BBC Legends Volume 3

~ Release by Barbirolli, Böhm, Britten, Cherkassky, Gilels, Horenstein, Jochum, Jurinac, Kempff, Ludwig, Monteux, Richter, Rostropovich, Rozhdestvensky, Sargent, Serkin, Solti, Stokowski, Svetlanov, Szeryng, Tennstedt (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Box set of 20 previously released BBC Legends CDs. Each CD is in a cardboard sleeve, all in a box. The booklets provided with the original releases are NOT provided. The CD ToCs also appear to be slightly different.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-19 13:59 UTC.

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1Requiem in D minor, K626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (Chorus, Soprano I)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (Süßmayr Edition; choir and soprano solo)
orchestrator:
Franz Jakob Freystädtler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) and Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
is based on:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (original version)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:58
2Requiem in D minor, K626: II. Kyrie (Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: II. Kyrie eleison (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:38
3Requiem in D minor, K626: III. Sequentia: Dies irae (Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: a. Dies irae (Süßmayr Edition; choir)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:50
4Requiem in D minor, K626: III. Sequentia: Tuba mirum (Soprano I/II, Tenor, Bass)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: b. Tuba mirum (Süßmayr Edition; soprano, alto, tenor, bass solos)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:28
5Requiem in D minor, K626: III. Sequentia: Rex tremendae (Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: c. Rex tremendae majestatis (Süßmayr Edition; choir)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:21
6Requiem in D minor, K626: III. Sequentia: Recordare (Soprano, I/II, Tenor, Bass)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: d. Recordare, Jesu pie (Süßmayr Edition; soprano, alto, tenor, bass solos)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:38
7Requiem in D minor, K626: III. Sequentia: Confutatis (Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: e. Confutatis maledictis (Süßmayr Edition; choir)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer) and Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:19
8Requiem in D minor, K626: III. Sequentia: Lucrimosa (Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (Süßmayr Edition; choir)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer) and Franz Xaver Süßmayr (from 1791 until 1792)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:54
9Requiem in D minor, K626: IV. Offertorium: Domine Jesu (Soprano I/II, Tenor, Bass)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IV. Offertorium: a. Domine Jesu Christie (Süßmayr Edition; choir with solo quartet)
orchestrator:
Maximilian Stadler and Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IV. Offertorium (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:33
10Requiem in D minor, K626: IV. Offertorium: Hostias (Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IV. Offertorium: b. Versus: Hostias et preces (Süßmayr Edition; choir)
orchestrator:
Maximilian Stadler and Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IV. Offertorium (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:52
11Requiem in D minor, K626: V. Sanctus (Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: V. Sanctus: a. Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth (Süßmayr Edition; choir)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: V. Sanctus (Süßmayr edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:47
12Requiem in D minor, K626: VI. Benedictus (Soprano I/II, Tenor, bass, Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: V. Sanctus: b. Benedictus (Süßmayr Edition; solo quartet, then choir)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: V. Sanctus (Süßmayr edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:47
13Requiem in D minor, K626: VII. Agnus Dei (Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VI. Agnus Dei (Süßmayr Edition; choir)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Jakob Freystädtler
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr (until 1792-03)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:55
14Requiem in D minor, K626: VIII. Communio: Lux aeterna (Soprano I, Chorus)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Communio: a. Lux aeterna (Süßmayr Edition; soprano solo and choir)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist) and Franz Jakob Freystädtler
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Communio (Süßmayr edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:00
15Benjamin Britten in conversation with Donald Mitchell: Opera
spoken vocals:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) and Donald Mitchell
Benjamin Britten7:50
16Benjamin Britten in conversation with Donald Mitchell: Composing
spoken vocals:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) and Donald Mitchell
Benjamin Britten3:58
17Benjamin Britten in conversation with Donald Mitchell: Dreams
spoken vocals:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) and Donald Mitchell
Benjamin Britten3:45
18Benjamin Britten in conversation with Donald Mitchell: Teaching
spoken vocals:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) and Donald Mitchell
Benjamin Britten5:41
19Benjamin Britten in conversation with Donald Mitchell: Map-reading
spoken vocals:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) and Donald Mitchell
Benjamin Britten5:18
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Credits

Release

part of:BBC Legends (great performers of the twentieth century) (number: Volume 3) (order: 266)
discography entry:https://icaclassics.com/releases/bbc-legends-vol-3 [info]

Release group

includes:A Faust Symphony by Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor); BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic), Men's Voices of the BBC Northern Singers (The Britten Singers, formerly BBC Northern Singers), Jascha Horenstein (conductor), John Mitchinson (tenor)
Bach: Capriccio / Reger: Variations and Fugue / Beethoven: Piano Sonatas by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician), Reger (German composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Serkin (pianist)
Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue / Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 22 / Schubert: 3 Piano Pieces, D946 by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer); Wilhelm Kempff (pianist)
BBC Legends: Cherkassky / Solti by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Mussorgsky (Modest Mussorgsky, composer), Cherkassky (Shura Cherkassky, American pianist), Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); Shura Cherkassky (American pianist), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
BBC Legends: Rozhdestvensky by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer), Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
BBC Legends: Svetlanov by Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov (Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no. 9 & 10 / Schubert: "Wanderer" Fantasy / Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien / "Abegg" Variations by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer), Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer); Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
Cello Concertos by Haydn (composer), Saint‐Saëns (composer), Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Mstislav Rosptropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor), London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
Cherubini: Anacréon Overture / Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 / Strauss: Don Juan / Berlioz: Hungarian March by Cherubini (composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Strauss (Richard Strauss, German composer), Berlioz (Hector Berlioz, French composer); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic), Pierre Monteux (conductor)
Haydn: Symphony no. 100 "Military" / Symphony no. 101 "The Clock" / Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Haydn (composer), Hindemith (German composer, 1895–1963); Jochum (conductor)
Introduction and Allegro for Strings / Symphony no. 1 by Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
Mozart Requiem (BBC Legends conduct by Britten) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer); English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3 / Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Vivaldi (Antonio Vivaldi, Italian baroque composer and violinist); Henryk Szeryng (violinist), English Chamber Orchestra
Scarlatti: Seven Piano Sonatas / Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 4 in F-sharp minor / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 3 / Debussy: Pour le piano by Scarlatti (composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Scriabin (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer), Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Debussy (Claude Debussy, French composer); Gilels (Emil Gilels, pianist)
Schubert: Symphony no. 2 / Brahms Symphony no. 2 by Franz Schubert (composer), Johannes Brahms (German composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Sibelius: Symphony no. 2 / Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite / Beethoven: Egmont Overture by Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer), Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder / Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen by Strauss (Richard Strauss, German composer), Mahler (composer), Brahms (Johannes Brahms, German composer); Sena Jurinac (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (pianist), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor)
Symphony no. 9 “Choral” by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Mari Anne Häggander (soprano), Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Gwynne Howell (operatic bass), London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
Vaughan Williams: Symphony no. 4 / Sibelius: Symphony no. 4 by Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer), Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer); BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
Weber: Oberon Overture / Schubert: Symphony no. 9 / Brahms: Tragic Overture by Carl Maria von Weber (composer), Franz Schubert (composer), Johannes Brahms (German composer); London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)