Love from a stranger

DVD (1) ALPHA VIDEO - 4403, in search

Benjamin Britten : Love from a Stranger, Music for the movie "Directed by Rowland V. Lee"
Ensemble conducted by Boyd Neel
1936/11

Britten : Friday afternoons - Selections

45 rpm (1) ARGO - ZFA 18, in search

Benjamin Britten : The Birds
John Hahessy (Alto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : A Boy was Born - Corpus christi carol
John Hahessy (Alto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs from "Friday afternoons" - There was a monkey
John Hahessy (Alto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs from "Friday afternoons" - Fishing song
John Hahessy (Alto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs from "Friday afternoons" - Cuckoo!
John Hahessy (Alto); Michael Berkeley (Treble)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs from "Friday afternoons" - I mun be married on Sunday
John Hahessy (Alto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs from "Friday afternoons" - A New Year carol
John Hahessy (Alto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Paul Sacher und die neue Musik

CD (3) ARS MUSICI - AM 1155-2

Frank Martin : Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
Pierre Fournier (Cello)
Basler Kammerorchester conducted by Paul Sacher
1967/01/26 - Musiksaal, Basel, Switzerland

Conrad Beck : Hommages, zwei Stücke für Orchester
Basler Kammerorchester conducted by Paul Sacher
1966/05/12 - Musiksaal, Basel, Switzerland

Wladimir Vogel : Komposition, für Kammerorchester
Basler Kammerorchester conducted by Paul Sacher
1978/01/12 - Musiksaal, Basel, Switzerland

Benjamin Britten : Cantata Academica, für Soli, Chor und Orchester, op. 62 "Carmen Basiliense"
Agnes Giebel (Soprano); Elsa Cavelti (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Heinz Rehfuss (Baritone)
Basler Kammerorchor / Sterk'scher Privatchor / Basler Kammerorchester conducted by Paul Sacher
1960/07/11 - Kongresshalle of the Schweizer Mustermesse, Basel, Switzerland

Wolfgang Fortner : Variationen, für grosses Kammerorchester
Basler Kammerorchester conducted by Paul Sacher
1978/01/12 - Musiksaal, Basel, Switzerland

Hans Werner Henze : Doppelkonzert, für Oboe, Harfe und Streicher
Heinz Holliger (Oboe); Ursula Holliger (Harp)
Collegium Musicum Zürich conducted by Paul Sacher
1966/12/02 - Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland

Henri Dutilleux : Mystère de l'instant
Matthias Würsch (Cymbalom)
Basler Kammerorchester conducted by Paul Sacher
1989/10/22 - Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland

Wolfgang Rihm : Dunkles Spiel, für vier Schlagzeuger und kleines Orchester
Rainer Günther (Percussion); Pierre Béboux (Percussion); Daniel Zoller (Percussion); Fithjof Koch (Percussion)
Collegium Musicum Zürich conducted by Paul Sacher
1990/06/16 - Tonhalle, Zürich, Switzerland

Carlos Chávez : Tambuco, für sechs Schlaginstrumentalisten
Siegfried Schmid (Percussion); Markus Ernst (Percussion); Jean-Claude Forestier (Percussion); Siegfried Kutterer (Percussion); Dennis Kuhn (Percussion); Hans Wäber (Percussion)
Ensemble conducted by Paul Sacher
1980/06/04 - Musiksaal, Basel, Switzerland

Rudolf Kelterborn : Visions sonores, für sechs Schlagzeuggruppen und sechs obligate Instrumente
Siegfried Schmid (Percussion); Markus Ernst (Percussion); Jean-Claude Forestier (Percussion); Siegfried Kutterer (Percussion); Dennis Kuhn (Percussion); Hans Wäber (Percussion)
Basler Kammerorchester conducted by Paul Sacher
1980/06/04 - Musiksaal, Basel, Switzerland

Friedhelm Döhl : Conductus, für vier Schlagzeuger
Jean-Claude Forestier (Percussion); Siegfried Kutterer (Percussion); Gerhard Huber (Percussion); Hans Wäber (Percussion)
Ensemble conducted by Paul Sacher
1981/09/13 - Stadttheater, Basel, Switzerland

Norbert Moret : Visitations, für Sopran, Mezzosopran, Tenor, Regal, Portativ-Orgel, Grosse Orgel, Klavier und sechs Schlagzeuger
Phyllis Bryn-Julson (Soprano); Julia Juon (Mezzo-Sopano); Heiner Hopfner (Tenor)
Kathi Jacobi (Organ); Peter Solomon (Organ); Rudolf Scheidegger (Organ); Gérard Wyss (Piano); Markus Ernst (Percussion); Jean-Claude Forestier (Percussion); Gerhard Huber (Percussion); Siegfried Kutterer (Percussion); Siegfried Schmid (Percussion); Hans Wäber (Percussion)
Ensemble conducted by Paul Sacher
1983/01/20 - Musiksaal, Basel, Switzerland

Britten : War Requiem

CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4046-2

Benjamin Britten : War Requiem, op. 66
Stefania Woytowicz (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Hans Wilbrink (Baritone)
Wandsworth School Boys Choir / Melos Ensemble London conducted by Benjamin Britten / New Philharmonia Chorus / New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
1969/04/06 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Mozart : Horn Concerto n°3; Britten : Serenade

CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4192-2, in search

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Concerto for Horn and Orchestra n°3 in E-Flat Major, K. 447
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Malcom Sargent
1953/07/30 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hollingsworth
1953/07/30 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Robert Schumann : Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano in A-Flat Major, op. 70
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Divertimento - Excerpts for Wind Quintet, arr. Anthony Baines n°14 in B-Flat Major, K. 270
The Dennis Brain Wind Quintet
1956/06/19 - BBC Studios, London, England

Darius Milhaud : La Chéminée du Roi Renée - Chasse à Valabre, Suite for Wind Quintet, op. 205
The Dennis Brain Wind Quintet
1956/06/19 - BBC Studios, London, England

Peter Racine Fricker : Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon, op. 5
The Dennis Brain Wind Quintet
1957/08/27 - Freemason's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland

Mozart : Requiem

CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL4119-2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Requiem in D Minor, K. 626
Heather Harper (Soprano); Alfreda Hodgson (Mezzo-Sopano); Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Aldeburgh Festival Chorus / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Interview with Donald Mitchell
Benjamin Britten (Speaker)
Donald Mitchell (Voice)
1969 - Red House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

Britten : Building of the House Overture; Bridge : The Sea, Enter Spring; Holst : Egdon Heath, A Fugal Concerto

CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8007-2

Benjamin Britten : The Building of the house, Overture, op. 79
Chorus of East Anglian Choirs / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/04 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franck Bridge : The Sea
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/23, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Gustav Holst : A Fugal concerto for Flute, Oboe and Strings, op. 40/2
Richard Adeney (Flute); Peter Graeme (Oboe)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Imogen Holst
1969/06/15, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Gustav Holst : Egdon Heath, op. 47
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1961/07/06 - Orford Parish Church, Suffolk, England

Franck Bridge : Enter Spring
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

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

Shostakovich : Symphony n°14; Britten : Nocturne

CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8013-2

Dmitri Shostakovich : Symphony for Soprano, Bass and Chamber Orchestra n°14, op. 135
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano); Mark Rezhetin (Bass)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/06/14, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Nocturne for Tenor, 7 obligato instruments and Strings, op. 60
Peter Pears (Tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/11/27 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Britten : Our Hunting Fathers, Who are these Children ?, Canticle III, Lachrymae

CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8014-2

Benjamin Britten : Our hunting fathers, Symphonic Cycle for Tenor and Orchestra, op. 8
Peter Pears (Tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1961/06/11 - BBC Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Who are these children?, Lyrics, Rhymes and Riddles by William Soutar for Tenor and Piano, op. 84
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/09/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Lachrymae, Reflections on a song of Dowland, op. 48
Margaret Major (Viola); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1963/05/09 - BBC Studios, London, England

Schubert : Lieder; Britten : On this Island, Folksongs; Wolf : Lieder & Others

CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8015-2

Franz Schubert : Atys, D 585
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Abendstern, D 806
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Auflösung, D 807
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Ganymed, D 544
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Nähe des Geliebten, D 162
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : An die Entfernte, D 765
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Schubert : Der Musensohn, D 764
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : On this Island, op. 11
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°13, Im Frühling
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°43, Lied eines Verliebten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°39, Denk es, o Seele !
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°37, Heimweh
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°51, Bei einer Traung
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°4, Jägerlied
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°11, An eine Äolsharfe
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Thomas Augustine Arne : Songs in As You Like It and Twelfth Night - Under the greenwood tree
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Thomas Augustine Arne : Songs in As You Like It and Twelfth Night - Come away death
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Roger Quilter : Shakespeare songs - O mistress mine, op. 6/2
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Roger Quilter : Shakespeare songs - Fear no more the heat o' the sun, op. 23/1
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Peter Warlock : Take, O take those lips away
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Michael Tippett : Songs for Ariel - Come unto these yellow sands for medium voice and piano (or harpsichord)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The Salley gardens (Irish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Our Hunting Fathers, On This Island, A Charm of Lullabies

LP (1) BBC RECORDS - REGL 414

Benjamin Britten : Our hunting fathers, Symphonic Cycle for Tenor and Orchestra, op. 8
Peter Pears (Tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1961/06/11 - BBC Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : On this Island, op. 11
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41
Helen Watts (Contralto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1962/03/31 - BBC Studios, London, England

Britten Premieres

CD (1) BEULAH - 1PD14

Benjamin Britten : Around the village green - Irish reel
Charles Brill Orchestra conducted by Charles Brill
1937/11/09 - Thames Street Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Soirées musicales (after Rossini), op. 9
Charles Brill Orchestra conducted by Charles Brill
1937/11/09 - Thames Street Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Maria Korchinska (Harp)
Morriston Boys' Choir conducted by Ivor Sims
1944/06/01 - Decca Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two compositions for piano duet - Introduction and rondo alla burlesca, op. 23/1
Benjamin Britten (Piano); Clifford Curzon (Piano)
1944/01/05 - Decca Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two compositions for piano duet - Mazurka elegiaca, op. 23/2
Benjamin Britten (Piano); Clifford Curzon (Piano)
1944/01/05 - Decca Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Way to the sea
Geoffrey Tandy (Narrator)
Unidentified musicians conducted by Benjamin Britten
1936/12 - Imperial Studios, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire, 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

Night Mail

DVD (1) COLOUR - GP520D, in search

Benjamin Britten : Night Mail, Music for a documentary "Directed by Harry Watt and Basil Wright"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1936

Thirties Britain - Vol. 1

In DVD (1) COLOUR - RMA1003, in search

Benjamin Britten : Coal Face, Music for a documentary "Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1935

Thirties Britain - Vol. 2

In DVD (1) COLOUR - RMA1004, in search

Benjamin Britten : The Saving of Bill Blewitt, Music for a documentary "Directed by Harry Watt"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1937

Thirties Britain - Vol. 3

In DVD (1) COLOUR - RMA1005, in search

Benjamin Britten : The King's Stamp, Music for a documentary "Directed by William Coldstream"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1935

Benjamin Britten : Mony a Pickle, Music for a documentary "Directed by Norman McLaren and Richard Massingham"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1938

Britten : Cabaret Songs n°1 & 2

Unpublished Audio (1) DECCA, in search

Benjamin Britten : Cabaret Songs - Tell me the Truth about Love for Voice and Piano n°1
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)

Benjamin Britten : Cabaret Songs - Funeral Blues for Voice and Piano n°2
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)

Opening concert of the Snape Maltings Concert Hall

Unpublished Audio (1) DECCA, in search

Benjamin Britten : Gloriana - Fanfare, op. 53
Benjamin Britten (Speaker)
Herald Trumpeters of the Royal Artillery Band, Woolwich conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Building of the house, Overture, op. 79
Chorus of East Anglian Choirs / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Thomas Augustine Arne : God Save the Queen, Orchestral arrangement of the National Anthem by Britten
Chorus of East Anglian Choirs / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Frederick Delius : Two Pieces for Small Orchestra - n°2 Songs to be sung of a summer night on the water, arr.
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Gustav Holst : St Paul's suite for Strings, op. 29/2
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Imogen Holst
1967/06/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Peter Pears : Schütz, Purcell, Bach, Händel, Schubert, Haydn & Britten

LP (1) DECCA - 411 919-1, in search

Heinrich Schütz : Symphoniae Sacrae - Venite ad Me, SWV 261
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin); Nona Liddell (Violin); Terence Weil (Cello); George Malcolm (Organ)

Henry Purcell : Morning hymn - Thou wakeful shepherd
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Terence Weil (Cello); George Malcolm (Harpsichord)

Johann Sebastian Bach : Weihnachts Oratorium - Frohe Hirten, Eilt, Auch Eilt (Air)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Stuttgart Kammerorchester conducted by Karl Münchinger
1966/09/21, 1966/09/22, 1966/09/29, 1966/09/30 - The Church of Schloss Ludwigsburg, near Stuttgart, Germany

George Frideric Händel : L'Allegro ed il penseroso - There let Hymen oft appear (Air)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Thurston Dart (Harpsichord)
Philomusica of London conducted by David Willcocks
1960/09/17 - 1960/07/19, 1960/06/26 - 1960/09/28 - Decca Recording Studio No. 1, West Hampstead, London, England

George Frideric Händel : Acis and Galatea - Lo! Here my love (Recitative) / Love in her eyes sits playing (Air)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Thurston Dart (Harpsichord)
Philomusica of London conducted by Adrian Boult
1959/06 - Watford Town Hall, London, England

George Frideric Händel : Acis and Galatea - His hideous love provokes my rage (Recitative) / Love sounds th'alarm (Air)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Thurston Dart (Harpsichord)
Philomusica of London conducted by Adrian Boult
1959/06 - Watford Town Hall, London, England

Franz Schubert : An die Laute, D 905
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Franz Schubert : Geheimes, D 719
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Franz Schubert : Schwanengesang - Die Taubenpost, D 957/14
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Franz Joseph Haydn : Canzonettas, Book 2 - Sailor's song, Hob. XXVIa/31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/11/06 to 1961/11/09 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The foggy, foggy dew (from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/10/30 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : Sally in our alley, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/10/30 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The Lincolnshire poacher, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/10/30 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Serenade - Nocturne for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1963/05/23 & 1963/05/24 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Peter Grimes - Act II, Scene 2, Peter Grimes. Go there! Go there! Go there!, Opera
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten
1958/12/02, 1958/12/03, 1958/12/07 to 1958/12/09 - Walthamstow Assembly (Town) Hall, London, England

Britten : War Requiem

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Benjamin Britten : War Requiem, op. 66
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Simon Preston (Organ)
Bach Choir conducted by David Willcocks / Highgate School Choir (chorus master Edward Chapman) / Melos Ensemble London / London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1963/01/03 to 1963/01/05, 1963/01/07, 1963/01/08 & 1963/01/10 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Britten : The Prince of the Pagodas, Diversions

CD (2) DECCA - 421 856-2

Benjamin Britten : The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten
1957/02/13, 1957/02/16, 1957/02/17, 1957/02/19 & 1957/02/21 - Walthamstow Assembly (Town) Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Diversions for Piano left hand and Orchestra, op. 21
Julius Katchen (Piano)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1954/07/29 & 1954/07/30 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Britten : Cello Sonata, Cello Suites n°1 & 2

CD (1) DECCA - 421 859-2

Benjamin Britten : Suite for Cello, op. 72
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Suite for Cello, op. 80
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Britten : Owen Wingrave

CD (2) DECCA - 433200

Benjamin Britten : Owen Wingrave, op. 85
Peter Pears (Tenor); Sylvia Fisher; Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Heather Harper (Soprano); Nigel Douglas
Wandsworth School Boys Choir / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/12/01 to 1970/12/05 - Kingsway Hall, London, 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 : The Poet's Echo
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano)
1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

25 years at the Aldeburgh Festival

In LP (2) DECCA - 5BB 120, in search

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 : Sinfonia da da Requiem; Divertions

LP (1) DECCA - LL 1123

Benjamin Britten : Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/09/18 & 1954/08/19 - Concert hall of the Danish State Orchestra, Copenhagen,

Benjamin Britten : Diversions for Piano left hand and Orchestra, op. 21
Julius Katchen (Piano)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1954/07/29 & 1954/07/30 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Aldeburgh Festival, 1953

LP (1) DECCA - LXT 2798, in search

William Byrd : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Theme for String Orchestra, arr. Imogen Holst "Sellinger's round"
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra (Strings) (leader Olive Zorian) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Arthur Oldham : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 1, Allegro non troppo for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra (Strings) (leader Olive Zorian) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Michael Tippett : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 2, A Lament, Andante espressivo for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra (Strings) (leader Olive Zorian) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Lennox Berkeley : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 3, Andante for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra (Strings) (leader Olive Zorian) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 4, Quick and Gay for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra (Strings) (leader Olive Zorian) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Humphrey Searle : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 5, Nocturne, Adagio for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra (Strings) (leader Olive Zorian) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

William Walton : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 6, Finale, Presto giocoso for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra (Strings) (leader Olive Zorian) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Thomas Augustine Arne : Alfred - Ode in honor of Great Britain, Masque "Rule Britannia"
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Aldeburgh Festival Choir and Orchestra conducted by Imogen Holst
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : O Lord, grant the Queen a long life
Alfred Deller (Alto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Norman Lumsden (Bass)
Ralph Downes (Organ)
Aldeburgh Festival Choir and Orchestra conducted by Imogen Holst
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Thomas Augustine Arne : Fairy prince - Now all the air shall ring, Masque
Arda Mandikian (Soprano); Gladys Whitred (Soprano)
Aldeburgh Festival Choir and Orchestra conducted by Imogen Holst
1953/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival, Opening Concert - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Sinfonia da Requiem, Diversions

CD (1) DECCA - POCL-4700, in search

Haydn : Six Canzonettes; Britten : Hölderlin Fragment

LP (1) DECCA - SWL 8507

Franz Joseph Haydn : Canzonettas, Book 2, Hob. XXVIa/31-36
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/11/06 to 1961/11/09 - Kingsway Hall, London, 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

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 : Death in Venice

CD (2) DECCA - ADRM Digital - 425 669-2

Benjamin Britten : Death in Venice, opera in two acts, op. 88
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); David Bowman (Baritone); Kenneth Bowen (Tenor); Stuart Harling; Michael Bauer; Anne Wilkins; Iris Saunders; Janice Hooper Roe; Robert Carpenter Turner; Neville Williams; Stephen James Adams; Peter Leeming; Sheila Brand; Anna Vincent; Michael Follis; Angela Vernon Bates; Ronald Murdock
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford, supervised by Benjamin Britten
1974/04/18 to 1974/04/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Peter Pears Recital

In LP (1) DECCA - Artists' portraits series - BR 3066, in search

Franz Schubert : Harfenspieler I - Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt, D 478
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Franz Schubert : Der Musensohn, D 764
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Franz Schubert : Du bist die Ruh', D 776
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

George Butterworth : Songs from A Shropshire lad - Is my team ploughing ?
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Franck Bridge : Go not happy day
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Benjamin Britten : On this Island - Let the florid music praise, op. 11
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

John Dowland : Songes or ayres - Fine knacks for ladies
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Philip Rosseter : What then is love but mourning
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Philip Rosseter : Whether men do laugh or weep
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Thomas Morley : It was a lover and his lass
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Britten : Serenade, Les Illuminations, Nocturne

CD (1) DECCA - Eloquence - 476 8470

Benjamin Britten : Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
The Strings of New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens
1953/11/25 to 1953/11/27 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Les Illuminations for Tenor and Strings, op. 18
Peter Pears (Tenor)
The Strings of New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens
1954/01/16 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Nocturne for Tenor, 7 obligato instruments and Strings, op. 60
Peter Pears (Tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1959/09/21 & 1959/09/22 - Walthamstow Assembly (Town) Hall, London, England

Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Winter Words, On this Island

CD (1) DECCA - Eloquence - 476 8492

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1954/07/17 & 1954/07/18 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1954/03/16 & 1954/03/17 - Decca Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : On this Island - Let the florid music praise, op. 11
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Who are these children?, Lyrics, Rhymes and Riddles by William Soutar for Tenor and Piano, op. 84
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/11/22 & 1972/11/23 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Tit for Tat
John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/11/22 & 1972/11/23 - Concert Hall, 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

Henry Purcell : When the cock begins to crow, real. Britten
James Bowman (Countertenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/11/22 & 1972/11/23 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Serenade, Michelangelo Sonnets, Winter Words

CD (1) DECCA - Historic - 425 996-2

Britten : Spring Symphony, 4 Sea Interludes, The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra

CD (1) DECCA - Historic - 440 063-2 DM

Benjamin Britten : Spring Symphony
Jo Vincent (Soprano); Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Boys' Choir of St Willibrorduskerk, Rotterdam / Netherlands Radio Choir / Concertgebouworkest conducted by Eduard Van Beinum
1949/07/14 - Festival, Amsterdam, Holland

Benjamin Britten : Peter Grimes, Four Sea Interludes
Concertgebouworkest conducted by Eduard Van Beinum
1953/09

Benjamin Britten : The Young Person's Guide to The Orchestra, op. 34
Concertgebouworkest conducted by Eduard Van Beinum
1953/09

Britten : Peter Grimes

CD (2) DECCA - Legends - 467 682-2

Benjamin Britten : Peter Grimes, Opera, op. 33
Peter Pears (Tenor); Claire Watson (Soprano); James Pease; David Kelly (Bass); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Lauris Elms; Jean Watson; Marion Studholme; Iris Kells; Raymond Nilsson; John Lanigan; Geraint Evans (Baritone); Marcus Norman
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten
1958/12/02, 1958/12/03 & 1958/12/07 to 1958/12/09 - Walthamstow Assembly (Town) Hall, London, England

Britten : Violin & Piano Concerto

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 417 308-4

Benjamin Britten : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 15
Mark Lubotsky (Violin)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/07/26 & 1970/07/27 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D Major, op. 13
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/12/05 - 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

English Music for Strings

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 160-2 LM

Henry Purcell : Chacony for Srtings, ed. Britten in G Minor, Z. 730
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/12/18 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Edward Elgar : Introduction and allegro, or String Quartet and String Orchestra, op. 47
Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin); Jose Luis Garcia (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Bernard Richards (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/12/18 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Simple Symphony for Strings, op. 4
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/05/29 to 1968/05/31 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Frederick Delius : Two aquarelles, orch. Fenby
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/05/31, 1968/12/18 & 1968/12/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franck Bridge : Sir Roger de Coverley for Strings
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/12/18 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Prelude and Fugue for 18 Strings, op. 29
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : The Rape of Lucretia, Phaedra

CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - 425 666-2

Benjamin Britten : The Rape of Lucretia, Opera, op. 37
Benjamin Luxon (Speaker)
Peter Pears (Tenor); Heather Harper (Soprano); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Bryan Drake (Baritone); Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Elizabeth Bainbridge; Jenny Hill (Soprano)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/07/20 to 1970/07/25 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Phaedra, op. 93
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1977/03 - All Saint's Church, Petersham, England

Britten : The turn of the screw

CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - 425 672-2

Benjamin Britten : The Turn of the screw, Opera, op. 54
Peter Pears (Tenor); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); David Hemmings (Soprano); Olive Dyer (Soprano); Joan Cross (Soprano); Arda Mandikian (Mezzo-Sopano)
Olive Zorian (Violin); Suzanne Rosza (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Terence Weil (Cello); Francis Baines (Double-Bass); John Francis (Flute); Joy Boughton (Oboe); Stephen Waters (Clarinet); Vernon Elliott (Bassoon); Charles Gregory (Horn); Enid Simon (Harp); James Blades (Percussion); Martin Isepp (Piano)
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1955/01/03 ro 1955/01/07 - Decca Studios, London, 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 : St. Nicolas, Rejoice in the lamb

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 714-2

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

Britten : String Quartets n°2 & 3, Sinfonietta

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 715-2

Benjamin Britten : String Quartet n°2 in C Major, op. 36
Amadeus String Quartet
1963/01

Benjamin Britten : String Quartet n°3, op. 94
Amadeus String Quartet
1978/03

Benjamin Britten : Sinfonietta for chamber Orchestra, op. 1
Vienna Octet
1965/05

Britten : The Little Sweep, Gemini Variations, Children's Crusade

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 393-2 LM

Benjamin Britten : The Little Sweep, Opera in 1 act, op. 45
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); April Cantelo (Soprano); John Noble; Edgar Evans; David Hemmings (Soprano); Joseph Ward; Catherine Wilson; Sheila Rex; Norman Lumsden (Bass); Peter Pears (Tenor); Dennis Dowling
Choir of Alleyn's School / English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1955/10/01 & 1955/10/02 - Decca Recording Studio No. 1, West Hampstead, London, England

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 : 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

Britten : Serenade, Les Illumination, Nocturne

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 395-2 LM

Benjamin Britten : Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1963/05/23 & 1963/05/24 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Les Illuminations for Tenor and Strings, op. 18
Peter Pears (Tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1966/12/19 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Nocturne for Tenor, 7 obligato instruments and Strings, op. 60
Peter Pears (Tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1959/09/21 & 1959/09/22 - Walthamstow Assembly (Town) Hall, London, England

Britten : Spring Symphony, Cantata Academica, Hymn to St Cecilia

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 396-2 LM

Benjamin Britten : Spring Symphony
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Norman Procter (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Chorus of boys from Emanuel School, London / Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten
1960/11/22 to 1960/11/24, 1960/11/26 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

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 : Hymn to St Cecilia
Chorus of the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Malcolm
1961/03/17 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Britten : Noye's fludde

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 397-2

Benjamin Britten : Noye's fludde, op. 46
Owen Brannigan (Bass); Sheila Rex; Trevor Anthony (Bass); David Pinto; Darien Angadi; Stephen Alexander; Caroline Clarck; Marie-Thérèse Pinto; Eileen O'Donovan; Patricia Garrod; Margaret Hawes; Kathleen Petch; Gillian Saunders
Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin); Ivor McMahon (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Terence Weil (Cello); Stuart Knussen (Double-Bass); Stanley Taylor (Recorder); James Blades (Percussion); Ralph Downes (Organ); Viola Tunnard (Piano); Martin Penny (Piano)
Children / Ensemble conducted by Norman Del Mar
1961/07/05 & 1961/07/08 - Orford Parish Church, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Golden vanity, a vaudeville for boys and piano, op. 78
Mark Emney; John Wojciechowski; Barnaby Jago; Adrian Thompson (Tenor); Terry Lovell
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
Wandsworth School Boys Choir (chorus master Russel Burgess)
1969/10/11 - St. John's, Smith Square, London, England

English Song Recital

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Franck Bridge : Go not happy day
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

George Butterworth : Songs from A Shropshire lad - Is my team ploughing ?
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

John Ireland : I have twelve oxen
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Ernest John Moeran : If youth is pleasure
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Peter Warlock : Yarmouth Fair
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Gustav Holst : Persephone
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Lennox Berkeley : How love came in
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Benjamin Britten : On this Island - Let the florid music praise, op. 11
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Arthur Oldham : Three Chinese lyrics
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Franck Bridge : Love went a-riding
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
955/09/08, 1955/09/09, 1955/09/30, 1955/10/07 & 1955/10/23 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England

Thomas Ford : Fair, sweet, cruel
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Thomas Morley : Come, sorrow, come
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Philip Rosseter : When Laura smiles
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

John Dowland : I saw my lady weep
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Thomas Morley : It was a lover and his lass
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

John Dowland : Awake, sweet love
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Philip Rosseter : What then is love but mourning
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

John Dowland : In darkness let me dwell
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Thomas Morley : Mistress mine, well may you fake
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1955/09/30 & 1955/10/01

Aldeburgh Festival, 1953

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Britten : Serenade, Les Illuminations

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Britten : Phaedra, Sacred and Profane, Prelude and Fugue

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Benjamin Britten : Prelude and Fugue for 18 Strings, op. 29
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Phaedra, op. 93
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1977/03 - All Saint's Church, Petersham, England

Benjamin Britten : Sacred and Profane, Eight Medieval Lyrics, op. 91
The Wilbye Consort conducted by Peter Pears
1976/10 - All Saint's Church, Petersham, England

Benjamin Britten : Wealden trio, Christmas song of the women
The Wilbye Consort conducted by Peter Pears
1976/10 - All Saint's Church, Petersham, England

Benjamin Britten : Sweet was the song
The Wilbye Consort conducted by Peter Pears
1976/10 - All Saint's Church, Petersham, England

Benjamin Britten : The Sycamore tree
The Wilbye Consort conducted by Peter Pears
1976/10 - All Saint's Church, Petersham, England

Benjamin Britten : A Shepherd's carol
The Wilbye Consort conducted by Peter Pears
1976/10 - All Saint's Church, Petersham, 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 : Peter Grimes

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Britten : The Holy Sonnets Of John Donne, Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Billy Budd

CD (3) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 417 429-2

Benjamin Britten : The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 35
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1967/11/28 & 1967/11/29 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs and Proverbs of William Blake for Baritone and Piano, op. 74
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1966/12/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Billy Budd, Opera in 2 acts, revised version, op. 50
Peter Glossop (Baritone); Peter Pears (Tenor); Michael Langdon (Bass); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Bryan Drake (Baritone); David Kelly (Bass); Gregory Dempsey (Tenor); David Bowman (Baritone); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Robert Tear (Tenor); Robert Bowman (Tenor); Delme Bryn-Jones (Baritone); Eric Garrett (Baritone); Norman Lumsden (Bass); Nigel Rogers (Tenor); Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); Geoffrey Coleby (Baritone); James Newby (Treble); David Read; Henry Bush (Baritone)
Boys from Wandsworth School / Ambrosian Opera Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/12/07 to 1967/12/09, 1967/12/13 to 1967/12/15 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Britten : Young Person's Guide, Simple Symphony, Bridge Variations

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 417 509-2

Benjamin Britten : The Young Person's Guide to The Orchestra, op. 34
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1963/05/27 & 1963/05/28 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Simple Symphony for Strings, op. 4
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/05/29 to 1968/05/31 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge for Strings, op. 10
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1966/12/20 - Kingsway Hall, London, 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 : Cello Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, Cantata misericordium

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 100-2

Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/07/17 & 1964/07/18 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/12/17 & 1964/12/18 - Kingsway Hall, London, 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

Britten : A Midsummer night's dream

CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 664-2

Benjamin Britten : A Midsummer night's dream, Opera in 3 acts, op. 64
Alfred Deller (Alto); Elizabeth Harwood; Stephen Terry; Richard Dakin; John Pryer; Ian Wodehouse; Gordon Clark; Eric Alder; John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Helen Watts (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Thomas Hemsley (Baritone); Josephine Veasey (Mezzo-Sopano); Heather Harper (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Norman Lumsden (Bass); Kenneth Macdonald; David Kelly (Bass); Robert Tear (Tenor); Keith Raggett
Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools / London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1966/09/25 to 1966/10/04, 1966/10/15 - Walthamstow Assembly (Town) Hall, London, 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

Britten : A Ceremony of Carols, A Boy was Born, Friday Afternoons, Psalm 150

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 436 394-2 LM

Benjamin Britten : A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
Enid Simon (Harp)
Copenhagen Boys' Choir conducted by Benjamin Britten
1953/09/20 to 1953/09/22 - Danish State Radio Studios, Copenhagen,

Benjamin Britten : A Boy was Born, op. 3
Michael Hartnett (Treble)
Purcell Singers / Boys' voices of the English Opera Group / Choir of All Saints, Margaret Street conducted by Benjamin Britten
1957/01/05, 1957/01/07 & 1957/01/08 - All Saint's Church, Margaret Street or Decca Recoding Studios ?, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs from "Friday afternoons" for Children's Voices & Piano
Viola Tunnard (Piano)
Downside School Choir, Purley conducted by Benjamin Britten
1966/07/14 & 1966/07/15 - Decca Recording Studio No. 3, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Psalm 150, op. 67
Downside School Choir, Purley (chorus master Derrick Herdman) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1966/07/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Britten : Cello Sonata; Schumann : Fünf Stücke im Volkston; Debussy : Cello Sonata

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - The Classic Sound - 452 895-2

Benjamin Britten : Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Robert Schumann : Fünf Stücke im Volkston
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Claude Debussy : Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Britten : Serenade, Folksongs; Walton : Façade

CD (1) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 801-2

Benjamin Britten : Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Boyd Neel String Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1944/05/25 & 1944/10/08 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

William Walton : Façade, An Entertainment
Edith Sitwell (Speaker); Peter Pears (Speaker)
John Francis (Flute); Stephen Waters (Clarinet); Temple Savage (Bass Clarinet); Michael Krein (Alto sax); David Mason (Trumpet); James Blades (Percussion); Anthony Pini (Cello); Terence Weil (Cello)
English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Anthony Collins
1953

Trad. : Sally in our alley, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1959/10/30 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The bonny Earl o' Moray (Scottish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/11/06 to 1961/11/09 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The last rose of summer, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/11/06 to 1961/11/09 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : Avenging and bright, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1961/11/06 to 1961/11/09 - Kingsway Hall, London, 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

Verehrte Meister, lieber Freund... : Begegnungen mit Komponisten unserer Zeit

LP (1) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - 0629 029, in search

Pierre Boulez : Polyphonie X, für 17 Soloinstrumente
Mitglieder des Südwestfunkorchesters conducted by Hans Rosbaud
1951/10/06

Benjamin Britten : Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20
Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12/01

Luciano Berio : Chemins, für Soloharfe und Orchester
Francis Pierre (Harp)
Sinfonieorchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunk conducted by Ernest Bour
1966/05/05

Bridge : Piano Trio n°2; Shostakovich : Seven Romances, op. 127; Britten : The Poet's Echo

CD (1) DIS - PCCD 20026

Franck Bridge : Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano n°2
Yehudi Menuhin (Violin); Maurice Gendron (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1963/06/24, 16th Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Dmitri Shostakovich : 7 Blok romances, op. 127
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin); Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1968/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Poet's Echo
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano)
1968/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Piano Concerto; Bartok : Piano Concerto n°2

CD (1) DIS - PCCD 20086

Benjamin Britten : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D Major, op. 13
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Béla Bartok : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra n°2, Sz. 95
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Soviet State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Evgeni Svetlanov
1967/08

Britten : Piano Concerto; Shostakovich : Piano Concerto n°1; Enesco : Legende

CD (1) EMI CLASSICS - 556 760-2

Benjamin Britten : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D Major, op. 13
Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
1997/10 - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England

Dmitri Shostakovich : Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Orchestra n°1 in C minor, op. 35
Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano); Hakan Hardenberger (Trumpet)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi
1997/10 - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England

Georges Enesco : Legende for Trumpet and Piano
Hakan Hardenberger (Trumpet); Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano)
1997/10 - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England

Rostropovich : the Russian years 1950-1974

In CD (12) EMI CLASSICS - 7243 5 72016 2 9

Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/03/12 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Britten and Pears : The Early Recordings

LP (2) EMI CLASSICS - RLS 748

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1942/11/20 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 35
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/29 & 1947/12/12 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : The plough boy (tune by W. Shield), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/27 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : Come you not from Newcastle ? (Hullah's song-book: English), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/27 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : O Waly, Waly (from Somerset), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/11/15 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : The foggy, foggy dew (from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/27 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : The king is gone a-hunting, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/09/29 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Percy Aldridge Grainger : The jolly sailor song
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/11/15 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Percy Aldridge Grainger : Six Dukes went a fishin'
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/11/15 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Aaron Copland : Old American Songs, Set 1 - The boatmen's dance (minstrel song 1843)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/09/30 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Aaron Copland : Old American Songs, Set 1 - Long Time Ago
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/09/30 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Aaron Copland : Old American Songs, Set 1 - The dodger (campaign song)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/09/29 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Aaron Copland : Old American Songs, Set 1 - Simple Gifts
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/09/29 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Aaron Copland : Old American Songs, Set 1 - I bought me a cat
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/09/30 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Franz Schubert : Im Frühling, D 882
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/09/29 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Franz Schubert : Auf der Bruck, D 853
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/11/15 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Henry Purcell : Odes & elegies - The Queen's epicedium, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/30 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Henry Purcell : Fantasia n°13 in F Major, A 746 "Upon one note"
Benjamin Britten (Viola)
Zorian String Quartet
1946/11/04 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Britten : The Rape of Lucretia, Scenes from Peter Grimes, Folksongs arrangements

CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CMS 764727 2

Benjamin Britten : The Rape of Lucretia, Opera, op. 37
Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Cross (Soprano); Norman Lumsden (Bass); Dennis Dowling; Frederick Sharpe; Nancy Evans (Contralto); Flora Nielsen; Margaret Ritchie
English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Reginald Goodall, supervised by Benjamin Britten
1947/07/16 to 1947/07/19, 1947/10/19 - EMI Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : La belle est au jardin d'amour, arr. Britten
Sophie Wyss (Soprano)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1943/05/26 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse, arr. Britten
Sophie Wyss (Soprano)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1943/05/26 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : Voici le printemps, arr. Britten
Sophie Wyss (Soprano)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1943/05/26 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : La fileuse, arr. Britten
Sophie Wyss (Soprano)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1943/05/26 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : Quand j'étais chez mon père, arr. Britten
Sophie Wyss (Soprano)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1943/05/26 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : The Salley gardens (Irish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : Little Sir William (Somerset folk song), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : Oliver Cromwell (nursery rhyme from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The ash grove (Welsh tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The bonny Earl o' Moray (Scottish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1945/06/18 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : Heigh ho! heigh hi !, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1945/06/18 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : Sweet Polly Oliver (old English tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1946/01/15 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : There's none to soothe (Hullah's song-book - Scottish), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1946/01/15 - Decca Studios, London, England

Trad. : The plough boy (tune by W. Shield), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/27 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : Come you not from Newcastle ? (Hullah's song-book: English), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/27 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : The foggy, foggy dew (from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/27 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : The king is gone a-hunting, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/09/29 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Trad. : O Waly, Waly (from Somerset), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1950/11/15 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Peter Grimes - Scenes
Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Cross (Soprano); Tom Culbert
BBC (Theatre) Chorus / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Reginald Goodall, supervised by Benjamin Britten
1948/07/12, 1948/07/14, 1948/07/16 & 1948/07/17 - EMI Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Britten : The Heart of the Matter

CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CZS 5 74346 2

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
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18

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
Peter Pears (Speaker)
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18

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
Peter Pears (Speaker)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18

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
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18

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
Peter Pears (Speaker)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18

Benjamin Britten : Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18

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
Peter Pears (Speaker)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18

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
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn); Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words - Appendix : If it's ever Spring again, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words - Appendix : The Children and Sir Nameless, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Three Early Songs - Beware! for Medium Voice and Piano
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Three Early Songs - O that I had ne'er been married for Medium Voice and Piano
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Three Early Songs - Epitaph : The Clerk for Medium Voice and Piano
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Not even summer yet, Song for High Voice and Piano
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two Songs by W.H. Auden - To lie flat on the back for High Voice and Piano
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two Songs by W.H. Auden - Night covers up the rigid land for High Voice and Piano
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Oxen for Solo Voice and Piano, arr. Peter Pears "Christmas eve, and twelve of the clock"
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Who are these children? - Appedix : Dawtie's Devotion, Lyrics, Rhymes and Riddles by William Soutar for Tenor and Piano, op. 84
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Who are these children? - Appedix : The Gully, Lyrics, Rhymes and Riddles by William Soutar for Tenor and Piano, op. 84
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Who are these children? - Appedix : Tradition, Lyrics, Rhymes and Riddles by William Soutar for Tenor and Piano, op. 84
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Henry Purcell : Seven Songs from Orpheus Britannicus - I'll sail upon the Dog-star for High or Medium Voice and Piano, real. Britten, Z. 571/6
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Henry Purcell : The Knotting Song for High or Medium Voice and Piano, real. Britten, Z. 371
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Henry Purcell : Six Songs - Man is for the woman made for High or Medium Voice and Piano, real. Britten, Z. 605/3
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Roger Vignoles (Piano)
1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford
1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland

Benjamin Britten : Now sleeps the crimson petal for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Barry Tuckwell (French Horn)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford
1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland

Henry Purcell : Suite of Songs from Orpheus Britannicus for High Voice and Orchestra, real. Britten
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford
1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland

Franz Schubert : Die Forelle, orch. Britten, D 550
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford
1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland

Robert Schumann : Liederkreis - Frühlingsnacht, orch. Britten, op. 39/12
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford
1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland

Benjamin Britten : Rossini Suite for Boys' Voices and Chamber Ensemble
Boys of the Choir of Paisley Abbey / Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford
1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland

Trad. : The bonny Earl o' Moray (Scottish tune) for High Voice and Orchestra, arr. Britten
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford
1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland

Trad. : Oliver Cromwell (nursery rhyme from Suffolk) for High Voice and Orchestra, arr. Britten
Neil Mackie (Tenor)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford
1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland

Poulenc and Britten performs

CD (1) EMI CLASSICS - Composers in Person - 54605-2

Francis Poulenc : Le Bestiaire
Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
1945/12/11 - Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Francis Poulenc : Chansons Gaillardes - Invocation aux Parques
Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
1936/07/07 - Studio Albert, Paris, France

Francis Poulenc : Tel jour, telle nuit
Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
1946/06/26 - Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Francis Poulenc : Deux poèmes d'Apollinaire - Dans le jardin d'Anna
Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
1946/07/02 - Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Francis Poulenc : Métamorphoses
Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
1945/12/10 - Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Francis Poulenc : Deux poèmes d'Aragon
Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
1945/12/10 - Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Francis Poulenc : Deux poèmes d'Apollinaire - Montparnasse
Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Francis Poulenc (Piano)
1945/12/11 - Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1942/11/20 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 35
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1947/08/29 & 1947/12/12 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Britten : Young Apollo, Double Concerto, Two Portraits, Sinfonietta

CD (1) ERATO - 3984-25502-2

Benjamin Britten : Young Apollo for Piano and Strings, op. 16
Nikolai Lugansky (Piano)
Hallé Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
1998/11/10 & 1998/11/11 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England

Benjamin Britten : Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra
Gidon Kremer (Violin); Yuri Bashmet (Viola)
Hallé Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
1998/02/06 & 1992/02/08 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England

Benjamin Britten : Two Portraits For String Orchetra n°1 "David Layton"
Hallé Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
1998/02/06 & 1998/02/08 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England

Benjamin Britten : Two Portraits For Solo Viola and String Orchetra n°2 "E.B.B."
Yuri Bashmet (Viola)
Hallé Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
1998/02/06 & 1998/02/08 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England

Benjamin Britten : Sinfonietta for chamber Orchestra, op. 1
Hallé Orchestra conducted by Kent Nagano
1998/11/10 & 1998/11/11 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England

Britten : The Rape of Lucretia

In CD (2) GALA - GL 100.560

Benjamin Britten : The Rape of Lucretia, Opera, op. 37
Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Cross (Soprano); Otakar Kraus (Baritone); Edmund Donleavy; Owen Brannigan (Bass); Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto); Margaret Ritchie; Anna Pollak
English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Reginald Goodall
1946/10/02 - Amsterdam, Holland

Kathleen Ferrier : Songs my Father Taught Me

CD (1) GALA - GL 318

Kathleen Ferrier : Songs my father taught me
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Kathleen Ferrier (Piano)
1949 - New York, USA

George Frideric Händel : Seleme - Where're you walk
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Kathleen Ferrier (Piano)

Claudio Monteverdi : Arianna - Lasciatemi morire
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Kathleen Ferrier (Piano)

Antonio Lotti : Arminio - Pur dicesti
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Kathleen Ferrier (Piano)

Christoph Willibald von Gluck : Orfeo ed Euridice - Che faro senza Euridice
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Kathleen Ferrier (Piano)

Franz Schubert : Lachen und Weinen, D 777
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Kathleen Ferrier (Piano)

Johannes Brahms : Sonntag, op. 47/3
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Kathleen Ferrier (Piano)

Trad. : The Spanish lady
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Kathleen Ferrier (Piano)
1950 - Montreal, Canada

Kathleen Ferrier : Interview in Montreal
Kathleen Ferrier (Speaker)
1950 - Montreal, Canada

Johannes Brahms : Auf dem See, op. 59/2
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Frederick Stone (Piano)
1952/02/04

Franz Schubert : Rastlose Liebe
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Frederick Stone (Piano)
1952/09/29

Franz Schubert : Wasserfluth
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Frederick Stone (Piano)
1952/09/29

Johannes Brahms : Es schauen die Blumen, op. 96/3
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Frederick Stone (Piano)
1952/02/04

Johannes Brahms : Der Jäger, op. 95/4
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Frederick Stone (Piano)
1952/02/04

Johannes Brahms : Ruhe Süssliebchen in Schatten, op. 33/9
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
Frederick Stone (Piano)
1952/02/04

Benjamin Britten : Gerald Moore and Benjamin Britten talking about Kathleen's singing of folk-songs
Gerald Moore (Speaker); Benjamin Britten (Speaker); Peter Pears (Speaker)

Gerald Moore : Gerald Moore describes Kathleen's appraoch to singing
Gerald Moore (Speaker); Peter Pears (Speaker)

Roy Henderson : Roy Henderson, Kathleen's teacher, talks about Kathleen's voice and technique
Roy Henderson (Speaker); Peter Pears (Speaker)

Lennox Berkeley : Four poems of St. Teresa of Avila, op. 27
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto)
String Orchestra conducted by Arnold Goldsbrough
1948/04/14

Benjamin Britten : Benjamin Britten recalls Kathleen's singing of the role of Lucretia in his opera
Benjamin Britten (Speaker); Peter Pears (Speaker)

John Francis : John Francis (flautist) describes the impact of Kathleen's performance of Lucretia on the orchestral players
John Francis (Speaker); Peter Pears (Speaker)

Benjamin Britten : Benjamin Britten sums up the qualities of Kathleen Ferrier's voice
Benjamin Britten (Speaker); Peter Pears (Speaker)

Benjamin Britten : The Rape of Lucretia - Act2 : Duet, Lucretia! Lucretia !
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto); Owen Brannigan (Bass)
Glyndebourne Opera Orchestra conducted by Reginald Goodall
1946/10/04

Holland Festival, a Dutch miracle : fifty years 1947-1997

In CD (5) GLOBE - GLO 6903

Benjamin Britten : The Turn of the screw - Long sighing flight of the night-winged bird (Act I - Final scene), Opera, op. 54
Peter Pears (Tenor); David Hemmings (Soprano); Arda Mandikian (Mezzo-Sopano); Olive Dyer (Soprano); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Lotte Medak (Soprano)
English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1955/07/13 - Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, Holland

Four Barriers

Unpublished Video (1) GPO FILM UNIT, in search

Benjamin Britten : Four Barriers, Music for a documentary "Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1936/09 and 1936/10

Men of the Alps

Unpublished Video (1) GPO FILM UNIT, in search

Benjamin Britten : Men of the Alps, Music for a documentary "Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1936/09 and 1936/10

Message from Geneva

Unpublished Video (1) GPO FILM UNIT, in search

Benjamin Britten : Message from Geneva, Music for a documentary "Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten

The Line to Tschierva Hut

Unpublished Video (1) GPO FILM UNIT, in search

Benjamin Britten : The Line to Tschierva Hut, Music for a documentary "Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti"
GPO Film Unit Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten

Britten : Michelangelo Sonnets, Canticle I, 4 Folksongs, Winter Words

CD (1) HELIOS - CDA66209

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Tenor)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1985/07/05 & 1985/07/06

Benjamin Britten : Canticle I - "My beloved is mine and I am his" for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 40
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Tenor)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1985/07/05 & 1985/07/06

Trad. : The Salley gardens (Irish tune), arr. Britten
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Tenor)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1985/07/05 & 1985/07/06

Trad. : The Trees they grow so high (Somerset folk song), arr. Britten
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Tenor)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1985/07/05 & 1985/07/06

Trad. : Little Sir William (Somerset folk song), arr. Britten
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Tenor)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1985/07/05 & 1985/07/06

Trad. : O Waly, Waly (from Somerset), arr. Britten
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Tenor)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1985/07/05 & 1985/07/06

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Tenor)
Graham Johnson (Piano)
1985/07/05 & 1985/07/06

Britten : Music for Oboe, Music for Piano

CD (1) HYPERION - CDA66776

Benjamin Britten : Phantasy, Quartet in one movement for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, op. 2
Sarah Francis (Oboe); Galina Solodchin (Violin); John Underwood (Viola); Jonathan Williams (Cello)
Members of the Delmé String Quartet
1995/02/21 to 1995/02/23

Benjamin Britten : Holiday Diary, Suite for Piano, op. 5
Michael Dussek (Piano)
1995/02/21 to 1995/02/23

Benjamin Britten : Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe solo, op. 49
Sarah Francis (Oboe)
1995/02/21 to 1995/02/23

Benjamin Britten : Five Waltzes for Piano
Michael Dussek (Piano)
1995/02/21 to 1995/02/23

Benjamin Britten : Five Waltzes for Piano
Michael Dussek (Piano)
1995/02/21 to 1995/02/23

Benjamin Britten : Two insect pieces for Oboe and Piano
Sarah Francis (Oboe); Michael Dussek (Piano)
1995/02/21 to 1995/02/23

Benjamin Britten : Night Piece for Piano "Notturno"
Michael Dussek (Piano)
1995/02/21 to 1995/02/23

Bliss : Concertino for Cello; Britten : Cello Symphony

CD (1) INTAGLIO - INCD 7151

Arthur Bliss : "Concertino" for Cello and Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
1967/04/12 - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

Elgar : Introduction and Allegro, Enigma Variations; Britten : Our Hunting Fathers

CD (1) LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - LPO-0002, in search

Edward Elgar : Introduction and allegro, or String Quartet and String Orchestra, op. 47
David Nolan (Violin); Dermot Crehan (Violin); Rusen Günes (Viola); Mark Jackson (Cello)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (leader David Nolan) conducted by Bernard Haitink
1984/11/27 - Royal Festival Hall, London, England

Edward Elgar : Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, op. 36 "Enigma Variations"
London Philharmonic Orchestra (leader David Nolan) conducted by Bernard Haitink
1986/08/28 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Our hunting fathers, Symphonic Cycle for Tenor and Orchestra, op. 8
Heather Harper (Soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (leader David Nolan) conducted by Bernard Haitink
1979/08/14 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Britten : Peter Grimes

CD (3) LSO LIVE - LSO00054

Benjamin Britten : Peter Grimes, Opera, op. 33
Glenn Winslade (Tenor); Janice Watson (Soprano); Anthony Michaels-Moore (Baritone); Jill Grove (Alto); Sally Matthews (Soprano); Alison Buchanan (Soprano); Christopher Gillett (Tenor); James Rutherford (Baritone); Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Soprano); Ryland Davies (Tenor); Nathan Gunn (Baritone); Johathan Lemalu (Baritone)
London Symphony Chorus (chorus master Joseph Cullen) / London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis
2004/01/10 & 2004/01/12 - Barbican Centre, London, England

Britten : Winter Words, Michelangelo Sonnets

LP (1) MELODIYA - Live recordings of outstanding musicians - M10 46091, in search

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1963/03/17 - Grand Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic Society, Leningrad, Russia

Trad. : I wonder as I wander, Christmas carol, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1963/03/17 - Grand Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic Society, Leningrad, Russia

Trad. : The plough boy (tune by W. Shield), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1963/03/17 - Grand Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic Society, Leningrad, Russia

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1966/03/28 - Grand Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic Society, Leningrad, Russia

Trad. : The ash grove (Welsh tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1966/03/28 - Grand Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic Society, Leningrad, Russia

Trad. : Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1966/03/28 - Grand Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonic Society, Leningrad, Russia

Britten and Richter at Aldeburgh

CD (1) MUSIC & ARTS - 709

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448/375a
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1967/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Bilder aus Osten, op. 66
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1966/06/21, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Claude Debussy : En blanc et noir for 2 Pianos
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1967/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Two compositions for piano duet - Introduction and rondo alla burlesca, op. 23/1
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1967/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : The Rape of Lucretia - Excerpts

CD (1) MUSIC & ARTS - 901

Benjamin Britten : The Rape of Lucretia - Excerpts
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Cross (Soprano); Otakar Kraus (Baritone); Edmund Donleavy; Owen Brannigan (Bass); Anna Pollak; Margaret Ritchie
English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1946/10/05 - Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, Holland

Britten : Canadian Carnival, Violin Concerto, Mont Juic

CD (1) NAXOS - 8.557198

Benjamin Britten : Canadian Carnival, op. 19 "Kermesse canadienne"
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 15
Lorraine McAslan (Violin)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Lennox Berkeley : Mont Juic - Movement 1 : Andante maestoso, Suite of Catalan Dances, op. 9/1
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Lennox Berkeley : Mont Juic - Movement 2 : Allegro grazioso, Suite of Catalan Dances, op. 9/2
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Mont Juic - Movement 3 : Lament, Andante moderato, Suite of Catalan Dances, op. 12/1
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Mont Juic - Movement 4 : Allegro molto, Suite of Catalan Dances, op. 12/2
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Winter Words

CD (1) NAXOS - The English Song Series - 8.557201

Benjamin Britten : The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 35
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words - Appendix : If it's ever Spring again, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words - Appendix : The Children and Sir Nameless, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Philip Langridge (Tenor)
Steuart Bedford (Piano)
1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England

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 : Les Illuminations, Sinfonia da Requiem, 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo

CD (1) NMC - Archive Series - D030

Benjamin Britten : Les Illuminations for Tenor and Strings, op. 18
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1941/05/18 - CBS Radio, Chicago, USA

Benjamin Britten : Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20
New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
1941/03/30

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941

Oratorio Society of New York : Carnegie Hall Concert April 28, 1978

LP (2) ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Requiem in D Minor, K. 626
Benita Valente (Soprano); Jan De Gaetani (Mezzo-Sopano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Richard Cross (Baritone)
The Oratorio Society of New York conducted by Lyndon Woodside
1978/04/28, Stereo - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

Benjamin Britten : Phaedra, op. 93
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano)
Chaim Zemack (Cello); Martin Isepp (Harpsichord)
The Oratorio Society of New York conducted by John Pritchard
1978/04/28, Stereo - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

Benjamin Britten : Spring Symphony
Benita Valente (Soprano); Jan De Gaetani (Mezzo-Sopano); Peter Pears (Tenor)
The Boys of the St. Thomas Church Choir (chorus master Gerre Hancock) / The Oratorio Society of New York conducted by John Pritchard
1978/04/28, Stereo - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA

Gay : The Beggar's Opera

CD (1) PEARL - GEM 0225

Benjamin Britten : The Beggar's Opera, a ballad-opera by John Gay (1728) realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten, op. 46
Peter Pears (Tenor); Nancy Evans (Contralto); Rose Hill; George James; Flora Nielsen; Otakar Kraus (Baritone); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Norman Platt; Gladys Parr; Norman Lumsden (Bass); Catherine Lawson; Lesley Duff; Mildred Watson; Dennis Dowling; Roy Ashton; Max Worthley; John Highcock
English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1948/09/22

Britten : Historical Recordings

CD (1) PEARL - GEMM CD 9177

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1942/11/20 - EMI Studio N°3, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
Boyd Neel String Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1944/05/25 & 1944/10/08 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Pemungkah, overture to shadow-play, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Rébong, love music from shadow-play, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Gambangan, intermezzo, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Lagu délem, music from shadow-play, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The Music of Bali - Tabu telu, ceremonial music, transcr. by Colin McPhee
Colin McPhee (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1941/04 - New York, USA

Trad. : The ash grove (Welsh tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : The Salley gardens (Irish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : Little Sir William (Somerset folk song), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Trad. : Oliver Cromwell (nursery rhyme from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1944/01/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two compositions for piano duet - Introduction and rondo alla burlesca, op. 23/1
Benjamin Britten (Piano); Clifford Curzon (Piano)
1944/01/05 - Decca Studios, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Two compositions for piano duet - Mazurka elegiaca, op. 23/2
Benjamin Britten (Piano); Clifford Curzon (Piano)
1944/01/05 - Decca Studios, London, England

Britten : The Rape of Lucretia

CD (2) PEARL - GEMS 0231

Benjamin Britten : The Rape of Lucretia, Opera, op. 37
Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Cross (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Frederick Sharpe; Otakar Kraus (Baritone); Anna Pollak; Margaret Ritchie
Glyndebourne Opera Orchestra conducted by Reginald Goodall
1946/10/11

Benjamin Britten : The Rape of Lucretia - Here is the thirsty evening
Peter Pears (Tenor); Dennis Dowling; Norman Lumsden (Bass); Frederick Sharpe
English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Reginald Goodall, supervised by Benjamin Britten
1947/07/17 - EMI Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Stratton, Incidental music for the Ronald Duncan play
English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1949/10/14

Heinz Holliger and Friends

CD (1) PHILIPS - 434 076-2, in search

Benjamin Britten : Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for Oboe solo, op. 49
Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
1991/07 - Forde Abbey, Chard, England

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

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

Benjamin Britten : Phantasy, Quartet in one movement for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, op. 2
Heinz Holliger (Oboe); Thomas Zehetmair (Violin); Tabea Zimmermann (Viola); Thomas Demenga (Cello)
1992/06 - Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello in F Major, K. 370
Heinz Holliger (Oboe); Thomas Zehetmair (Violin); Tabea Zimmermann (Viola); Thomas Demenga (Cello)
1992/06 - Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany

Music for Voice & Guitar

CD (1) RCA VICTOR - Gold Seal - Julian Bream Edition - 61601-2, in search

Benjamin Britten : Songs from the Chinese
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1963/09/17 to 1963/09/20, 1964/03/13 - Kenwood House, Adam Library, London, England

Trad. : Master Kilby, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1963/09/17 to 1963/09/20, 1964/03/13 - Kenwood House, Adam Library, London, England

Trad. : The shooting of his dear
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1963/09/17 to 1963/09/20, 1964/03/13 - Kenwood House, Adam Library, London, England

Trad. : Sailor-boy, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1963/09/17 to 1963/09/20, 1964/03/13 - Kenwood House, Adam Library, London, England

Trad. : I will give my love an apple, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1963/09/17 to 1963/09/20, 1964/03/13 - Kenwood House, Adam Library, London, England

Trad. : The Soldier and the Sailor, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1963/09/17 to 1963/09/20, 1964/03/13 - Kenwood House, Adam Library, London, England

Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Vol. 3 1960-1970

In CD (14) RCO - 05001

Johann Sebastian Bach : Concerto for Clavier and Orchestra n°1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Glenn Gould (Piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos
1958/08/10

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy : Symphony n°3 in A Minor, op. 56 "Scottish"
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bruno Maderna
1965/07/14

Benjamin Britten : Les Illuminations for Tenor and Strings, op. 18
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis
1966/02/23

Edgar Varèse : Ionisation
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bruno Maderna
1968/01/12

Edgar Varèse : Déserts
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bruno Maderna
1966/04/07

Alban Berg : Altenberg Lieder, op. 4
Halina Lukomska (Soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bruno Maderna
1968/01/14

Anton Webern : 4 Songs for Soprano & Orchestra, op. 13
Halina Lukomska (Soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bruno Maderna
1968/01/14

Hans Werner Henze : Doppelkonzert, für Oboe, Harfe und Streicher
Heinz Holliger (Oboe); Ursula Holliger (Harp)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Hans Werner Henze
1968/10/27

Igor Stravinsky : Fireworks, Fantasia for Orchestra, op. 4
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Hans Werner Henze
1968/10/31

Witold Lutoslawski : Musique funèbre
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Witold Lutoslawski
1969/05/11

Witold Lutoslawski : Jeux Vénitiens
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bruno Maderna
1967/03/05

Sauguet : Mélodie Concertante; Britten : Cello Symphony

CD (1) RUSSIAN DISC - RD CD 11 108

Henri Sauguet : Mélodie Concertante for Cello and Orchestra
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
USSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Henri Sauguet
1964/01/14 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/03/12 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Elgar : Cello Concerto; Britten : Cello Symphony

CD (1) RUSSIAN REVELATION - Shostakovich plays Shostakovich - RV10100

Edward Elgar : Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E Minor, op. 85
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nathan Rakhlin
1958/11/28

Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/03/12 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia

Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten at Snape Maltings 1972

In LP (1) SNAPE MALTINGS FOUNDATION - AF-001, in search

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The Miller of Dee (Hullar's Song Book - English), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The foggy, foggy dew (from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The plough boy (tune by W. Shield), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Riccardo Muti conducts Saint-Saens, Britten, Bellini & Rodrigo

CD (1) STRADIVARIUS - Grandi Maestri dell'Interpretazione - STR 13610

Camille Saint-Saëns : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra n°4 in C Minor, op. 44
Robert Casadesus (Piano)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI conducted by Riccardo Muti
1968/03/29 - Milano, Italy

Benjamin Britten : Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33a
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI conducted by Riccardo Muti
1968/03/29 - Milano, Italy

Vicenzo Bellini : Symphony in E-Flat Major
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI conducted by Riccardo Muti
1968/12/14 - Milano, Italy

Joaquín Rodrigo : Concierto de Aranjuez
Narciso Yepes (Guitar)
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI conducted by Riccardo Muti
1968/14/12 - Milano, Italy

Daughter

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Benjamin Britten : Daughter, Music for a documentary "Directed by Lotte Reiniger"
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten

3 Voices and piano

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Henry Purcell : When Myra sings, real. Britten, Z. 521
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : Songs from Orpheus Britannicus - Sweeter than roses, real. Britten
James Bowman (Countertenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : Dulcibella, whene'er I sue for a kiss, real. Britten, Z. 482
James Bowman (Countertenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : Let the dreadful engines of eternal will, Z. 578/3
John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : When the cock begins to crow, real. Britten
James Bowman (Countertenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle II - "Abraham and Isaac" for Alto, Tenor and Piano, op. 51
James Bowman (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Three Michelangelo Lieder
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°23, Auf ein altes Bild
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Spanisches Liederbuch - n° 3, Nun wandre, Maria
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Hugo Wolf : Mörike Lieder - n°25, Schlafendes Jesuskind
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, 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)
1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Heinrich Schütz : Kleine geistliche Konzerten, anderer Theil - Die Seele Christi heilige mich
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); James Bowman (Countertenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

A Concert of chamber music

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt, K. 619
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/09/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello in F Major, K. 370
Neil Black (Oboe); Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Kenneth Heath (Cello)
1971/09/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Who are these children?, Lyrics, Rhymes and Riddles by William Soutar for Tenor and Piano, op. 84
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/09/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Quartet for Piano and Strings n°1 in G Minor, K. 478
Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Kenneth Heath (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1971/09/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Albert Herring

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Benjamin Britten : Albert Herring, Opera in 3 acts, op. 39
Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Cross (Soprano); Gladys Parr; Norman Tattersall; Norman Lumsden (Bass)
English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1957/06/14 - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten - Pears recital

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Henry Purcell : The Indian Queen - I attempt from Love's sickness to fly, real. Britten, Z. 630
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/02/19 - Tokyo, Japan

Henry Purcell : The Mock Marriage - Man is for the woman made, Z. 605
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/02/19 - Tokyo, Japan

Benjamin Britten : Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/02/19 - Tokyo, Japan

Trad. : The Miller of Dee (Hullar's Song Book - English), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/02/19 - Tokyo, Japan

Trad. : The Salley gardens (Irish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/02/19 - Tokyo, Japan

Trad. : Oliver Cromwell (nursery rhyme from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/02/19 - Tokyo, Japan

Britten : A Midsummer night's dream

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Benjamin Britten : A Midsummer night's dream, Opera in 3 acts, op. 64
Alfred Deller (Alto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass)
English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1960/07/25

Britten : A Midsummer night's dream

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Benjamin Britten : A Midsummer night's dream, Opera in 3 acts, op. 64
Alfred Deller (Alto); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Forbes Robinson; Johanna Peters; George Maran; Thomas Hemsley (Baritone); Marjorie Thomas; April Cantelo (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Peter Pears (Tenor)
English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1960/06/10, Dress rehearsal for the première - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : A Midsummer night's dream

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Benjamin Britten : A Midsummer night's dream, Opera in 3 acts, op. 64
Alfred Deller (Alto); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Forbes Robinson; Johanna Peters; George Maran; Thomas Hemsley (Baritone); Marjorie Thomas; April Cantelo (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Peter Pears (Tenor)
English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1960/06/11 - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Beggar's Opera at the Holland Festival Britten : Beggar's opera op Holland Festival

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Benjamin Britten : Interview - Discusses The Beggar's opera
Benjamin Britten (Speaker); Tyrone Guthrie (Speaker); Herman Jonker (Speaker)
1948/06/24, Holland Festival - Holland

Benjamin Britten : The Beggar's Opera - The Miser thus a shilling sees, a ballad-opera by John Gay (1728) realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten, op. 46
Nancy Evans (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1948/06/24, Holland Festival - Holland

Benjamin Britten : The Beggar's Opera - At the tree I shall suffer with pleasure, a ballad-opera by John Gay (1728) realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten, op. 46
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1948/06/24, Holland Festival - Holland

Benjamin Britten : The Beggar's Opera - How happy could I be with either, a ballad-opera by John Gay (1728) realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten, op. 46
Peter Pears (Tenor); Nancy Evans (Contralto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1948/06/24, Holland Festival - Holland

Benjamin Britten : The Beggar's Opera - A Curse attends a woman's love, a ballad-opera by John Gay (1728) realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten, op. 46
Rose Hill; Nancy Evans (Contralto)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1948/06/24, Holland Festival - Holland

Britten : Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten : Billy Budd, Opera in 2 acts, revised version, op. 50
Peter Pears (Tenor); Richard Stilwell (Baritone); James Morris (Bass); Peter Glossop (Baritone); Davis Ward (Bass-Baritone); John Cheek (Bass-Baritone); Robert Goodloe (Baritone)
Metropolitan Opera Association Chorus / Metropolitan Opera Association Orchestra conducted by Raymond Leppard
1979/03/31 - Metropolitan Opera House, New York, USA

Britten : Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten : Billy Budd, Opera in 2 acts, revised version, op. 50
Peter Pears (Tenor); Joseph Ward; Michael Langdon (Bass); Dennis Noble (Baritone); Dennis Dowling; Roger Stalman (Bass); Max Worthley; Tudor Evans; Trevor Anthony (Bass); Alexander Young (Tenor); Andrew Gold; George Hancock; Stanley Riley; George Prangnell; Lloyd Strauss-Smith; Ranken Bushby; George Stearn-Scott
BBC Men's Chorus / Choir of Watford Boys' Grammar School / BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1960/11/08 - Camden Theatre, London, England

Britten : Cantata misericordium, Sinfonia da Requiem

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Benjamin Britten : Cantata misericordium for tenor, baritone, chorus and small orchestra, op. 69
Peter Pears (Tenor); Thomas Hemsley (Baritone)
BBC Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1963/11/22 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Benjamin Britten : Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1963/11/22 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Britten : Cello Sonata

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Benjamin Britten : Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1967/07/07, 14th Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Sonata - Scherzo for Cello and Piano, op. 65
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1967/07/07, 14th Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Cello Symphony

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Benjamin Britten : Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/07/06, Holland Festival - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Britten : Owen Wingrave

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Benjamin Britten : Owen Wingrave, op. 85
Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Peter Pears (Tenor); Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Nigel Douglas; Sylvia Fisher; Heather Harper (Soprano)
Wandsworth School Boys Choir (chorus master Russel Burgess) / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/07/22 to 1970/07/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Peter Grimes

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Benjamin Britten : Peter Grimes, Opera, op. 33
Peter Pears (Tenor); Heather Harper (Soprano); Bryan Drake (Baritone); Michael Rippon (Bass); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Ann Robson; Elizabeth Bainbridge; Jill Gomez (Soprano); Anne Pashley; Gregory Dempsey (Tenor); Robert Tear (Tenor); David Bowman (Baritone); Monti De Lyle; Simon Laing
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1969/02 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente, Bold William Taylor

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Benjamin Britten : Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente for Voice and Piano, op. 61
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/10/23 - Hunter College, New York City, USA

Trad. : Bold William Taylor, arr. Grainger
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1969/10/23 - Hunter College, New York City, USA

Britten : Spring Symphony, Les Illuminations

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Benjamin Britten : Spring Symphony
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Norman Procter (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten
1958/09/05, Edinurgh Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland

Benjamin Britten : Les Illuminations - from Being Beauteous to the End for Tenor and Strings, op. 18
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten
1958/09/05, Edinburgh Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland

Britten : String Quartet in D

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Benjamin Britten : String Quartet in D Major
Gabrieli Quartet, supervised by Benjamin Britten
1974/03/21 & 1974/03/22 - Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh, 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); Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); Paschal Allen; Robert Tear (Tenor); Peter Leeming; Peter Bedford; Carl Duggan; David Hartley; John McKenzie; Clive Molloy; Paul Wade; Phillip Hooper; Robert Alder; John Harriman; Peter Heriot; Richard Kahn; David Morgan
Norman Knight (Flute); Neil Sanders (Horn); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Keith Marjoram (Double-Bass); Roger Brenner (Alto Trombone); Brian Wilson (Harp); James Blades (Percussion); Allan Brown (Organ)
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/07/15 to 1968/07/19 - Orford Parish Church, Suffolk, England

Britten : The Heart of the matter; Schumann : Andante and variations

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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
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 2.An old woman - Harvest, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell (Speaker)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 3.Fanfare, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Dennis Brain (French Horn)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 4.Most lovely shade - The Youth with the Red-Gold Hair, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell (Speaker)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 5.We are the darkness in the heat of the day, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 6.Now that Fate is dead and gone - Dirge for the New Sunrise, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell (Speaker)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 8.Invocation, The Winter of the world - Holiday - The Canticle of the Rose, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Edith Sitwell (Speaker)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Heart of the Matter - 9.Epilogue : Fanfare, So, out of the dark, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Andante and variations for 2 Pianos, op. 46
Maria Curcio (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Studies in canon form n°1 & 6, arr. for 2 pianos by Claude Debussy, op. 56
Maria Curcio (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano in A-Flat Major, op. 70
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/21, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : The Prince of the Pagodas

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Benjamin Britten : The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten
1957/02 - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England

Britten : The Prodigal Son

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Benjamin Britten : The Prodigal son, op. 81
Gregory Dempsey (Tenor); Bryan Drake (Baritone); Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); Robert Tear (Tenor); Peter Bedford; Paschal Allen; Carl Duggan; David Hartley; Peter Leeming; John McKenzie; Clive Molloy; Paul Wade; Robert Alder; John Harriman; Peter Heriot; Richard Kahn; David Morgan
Norman Knight (Flute); Peter Reeve (Trumpet); Neil Sanders (Horn); Ian Jewel (Viola); Keith Marijoram (Double-Bass); Brian Wilson (Harp); Philip Ledger (Organ); James Blades (Percussion)
Ensemble conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/07/04, Holland Festival - Den Haag Grote Kerk, Holland

Britten : The Rape of Lucretia

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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

Britten : Violin Concerto; Mozart : Violin Concerto n°3

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Carl Maria von Weber : Oberon - Overture
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/23 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Carl Maria von Weber : Oberon - Aria, Ozean! Du Ungeheuer!
Mary Wells (Soprano)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/23 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 15
Mark Lubotsky (Violin)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/23 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra n°3 in G Major, K. 216
Mark Lubotsky (Violin)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/23 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franck Bridge : The Sea
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/23, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Britten : War Requiem

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Benjamin Britten : War Requiem, op. 66
Heather Harper (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
John Cooper (Organ)
Melos Ensemble London conducted by Benjamin Britten / Coventry Cathedral Festival Chorus / Boys of Holy Trinity, Leamington, and Holy Trinity, Stratford / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Meredith Davies
1962/05/30

Britten : War Requiem

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Benjamin Britten : War Requiem, op. 66
Heather Harper (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Thomas Hemsley (Baritone)
Simon Preston (Organ)
Melos Ensemble London conducted by Benjamin Britten / Boys from Emanuel School (chorus master Christian Strover) / London Philharmonic Choir (chorus master Frederic Jackson) / BBC Chorus and Choral Society conducted by Meredith Davies / BBC Symphony Orchestra (leader Hugh Maguire) conducted by Meredith Davies
1964/08/04 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England

Britten : War Requiem

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Benjamin Britten : War Requiem, op. 66
Gwyneth Jones (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Elmar Schloter (Organ)
Tölzer Knabenchor / Chor und Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Rafael Kubelik
1976/09/12 - Ottobeuren, Bavaria, Germany

Britten and Pears : A Recital of English songs - 1972

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Henry Purcell : Thou wakeful shepherd that does Israel keep, Z. 198 "A Morning Hymn"
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : The Indian Queen - I attempt from Love's sickness to fly, real. Britten, Z. 630
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : Hears not my Phyllis, real. Britten, Z. 371 "The knotting song"
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Joseph Haydn : Canzonettas, Book 2 - She never told her love, Hob. XXVIa/34
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Franz Joseph Haydn : Canzonettas, Book 2 - Sailor's song, Hob. XXVIa/31
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

John Ireland : The Land of Lost Content
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

John Ireland : The Trellis
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Germany

Benjamin Britten : Winter Words, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : Bold William Taylor, arr. Grainger
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Percy Aldridge Grainger : Six Dukes went a fishin'
Peter Pears (Speaker)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The Miller of Dee (Hullar's Song Book - English), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The foggy, foggy dew (from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Trad. : The plough boy (tune by W. Shield), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/09/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Chamber music

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Quintet for Horn and Strings in E-Flat Major, K. 407
Ian Harper (Horn); Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Quintin Ballardie (Viola); Derek Simpson (Cello)
1972/04/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 35
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/04/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Robert Schumann : Quartet for Piano and Strings in E-Flat Major, op. 47
Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Derek Simpson (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/04/02 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Death in Venice

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Benjamin Britten : Death in Venice, opera in two acts, op. 88
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Andrea Velis (Tenor)
Metropolitan Opera Association Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford
1974/12/14 - Metropolitan Opera House, New York, USA

Goldberg, Pears and Britten recital

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Georg Philipp Telemann : Cantata "Gott will Mensch und sterblich werden"
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Szymon Goldberg (Violin); Terence Weil (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Harpsichord)
1956/06/23 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Johann Sebastian Bach : Sonata - Fugue for Solo Violin n°3 in C Major, BWV 1005
Szymon Goldberg (Violin)
1956/06/23 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 35
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/23 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Johann Sebastian Bach : Cantata, BWV 43 "Ja, tausendmal Tausend"
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Szymon Goldberg (Violin); Terence Weil (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/23 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Johann Sebastian Bach : Cantata, BWV 172 "Eile Herz voll Freudigkeit"
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Szymon Goldberg (Violin); Terence Weil (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/06/23 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, 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

Mendelssohn : The Hebrides - Overture, Mozart : Symphony n°38; Britten : Scottish Ballad

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Thomas Augustine Arne : God Save the Queen, Orchestral arrangement of the National Anthem by Britten
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/13 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy : The Hebrides - Overture, op. 26
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/13, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Symphony n°38 in D Major, K. 504 "Prague"
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/13 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Scottish Ballad for 2 Pianos and Orchestra, op. 26
John Ogdon (Piano); Brenda Lucas (Piano)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/13 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky : Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture after Shakespeare
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/13 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Mozart : Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt; Britten : Who are these children ?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt, K. 619
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Who are these children?, Lyrics, Rhymes and Riddles by William Soutar for Tenor and Piano, op. 84
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/04, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Mozart : Symphony n°40; Britten : Nocturne

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Symphony n°40 in G Minor, K. 550
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/12/20 - Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England

Benjamin Britten : Nocturne for Tenor, 7 obligato instruments and Strings, op. 60
Peter Pears (Tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1964/12/20 - Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England

Mozart, Badings, Carey, Dukas : Lieder; Schumann : Adagio and allegro; Schubert : Auf der Strom; Britten : Canticle n°3

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Abendempfindung, K. 523
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Dans un bois solitaire, K. 308
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : An die Einsamkeit, K. 391
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : An Chloë, K. 524
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Henk Badings : Dullaert-liederen
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Henry Carey : The Beau's lament
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Henry Carey : Justification for loving
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Henry Carey : Advice to a lover
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Paul Dukas : Villanelle
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Robert Schumann : Adagio and Allegro for Horn and Piano in A-Flat Major, op. 70
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Franz Schubert : Auf dem Strom, D 943
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Benjamin Britten : Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland

Music for a Royal Occasion : a concert to celebrate the re-opening of Snape Maltings Concert Hall

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Benjamin Britten : Gloriana - Fanfare, op. 53
Trumpeters of the Royal School of Music, Kneller Hall conducted by Lt.-Col. C. H. Jaeger
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Thomas Augustine Arne : God Save the Queen, Orchestral arrangement of the National Anthem by Britten
Aldeburgh Festival singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry VIII : Consort for woodwind
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Imogen Holst
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

William Byrd : O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth our Queen to rejoice in thy strength
Aldeburgh Festival singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Imogen Holst
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary - Selections, Z. 323 "Come, ye sons of art"
Peter Pears (Speaker)
Heather Harper (Soprano); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Peter Graeme (Oboe)
Ensemble conducted by Philip Ledger
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy : Symphony - Excerpts n°3 in A Minor, op. 56 "Scottish"
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Gloriana - Tournament, op. 53
Aldeburgh Festival singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Gloriana - Second lute song of the Earl of Essex, op. 53
Peter Pears (Tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Gloriana - Apotheosis, op. 53
Aldeburgh Festival singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/06/05 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Noye's fludde

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Benjamin Britten : Noye's fludde, op. 46
Imogen Holst (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Colin Graham (Baritone); Benjamin Britten (Baritone); Benjamin Britten (Whistling)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1958 - Drawing room of the Red House, Aldeburgh, England

Purcell, Bridge, Shostakovich and Britten recital

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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

Franck Bridge : Trio rhapsody
Dennis Simons (Violin); Howard Davis (Violin); John White (Viola)
1965/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Dmitri Shostakovich : Quartet n°8 in C Minor, op. 110
Alberni Quartet
1965/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : Songs and Proverbs of William Blake for Baritone and Piano, op. 74
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1965/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, 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

Schubert : Workshop

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Benjamin Britten : Discussion about Schubert "Die Winterreise"
Benjamin Britten (Speaker); Peter Pears (Speaker)
1968 - Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh, England

Franz Schubert : Die Winterreise - Frühlingstraum, D 911
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1968 - Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh, England

Songs and proverbs of William Blake

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Benjamin Britten : Songs and Proverbs of William Blake for Baritone and Piano, op. 74
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Benjamin Britten (Piano)
1972/06/08 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Variation on an Elizabethan Theme; Britten : Suite from Gloriana

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William Byrd : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Theme for String Orchestra, arr. Imogen Holst "Sellinger's round"
SWF Symphonie Orchester conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12 - Germany

Arthur Oldham : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 1, Allegro non troppo for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
SWF Symphonie Orchester conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12 - Germany

Michael Tippett : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 2, A Lament, Andante espressivo for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
SWF Symphonie Orchester conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12 - Germany

Lennox Berkeley : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 3, Andante for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
SWF Symphonie Orchester conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12 - Germany

Benjamin Britten : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 4, Quick and Gay for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
SWF Symphonie Orchester conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12 - Germany

Humphrey Searle : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 5, Nocturne, Adagio for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
SWF Symphonie Orchester conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12 - Germany

William Walton : Variation on an Elizabethan Theme - Variation 6, Finale, Presto giocoso for String Orchestra "Sellinger's round"
SWF Symphonie Orchester conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12 - Germany

Benjamin Britten : Gloriana, Symphonic Suite from the Opera for Orchestra and Tenor Solo (ad lib.), op. 53a
Peter Pears (Tenor)
SWF Symphonie Orchester conducted by Benjamin Britten
1956/12 - Germany

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

Britten : Billy Budd

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Benjamin Britten : Billy Budd, Opera in 4 acts, op. 50
Theodor Uppman (Baritone); Peter Pears (Tenor); Frederick Dalberg (Bass); Hervey Alan (Bass); Geraint Evans (Baritone); Michael Langdon (Bass); Anthony Marlowe; Bryan Drake (Baritone); Inia Te Wiata (Bass); William McAlpine (Tenor); David Tree; Ronald Lewis; Rhydderch Davies; Hubert Littlewood
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten
1951/12/01 - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England

Benjamin Britten : In Rehearsal and Performance with Peter Pears

DVD (1) VAI VIDEO - 4277

Benjamin Britten : Nocturne - Rehearsal, or Tenor, 7 obligato instruments and Strings, op. 60
Peter Pears (Speaker); Benjamin Britten (Speaker)
CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1962/03/27 - CBC Studios, Canada

Benjamin Britten : Nocturne for Tenor, 7 obligato instruments and Strings, op. 60
Peter Pears (Tenor)
CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1962/03/27 - CBC Studios, Canada

John Dowland : Songes or ayres - Fine knacks for ladies
Peter Pears (Speaker)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Lute)
1959/02/24 - CBC Studios, Canada

Philip Rosseter : What then is love but mourning
Peter Pears (Speaker)
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Julian Bream (Guitar)
1959/02/24 - CBC Studios, Canada

Benjamin Britten : Interview for Canadian television
Benjamin Britten (Speaker)
1968