The World of Britten

Marisa Robles, The Bach Choir, Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten, Norman Del Mar, George Guest

• Released on 01/01/1993 by Decca Music Group Ltd.
• Main artist: Marisa Robles
• Genre: Classical

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 (Benjamin Britten)

1 Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Op. 34

00:16:32

Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1964 Decca Music Group Limited

Spring Symphony, Op. 44 (Benjamin Britten)

2 3. Spring, the Sweet Spring

Norma Procter 00:01:53

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Choir, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Jennifer Vyvyan, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - Norma Procter, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Nashe, Author - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Abel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited

Noye's Fludde, Op. 59 (Benjamin Britten)

3 "Noye, Noye, Take Thou Thy Company"

Trevor Anthony 00:06:10

Norman Del Mar, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, Author - Benjamin Britten, Composer - David Pinto, Boy Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Owen Brannigan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - English Opera Group Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Merlin Channon, Conductor, Assistant Conductor, MainArtist - Darian Angadi, Boy Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Alexander, Boy Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Caroline Clack, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marie-Therese Pinto, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eileen O'Donovan, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chorus Of Animals, Choir, MainArtist - Trevor Anthony, Speaker, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Reeve, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited

Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31 (Benjamin Britten)

4 Nocturne - The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls

Peter Pears 00:03:27

Barry Tuckwell, Horn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Tennyson, Author - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1964 Decca Music Group Limited

Billy Budd, Op. 50 / Act 1 (Benjamin Britten)

5 Interlude & Sea Shanties: Blow her away

Gregory Dempsey 00:07:48

Eric Crozier, Author - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Bowman, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - E.M. Forster, Author - Gregory Dempsey, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Glossop, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Melville, Author, Original Text Author

℗ 1968 Decca Music Group Limited

Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 (Benjamin Britten)

6 11. Deo Gracias

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge 00:01:16

Anonymous, Author - Benjamin Britten, Composer - Michael Bremner, Producer - Marisa Robles, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Guest, Conductor, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1965 Decca Music Group Limited

A Hymn to the Virgin (1930, rev. 1934) (Benjamin Britten)

7 Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge 00:03:24

Anonymous, Author - Benjamin Britten, Composer - George Guest, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Raeburn, Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1963 Decca Music Group Limited

War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae (Benjamin Britten)

8 "Lacrimosa...Move him into the Sun"

Peter Pears 00:06:48

Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Galina Vishnevskaya, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Melos Ensemble, Ensemble, MainArtist - London Symphony Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bach Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Wilfred Owen, Author

℗ 1963 Decca Music Group Limited

Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Prologue (Benjamin Britten)

9 Interlude I: On the beach (Dawn)

00:03:38

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Montagu Slater, Author - Erik Smith, Producer, Recording Producer - George Crabbe, Author, Original Text Author - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Decca Music Group Limited

Early One Morning (Traditional)

10 Traditional: Early One Morning

Peter Pears 00:03:03

Traditional, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer - Peter Attwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1962 Decca Music Group Limited

The Plough Boy (Traditional)

11 Traditional: The Plough Boy

Peter Pears 00:02:04

Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Britten, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer - Peter Attwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1962 Decca Music Group Limited

Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (Benjamin Britten)

12 I. Boisterous Bourrée

00:03:28

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - David Harvey, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited

13 II. Playful Pizzicato

00:03:06

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - David Harvey, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited

14 III. Sentimental Saraband

00:07:54

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - David Harvey, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited

15 IV. Frolicsome Finale

00:03:04

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - David Harvey, Producer, Recording Producer - Gordon Parry, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
• Total length: 01:13:35

• Main artist: Marisa Robles
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
• Genre: Classical
• Collection: World Of
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© 1993 Decca Music Group Limited This Compilation ℗ 1993 Decca Music Group Limited