James Bowman

Countertenor

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Bach : Cantatas n°151 & 102; Purcell : Birthday Ode for Queen Mary

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Johann Sebastian Bach : Cantata, BWV 102 "Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben"
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
Aldeburgh Festival Singers (Choir) / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1965/06/26, Aldeburgh Festival - Blythburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Johann Sebastian Bach : Cantata, BWV 151 "Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt"
Heather Harper (Soprano); Helen Watts (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Wandsworth School Boys Choir / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1968/12/22 - St Andrew's Church, Holborn, London, England

Henry Purcell : Celebrate this festival "Birthday ode for Queen Mary, 1693"
Heather Harper (Soprano); Josephine Veasey (Mezzo-Sopano); James Bowman (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Ambrosian Singers / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/02 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England

Purcell : The Fairy Queen, Dido & Aeneas

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Henry Purcell : The Fairy Queen, A Masque, devised by Pears, real. and ed. Britten & I. Holst, Z. 629
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Mary Wells (Soprano); Norma Burrowes (Soprano); Alfreda Hodgson (Mezzo-Sopano); James Bowman (Countertenor); Charles Brett (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor); Ian Partridge (Tenor); Owen Brannigan (Bass); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Philip Ledger (Harpsichord); Kenneth Heath (Cello); Martin Gatt (Bassoon); Peter Graeme (Oboe)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus conducted by Benjamin Britten / English Chamber Orchestra (leader Kenneth Sillito) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/09/18 to 1970/09/21 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

Henry Purcell : Dido and Aeneas, Opera in three acts, real. and ed. Britten & I. Holst, Z. 626
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Norma Burrowes (Soprano); Felicity Lott (Soprano); Anna Reynolds (Mezzo-Sopano); Felicity Palmer (Soprano); Alfreda Hodgson (Contralto); Timothy Everett (Voice); Robert Tear (Tenor)
London Opera Chorus / Aldeburgh Festival Strings conducted by Steuart Bedford
1975/12/22 - Kingsway Hall, London, England

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

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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 : Canticles

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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

Purcell : The Fairy Queen

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Henry Purcell : The Fairy Queen, A Masque, devised by Pears, real. and ed. Britten & I. Holst, Z. 629
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Mary Wells (Soprano); Norma Burrowes (Soprano); Alfreda Hodgson (Mezzo-Sopano); James Bowman (Countertenor); Charles Brett (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor); Ian Partridge (Tenor); Owen Brannigan (Bass); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass)
Philip Ledger (Harpsichord); Kenneth Heath (Cello); Martin Gatt (Bassoon); Peter Graeme (Oboe)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus conducted by Benjamin Britten / English Chamber Orchestra (leader Kenneth Sillito) conducted by Benjamin Britten
1970/09/18 to 1970/09/21 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England

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

Pears : unreleased recordings

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

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

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