Steuart Bedford
This noted conductor and pianist studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at Oxford University. In 1964, he made his debut conducting the Oxford Chamber Orchestra. He joined the music staff at Glyndebourne from 1965 to 1967. He made his professional debut conducting The Beggar's Opera in 1967. Since 1965, he has been a professor at the Royal Academy of Music, and he has been the artistic director for the Aldeburgh Festival since 1973.
His significant conducting premieres have been with Benjamin Britten's Death in Venice (1973) and his Phaedra (1976). In 1984, he arranged an orchestral suite from Britten's Death in Venice, which he subsequenly recorded. He has also recorded a wide range of composers from the classic, Romantic, and modern periods.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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BRITTEN: Sinfonia da Requiem / Gloriana Suite / Sea Interludes
Osian Ellis, Taylor Alexander, Keiron Moore, London Symphony Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 May 2005
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Holst: The Hymn of Jesus, Choral Symphony, The Wandering Scholar & At the Boat's Head
Sir Charles Groves, Sir Adrian Boult, Steuart Bedford, David Atherton
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 28 Aug 2009
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Britten: Cello Symphony & Death in Venice Suite
Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Raphael Wallfisch
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Nov 2004
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Vedic Hymns / Four Songs, Op. 35 / Humbert Wolfe Settings (English Song, Vol. 6)
Susan Gritton, Christopher Maltman, Philip Langridge, Louisa Fuller, Steuart Bedford
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Naxos on 7 Sep 1998
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7 Sonnets of Michelangelo / Holy Sonnets of J. Donne / Winter Words (English Song, Vol. 7)
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Mar 2004
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Britten: Death in Venice
Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, The English Opera Group Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1974
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Violin Concerto / Canadian Carnival / Mont Juic
English Chamber Orchestra, Lorraine McAslan, Steuart Bedford
Classical - Released by Naxos on 29 Aug 2005
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Salute To Percy Grainger
Benjamin Britten, Steuart Bedford, John Eliot Gardiner
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 2013
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Celebration for Flute and Orchestra
William Bennett, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Classical - Released by Decca (UMO) on 1 Jan 1989
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Piano Concerto / Johnson Over Jordan Suite
London Symphony Orchestra, Joanna Macgregor, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Apr 2005
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Auden Songs
Philip Langridge, Della Jones, Steuart Bedford
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Naxos on 28 Jul 2003
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Daisy Chain (The) / Bird Songs / Four Cautionary Tales (English Song, Vol. 8)
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Mar 2004
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Symphonie pour violoncelle et orchestre op. 68 & Death in Venice (suite) op. 88
Raphael Wallfisch, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Concertos - Released by Chandos on 1 Nov 2004
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Gay-Britten: The Beggar's Opera
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1993
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Britten: Cello Symphony & Death in Venice Suite
Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Raphael Wallfisch
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 May 1985
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Britten : Le Prince Des Pagodes ; Symphonie Pour Violoncelle
Cyrille Tricoire, Jacques Prat, Opéra Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie, Steuart Bedford
Classical - Released by Universal Music Division Decca Records France on 1 Jan 2006
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Barber & Khachaturian: Concertos
Jennifer Stinton, Steuart Bedford, Philharmonia Orchestra
Lounge - Released by Collins Classics on 31 Dec 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo