ArtistInfo
Benjamin Britten
The Rarities
Compil. UK 2001 on Decca label
Classical (Modern)
Recorded 1957 (Canticle II); 1961 (Cantata Academica, Six Hölderlin Fragments); 1963-4 (Cantata Misericordium); 1966 (Gemini Variations); 1968 (The Poet's Echo); 1970 (Children's Crusade); 1976 (A Birthday Hansel); 1979 (Russian Funeral); 1991 (Two Insect Pieces) ℗ 1961 (Cantata Academica), 1962 (Six Hölderlin Pieces), 1965 (Cantata Misericordium), 1697 (Gemini Variations), 1969 (The Poet's Echo), 1970 (Children's Crusade), 1976 (A Birthday Hansel), 1980 (Russian Funeral), 2001 (Canticle II) Decca Music Group ℗ 1994 Philips Classic Productions (Two Insect Pieces) © 2001 Universal Classics
Musicians
 | Benjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB album by, piano, conductor |
 | Graham Southern compiled by |
 | Norma Procter fl, 1928-2017 GB contralto vocals |
 | Peter Pears voc, 1910-1986 GB tenor vocals |
 | Gabor Jeney , piano |
 | Zoltán Jeney fl, p, *1943 piano |
 | Osian Ellis hrp, *1928 GB harp |
 | Owen Brannigan voc, 1908-1973 GB bass vocals |
 | London Symphony Chorus , chorus |
 | George Malcolm hps, 1917-1997 GB conductor |
 | Helen Watts voc, 1927-2009 GB contralto vocals |
 | The London Symphony Orchestra , orchestra |
 | Harold Lester hps, GB piano |
 | Jennifer Vyvyan ss, voc, 1925-1974 GB soprano vocals |
 | Philip Jones Brass Ensemble , 1951-1986 ensemble |
 | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau voc, 1925-2012 DE baritone vocals |
 | Wandsworth School Boys' Choir , choir |
 | Mstislav Rostropovich vc, 1927-2007 RU piano |
 | Galina Vishnevskaya voc, RU soprano vocals |
 | Heinz Holliger ob, *1939 CH oboe |
 | András Schiff p, *1953 HU piano |
Producers
| Pinepoint Creative design, art direction |
| Heavy Entertainment mastered by |
| Kenneth Chalmers sleeve notes |
| John Iveson directed by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canticle II : Abraham And Issac, Op 51 | Benjamin Britten | 15:52 | |
| 2 | Gemini Variations, Op.72 (Theme , Variations 1-12, Fugue ) | Benjamin Britten | 14:47 | |
| 3 | A Birghday Hansel, Op.92 : Birthday Song • My Early Walk • Wee Willie • My Hoggie • Afton Water • The Winter • Leezie Lindsay | Benjamin Britten | 16:17 | |
| 4 | Cantata Academica (Carmen Basiliense), Op.62 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 5 | Part I : I) Bonorun Summun Omnium; Ii) Quae Bene Beateque Vivendi | Benjamin Britten | 2:56 | |
| 6 | Iii) At Huius Caelestis; Iv) Maiorum Imprimis Virtus; V) Tumvero Aeneas Sylvius | Benjamin Britten | 3:23 | |
| 7 | Vi) Et Gubernacula Mundi Qui Tenet; Vii) Ut Ad Longaeva Tempora | Benjamin Britten | 3:41 | |
| 8 | Part II : Viii) Docendi Ac Discendi Aequitati | Benjamin Britten | 3:30 | |
| 9 | Ix) Rhenana Erga Omnes Urbs; X) Ut Iustissime Basilea Audiat; Xi) O Cives Basilienses | Benjamin Britten | 4:33 | |
| 10 | Xii) Nos Autem Cuncti Hoc Festo Die; Xiii) Vigeatque Academica Libera | Benjamin Britten | 2:48 | |
| 11 | Russian Funeral | Benjamin Britten | 7:01 | |
| 12 | Cantata Misericordium, Op.61 | Benjamin Britten | 19:45 | |
| 13 | Children's Crusade, Op.82 | Benjamin Britten | 18:55 | |
| 14 | The Poet's Echo, Op. 76 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 15 | Ekho ( Echo) | Benjamin Britten | 2:38 | |
| 16 | Ya Dumal,serdste Pozabilo... (My Heart,I Thought You Had Forgotten...) | Benjamin Britten | 1:40 | |
| 17 | Angel (The Angel) | Benjamin Britten | 2:16 | |
| 18 | Solovyei I Roza (the Nightingale And The Rose) | Benjamin Britten | 4:31 | |
| 19 | Epigramma (Epigram) | Benjamin Britten | 0:45 | |
| 20 | Stikhi, Sochinyonniye Nochu Vremy Bessonnitsi (lines Written During A Sleepless Night) | Benjamin Britten | 4:17 | |
| 21 | Six Hölderlin Fragments, Op.61 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 22 | Menschenbeifall (The Approval Of Men) | Benjamin Britten | 1:20 | |
| 23 | Die Heimat (Homeland) | Benjamin Britten | 1:56 | |
| 24 | Sokrates Und Alcbiades (Socrates And Alcibiades) | Benjamin Britten | 2:18 | |
| 25 | Die Jugend (Youth) | Benjamin Britten | 1:49 | |
| 26 | Hälfte Des Lebens (the Middle Of Life) | Benjamin Britten | 2:02 | |
| 27 | Die Linien Des Lebens (the Lines Of Life) | Benjamin Britten | 2:23 | |
| 28 | Two Insect Pieces For Oboe And Piano | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 29 | The Grasshopper | Benjamin Britten | 3:27 | |
| 30 | The Wasp | Benjamin Britten | 2:04 |
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