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

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