Milhaud : Les Malheurs d'Orphée, Le Pauvre Matelot

CD (1) ADES - 13284-2

Darius Milhaud : Les Malheurs d'Orphée, Opéra en 3 actes, op. 85 "Armand Lunel"
Jacqueline Brumaire (Soprano); Bernard Demigny (Baritone); Claudine Collart (Voice); Jeannine Collard (Mezzo-Sopano); Jean Cussac (Voice); Clara Neumann (Voice); Saul Verzoub (Voice); André Vessières (Baritone)
Solistes de l'Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris conducted by Darius Milhaud
1957

Darius Milhaud : Le Pauvre Matelot, Complainte en 3 actes, op. 92 "Jean Cocteau"
Jacqueline Brumaire (Soprano); Jean Giraudeau (Tenor); Xavier Depraz (Baritone); André Vessières (Baritone)
Solistes de l'Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris conducted by Darius Milhaud
1957

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

Britten : The Prodigal Son

AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

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

AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

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 Benjamin Britten
1946/10/05 - Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, Holland

Britten : The Rape of Lucretia

In CD (2) GALA - GL 100.560

Britten : The Burning fiery furnace

VIDEO UNRELEASED RECORDING

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

Elgar : The Dream of Gerontius

AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

Edward Elgar : The Dream of Gerontius
Alfreda Hodgson (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Benjamin Luxon (Baritone)
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Choir and Orchestra of the Cambridge University Musical Society conducted by Benjamin Britten
1971/06/09, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Benjamin Britten : The rarities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stravinsky : The Rake's Progress

CD (2) GALA - GL 100.567

Igor Stravinsky : The Rake's Progress, Opera in 3 acts
Raphaël Arié (Bass); Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano); Robert Rounseville (Tenor); Otakar Kraus (Baritone); Nell Tangeman (Mezzo-Sopano); Jennie Tourel (Soprano); Hugues Cuenod (Tenor); Emanuel Menkes (Bass)
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Chorus (chorus master Vittore Veneziani) / Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Orchestra conducted by Igor Stravinsky
1951/09/11 - Teatro la Fenice, Venice, Italy

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 : Curlew River

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

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

Britten : 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

Britten : The Burning fiery furnace

CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 414 663-2

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

Bach : Matthäus-Passion

CD (3) EMI CLASSICS - 63058

Johann Sebastian Bach : Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone); Peter Pears (Tenor); Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano); Christa Ludwig (Contralto); Walter Berry (Bass); John Carol Case (Baritone); Otakar Kraus (Baritone); Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Geraint Evans (Baritone); Helen Watts (Contralto); Wilfred Brown (Tenor)
Gareth Morris (Flute); Arthur Ackroyd (Flute); Sidney Sutcliffe (Oboe); Peter Newbury (Oboe da caccia); Hugh Bean (Violin); Bela Dekany (Violin); Desmond Dupré (Viola da gamba); George Malcom (Harpsichord); Viola Tunnard (Harpsichord); Raymond Clark (Cello); James W. Merrett (Double-Bass); Ralph Downes (Organ)
Boys of the Hampstead Parish Church Choir / Philharmonia Orchestra and Chrorus conducted by Otto Klemperer
1961 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

Britten : Billy Budd

CD (3) VAI AUDIO - VAIA 1034-3

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

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 : 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