Osian Ellis

Harp

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William Alwyn (1905-1985)

"Lyrica Angelica", Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra
Osian Ellis (Harp)
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by William Alwyn
CD (1) LYRITA - SRCD 230

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

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
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6788; CD (2) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 811-2; CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 716-2

A Ceremony of Carols - Interlude for Solo Harp, op. 28
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (3) CBS - Masterworks - M3 35197

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
CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 421 849-2 LH2

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
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6788; CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 716-2
AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

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
CD (1) NAXOS - The English Song Series - 8.557202

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

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
VIDEO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
Ambrosian Singers conducted by Benjamin Britten
1967/03/02 - Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8009-2

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
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6788

Suite for Harp, op. 83
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/02/20 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6788

Suite - 2nd Movement for Harp, op. 83
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1969/06/24 - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (2) DECCA - 5BB 120, in search

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

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
CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 713-2

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
AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

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
AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

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
AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search

Sir Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)

Sinfonia concetante
Aurčle Nicolet (Flute); Osian Ellis (Harp)
Menuhin Festival Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrzej Panufnik
1975/02/20 - Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England
CD (1) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - 3522892

Trad.

Come you not from Newcastle ? (Hullah's song-book: English), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

Early one morning, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

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
LP (3) CBS - Masterworks - M3 35197

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
LP (3) CBS - Masterworks - M3 35197

How sweet the answer, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

I will give my love an apple, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

Il est quelqu'un sur terre, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

La belle est au jardin d'amour, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

La fileuse, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

Little Sir William (Somerset folk song), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

Master Kilby, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

O Waly, Waly (from Somerset), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

Oft in the stilly night, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

Sailor-boy, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

Sweet Polly Oliver (old English tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

The ash grove (Welsh tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

The foggy, foggy dew (from Suffolk), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

The last rose of summer, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

The ministrel boy, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

The plough boy (tune by W. Shield), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

The Salley gardens (Irish tune), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

The Soldier and the Sailor, arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

There's none to soothe (Hullah's song-book - Scottish), arr. Britten
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Osian Ellis (Harp)
1976/03 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6793

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
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6788

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
LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6788