Benjamin Britten : The rarities

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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

Britten : St. Nicolas, Rejoice in the lamb

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Benjamin Britten : Saint Nicolas
Peter Pears (Tenor); David Hemmings (Soprano)
Ralph Downes (Organ)
Girls' Choir of Sir John Leman School, Beccles / Aldeburgh Festival Choir and Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1955/04/13 & 1955/04/14 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Rejoice in the lamb, op. 30
Michael Hartnett (Treble); Jonathan Steele (Alto); Philip Todd (Tenor); Donald Francke (Bass)
George Malcolm (Organ)
Purcell Singers conducted by Benjamin Britten
1957/04/02 - All Souls' Church, Langham Place, London, England

Pears : unreleased recordings

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Igor Stravinsky : In memoriam Dylan Thomas, Dirge-canons and song for tenor voice, string quartet and four trombones
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Theo Giesen (Violin); Peter Esser (Violin); Theo Plümacher (Viola); Helmut Küfer (Cello); Willy Walther (Trombone); Joseph Feck (Trombone); Wilhelm Wendlandt (Trombone); Kurt Federowitz (Trombone)
Ensemble conducted by René Leibowitz
1956/12/10 - KM, Großer Sendesaal, Köln, Germany

George Frideric Händel : Acis and Galatea
Norma Burrowes (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); John Elwes (Tenor); Michael Rippon (Bass); Mary Clarkson (Soprano); James Bowman (Countertenor)
Christopher Hirons (Violin); David Woodcock (Violin); Joan Dickson (Cello); Marilyn Samson (Cello); Gareth Hulse (Oboe); Colin Kellett (Oboe); John Turner (Recorder); George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
Ensemble conducted by George Malcolm
1977/06/14 - Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Purcell : Dido and Aeneas, When night her purple veil had softly spread

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Henry Purcell : Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts, real. and ed. Britten & I. Holst, Z. 626
Claire Watson (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Jeanette Sinclair (Soprano); Arda Mandikian (Mezzo-Sopano); Jean Allister (Alto); Patricia Clark (Soprano); John Hahessy (Alto); Rosemary Philips (Voice); Michael Ronayne (Treble)
George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
Purcell Singers / English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1959/09/29 & 1959/09/30 - BBC Studios, London, England

Henry Purcell : When night her purple veil, Cantata for Baritone, real. Britten
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
Members of the Alberni String Quartet
1965/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England