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Britten: Cello Symphony and Other Works
RecommendedMstislav Rostropovich (cello), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
The Cello Symphony, written in 1963 as part of a series for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, was the first major sonata-form work written since the Sinfonia. The idea of a struggle... — More…
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Building a Library, March 2005, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2017, First Choice
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Britten conducts Britten vol. 4
RecommendedSviatoslav Richter (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),...
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Building a Library, February 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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Finzi / Britten / Holst - Choral Works
RecommendedAlison Barlow (soprano), David Hoult (baritone), John Alley (organ), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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Building a Library, December 2006, First Choice
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British Music Collection - Benjamin Britten - The Rarities
Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Mstislav Rostropovich, András Schiff et al
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Britten, Finizi & Holst: Works for Chorus and Orchestra
Stephen Varcoe (baritone), David Hoult, Britten Singers, John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Edward Roberts, Stephen Tees, Susan Dorey, The Britten Singers, John Alley
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Nicholas Ward
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Finzi, Britten & Holst: Works for Choir and Orchestra
Alison Barlow (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), David Hoult (baritone), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), John Alley (organ)
The Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
An example of Holst’s ability to achieve powerful effects with the sparest of means. — More…
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