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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Britten - Orchestral Works
Britten: | Simple Symphony, Op. 4 New Symphony Orchestra of London, Eugene Goossens The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, Eduard van Beinum Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, Op. 33 Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, Eduard van Beinum |
All these superb Decca recordings of the music of Britten were made in 1953. All of the few Britten recordings made by Eugene Goossens have now been released on Decca Eloquence. Remodelled on themes he wrote as a boy, the Simple Symphonys undeniable charm and charisma have ensured it a constant place in repertoire enjoyed not only by children but by adults too. Much the same goes for The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, and this Van Beinum recording, one of the works earliest, was something of a demonstration CD for its day. It was coupled with the Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes as well as the Passacaglia, and the latter, much requested, now receives its first issue on Decca CD. Britten recording the Sinfonia da Requiem twice, first in September 1953 with Danish forces and then more than ten years later in December 1964 with the New Philharmonia Orchestra. Andrew Porter, reviewing the earlier recording in the February 1955 issue of The Gramophone declared that it could hardly be bettered. Some 55 years on, it makes its first appearance on CD. | 
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| |  | Libor Pesek conducts Britten
Britten: | Les illuminations, Op. 18 Jill Gomez Endymion Ensemble, John Whitfield Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 Neil Mackie & Barry Tuckwell Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings Robert Tear English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate Simple Symphony, Op. 4 London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 |
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek “Some of Britten's richest vocal chamber pieces, by splendidly idiomatic performers are followed on disc 2 by slightly less exceptional orchestral performances. Still, very good value.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2009 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley "This record gives an excellent introduction to twentieth-century English programme music." Tower Records, Guide to Classical Music | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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London Symphony Orchestra, Steuart Bedford “Bedford, who worked with Britten, digs deep into the works psyche and dynamically shapes its dramatic sweep…crisp and impressively clear.” Classic FM Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Sheila Armstrong, Janet Baker, Robert Tear London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Andre Previn | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Best of British from the 2007 BBC Proms
Bennett, R R: | Four Poems of Thomas Campion (2007) BBC commission world premiere BBC Symphony Chorus, Stephen Jackson | Britten: | Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a Proms firsts London premiere 1945 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiríi Belohlávek | Delius: | A Song of Summer Proms firsts world premiere 1931 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | Elgar: | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Paul Watkins (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiríi Belohlávek | Knussen: | Violin Concerto Proms firsts London premiere 2003 Leila Josefowicz (violin) Oliver Knussen | Tippett: | Concerto for Violin, Viola, Cello & Orchestra 'Triple Concerto' Proms firsts world premiere 1980 Daniel Hope (violin), Philip Dukes (viola) & Christian Poltéra (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | Walton: | Portsmouth Point Overture Proms firsts London premiere 1927 |
This special priced two-CD set features selected highlights from the 2007 BBC Proms season, compiled to a survey of the best of British music of the last 100 years. The Album captures the world premiere performance of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's Four Poems of Thomas Campion. | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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Marie-Andrée Benny (flute) Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréa, Yannick Nézet-Séguin “The Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal may not be so well known outside Canada as the great Montreal Symphony Orchestra, but here under music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin they show what a formidable band they are, offering performances both incisive and refined in every department. The rarity is the orchestral showpiece Kaléidoscope, written by the Québécois composer Pierre Mercure... a powerful, enjoyable piece that reflects the Debussian example on the one hand but the influence of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring on the other in its sharply motoric rhythms.” Gramophone Magazine, Janurary 2008 “…Nézet-Séguin's traversal of the opening 'De l'aube à midi sure la mer'… seems just a little tentative in phrasing, the climactic crash of waves at the movement's peroration without the startling rush and immediacy of the Shui recording. This slightly careful attitude marginally softens the impact of what is in many ways a very sensitive and admirably nuanced performance.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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BBC Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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