Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra

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Release Date: 4th Jul 2011
Catalogue No: 0290062
Label: Warner Classics
Series: British Composers
Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 1 Scene 1: Whatever you say ... Let her among you without fault cast the first stone (Ellen)

Work length3:01

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BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Sir Reginald Goodall
Recorded: 1993-12-31
Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 1 Scene 2

Work length5:41

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BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Sir Reginald Goodall
Recorded: 1993-12-31
Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road

Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter)

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Interlude III: Sunday morning (orchestra)

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 2 Scene 1

Work length13:09

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BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Sir Reginald Goodall
Recorded: 1993-12-31
Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road

Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight (Ellen / Chorus)

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Wherefore, I pray and beseech you (Rector / Chorus / Ellen)

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O all ye works of the Lord (Chorus / Ellen / Peter)

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 2 Scene 2: In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home (Peter)

Work length2:54

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Herbert Dawson (organ), Joan Cross (soprano), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals)
BBC Theatre Chorus, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Sir Reginald Goodall
Recorded: 1993-12-31
Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road

Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 3 Scene 1

Work length6:43

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BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Sir Reginald Goodall
Recorded: 1993-12-31
Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road

Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness (Ellen)

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Interlude VI (orchestra)

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 3 Scene 2: Grimes! ... Steady. There you are (Chorus / Peter / Ellen)

Work length6:07

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BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Sir Reginald Goodall
Recorded: 1993-12-31
Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road

Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 (1993 Digital Remaster)

Work length16:12

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Benjamin Britten (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)
Recorded: 1942-11-20
Recording Venue: 20 November 1942 / No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

1. Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro (XVI)

Track length2:03

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2. A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia (XXXI)

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3. Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume (XXX)

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4. Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai (LV)

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5. Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume (XXXVIII)

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6. S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna (XXXII)

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7. Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede (XXIV)

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Britten: The Holy Sonnets of John Donne Op. 35 (1993 Digital Remaster)

Work length23:46

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Benjamin Britten (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)
Recorded: 1947-12-12
Recording Venue: 29 August & 12 December 1947 / No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

1. Oh my black Soule!

Track length3:19

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2. Batter my heart

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3. Oh might those sighes and teares

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4. Oh, to vex me

Track length1:05

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5. What if this present

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6. Since she whom I loved

Track length3:48

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7. At the round earth's imagined corners

Track length2:47

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8. Thou hast made me

Track length1:24

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9. Death, be not proud

Track length4:09

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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, Op.37 (revised 1947 version

Work length1:12:31

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Peter Pears (vocals), Norman Lumsden (bass), Nancy Evans (vocals), Frederick Sharp (bass-baritone), Denis Dowling (bass-baritone), Margaret Ritchie (soprano), Truls Mørk (musician), Flora Nielsen (mezzo-soprano), Joan Cross (soprano), Truls Mørk (violoncello)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Reginald Goodall, Mariss Jansons
Recorded: 1947-07-19
Recording Venue: 16-19 July & 19 October 1947: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road

abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart (Male Chorus)

Track length2:22

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: It is an axiom among kings (Female & Male Chorus)

Track length2:25

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty evening (Male Chorus / Collatinus / Junius / Tarquinius)

Track length4:25

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: Lucretia! Lucretia! (Junius / Male Chorus / Collatinus)

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: With you two arm in arm again (Collatinus / Tarquinius / Junius)

Track length4:33

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: Interlude: Tarquinius does not wait (Male Chorus)

Track length2:50

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 2: Their spinning wheel unwinds (Female Chorus / Lucretia / Bianca / Lucia)

Track length5:27

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 2: It is better to desire (Bianca / Lucretia / Lucia / Female Chorus)

Track length4:48

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 2: The oatmeal slippers of sleep (Female & Male Chorus)

Track length1:43

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 2: None of the women move (Female Chorus / Tarquinius / Male Chorus / Bianca / Lucia / Lucretia)

Track length5:33

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 1: She sleeps as a rose (Female & Male Chorus)

Track length3:01

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 1: Lucretia! ... What do you want? (Tarquinius / Lucretia)

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 1: Go, Tarquinius! (Female & Male Chorus / Tarquinius / Lucretia)

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 1: Interlude: Here in this scene you see (Female & Male Chorus)

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 2: Oh! What a lovely day! (Lucia / Bianca)

Track length4:28

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 2: How hideous! Take them away! (Lucretia / Bianca / Lucia)

Track length1:23

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 2: Flowers bring to every year (Lucretia / Bianca)

Track length3:19

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 2: Too late, Junius (Collatinus / Lucretia)

Track length3:59

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 2: This dead hand lets fall (Collatinus / Junius / Lucia / Bianca / Female & Male Chorus)

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abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act II Scene 2: Is all this suffering and pian (Female & Male Chorus)

Track length4:43

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Rubbra: Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50

Work length4:13

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Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Daniel Barenboim (piano), Jacqueline du Pré (cello)
Recorded: 1997-12-31
Recording Venue: 18 December 1950: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road

Britten: Violin Concerto Op. 15 (original version)

Work length31:16

Album only

Theo Olof (violin)
Hallé Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli
Recorded: 1997-12-03
Recording Venue: 29 April 1948, Houldsworth Hall, Manchester

I. Moderato con moto

Track length9:14

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II. Vivace - Cadenza -

Track length9:15

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III. Passacaglia (Andante lento (un poco meno mosso) - Largamente (lento) - Lento e solenne)

Track length12:47

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Heming: Threnody for a Soldier Killed in Action

Work length6:29

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Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Alan Civil (french horn), Robert Tear (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia
Sir Neville Marriner
Recorded: 1945-03-20
Recording Venue: 20 March 1945 / Houldsworth Hall, Manchester

Rubbra: Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Digital Remaster)

Work length29:01

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Hallé Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli
Recorded: 1997-12-31
Recording Venue: 14-15 December 1950: Studio, Abbey Road

I. Adagio - Allegro energico

Track length9:24

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II. Allegro moderato

Track length5:29

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III. Grave

Track length10:00

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IV. Allegro vivo - Adagio

Track length4:08

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Rubbra: Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Digital Remaster)

Work length27:26

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Denis Matthews (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Malcolm Sargent
Recorded: 2001-01-01
Recording Venue: 30 August 1956, Kingsway Hall, London

I. Corymbus (Adagio: calmo e quasi improvvisatore - Allegretto)

Track length9:40

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II. Dialogue (Lento e solenne)

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III. Danza alla rondo (Allegretto gioioso)

Track length8:40

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Britten: Prelude & Fugue for 18 strings, Op. 29

Work length9:11

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Norman Del Mar
Recorded: 2001-01-01
Recording Venue: 9 July 1964, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Prelude -

Track length3:10

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Fugue

Track length6:01

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Britten: Piano Concerto, Op. 13

Work length31:23

Album only

Jacques Abram (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert Menges
Recorded: 2001-01-01
Recording Venue: 25 January 1956, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

I. Toccata (Allegro molto e con brio)

Track length12:04

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II. Waltz (Allegretto)

Track length4:45

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III. Impromptu (Andante lento) -

Track length6:45

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IV. March (Allegro moderato - sempre alla marcia)

Track length7:49

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Berkeley, L: Horn Trio Op. 44

Work length12:15

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Dennis Brain (horn), Colin Horsley (piano), Manoug Parikian (violin)
Recorded: 2003-01-01
Recording Venue: 15 & 16 June 1954, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

I. Allegro

Track length5:26

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II. Lento

Track length6:49

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Berkeley, L: Horn Trio Op. 44

Work length14:05

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Dennis Brain (horn), Colin Horsley (piano), Manoug Parikian (violin)
Recorded: 2003-01-01
Recording Venue: 15 & 16 June 1954, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Tema (Moderato)

Track length0:59

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Var.1 (Allegro vivace)

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Var.2 (Allegretto)

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Var.3 (Lento)

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Var.4 (Vivace)

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Var.5 (Andante)

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Var.6 (Moderato)

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Var.7 (Adagio)

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Var.8 (Moderato)

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Var.9 (Allegro vivo)

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Var.10 (Moderato)

Track length0:49

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Berkeley, L: Six Preludes Op. 23

Work length9:07

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Colin Horsley (piano)
Recorded: 2003-01-01
Recording Venue: 13 July 1949, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

1. Allegro

Track length1:43

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2. Andante

Track length1:30

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3. Allegro moderato

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4. Allegretto

Track length1:21

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5. Allegro

Track length1:35

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6. Andante

Track length1:40

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Berkeley, L: Four poems of St. Teresa of Avila, Op. 27

Work length13:00

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Collegium Musicum London (lead vocals), Pamela Bowden (vocals)
John Minchinton, John Minchington
Recorded: 2003-01-01
Recording Venue: 17 & 18 March 1958, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

1. If, Lord, thy love for me is strong

Track length4:11

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2. Shepherd, shepherd, hark that calling!

Track length2:17

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3. Let mine eyes see thee

Track length3:30

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4. Today a shepherd and our kin

Track length3:02

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Berkeley, L: Three Greek Songs Op. 38

Work length4:58

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Thomas Hemsley (bass-baritone), Ernest Lush (piano)
Recorded: 2003-01-01
Recording Venue: 15 January 1959, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

1. Epitaph of Timas (Sappho)

Track length1:49

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2. Spring Song (Antipater)

Track length1:26

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3. To Aster (Plato)

Track length1:43

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Berkeley, L: Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 - Remaster)

Work length10:15

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Thomas Hemsley (bass-baritone), Ernest Lush (piano)
Recorded: 2003-01-01
Recording Venue: 15 January 1959, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London

1. Among the leaves the small birds sing (Lauds)

Track length2:17

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2. O lurcher-loving collier, black as night

Track length2:19

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3. What's in your mind, my dove, my coney

Track length1:33

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4. Eyes look into the well

Track length2:38

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5. Carry her over the water

Track length1:28

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Berkeley, L: Polka (No. 1 of [Three] Pieces Op. 5 for two pianos)

Work length1:41

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Cyril Smith (piano), Phyllis Sellick (piano)
Recorded: 1967-01-01
Recording Venue: 27 & 28 June and 7 July 1967, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London

Berkeley, L: I sing of a maiden

Work length2:43

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Sir Andrew Davis (organ)
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Sir David Willcocks
Recorded: 1965-08-05
Recording Venue: 3-5 August 1965, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge

Berkeley, L: The Lord is my Shepherd, Op. 91 No. 1

Work length4:42

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Christopher Hughes (organ), Thomas Rose (vocals)
Choir of King's College Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury
Recorded: 1991-12-19
Recording Venue: 16-19 December 1991, Chapel of King's College, Cambridge

Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra

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