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Haendel : Ode for St Cecilia's Day; Britten : Suite on English Folk Tunes, Choral Dances from Gloriana

CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8009-2


George Frideric Händel : Ode for St Cecilia's day
Heather Harper (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Richard Adeney (Flute); Julian Bream (Lute); Keith Harvey (Cello); Philip Jones (Trumpet); Philip Ledger (Harpsichord); Philip Ledger (Organ)
Chorus of East Anglian Choirs / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Suite on English Folk Tunes, op. 90 "Hankin booby"
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/02 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Gloriana, Choral Dances for Tenor Solo, Harp and Chorus
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
Ambrosian Singers conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/02 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Highlights from the 1977 Aldeburgh Autumn Chamber Music Festival, Britten and Schubert

LP (3) CBS - Masterworks - M3 35197


Franz Schubert : Scherzo in D-Flat Major, D 593/2
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
1977/09/27 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Andante in A Major, D 604
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
1977/09/27 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Four Ländler, D 366
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
1977/09/27 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Die Winterreise - Die Wetterfahne, D 911
Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Leonard Hokanson (Piano)
1977/10/01 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Die Winterreise - Erstarrung, D 911
Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Leonard Hokanson (Piano)
1977/10/01 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Die Winterreise - Die Krähe, D 911
Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Leonard Hokanson (Piano)
1977/10/01 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Die Winterreise - Der Wegweiser, D 911
Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Leonard Hokanson (Piano)
1977/10/01 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Die Winterreise - Die Post, D 911
Hermann Prey (Baritone)
Leonard Hokanson (Piano)
1977/10/01 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Der Unglückliche, D 713
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1977/10/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Amalia, D 195
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1977/10/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Sehnsucht, D 636
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1977/10/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Der Jüngling am Bache, D 30
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1977/10/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Der Flüchtling, D 402
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1977/10/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Quartettsatz in C Minor, D 703
Amadeus String Quartet
1977/09/28 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Piano Quintet - Theme and Variations, Finale in A Major, D 667 "Trout"
Clifford Curzon (Piano); Rodney Slatford (Double-Bass)
Members of the Amadeus String Quartet
1977/09/28 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Quintet - Adagio and Scherzo in C Major, D 956
William Pleeth (Cello)
Amadeus String Quartet
1977/09/29 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Eight Folk Song Arrangements - She's like the swallow for High Voice and Harp, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Eight Folk Song Arrangements - I married me a wife for High Voice and Harp, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : A Ceremony of Carols - Interlude for Solo Harp, op. 28
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 6 - England, I will give my love an apple for High Voice and Guitar, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 6 - England, Master Kilby for High Voice and Guitar, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Sonata - Menuetto and Trio for Piano, arr. Bream in G Major, D 894
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Quartet - Menuetto and Trio for Strings in B-Flat Major, D 112
Amadeus String Quartet
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Elly Ameling (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dalton Baldwin (Piano)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Licht und Liebe
Elly Ameling (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dalton Baldwin (Piano)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle II - "Abraham and Isaac" for Alto, Tenor and Piano, op. 51
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Alan Civil (Horn); Graham Johnson (Piano)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

25 years at the Aldeburgh Festival

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George Frideric Händel : Ode for Saint Cecilia's day - Trumpet's loud clangour
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Chorus of East Anglian Choirs / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

George Frideric Händel : Ode for Saint Cecilia's day - But bright Cecilia
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Chorus of East Anglian Choirs / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Voices for Today, op. 75
Cambridge University Musical Society / Choristers of King's College, Cambridge conducted by David Willcocks
1966/06/08 - Ely Cathedral, Cambridge, England

Benjamin Britten : Suite - 2nd Movement for Harp, op. 83
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1969/06/24 - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : A Birthday Hansel, Two Scottish Folk Songs, Suite for Harp, Second Lute Song from Gloriana, Canticle 5

LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6788


Benjamin Britten : A Birthday Hansel for High Voice and Harp, op. 92
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/18 & 1976/02/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle V - "The Death of Narcissus" for Tenor and Harp, op. 89
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/06/17 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Suite for Harp, op. 83
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/20 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Gloriana - Second lute song of the Earl of Essex, op. 53
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/19 & 1976/02/20 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Two scottish folk songs - O can ye sew cushion ?, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/19 & 1976/02/20 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Two scottish folk songs - Ca' the yowes, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/19 & 1976/02/20 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Folksongs arrangements

LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793


Trad. : The ash grove (Welsh tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Little Sir William (Somerset folk song), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Come you not from Newcastle ? (Hullah's song-book: English), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : I will give my love an apple, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The last rose of summer, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Early one morning, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : There's none to soothe (Hullah's song-book - Scottish), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : How sweet the answer, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The ministrel boy, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Oft in the stilly night, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The Salley gardens (Irish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Sweet Polly Oliver (old English tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : O Waly, Waly (from Somerset), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The plough boy (tune by W. Shield), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The foggy, foggy dew (from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Sailor-boy, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Master Kilby, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The Soldier and the Sailor, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Il est quelqu'un sur terre, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : La belle est au jardin d'amour, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : La fileuse, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Curlew River

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 421 858-2


Benjamin Britten : Curlew River, a parable for church performance, op. 71
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Harold Blackburn; Bryan Drake (Baritone); Bruce Webb; Edmund Bohan; Edgar Boniface; Patrick Healy; Michael Kehoe; Peter Leeming; William McKinney; David Reed; Gerald Stern; Robert Tasman
Richard Adeney (Flute); Neil Sanders (Horn); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Stuart Knussen (Double-Bass); Osian Ellis (Harp); James Blades (Percussion); Philip Ledger (Organ)
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1965/06/08 to 1965/06/12 - Orford Parish Church, Suffolk, England

Britten : The Prodigal Son

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 713-2


Benjamin Britten : The Prodigal son, op. 81
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Bryan Drake (Baritone); Robert Tear (Tenor); Paschal Allen; Carl Duggan; David Hartley; Phillip Hooper; Peter Leeming; Clive Molloy; Paul Wade; Gerald Beauchamp; Michael Butler; Jonathan Fox; Richard Hopkins; David Rookwood
Richard Adeney (Flute); Philip Jones (Trumpet); Neil Sanders (Horn); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Keith Marjoram (Double-Bass); Osian Ellis (Harp); James Blades (Percussion); Philip Ledger (Organ)
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1969/05/21 & 1969/05/22 - Orford Parish Church, Suffolk, England

Britten : The Burning fiery furnace

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Benjamin Britten : The Burning fiery furnace, a parable for church performance
Peter Pears (Tenor); Bryan Drake (Baritone); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Robert Tear (Tenor); Stafford Dean; Peter Leeming; Graham Allum; Peter Bedford; Carl Duggan; David Hartley; John McKenzie; Clive Molloy; Malcolm Rivers; Robert Alder; Paull Boucher; James Newby (Treble); Stephen Price; Christopher Taylor
Richard Adeney (Flute); Neil Sanders (Horn); Roger Brenner (Alto Trombone); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Keith Marjoram (Double-Bass); Osian Ellis (Harp); James Blades (Percussion); Philip Ledger (Organ)
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/05/23 to 1967/05/27 - Orford Parish Church, Suffolk, England

Britten : Albert Herring

CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 421 849-2 LH2


Benjamin Britten : Albert Herring, Opera in 3 acts, op. 39
Sylvia Fisher; Johanna Peters; John Noble; Owen Brannigan (Bass); Edgar Evans; April Cantelo (Soprano); Joseph Ward; Catherine Wilson; Sheila Rex; Peter Pears (Tenor); Sheila Amit; Anne Pashley; Stephen Terry
Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin); Ivor McMahon (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Keith Harvey (Cello); Adrian Beers (Double-Bass); Richard Adeney (Flute); Peter Graeme (Oboe); Thea King (Clarinet); Martin Gatt (Bassoon); Neil Sanders (Horn); James Blades (Percussion); Osian Ellis (Harp)
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/04/03 to 1964/04/09 - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Canticles

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 716-2


Benjamin Britten : Canticle I - "My beloved is mine and I am his" for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 40
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle II - "Abraham and Isaac" for Alto, Tenor and Piano, op. 51
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Hahessy (Alto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/01/12 & 1961/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle IV - "The Journey of the Magi" for Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone and Piano, op. 86
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); James Bowman (Countertenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/11/21 & 1972/11/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle V - "The Death of Narcissus" for Tenor and Harp, op. 89
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/06/17 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : A Birthday Hansel for High Voice and Harp, op. 92
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/18 & 1976/02/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : Songs from Orpheus Britannicus - Sweeter than roses, real. Britten
James Bowman (Countertenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/11/28 & 1972/11/29 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The rarities

CD (2) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 811-2


Benjamin Britten : Canticle II - "Abraham and Isaac" for Alto, Tenor and Piano, op. 51
Norman Procter (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1957

Benjamin Britten : Gemini Variations, twelve variations and fugue on an epigram of Kodály. Quartet for two (or four) players: flute, violin and piano 4 hands, op. 73
Gabriel Jeney (Piano); Gabriel Jeney (Violin); Zoltan Jeney (Piano); Zoltan Jeney (Flute)
1965/07

Benjamin Britten : Cantata Academica, für Soli, Chor und Orchester, op. 62 "Carmen Basiliense"
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Helen Watts (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Owen Brannigan (Bass)
Harold Lester (Piano)
Orchestra and Chorus of the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Malcolm
1961/03/17 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : A Birthday Hansel for High Voice and Harp, op. 92
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/18 & 1976/02/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Russian funeral
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble conducted by John Iveson
1979 - St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, England

Benjamin Britten : Cantata misericordium for tenor, baritone, chorus and small orchestra, op. 69
Peter Pears (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1963/12/05, 1963/12/06, 1963/12/09 & 1963/12/10 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Children's Crusade, a ballad for children's voices and orchestra, op. 82
Mark Emney; John Wojciechowski; Raymond Hares; Stephen Daniels; Adrian Thompson (Tenor); Colin Morris; Graham Preston; Barnaby Jago
Ian Cobb (Piano); John Clegg (Piano); Johnatan Smith (Organ); Eric Crees (Percussion); John Tobin (Percussion); Chris Tingley (Percussion); Richard Courtney (Percussion); Brian Elton (Percussion); Graham Harbage (Percussion)
Wandsworth School Boys Choir (chorus master Russel Burgess) / Wandsworth School Boys Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1969/10/10 & 1969/10/11 - St. John's, Smith Square, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Poet's Echo
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano)
1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente for Voice and Piano, op. 61
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/11/06 to 1961/11/09 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two insect pieces for Oboe and Piano
Heinz Holliger (Oboe); András Schiff (Piano)
1991/07 - Forde Abbey, Chard, England

Panufnik conducts Panufnik

CD (1) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - 3522892


Sir Andrzej Panufnik : Sinfonia sacra
Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrzej Panufnik
1966/06/01 to 1966/06/03 - Salle Alcazar, Monte Carlo

Sir Andrzej Panufnik : Sinfonia rustica
Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrzej Panufnik
1966/06/01 to 1966/06/03 - Salle Alcazar, Monte Carlo

Sir Andrzej Panufnik : Sinfonia concetante
Aurèle Nicolet (Flute); Osian Ellis (Harp)
Menuhin Festival Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrzej Panufnik
1975/02/20 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Alwyn : Concerto Grosso n°2, Autumn Legend, Lyra Angelica

CD (1) LYRITA - SRCD 230


William Alwyn : Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra n°2 in G
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by William Alwyn

William Alwyn : Autumn Legend for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra
Geoffrey Browne (Cor Anglais)
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by William Alwyn

William Alwyn : "Lyrica Angelica", Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra
Osian Ellis (Harp)
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by William Alwyn

Britten : Canticles 1-5; The Heart of the Matter

CD (1) NAXOS - The English Song Series - 8.557202


Benjamin Britten : Canticle I - "My beloved is mine and I am his" for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 40
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle II - "Abraham and Isaac" for Alto, Tenor and Piano, op. 51
Philip Langridge (Tenor); Jean Rigby (Contralto)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 1.Prologue : Fanfare, Where are the seeds of the Universal Fire?, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Frank Lloyd (Horn); Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 2.The earth of my heart was broken and gaped low, Fanfare, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears
Judi Dench (Speaker)
Frank Lloyd (Horn)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 3.In the hour when the sapphire of the bone, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears
Judi Dench (Speaker)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 4.Song : We are the darkness in the heat of the day, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 5.In such a heat of the earth, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears
Judi Dench (Speaker)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Frank Lloyd (Horn); Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 7.I see Christ's wounds weep in the Rose on the wall, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears
Judi Dench (Speaker)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 8.Epilogue : Fanfare, So, out of the dark, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Frank Lloyd (Horn); Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle IV - "The Journey of the Magi" for Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone and Piano, op. 86
Derek Lee Ragin (Countertenor); Philip Langridge (Tenor); Gerald Finley (Baritone)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle V - "The Death of Narcissus" for Tenor and Harp, op. 89
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1996/03/19, 1996/03/20, 1996/03/23 & 1996/03/24 - All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, England

Britten : The Turn of the screw

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Benjamin Britten : The Turn of the screw, Opera, op. 54
Peter Pears (Tenor); Heather Harper (Soprano); Elizabeth Gale; Richard Cooper; Janice Chapman; Rae Woodland
Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Peter Carter (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Kenneth Heath (Cello); Adrian Beers (Double-Bass); Richard Adeney (Flute); Peter Graeme (Oboe); Thea King (Clarinet); Martin Gatt (Bassoon); Ian Harper (Horn); David Corkhill (Percussion); Osian Ellis (Harp); Steuart Bedford (Piano); Steuart Bedford (Celeste)
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1972/06/15 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : The Turn of the Screw

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Benjamin Britten : The Turn of the screw, Opera, op. 54
Peter Pears (Tenor); Heather Harper (Soprano); Elizabeth Gale; Corin Manley; Janice Chapman; Rae Woodland
Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Peter Carter (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Kenneth Heath (Cello); Adrian Beers (Double-Bass); Richard Adeney (Flute); Peter Graeme (Oboe); Thea King (Clarinet); Martin Gatt (Bassoon); Ian Harper (Horn); David Corkhill (Percussion); Osian Ellis (Harp); Steuart Bedford (Piano)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1972/08/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : The Turn of the Screw

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Benjamin Britten : The Turn of the screw, Opera, op. 54
Peter Pears (Speaker)
Heather Harper (Soprano); Elizabeth Gale; Richard Cooper; Janice Chapman; Rae Woodland; Peter Bedford
Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Peter Carter (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Kenneth Heath (Cello); Adrian Beers (Double-Bass); Richard Adeney (Flute); Peter Graeme (Oboe); Thea King (Clarinet); Martin Gatt (Bassoon); Ian Harper (Horn); Osian Ellis (Harp)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1972/08/05 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Her Majesty the Queen opens the Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Thomas Augustine Arne : God Save the Queen, Orchestral arrangement of the National Anthem by Britten
Ambrosian Singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Henry Purcell : Celebrate this festival "Birthday ode for Queen Mary, 1693"
Heather Harper (Soprano); Josephine Veasey (Mezzo-Sopano); David Bowman (Baritone); Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Ambrosian Singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Arthur Bliss : River Music 1967
Ambrosian Singers conducted by Arthur Bliss
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Thomas Augustine Arne : Concerto - Two Movements for Harpsichord and Orchestra n°5
George Malcom (Harpsichord)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Gloriana, Choral Dances for Tenor Solo, Harp and Chorus
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
Ambrosian Singers conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Trad. : Shepherd's hey, arr. Grainger
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Trad. : Bushes and briars, arr. Vaughan Williams
Josephine Veasey (Mezzo-Sopano)
Ambrosian Singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Trad. : Hankin Booby, Folk Dance for Wind and Drums, arr. Britten
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Trad. : Mowing the barley, arr. Williamson
Ambrosian Singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/01 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Rectial

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Quartet for Flute and Strings in D Major, K. 285
Richard Adeney (Flute); Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Keith Harvey (Cello)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Caro bell' idol moi, K. 562
Heather Harper (Soprano); Felicity Palmer (Soprano); Meriel Dickinson (Contralto)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Sie ist dahin, K. 382/a
Heather Harper (Soprano); Felicity Palmer (Soprano); Meriel Dickinson (Contralto)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Spanische Liebeslieder - Erste Begegnung, op. 74/1
Heather Harper (Soprano); Meriel Dickinson (Contralto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Spanische Liebeslieder - Botschaft, op. 74/8
Heather Harper (Soprano); Meriel Dickinson (Contralto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Spanische Liebeslieder - In der Nacht, op. 74/4
Heather Harper (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Spanische Liebeslieder - Bedeckt mich mit Blumen, op. 138/4
Heather Harper (Soprano); Meriel Dickinson (Contralto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Sommerruh
Heather Harper (Soprano); Meriel Dickinson (Contralto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Suite for Harp, op. 83
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Der Hilt auf dem Felsen, D 965
Heather Harper (Soprano)
Thea King (Clarinet); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/08, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Voices : Spotlight on Peter Pears

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Benjamin Britten : Canticle II - "Abraham and Isaac" for Alto, Tenor and Piano, op. 51
James Bowman (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/21 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs from the Chinese
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1963 - BBC Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle V - "The Death of Narcissus" for Tenor and Harp, op. 89
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/06/17 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : O Waly, Waly (from Somerset), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1976/06/17 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England