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

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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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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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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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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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Benjamin Britten - Cello Suites Nos. 1 & 2; Cello Sonata (Mstislav Rostropovich)

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Composer: Benjamin Britten

• Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72
• Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80
• Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 65

Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Benjamin Britten, piano

Date: 1968; 1961

Label: Decca

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Benjamin Britten - War Requiem (Gianandrea Noseda)

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Composer: Benjamin Britten

• War Requiem, Op. 66

Ian Bostridge

Simon Keenlyside

Sabina Cvilak

Choir of Eltham College

London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Date: 2012

Label: LSO Live

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Benjamin Britten - War Requiem

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Composer: Benjamin Britten

• War Requiem, Op. 66 (+ rehearsal)

Galina Vishnevskaya

Peter Pears

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

The Bach Choir

Melos Ensemble

London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra

Benjamin Britten, conductor

Date: 1963

Label: Decca

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William Walton - Film Music Vol. 4 (Neville Marriner)

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Composer: William Walton

• Richard III, A Shakespeare Scenario
• Macbeth: Fanfare and March
• Major Barbara - A Shavian Sequence for Orchestra

John Gielgud, speaker

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Neville Marriner, conductor

Date: 1991

Label: Chandos

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William Walton - Film Music Vol. 3 (Neville Marriner)

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Composer: William Walton

• Henry V, A Shakespeare Scenario

Christopher Plummer, narrator

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Neville Marriner, conductor

Date: 1990

Label: Chandos

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