Britten, Benjamin - Benjamin Britten

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Item: Britten, Benjamin - Benjamin Britten - CD Box

Artist: Benjamin Britten
Title: Benjamin Britten
Music: Classical: Compilation
Format: CD
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Membran Designo presents the forty most popular composers of the world, from Bach to Wagner. These recording encapsulate the best and most extraordinary pieces from 1922 until 2000, and are interpreted by high quality artists like Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Herbert von Karajan, Tomoko Takanashi and Ramon Vinay to name a few. Britten vast musical achievements are on display here in this 4 CD collection; from The Turn of the Screw, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra through to the haunting Peter Grimes - Four Sea Interludes and including his British Folk Songs and many more besides.

Tracklisting:
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Simple Symphony, op. 4
1. I. Boisterous Bourée
2. II. Playful Pizzicato
3. III. Sentimental Saraband
4. IV. Frolicsome Finale
The Boyd Neel String Orchestra - Boyd Neel, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1939
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge, op. 10
5. I. Introduction and Theme
6. II. Adagio
7. III. March
8. IV. Romance
9. V. Aria Italiana
10. VI. Bourée Classique
11. VII. Wiener Waltz
12. VIII. Moto Perpetuo
13. IX. Funeral March
14. X. Chant
15. XI. Fugue
16. XII. Finale
The Boyd Neel String Orchestra - Boyd Neel, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1938
17. Passacaglia, op. 33
Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam - Eduard van Beinum, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1947
Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra (Variations & Fugue On A Theme Of Purcell), op. 34
18. Theme: Full Orchestra, Woodwind, Brass, Strings, Percussion
19. Variations: Flutes & Piccolo
20. Oboes
21. Clarinets
22. Blassoons
23. Violins
24. Violas
25. Cellos
26. Double Basses
27. Harp
28. Horns
29. Trumpets
30. Trombones & Bass Tuba
31. Percussion
32. Fugue
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Malcolm Sargent, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1946
CD 2
British Folk Songs (arr. Britten)
1. The Ash Grove
2. The Sally Gardens (Yeats)
3. Little Sir William
4. Oliver Cromwell
Peter Pears, Tenor / tenor - Benjamin Britten, Klavier / piano - aufg. / recorded in: 1944
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo
5. I. Sonnet XVI
6. II. Sonnet XXXI
7. III. Sonnet XXX
8. IV. Sonnet LV
9. V. Sonnet XXXVIII
10. VI. Sonnet XXXII
11. VII. Sonnet XXIV
Peter Pears, Tenor / tenor - Benjamin Britten, Klavier / piano - aufg. / recorded in: 1942
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
12. I. Prologue
13. II. Pastoral (Cotton)
14. III. Nocturne (Tennyson)
15. IV. Elegy (Blake)
16. V. Dirge (Anon.)
17. VI. Hymn (Jonson)
18. VII. Sonnet (Keats)
19. VIII. Epilogue
Peter Pears, Tenor / tenor, Dennis Brain, Horn / horn - The Boyd Neel Orchestra - Benjamin Britten, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1944

20. Introduction & Rondo alla burlesca, op. 23, No. 1
21. Mazurka Elegiaca, op. 23, No. 2
Clifford Curzon - Benjamin Britten, Klavier / piano - aufg. / recorded in: 1944
CD 3
Peter Grimes - Four Sea Interludes
1. Dawn
2. Sunday Morning
3. Moonlight
4. Storm
Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam - Eduard van Beinum, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1947
A Ceremony Of Carols, op. 28
5. I. Procession
6. II. Wolcom Yule
7. III. There Is No Rose
8. IVa. That Yonge Child
9. Ivb. Balulalow
10. V. As Dew In Aprille
11. VI. This Little Babe 12. VII. Interlude 13. VIII. In Freezing Winter Night 14. IX. Spring Carol 15. X. Deo Gratias 16. XI. Recession The Morrison Boys Choir - Ivor Sims, Choreinstudierung / choir rehearsals - Maria Korchinska, Harfe / harp - aufg. / recorded in: 1943/44 Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 17. Lacrymosa 18. Dies Irae 19. Requiem aeternam New York Philharmonic Orchestra - John Barbirolli, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1941 CD 4 The Turn Of The Screw (Auszüge / Highlights) 1. Akt / Act 1 Prolog / prologue 1. It Is A Curious Story Thema - 1. Szene / Theme – Scene 1: The Journey 2. Nearly There Variation III - 4. Szene / Variation II – Scene 4: The Tower 3. How Beautiful It Is (Governess) Variation IV - 5. Szene / Variation IV – Scene 5: The Window 4. Tom, Tom, The Piper´s Son (Miles, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose) Variation V - 6. Szene / Variation V – Scene 6: The Lesson 5. Many Nouns It Is We Find (Miles, Flora, Governess) 2. Akt / Act 2 Variation VIII - 1. Szene / Variation VIII – Scene 1: Colloquy and Soliloquy 6. Why Did You Call Me (Miss Jessel, Quint, Governess) Variation IX - 2. Szene / Variation IX – Scene 2: The Bells 7. O Sing Unto Them A New Song (Miles, Flora, Mrs. Grose, Governess) Variation X - 3. Szene / Variation X – Scene 3: Miss Jessel 8. She Is Here (Governess, Miss Jessel) Variation XIV - 7. Szene / Variation XIV – Scene 7: Flora 9. Flora! (Mrs. Grose, Governess, Miss Jessel, Flora) Variation XV - 8. Szene / Variation XV – Scene 8: Miles 10. Mrs. Grose (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Quint) The Prologue: Peter Pears - The Governess: Jennifer Vyvyan - Miles: David Hemmings - Flora: Olive Dyer - Mrs. Grose: Joan Cross - Quint: Peter Pears - Miss Jessel: Arda Mandikian - English Opera Group Orchestra - Benjamin Britten, Dirigent / conductor - aufg. / recorded in: 1954

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