Browse: Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
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Offer, Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, the Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo), Allan Clayton (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (Special Edition)
RecommendedDame Edna Everage (narrator), Barry Humphries (narrator)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Lanchbery
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Antal Doráti: The Mercury Masters
RecommendedThe Mono Recordings
Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
this is a special release because of the importance of these Mercury recordings in the history of symphonic music in America. The majority of the material (22 of the 31 CDs) has never been released... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
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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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Spirit of England II Martin Jones (piano)
English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, William Boughton
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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: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Richard Bonynge
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Building a Library, December 2011, First Choice
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David Bowie narrates Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf & The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
RecommendedHugh Downs (narrator), David Bowie (narrator)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
David Bowie's disarmingly charming narration of the Prokofiev wears its years remarkably well. Ormandy and the Philadelphia are sympathetic partners and relish the virtuosity of the Britten. — More…
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Building a Library, June 2023, Also Recommended
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Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Variations & Fugue on a theme by Purcell, Op. 34 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Petrenko launches Purcell’s theme at a statelier tempo [than Britten] and is sometimes tempted to linger over detail in the variations, though the solo playing is often lovely. Yet his fugue... — More…
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Record Review, 10th July 2021, Record of the Week
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