Britten Sinfonia
The Britten Sinfonia is a chamber orchestra that, in its own words, "is inspired by the ethos of Benjamin Britten through world-class performances, illuminating and distinctive programmes where old meets new, and a deep commitment to bringing outstanding music to both the world's finest concert halls and the local community." The orchestra was heard on several albums in 2021, including recordings of Grayston Ives' Requiem and the rare Donizetti opera Il Paria.
The Britten Sinfonia was founded in 1992 and is based in Cambridge, England. Among the founders was the choral conductor Nicholas Cleobury. The Sinfonia operates without a principal conductor, with David Butcher serving as chief executive and artistic director from its founding until 2020. He was succeeded that year by Meurig Bowen. The Sinfonia, made up of freelance musicians working on a project-by-project basis, performs about 70 concerts a year, generally moving from place to place and taking up short residences in cities where it works with local musicians and performing arts presenters. The ensemble's project collaborators have included composers (Thomas Adès, Roderick Williams, James MacMillan), performers (Ian Bostridge, Iestyn Davies, Polyphony), conductors (Masaaki Suzuki), and jazz and popular musicians (Brad Mehldau, Rufus Wainwright).
An Associate Ensemble at the Barbican in London, the Britten Sinfonia has also held residencies in Norwich, Cambridge (where it is an Ensemble-in-Residence at the University), and elsewhere. The group has a chamber music series at London's Wigmore Hall and has appeared at the prestigious Aldeburgh Festival and BBC Proms. The Britten Sinfonia has toured North and South America, continental Europe, and Asia, including a tour of China in May 2016, with performances in Shanghai, Beijing, and Wuhan. The Britten Sinfonia, a nonprofit organization and registered charity, encompasses a Creative Learning Department, which offers a Britten Sinfonia Academy for young musicians to train and perform with members of the orchestra, as well as a Britten Sinfonia Academy Composer Hub to mentor young composers. In 2013, the orchestra launched the OPUS composition competition, inviting submissions from unpublished composers of any age. This competition was divided into two in 2021: Opus 1 and Magnum Opus. That year, the Britten Sinfonia was heard on an Opera Rara recording of Donizetti's Il Paria, under Sir Mark Elder, as well as the Signum Classics recordings Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7-9; Gerald Barry: The Eternal Recurrence, conducted by Thomas Adès, and Grayston Ives: Requiem, with the Jesus College Choir, Cambridge, under conductor Richard Pinel.
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Artistas semelhantes
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Orchestral Anthems: Elgar | Finzi | Dyson | Howells
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Britten Sinfonia
Classical - Lançado por Delphian Records em 23 de jun. de 2023
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Rutter: Orchestral Carols
Daniel Hyde, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia
Classical - Lançado por Kings College Cambridge em 24 de nov. de 2023
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Mercadante: Il proscritto
Opera - Lançado por Opera Rara em 14 de abr. de 2023
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Delius: Hassan - complete incidental music
Zeb Soanes, Britten Sinfonia Voices, Britten Sinfonia, Jamie Phillips
Theatre Music - Lançado por Chandos em 19 de abr. de 2024
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Donizetti: L'esule di Roma
Opera - Lançado por Opera Rara em 1 de mar. de 2024
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Grayston Ives: Requiem
Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia
Classical - Lançado por Signum Records em 16 de jul. de 2021
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Casta Diva - Operatic arias transcribed for trumpet
Matilda Lloyd, Britten Sinfonia, Rumon Gamba
Opera - Lançado por Chandos em 28 de abr. de 2023
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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies & Barry: Selected Works
Classical - Lançado por Signum Records em 21 de out. de 2022
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Handel: Messiah
Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 1 de nov. de 2009
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Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium, Lux aeterna, Ubi caritas & Other Choral Works
Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 1 de mar. de 2005
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John Rutter: Visions
Daniel Hyde, Hannah Perowne, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia
Classical - Lançado por King’s College, Cambridge em 22 de mar. de 2024
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Hartmann: Concerto funebre; Violin Sonatas & Suites
Alina Ibragimova, Britten Sinfonia
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 27 de ago. de 2007
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Vaughan Williams: Beyond My Dream – Music for Greek Plays
Heather Lowe, Joyful Company of Singers, Britten Sinfonia, Alan Tongue
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Albion em 12 de jan. de 2018
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Traveller • Earth and Sky
Ex Cathedra, Britten Sinfonia, Jeffrey Skidmore
Classical - Lançado por Signum Records em 7 de jul. de 2023
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7, 8 & 9 – Barry: The Eternal Recurrence
Classical - Lançado por Signum Records em 9 de abr. de 2021
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Blessed city, heavenly Salem (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
Choir of Merton College Oxford, Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas
Classical - Lançado por Delphian Records em 5 de mai. de 2023
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English Fantasia: Vaughan Williams, Delius & Elgar
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 16 de jul. de 1998
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James MacMillan: Symphony No. 5 "Le grand Inconnu" & The Sun Danced
The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 3 de abr. de 2020
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Beethoven: Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 - Barry: Beethoven & Piano Concerto
Classical - Lançado por Signum Records em 17 de abr. de 2020
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Donizetti: Il Paria
Albina Shagimuratova, René Barbera, Misha Kiria, Marko Mimica, Mark Elder, Britten Sinfonia
Opera - Lançado por Opera Rara em 15 de jan. de 2021
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Live in Buenos Aires
Joanna Macgregor, Britten Sinfonia
Classical - Lançado por SoundCircus em 12 de dez. de 2014
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo