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Britten: The Complete Works
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Benjamin Britten
A Birthday Hansel, op.92
Snape Maltings, 2/1976 (ADD)
Peter Pears
Tenor
Osian Ellis
Harp
Ballad of Heroes, op.14
Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, Warwick, 7/1990 (DDD)
Robert Tear
Tenor
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle
Canticle I: My beloved is mine, op.40
Kiingsway Hall, London 29/4/1961 (ADD)
Benjamin Britten
Piano
Peter Pears
Tenor
Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, op.51
Kiingsway Hall, London 29/4/1961 (ADD)
Benjamin Britten
Piano
Peter Pears
Tenor
John Hahessy
Alto
Canticle III: Still falls the rain, op.55
Kiingsway Hall, London 29/4/1961 (ADD)
Benjamin Britten
Piano
Peter Pears
Tenor
Barry Tuckwell
Horn
Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi, op.86
Snape Maltings, 11/1972 (ADD)
Benjamin Britten
Piano
Peter Pears
Tenor
James Bowman
Countertenor
John Shirley-Quirk
Baritone
Canticle V: The Death of St Narcissus, op.89
Snape Maltings, 2/1976 (ADD)
Peter Pears
Tenor
Osian Ellis
Harp
Coal Face
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
Curlew River
Orford Church, Suffolk, 6/1965 (ADD)
Peter Pears
Madwoman
John Shirley-Quirk
Ferryman
Harold Blackburn
Abbot
Bryan Drake
Traveller
Death in Venice
The Maltings, Snape, 4/1974 (ADD)
Peter Pears
Aschenbach
John Shirley-Quirk
Traveller etc
English Chamber Orchestra
Steuart Bedford
Gloriana
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 26/10 - 6/11/1992 (DDD)
Josephine Barstow
Queen Elizabeth I
Philip Langridge
Essex
Della Jones
Countess of Essex
Jonathan Summers
Lord Mountjoy
Yvonne Kenny
Penelope
Alan Opie
Sir Robert Cecil
Richard Van Allan
Sir Walter Raleigh
Welsh National Opera Chorus
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras
Introduction & Rondo alla burlesca, op.23 no.1
Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 5/1/1944 (ADD Mono)
Benjamin Britten
Piano
Clifford Curzon
Piano
Matinées musicales, op.24
Kingsway Hall, London, London, 3/1981 (DDD)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge
Mazurka elegiaca, op.23 no.2
Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 5/1/1944 (ADD Mono)
Benjamin Britten
Piano
Clifford Curzon
Piano
Men Behind the Meters
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
Negroes
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
Night Mail
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
Now sleeps the crimson petal
orch. Colin Matthews
Queens Hall, Edinburgh, 10/1988 (DDD)
Neil Mackie
Tenor
Barry Tuckwell
Horn
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Steuart Bedford
Our Hunting Fathers, op.8
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 6/1982 (DDD)
Elisabeth Söderström
Soprano
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Richard Armstrong
Peace of Britain
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
Peter Grimes
Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 9/1953 (ADD Mono)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Eduard van Beinum
Peter Grimes
Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, 12/1958 (ADD)
Peter Pears
Peter Grimes
Claire Watson
Ellen Orford
James Pease
Balstrode
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten
Plymouth Town
BBC Maida Vale, London, 2006 (DDD)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Prince of the Pagodas
Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, 2/1957 (ADD)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten
Quatre chansons françaises
Town Hall, Cheltenham, 4/1982 (DDD)
Jill Gomez
Soprano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle
Serenade
Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 25/5/1944 & 8/10/1944 (ADD Mono)
Peter Pears
Tenor
Dennis Brain
Horn
Boyd Neel String Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Serenade
Kingsway Hall, London, 5/1963 (ADD)
Peter Pears
Tenor
Barry Tuckwell
Horn
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony
Snape Maltings, 31/5/1968 (ADD)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem
Danish Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen, 19/9/1953 (ADD Mono)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Sinfonietta, op.1
Sofiensaal, Vienna, 4/1965 (ADD)
Vienna Octet
Soirées musicales, op.9
Kingsway Hall, London, London, 3/1981 (DDD)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge
Telegrams
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
The King's Stamp
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
The Tocher
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
The Way to the Sea
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op.10
Kingsway Hall, London, 12/1966 (ADD)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
When you're feeling like expressing
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, 3/2006 (DDD)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Martyn Brabbins
Henry Purcell
Sweeter than roses
arr. Britten
Snape Maltings, 11/1972 (ADD)
Benjamin Britten
Piano
James Bowman
Countertenor
Decca/London 478 5364 on Audio CD, DVD-Video