Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

This page lists all recordings of Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31, 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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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 ****

EMI 20th Century Classics - 6955792

(CD - 2 discs)

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Britten:

Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

Peter Pears (tenor) & Dennis Brain (horn)

New Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens

Les illuminations, Op. 18

New Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens

Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings

Barry Tuckwell (horn), Willie Anthony Waters (bassoon), Osian Ellis (harp), Denis Blyth (timpani), Roger Lord (cor anglais), Alexander Murray (flute) & Gervase de Peyer (clarinet)

London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Recorded Studios, West Hampstead, London, UK, November 1953 (Serenade, Les illumination); Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, UK, September 1959 (Nocturne)

Australian Eloquence - 4768470

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Benjamin Britten

Britten:

Les illuminations, Op. 18

Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

Heather Harper (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor)

Northern Sinfonia Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner

Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings

Robert Tear

ECO, Jeffrey Tate

EMI British Composers - 3522862

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Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th Century

A Conducted Tour by Sir Simon Rattle. Volume 6 - After the Wake

	excerpts from:
Boulez:	Le Marteau sans maître
Britten:	Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31
Schoenberg:	A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46
Stockhausen:	Gruppen
Strauss, R:	Four Last Songs
Stravinsky:	Agon ‘Ballet for Twelve Dancers’

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Recording Date: 1996
Running Time: 50 min +extras
Picture Format: 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo

Language: D, GB
Menu Languages NTSC: D, F, GB
Subtitle Languages NTSC: F, I, JP, SP

	Region: 0
	Format: NTSC
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Arthaus Musik Leaving Home - 102043

(DVD Video)

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Britten:

Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

Philip Langridge (tenor), Frank Lloyd (horn)

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings

Philip Langridge (tenor)

Northern Sinfonia, Steuart Bedford

Phaedra, Op. 93

Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano)

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

Naxos - 8557199

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$6.99

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Britten:

Les illuminations, Op. 18

Quatre Chansons Françaises

Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

Felicity Lott (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Michael Thompson (horn)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson

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First Choice - July 2004

Chandos Classics - CHAN10192X

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Britten:

Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

Les illuminations, Op. 18

Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings

Peter Pears & Barry Tuckwell

London Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Decca - 4363952

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Dennis Brain

Britten:	Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 John Hollingsworth BBC Symphony Orchestra, Peter Pears
Fricker:	Wind Quintet Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble
Milhaud:	La Cheminée du roi René, Op 205 Chasse à Villarb Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble
Mozart:	Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K447 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Divertimento in B flat, K270 Movements 1 & 4 Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble
Schumann:	Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 Benjamin Britten