Britten: The Turn of the Screw

This page lists all recordings of The Turn of the Screw, by Benjamin Britten (1913-77) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Britten: The Turn of the Screw


Mireille Delunsch (Governess); Hanna Schaer (Mrs. Grose); Marlin Miller (Peter Quint); Marie McLaughlin (Miss Jessel); Gregory Monk (Miles); Nazan Fikret (Flora)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding

Subtitles: French, English, German, Spanish

Recorded at the 2001 Aix-en-Provence Festival.

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Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Britten: The Turn of the Screw


Mark Padmore, Lisa Milne, Catrin Wyn Davies, Diana Montague, Nicholas Kirby Johnson, Caroline Wise

BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Richard Hickox

Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish

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Opus Arte - OA0907D

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Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Britten: The Turn of the Screw


Eilene Hannan, Margaret Haggart, Anson Austin & Wendy Dixon

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra & Opera Australia, David Stanhope

As the Governess, Eilene Hannan performed grippingly…The final scene, going from high drama to poignant grief, was arrestingly good.’ The Australian

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Britten: The Turn of the Screw


Philip Langridge, Felicity Lott, Sam Pay, Eileen Hulse, Phyllis Cannan, Nadine Secunde

Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Steuart Bedford

Naxos Opera Classics - 8660109-10

(CD - 2 discs)

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Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Britten: The Turn of the Screw


Helen Field, Menai Davies, Richard Greager, Phyllis Cannan, Machiko Obata, Samuel Linay

Radio Symphonieorchester Stuttgart, Stuart Bedford, stage direction by Michael Hampe

Subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish

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Arthaus Musik - 100198

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Arthaus Musik - 100199

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Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Britten: The Turn of the Screw


Peter Pears, Jennifer Vyvyan, Joan Cross, Olive Dyer, David Hemmings, Arda Mandikian

English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten

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Decca Opera Sets - 4256722

(CD - 2 discs)

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A Tribute To Benjamin Britten

A Tribute To Benjamin Britten

Special Box Set with 7 Operas


Britten:

Peter Grimes

(ENO 1994)

Philip Langridge, Janice Cairns, Alan Opie, Ann Howard, Andrew Green

English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, David Atherton

The Rape of Lucretia

(ENO 1987)

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Kathryn Harries, Jean Rigby, Russell Smythe, Richard van Allan, Allan Opie, Anne-Marie Owens, Cathryn Po

English National Opera Orchestra, Lionel Friend

Billy Budd

(ENO 1988)

Thomas Allen, Philip Langridge, Richard van Allan, Neil Howlett.

English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, David Atherton

Gloriana

(ENO 1984)

Sarah Walker, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Jean Rigby, Richard van Allan, Elizabeth Vaughan, Alan Opie

English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Mark Elder

The Turn of the Screw

(Schwetzinger 1990)

Helen Field, Menai Davies, Richard Greager, Machiko Obata

Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Steuart Bedford

Owen Wingrave

(Film, 2001)

Gerald Finley, Peter Savidge, Hilton Marlton, Josephine Barstow, Anne Dawson, Elizabeth Gale, Charlotte Hellekant, Martyn Hill

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kent Nagano

Death in Venice

(Glyndebourne 1990)

Robert Tear, Alan Opie, Michael Chance

The Glyndebourne Chorus and the London Sinfonietta, Graeme Jenkins

Let’s make an opera

An Opera Feature Film by Petr Weigl.

Felicity Palmer, Kate Flowers, Stephen Richardson, John Graham Hall, Lisa Milne, Liam Shena, Julia Campbell, Kevin Bloomer, Nigel Wall, Francesca Massey, Edward Yeo, Nettle & Markham (pianoduo) & Huw Ceredig (percussion)

The Coull Quartet, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Symphony Youth Chorus, Simon Halsey


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Arthaus Musik - 102103

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Britten Conducts Britten: Opera 2

Britten Conducts Britten: Opera 2


Britten:

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Rape of Lucretia

The Turn of the Screw

Death In Venice

Gloriana


Benjamin Britten, Steuart Bedford and Sir Charles Mackerras

Decca Collectors Edition - 4756029

(CD - 10 discs)

£58.49 (£49.78 ex. VAT)

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