Britten - Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
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English Music For Strings
RecommendedBritten, Bliss, Bridge, Berkeley
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Here in [the Bridge Lament] is a prime example of the heartfelt precision and beauty of tone that typifies John Wilson’s Sinfonia of London. There’s plenty of heart, too, in their superlative... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021
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Clean-heeled athleticism and rhythmic spring — More…
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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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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10, etc.
RecommendedPhilharmonia Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Legendary Recordings: Josef Vlach & Czech Chamber Orchestra
RecommendedCzech Chamber Orchestra, Josef Vlach
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Building a Library, January 2018, Also Recommended
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Britten: Works for voice & string orchestra
Barbara Hannigan (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Jasper de Waal (horn)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson (artistic director)
Hannigan brings a fined-down intensity to the more hushed Rimbaud settings such as 'Being Beauteous', but elsewhere her tone tends to flutter under pressure...Gilchrist, by contrast, sounds... — More…
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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra & Simple Symphony RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
the warmth and vitality of the playing has striking presence in this 1969 recording. The strings at the opening sweep one into the fun spirit of [the Simple Symphony] immediately...The performance... — More…
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Building a Library, October 1999, First Choice
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Orchestral Favourites Volume V - Britten's Four Sea Interludes
English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton
A fine and interesting Britten compilation — More…
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The Britten centenary can't have produced finer recorded performances than these, with wonderful dynamic shading, bombproof tuning, and real drama. — More…
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Britten: Les Illuminations
RecommendedKarina Gauvin (soprano)
Les Violons du Roy, Jean-Marie Zeitouni
Gauvin is a seductive interpreter of [Les Illuminations]. Her glinting sound gives a diamantine shimmer to the heroic passages, yet she never sacrifices the essential warmth and sensuousness... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2015, First Choice
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