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Benjamin Britten
Britten Conducts Britten Operas I
Compil. 2004 on Decca label
Classical (Modern, Opera)
Recorded: "Albert Herring", 04/1964 "Owen Wingrave", 12/1970 "Billy Budd", 12/1967 "Peter Grimes", 12/1958
Musicians
 | Benjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB composed by, conductor, album by |
 | Benjamin Luxon voc, *1937 GB baritone vocals |
 | Bryan Drake , 1925-2002 GB baritone vocals |
 | David Bowman , baritone vocals |
 | Delme Bryn-Jones , *1934 baritone vocals |
 | Geraint Evans voc, 1922-1992 GB baritone vocals |
 | John Noble voc, 1931-2008 GB baritone vocals |
 | Peter Glossop , 1928-2008 GB baritone vocals |
 | David Kelly b, 1923-1996 GB bass vocals |
 | Eric Garrett , bass vocals |
 | James Pease voc, 1916-1967 US bass vocals |
 | John Shirley-Quirk voc, 1931-2014 GB bass vocals |
 | Michael Langdon voc, 1920-1992 GB bass vocals |
 | Norman Lumsden voc, 1906-2001 bass vocals |
 | Owen Brannigan voc, 1908-1973 GB bass vocals |
 | Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , chorus |
 | The Ambrosian Opera Chorus , *1951 chorus |
 | Wandsworth School Boys' Choir , chorus |
 | Jean Watson contralto vocals |
 | Lauris Elms , *1931 AU contralto vocals |
 | Sheila Rex voc, contralto vocals |
 | E. M. Forster org, 1879-1970 GB libretto by |
 | Eric Crozier , 1914-1994 GB libretto by |
 | Montagu Slater , 1902-1956 GB libretto by |
 | Myfanwy Piper , libretto by |
 | Janet Baker voc, *1933 GB mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | English Chamber Orchestra , orchestra |
 | Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , GB orchestra |
 | The London Symphony Orchestra , orchestra |
 | Anne Pashley , *1935 GB soprano vocals |
 | April Cantelo , *1928 GB soprano vocals |
 | Catherine Wilson , GB soprano vocals |
 | Claire Watson voc, 1927-1986 US soprano vocals |
 | Heather Harper voc, ss, *1930 GB soprano vocals |
| Iris Kells soprano vocals |
 | Jennifer Vyvyan ss, voc, 1925-1974 GB soprano vocals |
 | Marion Studholme voc, GB soprano vocals |
 | Sheila Amit , soprano vocals |
 | Sylvia Fisher , 1910-1996 AU soprano vocals |
 | Edgar Evans , 1912-2007 tenor vocals |
| Geoffrey Coleby tenor vocals |
| Gregory Dempsey tenor vocals |
| Henry Bush tenor vocals |
 | Joseph Ward , *1932 GB tenor vocals |
 | Nigel Douglas , *1929 GB tenor vocals |
 | Nigel Rogers voc, cwb, tam, *1935 GB tenor vocals |
 | Peter Pears voc, 1910-1986 GB tenor vocals |
 | Raymond Nilsson , 1915-1998 AU tenor vocals |
 | Robert Bowman voc, tenor vocals |
 | Robert Tear voc, 1939-2011 GB tenor vocals |
 | David Read cor, voc, treble vocals |
| James Newby treble vocals |
| Marcus Norman treble vocals |
 | Stephen Terry voc, treble vocals |
Producers
| Douglas Robinson chorus master |
| John McCarthy chorus master |
| Russell Burgess chorus master |
| Colin Moorfoot engineer |
| Gordon Parry engineer |
| Kenneth Wilkinson engineer |
| David Harvey producer |
| Erik Smith producer |
| John Culshaw producer |
| Andrew Wedman remastered by |
Composers
| Benjamin Britten |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Herring, Op.39 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 2 | Act I | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 3 | Scene 1 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 4 | Flo-rence! ... Tell The Midwife! | Benjamin Britten | 1:55 | |
| 5 | Doctor Jesspo's Wife ... Musn't Touch Illegitimates | Benjamin Britten | 2:16 | |
| 6 | I Hope We're Not Too Early, Florence | Benjamin Britten | 2:30 | |
| 7 | Stuffy! Tobacco Stink! | Benjamin Britten | 2:42 | |
| 8 | Now Then! Notebook, Florence! | Benjamin Britten | 2:46 | |
| 9 | The First Suggestion On My List Is A Charming Local Girl | Benjamin Britten | 4:35 | |
| 10 | Is This All You Can Bring? | Benjamin Britten | 2:59 | |
| 11 | Beggin' Your Pardon | Benjamin Britten | 6:12 | |
| 12 | Herring! Right! We'll Have Him! | Benjamin Britten | 3:03 | |
| 13 | Interlude | Benjamin Britten | 3:13 | |
| 14 | Scene 2 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 15 | Bounce Me High, Bounce Me Low | Benjamin Britten | 2:30 | |
| 16 | Shop! Hi! Albert! | Benjamin Britten | 2:17 | |
| 17 | Tickling A Trout, Poaching A Hare | Benjamin Britten | 3:01 | |
| 18 | Meet Me At A Quarter Past Eight | Benjamin Britten | 3:04 | |
| 19 | He's Much Too Busy Even To Listen | Benjamin Britten | 3:35 | |
| 20 | Good Morning, Young Man | Benjamin Britten | 1:34 | |
| 21 | We Bring Great News To You | Benjamin Britten | 4:51 | |
| 22 | Act II | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 23 | Scene 1 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 24 | Isn't He Here? | Benjamin Britten | 2:17 | |
| 25 | For Three Precious Weeks | Benjamin Britten | 3:32 | |
| 26 | Quickly, Quickly, Come Along! | Benjamin Britten | 4:48 | |
| 27 | Here They Are, Dears! | Benjamin Britten | 2:26 | |
| 28 | My Flowers Are Few | Benjamin Britten | 2:35 | |
| 29 | I'm Full Of Happiness | Benjamin Britten | 3:30 | |
| 30 | As Representing The Local Council | Benjamin Britten | 1:48 | |
| 31 | My Heart Leaps Up With Joy | Benjamin Britten | 1:58 | |
| 32 | Er-Humph! Er-Humph! | Benjamin Britten | 2:39 | |
| 33 | Well Tried, Albert! | Benjamin Britten | 3:07 | |
| 34 | Interlude | Benjamin Britten | 6:54 | |
| 35 | Scene 2 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 36 | Albert The Good! | Benjamin Britten | 7:26 | |
| 37 | You Oughtn't To Whistle | Benjamin Britten | 4:00 | |
| 38 | "Heaven Helps Those Who Help Themselves!" | Benjamin Britten | 7:59 | |
| 39 | Act III | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 40 | Introduction | Benjamin Britten | 2:19 | |
| 41 | Is She Asleep? | Benjamin Britten | 3:32 | |
| 42 | I'm Hungry, I'm Tired | Benjamin Britten | 1:19 | |
| 43 | Give Me A Decent Murder With A Corpse! | Benjamin Britten | 1:09 | |
| 44 | Have You Found Him? | Benjamin Britten | 4:42 | |
| 45 | Fools! Fools! | Benjamin Britten | 2:22 | |
| 46 | In The Midst Of Life Is Death | Benjamin Britten | 4:22 | |
| 47 | Albert ...! | Benjamin Britten | 0:40 | |
| 48 | I'm Sorry About That | Benjamin Britten | 2:12 | |
| 49 | I Can't Remember Everything | Benjamin Britten | 6:10 | |
| 50 | Albert's Come Back To Stay | Benjamin Britten | 0:39 | |
| 51 | Owen Wingrave, Op.85 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 52 | Act I | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 53 | Prelude | Benjamin Britten | 2:59 | |
| 54 | Scene 1: You've Got Your Maps There? | Benjamin Britten | 12:36 | |
| 55 | Scene 2: At Last It's Out | Benjamin Britten | 6:19 | |
| 56 | Scene 3: Your Sherry, Mrs. Coyle | Benjamin Britten | 11:23 | |
| 57 | Scene 4: Oh, How Unforseen | Benjamin Britten | 10:24 | |
| 58 | Scene 5: Sirrah! How Dare You! | Benjamin Britten | 4:02 | |
| 59 | Scene 6: Coyle, I Wish I Had Not Come | Benjamin Britten | 7:00 | |
| 60 | Scene 7: May God Bless The Queen | Benjamin Britten | 8:21 | |
| 61 | Act II | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 62 | Scene 1 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 63 | There Was A Boy, A Wingrave Born | Benjamin Britten | 6:53 | |
| 64 | I Emvy You This Fine Old House | Benjamin Britten | 2:36 | |
| 65 | "Paramore Shall Welcome Woe!" | Benjamin Britten | 7:03 | |
| 66 | "And With His Young Friend Lechmere Played ..." | Benjamin Britten | 4:37 | |
| 67 | Now You May Save Your Scornful Looks | Benjamin Britten | 5:37 | |
| 68 | Ah, Owen, What Shall I Do? | Benjamin Britten | 7:40 | |
| 69 | Scene 2 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 70 | Is That You, Coyle? | Benjamin Britten | 2:58 | |
| 71 | Come In. - It's Me | Benjamin Britten | 5:00 | |
| 72 | Billy Budd, Op.50 (Revised Version) | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 73 | Prologue: I Am An Old Man | Benjamin Britten | 5:04 | |
| 74 | Act I | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 75 | Scene 1 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 76 | Pull, My Bantams! | Benjamin Britten | 6:59 | |
| 77 | Guard Boat! | Benjamin Britten | 3:16 | |
| 78 | First Man Forward! | Benjamin Britten | 2:25 | |
| 79 | Your Name? - Billy Budd, Sir | Benjamin Britten | 2:42 | |
| 80 | Billy Budd, King Of The Birds! | Benjamin Britten | 2:34 | |
| 81 | I Heard, Your Honour! | Benjamin Britten | 3:37 | |
| 82 | Come Along, Kid! | Benjamin Britten | 3:37 | |
| 83 | Christ! The Poor Chap | Benjamin Britten | 1:25 | |
| 84 | What's That? | Benjamin Britten | 1:14 | |
| 85 | Starry Vere We Call Him | Benjamin Britten | 2:19 | |
| 86 | Scene 2 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 87 | Boy! - Yes, Sir! | Benjamin Britten | 3:45 | |
| 88 | Gentlemen, The King! | Benjamin Britten | 5:31 | |
| 89 | Ay, At Spithead | Benjamin Britten | 1:05 | |
| 90 | We Are, Sir. | Benjamin Britten | 6:51 | |
| 91 | Scene 3 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 92 | Blow Her Away | Benjamin Britten | 2:39 | |
| 93 | We're Off To Samoa | Benjamin Britten | 3:37 | |
| 94 | Hi! You ... A ... A | Benjamin Britten | 2:58 | |
| 95 | Over The Water, Over The Ocean | Benjamin Britten | 6:48 | |
| 96 | Come Here. Remember Your Promise | Benjamin Britten | 4:43 | |
| 97 | Billy! ... Hist! Billy Budd! | Benjamin Britten | 4:04 | |
| 98 | Dansker, Old Friend, Glad To See You! | Benjamin Britten | 4:43 | |
| 99 | Act II | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 100 | Scene 1 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 101 | I Don't Like The Look Of The Mist | Benjamin Britten | 2:16 | |
| 102 | With Great Regret | Benjamin Britten | 1:06 | |
| 103 | Deck Ahoy! | Benjamin Britten | 3:23 | |
| 104 | Who'll Volunteer To Board 'Em In The Smoke? | Benjamin Britten | 7:46 | |
| 105 | There You Are Again | Benjamin Britten | 4:48 | |
| 106 | O This Cursed Mist! | Benjamin Britten | 4:14 | |
| 107 | Scene 2 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 108 | Claggart, John Claggart, Beware! | Benjamin Britten | 3:31 | |
| 109 | Master At Arms and Foretopman | Benjamin Britten | 3:22 | |
| 110 | God O' Mercy! | Benjamin Britten | 2:12 | |
| 111 | Gentlemen, William Budd Here Has Killed The Master At Arms | Benjamin Britten | 1:33 | |
| 112 | William Budd, You Are Accused By Captain Vere | Benjamin Britten | 5:32 | |
| 113 | Poor Fellow, Who Could Save Him? | Benjamin Britten | 4:22 | |
| 114 | I Accept Their Verdict | Benjamin Britten | 5:31 | |
| 115 | Scene 3 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 116 | Look! Through The Port Comes The Moon-Shine Astray! | Benjamin Britten | 5:35 | |
| 117 | Here! Baby! | Benjamin Britten | 4:01 | |
| 118 | And Farewell To Ye | Benjamin Britten | 4:35 | |
| 119 | Interlude | Benjamin Britten | 3:06 | |
| 120 | Scene 4 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 121 | "According To The Articles Of War" | Benjamin Britten | 1:50 | |
| 122 | Down All Hands! | Benjamin Britten | 2:21 | |
| 123 | Epilogue: We Committed His Body To The Deep | Benjamin Britten | 4:39 | |
| 124 | Peter Grimes, Op.33 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 125 | Prologue | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 126 | Peter Grimes! | Benjamin Britten | 1:27 | |
| 127 | You Sailed Your Boat Round The Coast | Benjamin Britten | 3:04 | |
| 128 | Peter rimes, I Here Advise You! | Benjamin Britten | 2:09 | |
| 129 | The Truth ... The Pity ... And The Truth | Benjamin Britten | 1:54 | |
| 130 | Interlude I: On The Beach | Benjamin Britten | 2:57 | |
| 131 | Act I | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 132 | Scene 1 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 133 | Oh! Hand At Open Doors The Net, The Cork | Benjamin Britten | 5:35 | |
| 134 | Hi! Give Us A Hand! | Benjamin Britten | 3:19 | |
| 135 | I Have To Go From Pub To Pub | Benjamin Britten | 1:58 | |
| 136 | Let Her Among You Without Fault | Benjamin Britten | 3:08 | |
| 137 | Look, The Storm Cone! | Benjamin Britten | 2:41 | |
| 138 | And Do You Prefer The Storm To Auntie's Parlour And The Rum? | Benjamin Britten | 4:56 | |
| 139 | What Harbour Shelters Peace | Benjamin Britten | 1:11 | |
| 140 | Interlude II: The Storm | Benjamin Britten | 4:08 | |
| 141 | Scene 2 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 142 | Past Time To Close! | Benjamin Britten | 4:21 | |
| 143 | We Live And Let Live | Benjamin Britten | 1:58 | |
| 144 | Have You Heard? | Benjamin Britten | 1:23 | |
| 145 | Now The Great Bear And The Pleiades | Benjamin Britten | 3:40 | |
| 146 | Old Joe Has Gone Fishing | Benjamin Britten | 2:28 | |
| 147 | The Bridge Is Down | Benjamin Britten | 1:39 | |
| 148 | Act II | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 149 | Interlude III: Sunday Morning By The Beach | Benjamin Britten | 2:25 | |
| 150 | Scene 1 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 151 | Glitter Of Waves And Glitter Of Sunlight | Benjamin Britten | 5:41 | |
| 152 | Let This Be A Holiday | Benjamin Britten | 2:59 | |
| 153 | This Unrelenting Work | Benjamin Britten | 4:40 | |
| 154 | Fool To Let It Come To This! | Benjamin Britten | 2:18 | |
| 155 | What Is It? | Benjamin Britten | 1:03 | |
| 156 | People! ... No! I Will Speak! | Benjamin Britten | 2:13 | |
| 157 | We Planned That Their Lives Should Have A New Start | Benjamin Britten | 2:27 | |
| 158 | Swallow! Shall We Go And See Grimes In His Hut? | Benjamin Britten | 0:43 | |
| 159 | Now Is Gossip Put On Trial | Benjamin Britten | 2:12 | |
| 160 | From The Gutter | Benjamin Britten | 4:35 | |
| 161 | Interlude IV (Passacaglia) | Benjamin Britten | 5:27 | |
| 162 | Scene 2 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 163 | Go There! Here's Your Sea Boots! | Benjamin Britten | 7:18 | |
| 164 | Now! ... Now! ... - There's An Odd Procession Here | Benjamin Britten | 2:09 | |
| 165 | Peter Grimes! Nobody Here? | Benjamin Britten | 3:07 | |
| 166 | Act III | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 167 | Interlude V: Evening | Benjamin Britten | 4:19 | |
| 168 | Scene 1 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 169 | Assign Your Prettiness To Me | Benjamin Britten | 2:36 | |
| 170 | Pah! - Ahoy! | Benjamin Britten | 2:49 | |
| 171 | Come Along, Doctor! | Benjamin Britten | 3:18 | |
| 172 | Embroidery In Childhood | Benjamin Britten | 5:09 | |
| 173 | Mr. Swallow! Mr. Swallow! | Benjamin Britten | 2:00 | |
| 174 | Who Holds Himself Apart | Benjamin Britten | 3:45 | |
| 175 | Interlude VI: Fog | Benjamin Britten | 2:36 | |
| 176 | Scene 2 | Benjamin Britten | ||
| 177 | Grimes! Grimes! | Benjamin Britten | 4:56 | |
| 178 | Peter, We've Come To Take You Home | Benjamin Britten | 2:29 | |
| 179 | To Those Who Pass The Borough | Benjamin Britten | 5:01 |
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