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Britten Conducts Britten: Opera 1

Peter Pears (Albert), Sylvia Fisher (Lady Billows), Sheila Rex (Mum), John Noble (Mr Gedge), Catherine Wilson (Nancy), Joseph Ward (Sid), Johanna Peters (Florence Pike), Edgar Evans (Mr Upfold), April Cantelo (Miss Wordsworth), Owen Brannigan (Budd), Sheila Amit (Emmie), Anne Pashley (Cis), Stephen...

An indispensable set, an obvious basis for any collection, large or small, offering the composer's definitive performances — Penguin Guide, 2010, 3 out of 4 stars
  • Release Date: 10th May 2004
  • Catalogue No: 4756020
  • Label: Decca
  • Series: Collectors Edition, Britten conducts Britten
  • Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

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Contents

Britten: Albert Herring

Work length2:17:16
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  • April Cantelo (soprano), Sheila Amit (soprano), Sylvia Fisher (soprano), Owen Brannigan (bass), Joseph Ward (tenor), Johanna Peters (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Catherine Wilson (soprano), Sheila Rex (mezzo-soprano), John Noble (baritone), Stephen Terry (voice), Edgar Evans (tenor), Anne Pashley (soprano)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1964-04-03
  • Recording Venue: Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall

"Flor-ence! Tell The Midwife!"

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"Doctor Jessop's Midwife"

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"I Hope We're Not Too Early, Florence?"

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"Stuffy!"

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"Now Then! Notebook, Florence!"

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"The First Suggestion On My List"

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"Is This All You Can Bring?"

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"Beggin' Your Pardon"

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"Right! We'll Have Him!"

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Interlude

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"Bounce Me High"

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"Shop! Hi! Albert!"

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"Tickling A Trout"

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"Meet Me At A Quarter Past Eight"

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"He's Much Too Busy"

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"Good Morning, Young Man"

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"We Bring Great News To You"

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"Isn't He Here?"

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"For Three Precious Weeks"

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"Quickly! Quickly, Come Along!"

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"Here They Are, Dears!"

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"My Flowers Are Few"

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"I'm Full Of Happiness"

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"As Representing The Local Council"

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"My Heart Leaps Up With Joy"

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"Er-humph! Er-humph! I'm No Great Shakes"

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"Well Tried, Albert!"

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Interlude

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"Albert The Good!"

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"You Oughtn't To Whistle!"

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"Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves!"

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Introduction

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"Is She Asleep?"

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"I'm Hungry, I'm Tired"

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"Give Me A Decent Murder With A Corpse!"

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"Have You Found Him?"

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"Fools! Fools! Blundering Fools!"

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"In The Midst Of Life Is Death"

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"Albert!"

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"I'm Sorry About That"

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"I Can't Remember Everything"

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"Albert's Come Back To Stay"

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Britten: Owen Wingrave

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  • Nigel Douglas (tenor), Sylvia Fisher (soprano), Heather Harper (soprano), Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
  • English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1970-12-01
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Prelude

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"You've Got Your Maps There?"

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"At Last It's Out"

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"Your Sherry, Mrs. Coyle"

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"Oh, How Unforeseen"

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"Sirrah! How Dare You!"

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"Coyle, I Wish I Had Not Come"

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"May God Bless the Queen"

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"There Was a Boy, a Wingrave Born"

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"I Envy You, This Fine Old House"

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"Paramore Shall Welcome Woe!"

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"And With His Friend Young Lechmere Played"

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"Now You May Save Your Scornful Looks"

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"Ah, Owen, What Shall I Do?"

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"Is That You, Coyle?"

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"Come In...It's Me, Lechmere"

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Britten: Billy Budd

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  • Peter Pears (tenor), Eric Garrett (baritone), Benjamin Luxon (baritone), Robert Bowman (tenor), Geoffrey Coleby (baritone), Michael Langdon (bass), Henry Bush (baritone), James Newby (treble), David Kelly (bass), Gregory Dempsey (tenor), Peter Glossop (baritone), Robert Tear (tenor), Owen Brannigan (bass), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Norman Lumsden (bass), Delme Bryn-Jones (baritone), Bryan Drake (baritone), Nigel Rogers (tenor), David Bowman (baritone)
  • London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1967-12-07
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

"I Am An Old Man Who Has Experienced Much"

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"Pull, My Bantams!"

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"Guard Boat! Indomitable!"

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"First Man Forward!"

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"Your Name? Billy Budd, Sir"

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"Billy Budd, King Of the Birds!"

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"I Heard, Your Honour!"

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"Come Along Kid! Come Along!"

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"Christ, the Poor Chap!"

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"What's That? What's Those Whistles?"

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"Starry Vere We Call Him"

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"Boy! My Compliments To Mr. Redburn"

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"Gentlemen, the King!"

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"Ay, At Spithead the Men May Have Had Their Grievances"

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"We Are, Sir. Claggart Is An Able One"

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"Blow, Blow, Blow"

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"We're Off To Samoa By Way Of Genoa"

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"Hi! You a... a... a..."

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"Over the Water...Handsomely Done"

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"Come Here. Remember Your Promise"

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"Billy! Hist! Billy Budd!"

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"Dansker, Old Friend, Glad To See You"

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"I Don't Like The Look Of the Mist"

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"With Great Regret I Must Disturb Your Honour"

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"Deck Ahoy! Enemy Sail On Starboard Bow"

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"Who'll Volunteer To Board 'Em"

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"There You Are Again, Master-at-Arms"

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"O This Cursed Mist"

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"Claggart, John Claggart, Beware!"

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"Master-at-Arms and Foretopman"

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"God O' Mercy! Here, Help Me!"

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"Gentlemen, William Budd Here Has Killed"

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"William Budd, You Are Accused By Captain Vere"

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"Poor Fellow, Who Could Save Him?"

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"I Accept Their Verdict"

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"Look! Through the Port"

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"Here! Baby! Dansker, Old Friend"

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"And Farewell To Ye"

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Interlude

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"According To the Articles Of War"

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"Down All Hands! And See That They Go"

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"We Committed His Body To the Deep"

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Britten: Peter Grimes

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  • Geraint Evans (baritone), David Kelly (bass), Claire Watson (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Owen Brannigan (bass), Jean Watson (mezzo-soprano), Lauris Elms (mezzo-soprano), Raymond Nilsson (tenor), Iris Kells (soprano), James Pease (baritone), John Lanigan (tenor), Marion Studholme (soprano)
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1958-12-02
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

"Peter Grimes!"

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"You Sailed Your Boat"

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"Peter Grimes, I Here Advise You!"

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"The Truth...the Pity..."

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Interlude I: On the beach

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"Oh, Hang At Open Doors"

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"Hi! Give Us a Hand"

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"I Have To Go From Pub To Pub"

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"Let Her Among You"

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"Look, the Storm Cone!"

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"And Do You Prefer the Storm"

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"What Harbour Shelters Peace"

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Interlude II: The Storm

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"Past Time To Close!"

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"We Live and Let Live"

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"Have You Heard?"

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"Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"

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"Old Joe Has Gone Fishing"

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"The Bridge Is Down, We Half Swam Over"

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Interlude III: Sunday Morning By the Beach

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"Glitter Of Waves"

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"Let This Be a Holiday"

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"This Unrelenting Work"

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"Fool To Let It Come To This!"

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"What Is It?"

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"People!...No! I Will Speak!"

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"We Planned That Their Lives"

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"Swallow! Shall We Go"

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"Now Is Gossip Put On Trial"

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"From the Gutter"

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Interlude IV: Passacaglia

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"Go There!"

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"Now!...Now!"

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"Peter Grimes! Nobody Here?"

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Interlude V: Evening

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"Assign Your Prettiness To Me"

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"Pah!"

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"Come Along, Doctor!"

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"Embroidery In Childhood"

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"Mr. Swallow!"

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"Who Holds Himself Apart"

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Interlude VI: Fog

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"Grimes! Grimes!"

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"Peter, We've Come To Take You Home"

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"To Those Who Pass The Borough"

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