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

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 : 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

Aldeburgh Festival, 1953

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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

Aldeburgh Festival, 1953

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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); 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 : The Little Sweep, Gemini Variations, Children's Crusade

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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