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Monday, March 23, 2026

Dora Pejačević - Piano Concerto; Overture; Orchestral Songs (Oliver Triendl; Howard Griffiths)


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Composer: Dora Pejačević
  • Ouvertüre in D minor, Op. 49
  • Verwandlung, Op. 37
  • Liebeslied, Op. 39
  • Zwei Schmetterlingslieder, Op. 52
  • Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33

Ingeborg Danz, mezzo-soprano
Oliver Triendl, piano
Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt
Howard Griffiths, conductor

Date: 2015
Label: CPO

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Dora Pejačević - Symphony; Phantasie Concertante (Ari Rasilainen; Volker Banfield)


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Composer: Dora Pejačević
  • Symphony in F sharp minor, Op. 41
  • Phantasie Concertante for Piano & Orchestra in D minor, Op. 48

Volker Banfield, piano
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Ari Rasilainen, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: CPO

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Benjamin Britten - Songs & Proverbs of William Blake (Gerald Finley; Julius Drake)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Lemady
  • She's like the swallow
  • I wonder as I wander
  • Tom Bowling
  • Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74
  • Tit for Tat
  • Um Mitternacht
  • A Poison Tree
  • This way to the tomb
  • David of the White Rock
  • Greensleeves
  • The Crocodile
  • The Deaf Woman's Courtship
  • Bird Scarer's Song

Gerald Finley, baritone
Julius Drake, piano

Date: 2010
Label: Hyperion

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Benjamin Britten - Complete Folk Song Arrangements (Various Artists)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten

CD1
  • Volume 1. The British Isles (with piano)
  • Volume 2. France (with piano)
  • Volume 3. The British Isles (with piano)
  • Volume 5. The British Isles (with piano)
CD2
  • Volume 6. England (with guitar)
  • Eight Folk Song Arrangements (with harp)
  • Volume 4. Moore's Irish Melodies (with piano)

Lorna Anderson, soprano
Regina Nathan, soprano
Jamie MacDougall, tenor
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Bryn Lewis, harp
Craig Ogden, guitar

Date: 1994
Label: Hyperion

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Benjamin Britten - Serenade; Les Illuminations; Nocturne (Ian Bostridge)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Les Illuminations, Op. 18
  • Serenade, Op. 31
  • Nocturne, Op. 60

Ian Bostridge, tenor
Radek Baborák, horn
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Rattle, conductor

Date: 2005
Label: EMI

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Friday, March 20, 2026

Benjamin Britten - String Quartet in F; Simple Symphony (Emperor Quartet)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Simple Symphony, Op. 4
  • Rhapsody
  • Quartettino
  • Phantasy in F minor, for string quintet
  • String Quartet in F

Emperor Quartet
    Martin Burgess, violin
    Clare Hayes, violin
    Fiona Bonds, viola
    William Schofield, cello
&
John Metcalfe, viola

Date: 2014
Label: BIS

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Benjamin Britten - String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (Takács Quartet)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25
  • String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36
  • String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94

Takács Quartet
    Edward Dusinberre, violin
    Károly Schranz, violin
    Geraldine Walther, viola
    András Fejér, cello

Date: 2013
Label: Hyperion

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Benjamin Britten; Colin McPhee - The Prince of the Pagodas; Tabuh-Tabuhan (Leonard Slatkin)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten; Colin McPhee
  • Balinese Ceremonial Music (arr. Colin McPhee)
  • McPhee - Tabuh-Tabuhan, toccata for orchestra and two pianos
  • Britten - Suite from the Ballet 'The Prince of the Pagodas', Op. 57

Elizabeth Burley & John Alley, pianos
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Date: 2001
Label: Chandos

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Benjamin Britten - Phaedra; Lachrymae; Sinfonietta (Sarah Connolly; Edward Gardner)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Phaedra, dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra, Op. 93
  • A Charm of Lullabies, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, Op. 41
  • Lachrymae, for solo viola and string orchestra, Op. 48a
  • Two Portraits
  • Sinfonietta, Op. 1

Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Maxim Rysanov, viola
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Chandos

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Benjamin Britten - Cello Symphony; Gloriana Suite; Four Sea Interludes (Paul Watkins; Edward Gardner)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Symphonic Suite from 'Gloriana', Op. 53a
  • Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68
  • Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', Op. 33a

Paul Watkins, cello
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: Chandos

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Benjamin Britten - Violin Concerto; Double Concerto (Baiba Skride)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15
  • Double Concerto for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in B Minor

Baiba Skride, violin
Ivan Vukčević, viola
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor

Date: 2024
Label: Orfeo

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Benjamin Britten - Piano Concerto; Diversions; Young Apollo (Steven Osborne)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 13
  • Young Apollo, for piano, string quartet and string Orchestra, Op. 16
  • Diversions, for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op. 21

Steven Osborne, piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Hyperion

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Benjamin Britten - Young Person's Guide; Bridge Variations; Simple Symphony


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
  • Simple Symphony, Op. 4
  • Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

London Symphony Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, conductor

Date: 1963; 1968; 1966
Label: Decca

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Benjamin Britten - Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto (Sviatoslav Richter; Mark Lubotsky)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Piano Concerto, Op. 13
  • Violin Concerto, Op. 15

Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Mark Lubotsky, violin

English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, conductor

Date: 1970
Label: Decca

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Benjamin Britten - Cello Symphony; Sinfonia da Requiem (Mstislav Rostropovich; Benjamin Britten)


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Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Cello Symphony, Op. 68
  • Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
  • Cantata misericordium, Op. 69

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Peter Pears, tenor / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

English Chamber Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, conductor

Date: 1964; 1963
Label: Decca

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