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Benjamin Britten
The Burning Fiery Furnace
Album UK 1967 on Decca label
Classical (Opera, Modern, Religious)
This is the first UK version for this cat#. LABELS: - Plum/silver 'grooved wideband' labels - "MADE IN ENGLAND BY" at 11 o'clock - "ffss" logo in a circle - "FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND" in wide silver band - "℗ 1967" - Matrix numbers printed upside-down SLEEVE: - Front laminated - Bold "STEREO" text on spine - Subtitle on back of sleeve is: "Second parable for Church performance" - "An English Opera Group Production" - "Printed in England by MacNeill Press, London, S.E.1" on back - "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited" on back COPYRIGHT: - "Libretto © Faber and Faber Ltd." - "Music example © 1967 by Faber Music Ltd." - "Session photographs © Hans Wild." - "Articles © 1967 The Decca Record Company Limited, London" CATALOG NUMBERS: - SET 356 on sleeve - SET.356 on labels OTHER INFORMATION: - Recorded 23 - 27 May 1967 in the Parish Church Orford, Suffolk - Labelography code: EP3 - Contains an 8-page libretto - Corresponding mono issue has cat# MET 356
Musicians
 | Benjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB directed by, under the direction of, music by, album by |
 | Bryan Drake , 1925-2002 GB baritone vocals, astrologer |
 | John Shirley-Quirk voc, 1931-2014 GB baritone vocals, shadrach |
 | Stafford Dean b, *1937 GB bass vocals, abednego |
 | Peter Leeming , bass vocals, herald |
 | The English Opera Group , 1946-1980 GB chorus, members of the chorus of, orchestra, members of the orchestra of |
 | Keith Marjoram cb, str, double bass |
 | Richard Adeney fl, 1920-2010 GB flute |
 | Osian Ellis hrp, *1928 GB harp |
 | Neill Sanders alp, 1923-1992 GB horn |
 | Philip Ledger p, hps, 1937-2012 GB organ |
 | James Blades dr, bgo, xyl, mar, *1901 GB percussion |
 | Robert Tear voc, 1939-2011 GB tenor vocals, meshach |
 | Peter Pears voc, 1910-1986 GB tenor vocals, nebuchadnezzar |
 | William Plomer , GB text by |
 | Roger Brenner tb, trombone |
 | Cecil Aronowitz vl, 1916-1978 GB viola |
Producers
| Viola Tunnard directed by, under the direction of |
| Gordon Parry engineer, uncredited |
| Kenneth Wilkinson engineer, uncredited |
| Donald Mitchell liner notes |
| John Culshaw liner notes, producer, produced for records by |
| Zoë Dominic photography by, cover |
| Hans Wild photography by, session photographs |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Burning Fiery Furnace, Op. 77 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 2 | Part 1. Salus Aeterna Indificiens Mundi Vita | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 3 | Concl. By The Royal Decree Of The King Of Kings | Benjamin Britten |
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