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 Boy was Born, op. 3 Michael Hartnett (Treble) Purcell Singers / Boys' voices of the English Opera Group / Choir of All Saints, Margaret Street conducted by Benjamin Britten 1957/01/05, 1957/01/07 & 1957/01/08 - All Saint's Church, Margaret Street or Decca Recoding Studios ?, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 436 394-2 LM
A Boy was Born - Corpus christi carol John Hahessy (Alto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England 45 rpm (1) ARGO - ZFA 18, in search
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28 Maria Korchinska (Harp) Morriston Boys' Choir conducted by Ivor Sims 1944/06/01 - Decca Studios, London, England CD (1) BEULAH - 1PD14
Enid Simon (Harp) Copenhagen Boys' Choir conducted by Benjamin Britten 1953/09/20 to 1953/09/22 - Danish State Radio Studios, Copenhagen, CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 436 394-2 LM
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
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41 Helen Watts (Contralto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1962/03/31 - BBC Studios, London, England LP (1) BBC RECORDS - REGL 414
A Midsummer night's dream, Opera in 3 acts, op. 64 Alfred Deller (Alto); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Forbes Robinson; Johanna Peters; George Maran; Thomas Hemsley (Baritone); Marjorie Thomas; April Cantelo (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Peter Pears (Tenor) English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1960/06/10, Dress rehearsal for the première - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING
Alfred Deller (Alto); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Forbes Robinson; Johanna Peters; George Maran; Thomas Hemsley (Baritone); Marjorie Thomas; April Cantelo (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Peter Pears (Tenor) English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1960/06/11 - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Alfred Deller (Alto); Peter Pears (Tenor); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Owen Brannigan (Bass) English Opera Group Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1960/07/25 AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
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 CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 664-2
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 AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
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
Around the village green - Irish reel Charles Brill Orchestra conducted by Charles Brill 1937/11/09 - Thames Street Studios, London, England CD (1) BEULAH - 1PD14
Billy Budd, Opera in 2 acts, revised version, op. 50 Peter Pears (Tenor); Joseph Ward; Michael Langdon (Bass); Dennis Noble (Baritone); Dennis Dowling; Roger Stalman (Bass); Max Worthley; Tudor Evans; Trevor Anthony (Bass); Alexander Young (Tenor); Andrew Gold; George Hancock; Stanley Riley; George Prangnell; Lloyd Strauss-Smith; Ranken Bushby; George Stearn-Scott BBC Men's Chorus / Choir of Watford Boys' Grammar School / BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1960/11/08 - Camden Theatre, London, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Peter Glossop (Baritone); Peter Pears (Tenor); Michael Langdon (Bass); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Bryan Drake (Baritone); David Kelly (Bass); Gregory Dempsey (Tenor); David Bowman (Baritone); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Robert Tear (Tenor); Robert Bowman (Tenor); Delme Bryn-Jones (Baritone); Eric Garrett (Baritone); Norman Lumsden (Bass); Nigel Rogers (Tenor); Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); Geoffrey Coleby (Baritone); James Newby (Treble); David Read; Henry Bush (Baritone) Boys from Wandsworth School / Ambrosian Opera Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1967/12/07 to 1967/12/09, 1967/12/13 to 1967/12/15 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (3) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 417 429-2
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 CD (3) VAI AUDIO - VAIA 1034-3
Canadian Carnival, op. 19 "Kermesse canadienne" English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford 1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) NAXOS - 8.557198
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 CD (2) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 811-2; CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 396-2 LM
Cantata misericordium for tenor, baritone, chorus and small orchestra, op. 69 Peter Pears (Tenor); Thomas Hemsley (Baritone) BBC Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1963/11/22 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
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 CD (2) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 811-2; CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 100-2
Canticle I - "My beloved is mine and I am his" for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 40 Philip Langridge (Tenor) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 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
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 CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 716-2
James Bowman (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1971/06/21 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
James Bowman (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1971/06/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Peter Pears (Tenor) Graham Johnson (Piano) 1977/09/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England LP (3) CBS - Masterworks - M3 35197
Philip Langridge (Tenor); Jean Rigby (Contralto) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 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
Canticle III - "Still Falls the Rain" for Tenor, Horn and Piano, op. 55 Peter Pears (Tenor) Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1955, Edinburgh Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland
Peter Pears (Tenor) Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1956/06/21, Aldeburgh Festival - Aldeburgh Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8014-2 AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Peter Pears (Tenor) Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1956/07/06 - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Peter Pears (Tenor) Barry Tuckwell (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/04/29 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 716-2
Neil Mackie (Tenor) Barry Tuckwell (French Horn); Roger Vignoles (Piano) 1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CZS 5 74346 2
Philip Langridge (Tenor) Frank Lloyd (Horn); Steuart Bedford (Piano) 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
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 AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); James Bowman (Countertenor) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1972/11/21 & 1972/11/22 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 716-2
Derek Lee Ragin (Countertenor); Philip Langridge (Tenor); Gerald Finley (Baritone) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 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
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
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 CD (2) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 811-2; CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 393-2 LM
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D Major, op. 13 Sviatoslav Richter (Piano) New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1967/06/18, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DIS - PCCD 20086
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano) English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1970/12/05 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 417 308-4
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op. 15 Mark Lubotsky (Violin) English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1970/07/26 & 1970/07/27 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 417 308-4
Mark Lubotsky (Violin) English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1971/06/23 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Lorraine McAslan (Violin) English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford 1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) NAXOS - 8.557198
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
Death in Venice, opera in two acts, op. 88 Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); David Bowman (Baritone); Kenneth Bowen (Tenor); Stuart Harling; Michael Bauer; Anne Wilkins; Iris Saunders; Janice Hooper Roe; Robert Carpenter Turner; Neville Williams; Stephen James Adams; Peter Leeming; Sheila Brand; Anna Vincent; Michael Follis; Angela Vernon Bates; Ronald Murdock English Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford, supervised by Benjamin Britten 1974/04/18 to 1974/04/26 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (2) DECCA - ADRM Digital - 425 669-2
Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Andrea Velis (Tenor) Metropolitan Opera Association Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford 1974/12/14 - Metropolitan Opera House, New York, USA AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Diversions for Piano left hand and Orchestra, op. 21 Julius Katchen (Piano) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1954/07/29 & 1954/07/30 - Kingsway Hall, London, England LP (1) DECCA - LL 1123; CD (2) DECCA - 421 856-2 CD (1) DECCA - POCL-4700, in search
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33a Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI conducted by Riccardo Muti 1968/03/29 - Milano, Italy CD (1) STRADIVARIUS - Grandi Maestri dell'Interpretazione - STR 13610
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 CD (2) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 811-2; CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 393-2 LM
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) Julian Bream (Guitar) 1963/09/17 to 1963/09/20, 1964/03/13 - Kenwood House, Adam Library, London, England
Peter Pears (Tenor) Osian Ellis (Harp) 1976/02/19 & 1976/02/20 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England LP (1) DECCA - SXL 6788
Hymn to St Cecilia Chorus of the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by George Malcolm 1961/03/17 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 396-2 LM
Interview with Donald Mitchell Benjamin Britten (Speaker) Donald Mitchell (Voice) 1969 - Red House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL4119-2
Lachrymae, Reflections on a song of Dowland, op. 48 Margaret Major (Viola); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1963/05/09 - BBC Studios, London, England CD (1) BBC - Legends - Britten the Performer - BBCB 8014-2
Les Illuminations for Tenor and Strings, op. 18 Peter Pears (Tenor) The Strings of New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens 1954/01/16 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (1) DECCA - Eloquence - 476 8470; LP (1) DECCA - LONDON - LXT 2941
Love from a Stranger, Music for the movie "Directed by Rowland V. Lee" Ensemble conducted by Boyd Neel 1936/11 DVD (1) ALPHA VIDEO - 4403, in search
Mont Juic - Movement 3 : Lament, Andante moderato, Suite of Catalan Dances, op. 12/1 English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford 1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) NAXOS - 8.557198
Mont Juic - Movement 4 : Allegro molto, Suite of Catalan Dances, op. 12/2 English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford 1989/10 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) NAXOS - 8.557198
Now sleeps the crimson petal for Tenor, Horn and Strings Neil Mackie (Tenor) Barry Tuckwell (French Horn) Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford 1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CZS 5 74346 2
Noye's fludde, op. 46 Imogen Holst (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Colin Graham (Baritone); Benjamin Britten (Baritone); Benjamin Britten (Whistling) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1958 - Drawing room of the Red House, Aldeburgh, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Owen Brannigan (Bass); Sheila Rex; Trevor Anthony (Bass); David Pinto; Darien Angadi; Stephen Alexander; Caroline Clarck; Marie-Thérèse Pinto; Eileen O'Donovan; Patricia Garrod; Margaret Hawes; Kathleen Petch; Gillian Saunders Emanuel Hurwitz (Violin); Ivor McMahon (Violin); Cecil Aronowitz (Viola); Terence Weil (Cello); Stuart Knussen (Double-Bass); Stanley Taylor (Recorder); James Blades (Percussion); Ralph Downes (Organ); Viola Tunnard (Piano); Martin Penny (Piano) Children / Ensemble conducted by Norman Del Mar 1961/07/05 & 1961/07/08 - Orford Parish Church, Suffolk, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 397-2
Owen Wingrave, op. 85 Benjamin Luxon (Baritone); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Peter Pears (Tenor); Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Nigel Douglas; Sylvia Fisher; Heather Harper (Soprano) Wandsworth School Boys Choir (chorus master Russel Burgess) / English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1970/07/22 to 1970/07/30 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England VIDEO UNRELEASED RECORDING
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 CD (2) DECCA - 433200
Peter Grimes, Opera, op. 33 Peter Pears (Tenor); Claire Watson (Soprano); James Pease; David Kelly (Bass); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Lauris Elms; Jean Watson; Marion Studholme; Iris Kells; Raymond Nilsson; John Lanigan; Geraint Evans (Baritone); Marcus Norman Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten 1958/12/02, 1958/12/03 & 1958/12/07 to 1958/12/09 - Walthamstow Assembly (Town) Hall, London, England CD (2) DECCA - Legends - 467 682-2; CD (3) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 4145772
Peter Pears (Tenor); Heather Harper (Soprano); Bryan Drake (Baritone); Michael Rippon (Bass); Owen Brannigan (Bass); Ann Robson; Elizabeth Bainbridge; Jill Gomez (Soprano); Anne Pashley; Gregory Dempsey (Tenor); Robert Tear (Tenor); David Bowman (Baritone); Monti De Lyle; Simon Laing London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1969/02 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England VIDEO UNRELEASED RECORDING
Peter Grimes - Scenes Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Cross (Soprano); Tom Culbert BBC (Theatre) Chorus / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Reginald Goodall, supervised by Benjamin Britten 1948/07/12, 1948/07/14, 1948/07/16 & 1948/07/17 - EMI Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CMS 764727 2
Phaedra, op. 93 Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano) English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Steuart Bedford 1977/03 - All Saint's Church, Petersham, England LP (1) DECCA - LONDON - OS 26527; CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - 425 666-2
Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano) Chaim Zemack (Cello); Martin Isepp (Harpsichord) The Oratorio Society of New York conducted by John Pritchard 1978/04/28, Stereo - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA LP (2) ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Phantasy, Quartet in one movement for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello, op. 2 Sarah Francis (Oboe); Galina Solodchin (Violin); John Underwood (Viola); Jonathan Williams (Cello) Members of the Delmé String Quartet 1995/02/21 to 1995/02/23 CD (1) HYPERION - CDA66776
Psalm 150, op. 67 Downside School Choir, Purley (chorus master Derrick Herdman) conducted by Benjamin Britten 1966/07/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 436 394-2 LM
Rejoice in the lamb, op. 30 Michael Hartnett (Treble); Jonathan Steele (Alto); Philip Todd (Tenor); Donald Francke (Bass) George Malcolm (Organ) Purcell Singers conducted by Benjamin Britten 1957/04/02 - All Souls' Church, Langham Place, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 714-2
Saint Nicolas Peter Pears (Tenor); David Hemmings (Soprano) Ralph Downes (Organ) Girls' Choir of Sir John Leman School, Beccles / Aldeburgh Festival Choir and Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1955/04/13 & 1955/04/14 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 714-2
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 CD (1) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 801-2; CD (1) DECCA - Historic - 425 996-2; CD (1) PEARL - GEMM CD 9177
Peter Pears (Tenor) Dennis Brain (French Horn) BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hollingsworth 1953/07/30 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4192-2, in search
Peter Pears (Tenor) Dennis Brain (French Horn) The Strings of New Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens 1953/11/25 to 1953/11/27 - Decca Recording Studios, West Hampstead, London, England CD (1) DECCA - Eloquence - 476 8470; LP (1) DECCA - LONDON - LXT 2941
Peter Pears (Tenor) Barry Tuckwell (French Horn) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1963/05/23 & 1963/05/24 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 395-2 LM
Neil Mackie (Tenor) Barry Tuckwell (French Horn) Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Bedford 1988/05/09 and 1988/05/10 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scottland CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CZS 5 74346 2
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo for Tenor and Piano, op. 22 Philip Langridge (Tenor) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England CD (1) NAXOS - The English Song Series - 8.557201
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli 1941/03/30 CD (1) NMC - Archive Series - D030
Sinfonietta for chamber Orchestra, op. 1 Vienna Octet 1965/05 CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 715-2
Soirées musicales (after Rossini), op. 9 Charles Brill Orchestra conducted by Charles Brill 1937/11/09 - Thames Street Studios, London, England CD (1) BEULAH - 1PD14
Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 65 Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/07/20 & 1961/07/21 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - The Classic Sound - 452 895-2; CD (1) DECCA - 421 859-2
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1967/07/07, 14th Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Sonata - Scherzo for Cello and Piano, op. 65 Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1967/07/07, 14th Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake for Baritone and Piano, op. 74 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1965/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1966/12/04 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (3) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 417 429-2
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1972/06/08 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Songs from "Friday afternoons" for Children's Voices & Piano Viola Tunnard (Piano) Downside School Choir, Purley conducted by Benjamin Britten 1966/07/14 & 1966/07/15 - Decca Recording Studio No. 3, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 436 394-2 LM
Songs from "Friday afternoons" - A New Year carol John Hahessy (Alto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England 45 rpm (1) ARGO - ZFA 18, in search
Songs from "Friday afternoons" - Cuckoo! John Hahessy (Alto); Michael Berkeley (Treble) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England 45 rpm (1) ARGO - ZFA 18, in search
Songs from "Friday afternoons" - Fishing song John Hahessy (Alto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England 45 rpm (1) ARGO - ZFA 18, in search
Songs from "Friday afternoons" - I mun be married on Sunday John Hahessy (Alto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England 45 rpm (1) ARGO - ZFA 18, in search
Songs from "Friday afternoons" - There was a monkey John Hahessy (Alto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England 45 rpm (1) ARGO - ZFA 18, in search
Songs from the Chinese Peter Pears (Tenor) Julian Bream (Guitar) 1963 - BBC Studios, London, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Peter Pears (Tenor) Julian Bream (Guitar) 1963/09/17 to 1963/09/20, 1964/03/13 - Kenwood House, Adam Library, London, England CD (1) RCA VICTOR - Gold Seal - Julian Bream Edition - 61601-2, in search
Spring Symphony Jo Vincent (Soprano); Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor) Boys' Choir of St Willibrorduskerk, Rotterdam / Netherlands Radio Choir / Concertgebouworkest conducted by Eduard Van Beinum 1949/07/14 - Festival, Amsterdam, Holland CD (1) DECCA - Historic - 440 063-2 DM
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Norman Procter (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten 1958/09/05, Edinurgh Festival - Edinburgh, Scotland AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Norman Procter (Countertenor); Peter Pears (Tenor) Chorus of boys from Emanuel School, London / Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Benjamin Britten 1960/11/22 to 1960/11/24, 1960/11/26 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 396-2 LM
String Quartet in D Major Gabrieli Quartet, supervised by Benjamin Britten 1974/03/21 & 1974/03/22 - Britten-Pears Library, Aldeburgh, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
String Quartet n°2 in C Major, op. 36 Amadeus String Quartet 1963/01 CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 715-2
String Quartet n°3, op. 94 Amadeus String Quartet 1978/03 CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 425 715-2
Suite for Cello, op. 72 Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello) 1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DECCA - 421 859-2
Suite for Cello, op. 80 Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello) 1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DECCA - 421 859-2
Suite for Harp, op. 83 Osian Ellis (Harp) 1972/06/12 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
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
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello) Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1964/03/12 - Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia CD (1) RUSSIAN REVELATION - Shostakovich plays Shostakovich - RV10100; CD (1) RUSSIAN DISC - RD CD 11 108; CD (12) EMI CLASSICS - 7243 5 72016 2 9
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello) Netherlands Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1964/07/06, Holland Festival - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello) English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1964/07/17 & 1964/07/18 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - ADRM - 425 100-2
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky 1967/04/12 - Carnegie Hall, New York, USA CD (1) INTAGLIO - INCD 7151
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 CD (1) PEARL - GEM 0225
The Beggar's Opera - A Curse attends a woman's love, a ballad-opera by John Gay (1728) realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten, op. 46 Rose Hill; Nancy Evans (Contralto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1948/06/24, Holland Festival - Holland AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Beggar's Opera - How happy could I be with either, a ballad-opera by John Gay (1728) realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten, op. 46 Peter Pears (Tenor); Nancy Evans (Contralto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1948/06/24, Holland Festival - Holland AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Beggar's Opera - The Miser thus a shilling sees, a ballad-opera by John Gay (1728) realized from the original airs by Benjamin Britten, op. 46 Nancy Evans (Contralto); Peter Pears (Tenor) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1948/06/24, Holland Festival - Holland AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Birds John Hahessy (Alto) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1961/01/12 & 1962/02/11 - Kingsway Hall, London, England 45 rpm (1) ARGO - ZFA 18, 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
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 VIDEO UNRELEASED RECORDING
The Golden vanity, a vaudeville for boys and piano, op. 78 Mark Emney; John Wojciechowski; Barnaby Jago; Adrian Thompson (Tenor); Terry Lovell Benjamin Britten (Piano) Wandsworth School Boys Choir (chorus master Russel Burgess) 1969/10/11 - St. John's, Smith Square, London, England CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 397-2
The Heart of the Matter - 1.Prologue : Fanfare, Where are the seeds of the Universal Fire?, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell Peter Pears (Tenor) Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Heart of the Matter - 1.Prologue : Fanfare, Where are the seeds of the Universal Fire?, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears Neil Mackie (Tenor) Barry Tuckwell (French Horn); Roger Vignoles (Piano) 1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CZS 5 74346 2
Philip Langridge (Tenor) Frank Lloyd (Horn); Steuart Bedford (Piano) 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
The Heart of the Matter - 2.An old woman - Harvest, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell Edith Sitwell (Speaker) 1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Heart of the Matter - 2.The earth of my heart was broken and gaped low, Fanfare, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears Peter Pears (Speaker) Barry Tuckwell (French Horn) 1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CZS 5 74346 2
The Heart of the Matter - 3.Fanfare, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell Dennis Brain (French Horn) 1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Heart of the Matter - 4.Most lovely shade - The Youth with the Red-Gold Hair, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell Edith Sitwell (Speaker) 1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Heart of the Matter - 4.Song : We are the darkness in the heat of the day, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears Philip Langridge (Tenor) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 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
The Heart of the Matter - 6.Now that Fate is dead and gone - Dirge for the New Sunrise, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell Edith Sitwell (Speaker) 1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Heart of the Matter - 8.Epilogue : Fanfare, So, out of the dark, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell, revised Peter Pears Neil Mackie (Tenor) Barry Tuckwell (French Horn); Roger Vignoles (Piano) 1986/05/27 and 1986/07/18 CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CZS 5 74346 2
Philip Langridge (Tenor) Frank Lloyd (Horn); Steuart Bedford (Piano) 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
The Heart of the Matter - 8.Invocation, The Winter of the world - Holiday - The Canticle of the Rose, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell Edith Sitwell (Speaker) 1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Heart of the Matter - 9.Epilogue : Fanfare, So, out of the dark, a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell Peter Pears (Tenor) Dennis Brain (French Horn); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1956/06/21 - Aldeburgh Parish Church, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne for Soprano/Tenor and Piano, op. 35 Philip Langridge (Tenor) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England CD (1) NAXOS - The English Song Series - 8.557201
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 CD (1) DECCA - LONDON - 436 393-2 LM
The Poet's Echo Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano) Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano) 1968/06/24, Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DIS - PCCD 20026
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano) Mstislav Rostropovich (Piano) 1968/07/17 to 1968/07/19 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (2) DECCA - The British Music Collection - 468 811-2; CD (2) DECCA - 433200
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 AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
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 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 Reginald Goodall 1946/10/02 - Amsterdam, Holland CD (2) GALA - GL 100.560
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 AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
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 CD (2) PEARL - GEMS 0231
Peter Pears (Tenor); Joan Cross (Soprano); Norman Lumsden (Bass); Dennis Dowling; Frederick Sharpe; Nancy Evans (Contralto); Flora Nielsen; Margaret Ritchie English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Reginald Goodall, supervised by Benjamin Britten 1947/07/16 to 1947/07/19, 1947/10/19 - EMI Studio N°1, Abbey Road, London, England CD (2) EMI CLASSICS - British Composers - CMS 764727 2
Benjamin Luxon (Speaker) Peter Pears (Tenor); Heather Harper (Soprano); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass); Bryan Drake (Baritone); Janet Baker (Mezzo-Sopano); Elizabeth Bainbridge; Jenny Hill (Soprano) English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1970/07/20 to 1970/07/25 - Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - 425 666-2
The Rape of Lucretia - Act2 : Duet, Lucretia! Lucretia ! Kathleen Ferrier (Contralto); Owen Brannigan (Bass) Glyndebourne Opera Orchestra conducted by Reginald Goodall 1946/10/04 CD (1) GALA - GL 318
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 CD (1) MUSIC & ARTS - 901
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 CD (2) PEARL - GEMS 0231
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 CD (2) DECCA - LONDON - 425 672-2
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
The Turn of the screw - Long sighing flight of the night-winged bird (Act I - Final scene), Opera, op. 54 Peter Pears (Tenor); David Hemmings (Soprano); Arda Mandikian (Mezzo-Sopano); Olive Dyer (Soprano); Jennifer Vyvyan (Soprano); Lotte Medak (Soprano) English Opera Group (Chamber Orchestra) conducted by Benjamin Britten 1955/07/13 - Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, Holland CD (5) GLOBE - GLO 6903
The Young Person's Guide to The Orchestra, op. 34 Peter Pears (Speaker) Philadelphia Orchestra
Tit for Tat John Shirley-Quirck (Bass) Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1972/11/22 & 1972/11/23 - Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) DECCA - Eloquence - 476 8492
Two compositions for piano duet - Introduction and rondo alla burlesca, op. 23/1 Benjamin Britten (Piano); Clifford Curzon (Piano) 1944/01/05 - Decca Studios, London, England CD (1) BEULAH - 1PD14; CD (1) PEARL - GEMM CD 9177
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano); Benjamin Britten (Piano) 1967/06/20, Aldeburgh Festival - Jubilee Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England CD (1) MUSIC & ARTS - 709
Two compositions for piano duet - Mazurka elegiaca, op. 23/2 Benjamin Britten (Piano); Clifford Curzon (Piano) 1944/01/05 - Decca Studios, London, England CD (1) BEULAH - 1PD14; CD (1) PEARL - GEMM CD 9177
Voices for Today, op. 75 Cambridge University Musical Society / Choristers of King's College, Cambridge conducted by David Willcocks 1966/06/08 - Ely Cathedral, Cambridge, England LP (2) DECCA - 5BB 120, in search
War Requiem, op. 66 Heather Harper (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone) John Cooper (Organ) Melos Ensemble London conducted by Benjamin Britten / Coventry Cathedral Festival Chorus / Boys of Holy Trinity, Leamington, and Holy Trinity, Stratford / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Meredith Davies 1962/05/30 AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING, in search
Galina Vishnevskaya (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone) Simon Preston (Organ) Bach Choir conducted by David Willcocks / Highgate School Choir (chorus master Edward Chapman) / Melos Ensemble London / London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten 1963/01/03 to 1963/01/05, 1963/01/07, 1963/01/08 & 1963/01/10 - Kingsway Hall, London, England CD (2) DECCA - 414 383-2
Heather Harper (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Thomas Hemsley (Baritone) Simon Preston (Organ) Melos Ensemble London conducted by Benjamin Britten / Boys from Emanuel School (chorus master Christian Strover) / London Philharmonic Choir (chorus master Frederic Jackson) / BBC Chorus and Choral Society conducted by Meredith Davies / BBC Symphony Orchestra (leader Hugh Maguire) conducted by Meredith Davies 1964/08/04 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England VIDEO UNRELEASED RECORDING
Stefania Woytowicz (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); Hans Wilbrink (Baritone) Wandsworth School Boys Choir / Melos Ensemble London conducted by Benjamin Britten / New Philharmonia Chorus / New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini 1969/04/06 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England CD (1) BBC - Legends - BBCL 4046-2
Gwyneth Jones (Soprano); Peter Pears (Tenor); John Shirley-Quirck (Bass) Elmar Schloter (Organ) Tölzer Knabenchor / Chor und Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Rafael Kubelik 1976/09/12 - Ottobeuren, Bavaria, Germany AUDIO UNRELEASED RECORDING
Way to the sea Geoffrey Tandy (Narrator) Unidentified musicians conducted by Benjamin Britten 1936/12 - Imperial Studios, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire, England CD (1) BEULAH - 1PD14
Winter Words, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52 Philip Langridge (Tenor) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England CD (1) NAXOS - The English Song Series - 8.557201
Winter Words - Appendix : If it's ever Spring again, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52 Philip Langridge (Tenor) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England CD (1) NAXOS - The English Song Series - 8.557201
Winter Words - Appendix : The Children and Sir Nameless, Lyrics and Ballads of Thomas Hardy, for High Voice and Piano, op. 52 Philip Langridge (Tenor) Steuart Bedford (Piano) 1995/12/16 to 1995/12/18 & 1996/01/22 - Blackheath Concert Halls, London, England CD (1) NAXOS - The English Song Series - 8.557201