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This landmark publication includes 61 songs, combining the contents of the seven published books of Britten folksong arrangements in High and Low Voice editions. Some of the songs have never before been transposed. The songs of Volume 6, for voice and guitar, have been transcribed for voice and piano for this edition.

Gloriana was an original opera written by Benjamin Britten on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. The libretto celebrates the fabled romance of the Queen's mother Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex. The story had been previously dramatized by Maxwell Anderson's play Elizabeth the Queen, upon which this opera is heavily reliant. Sarah Walker and Anthony Rolfe Johnson sing the leading roles with a robustness that virtually bursts through the camera lens. This 1984 staging of Gloriana...

Disc 1: Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: 1. Lacrymosa Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: 2. Dies irae Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: 3. Requiem aeternam Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: Dawn Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: Sunday Morning Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: Moonlight Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes") Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for...

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Pages: 608, Edition: Rev Sub, Paperback, Oxford University Press, USA

However, the present recording of Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac Op.51, made in 1957 as part of a release coupling the first three canticles, was never released. (The first three canticles were on ARGO and later re-issued in CD format as DECCA 425716-2LM with John Hahessy as boy alto in Canticle II). I must confess that this beautiful setting of words from the Chester Miracle Play is new to me and the excellent performance (and recording) is a most welcome novelty (or should I say rarity?). Both...

This sensitive documentary explores the tumultuous life of Benjamin Britten, one of the modern era's premiere composers. Included here are excerpts from BILLY BUDD, A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM, and DEATH IN VENICE, as well as appearances by contemporaries Leonard Bernstein, Janet Baker, and Peter Pears. Additional Info Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): D1158

Possibly the quintessential biography of an artist, this documentary on British composer Benjamin Britten seeks to know and gently understand the man who spent most of his life not as a tortured, temperamental genius spurred into trailblazing creativity by simple inspiration but rather a hard-working profession "from the middle Classes." Included are archival footage from his operas, scenes of him conducting and photos and stills from his Suffolk childhood. His lifelong relationship with tenor Peter...

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Benjamin Britten: A Catalogue of the Published Works

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You'll come "Bach" to this program again and again, anytime you want to appreciate magnificent classical music. With performances from renowned artists including Daniel Barenboim, the Keller Quartet, ... more

Peter Grimes was the work that established Benjamin Britten as a major musical force when it was first performed in 1945. It is now universally acknowledged as one of the twentieth century's finest operas. In this performance Canadian tenor Jon Vickers - internationally acclaimed for hi portrayal of Grimes - heads up a cast that gives vivid life to this masterpiece.