hölderlin‐Fragmente, op. 61
2:02
146 Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: 6. Die Linien des Lebens
recording engineer:
Peter Attwood (in 1961-11)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1961-11)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1961-11)
video copyrighted (©) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-11)
recording of:
Six Hölderlin Fragments, op. 61: VI. Die Linien des Lebens (in 1961-11)
lyricist:
Friedrich Hölderlin
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Sechs Hölderlin‐Fragmente, op. 61
2:23
152 Insect Pieces: 1. The Grasshopper
producer:
Ezio Servolo (artists and repertoire producer for Philips classical recordings) and Ursula Singer
oboe:
Heinz Holliger (Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor) (on 1993-07-03)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (on 1993-07-03)
balance engineer:
Ursula Singer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Forde Abbey in Dorset, England, United Kingdom (on 1993-07-03)
recording of:
Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano, Op. posth.: I. The Grasshopper (on 1993-07-03)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1935)
part of:
Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano, op. posth.
3:27
162 Insect Pieces: 2. The Wasp
producer:
Ezio Servolo (artists and repertoire producer for Philips classical recordings) and Ursula Singer
oboe:
Heinz Holliger (Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor) (on 1993-07-03)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (on 1993-07-03)
balance engineer:
Ursula Singer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Forde Abbey in Dorset, England, United Kingdom (on 1993-07-03)
recording of:
Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano, Op. posth.: II. The Wasp (on 1993-07-03)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1935)
part of:
Two Insect Pieces for Oboe and Piano, op. posth.
2:04