Decca: 468 811-2 (468 812-2--468 813-2). Various performers. Recorded 1957-1991. Eds. recorded: Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd. (1st, 4th, 6th, 9th works); Faber Music Ltd. (remaining works). Compilation of works previously released: p1961-p2001. Compact discs. Program notes and text of 1st work in English ([12] pages) included.
Contents:
CD 1. Canticle II : Abraham and Isaac, op. 51 ((Norma Procter, contralto ; Peter Pears, tenor ; Benjamin Britten, piano) (15:52) ; Gemini variations, op. 72 (Gábor and Zoltán Jeney, violin, flute, piano duet) (14:47) ; A birthday hansel, op. 92 (Peter Pears, tenor ; Osian Ellis, harp) (16:17) ; Cantata academica (Carmen Basiliense), op. 62 (Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano ; Helen Watts, contralto ; Peter Pears, tenor ; Owen Brannigan, bass ; Harold Lester, piano ; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus ; George Malcolm, conductor ) (20:51) ; Russian funeral (Philips [i.e. Philip] Jones Brass Ensemble ; John Iveson, conductor) (7:01) -- CD 2. Cantata misericordium, op. 69 (Peter Pears, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bariton ; London Symphony Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor) (19:45) ; Children's crusade, op. 82 (Mark Emney (The leader) ; John Wojciechowski (The little Jew) ; Raymond Hares, Stephen Daniels (The two brothers) ; Adrian Thompson (The boy from the Nazi legation) ; Colin Morris (The drummer boy) ; Graham Preston (The dog) ; Barnaby Jago, John Wojciechowski (The lovers) ; Ian Cobb, John Clegg, pianos ; Jonathan Smith, organ ; Eric Crees, John Tobin, Chris Tingley, Richart Courtney, Brian Elton, Graham Harbage, percussion ; Wandsworth School Boys Choir ; Russell Burgess, Benjamin Britten, conductors) (18:55) ; The poet's echo, op. 76 (Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano ; Mstislav Rostropovich, piano) (16:07) ; Six Hölderlin fragments, op. 61 (Peter Pears, tenor ; Benjamin Britten, piano) (11:48) ; Two insect pieces : for oboe and piano (Heinz Holliger, oboe ; András Schiff, piano) (5;31).
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