The Collector's Edition

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Sinfonia da Requiem / Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes' / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
2▶CD
3▶CD: Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / Young Apollo
4▶CD
5▶CD
6▶CD
7▶CD: The Prince of the Pagodas
8▶CD: The Prince of the Pagodas
9▶CD
10▶CD
11▶CD: String Quartet No. 2 / String Quartet No. 3
12▶CD: Cello Suite No. 1 / Cello Suite No. 2 / Cello Suite No. 3
13▶CD
14▶CD
15▶CD: War Requiem (beginning)
16▼CD: War Requiem (conclusion) / Spring Symphony
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1War Requiem, for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra & organ, Op. 66: Libera me. Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna
chamber organ:
Mark Blatchly (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
partial recording of:
War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1961 until 1961-12-20)
librettist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilfred Owen (in 1918)
part of:
War Requiem, op. 66
7:35
2War Requiem, for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra & organ, Op. 66: Libera me. It seemed that out of battle I escaped
chamber organ:
Mark Blatchly (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
partial recording of:
War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1961 until 1961-12-20)
librettist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilfred Owen (in 1918)
part of:
War Requiem, op. 66
9:47
3War Requiem, for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra & organ, Op. 66: Libera me. Let us sleep now... In paradisum
chamber organ:
Mark Blatchly (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
choir vocals:
Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04) and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
chorus master:
Francis Grier (composer, organist and choir director) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04) and Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
partial recording of:
War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me (from 1983-02-27 until 1983-03-04)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1961 until 1961-12-20)
librettist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Wilfred Owen (in 1918)
part of:
War Requiem, op. 66
5:42
4Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 1. Introduction
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
vocals:
St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
chorus master:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and Keith Walters (chorus master) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 1. Introduction: Shine Out (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
9:43
5Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 1. The Merry Cuckoo
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 2. The Merry Cuckoo (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
1:59
6Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 1. Spring, the sweet Spring
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
soprano vocals:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
chorus master:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and Keith Walters (chorus master) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 3. Spring, the Sweet Spring (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Thomas Nashe
is based on:
Spring, the Sweet Spring
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
1:57
7Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 1. The Driving Boy
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
chorus master:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and Keith Walters (chorus master) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 4. The Driving Boy (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
John Clare (shepherd poet) and George Peele
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
2:09
8Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 1. The Morning Star
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
chorus master:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and Keith Walters (chorus master) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 5. The Morning Star (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
John Milton (English poet; composer of Paradise Lost)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
3:17
9Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 2. Welcome Maids of Honour
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 6. Welcome, Maids of Honour (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2
2:38
10Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 2. Waters above
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 7. Waters Above! (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Henry Vaughan
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2
2:32
11Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 2. Out on the lawn I lie abed
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 8. Out on the lawn I Lie in bed (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
W. H. Auden
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2
6:30
12Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 3. When will my May come?
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 9. When will my May Come? (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Richard Barnfield
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3
2:24
13Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 3. Fair and fair
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
soprano vocals:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 10. Fair and Fair (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
George Peele
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3
2:20
14Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 3. Sound the flute
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
chorus master:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and Keith Walters (chorus master) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 11. Sound the Flute! (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3
1:21
15Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys' chorus, chorus & orchestra, Op. 44: Part 4. Finale: London, to thee I do present
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys' Choir (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
soprano vocals:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
chorus master:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29) and Keith Walters (chorus master) (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 4: 12. Finale: London, to Thee I do Present (from 1978-06-28 until 1978-06-29)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 4
7:44
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18▶CD
19▶CD
20▶CD: Noye's Fludde / A.M.D.G. / The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
21▶CD: The Company of Heaven / Ballad of Heroes / Praise We Great Men
22▶CD
23▶CD
24▶CD
25▶CD: The Five Canticles / Folksong arrangements
26▶CD
27▶CD: Purcell arrangements / Schubert: Die Forelle / Schumann: Frülingsnacht
28▶CD: Paul Bunyan
29▶CD: Paul Bunyan
30▶CD: Peter Grimes
31▶CD: Peter Grimes
32▶CD: The Turn of the Screw
33▶CD: The Turn of the Screw
34▶CD: A Midsummer Night's Dream
35▶CD: A Midsummer Night's Dream
36▶CD: The Rape of Lucretia (abridged version)
37▶CD: Scenes from Peter Grimes / Folksong arrangements