Album US 1972 on London Records label
Classical (Baroque, Opera)
A shortened version made for concert performance at 1967 Aldeburgh Festival. Recorded at the Maltings, Snape.
![]() | Henry Purcell , 1659-1695 GB album by |
![]() | Jennifer Vyvyan ss, voc, 1925-1974 GB album by |
![]() | Peter Pears voc, 1910-1986 GB album by |
![]() | John Shirley-Quirk voc, 1931-2014 GB album by |
![]() | Owen Brannigan voc, 1908-1973 GB album by |
![]() | English Chamber Orchestra , album by |
![]() | The Ambrosian Opera Chorus , *1951 album by |
![]() | Benjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB album by |
Imogen Holst liner notes |
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Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | The Fairy Queen | Henry Purcell - Jennifer Vyvyan, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, English Chamber Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Benjamin Britten | ||
2 | ![]() | Part I. Oberon's Birthday | Henry Purcell - Jennifer Vyvyan, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, English Chamber Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Benjamin Britten | 29:00 | |
3 | ![]() | Part II. Night And Silence | Henry Purcell - Jennifer Vyvyan, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, English Chamber Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Benjamin Britten | 27:10 | |
4 | ![]() | Part III. The Sweet Passion | Henry Purcell - Jennifer Vyvyan, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, English Chamber Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Benjamin Britten | 22:30 | |
5 | ![]() | Part IV. Epithalamium | Henry Purcell - Jennifer Vyvyan, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, English Chamber Orchestra, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Benjamin Britten | 16:45 |
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