Britten, Edward Benjamin, Lord Britten of Aldeburgh 22.nov.1913-4.dec.1976 England, Lowestoft - Aldeburgh
pianist

Title Parts


Phantasy. Oboe and string trio. 1932. op2
Anja van der Maten, Nora van der Stelt, Galahad Samson, Marien van Staalen

Simple symphony. Strings. 1934. op4
Orpheus CO. DG 445561
1 - Boisterous bourree
2 - Playfull pizzicato
3 - Sentimental sarabande
4 - Frolicsome finale
Holiday diary. Piano. 1934. op5
Stephen Hough
1 - Early morning bathe
2 - Sailing
3 - Funfair
4 - Night
Soirees musicales. Orchestra. op9
National PO London / Richard Bonynge. Decca 468578
1 - Marche
2 - Canzonetta
3 - Tirolese
4 - Bolero
5 - Tarantella
Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge. 1937. op10
Bournemouth Sinfonietta / Ronald Thomas. Chandos 6592

On this island. Soprano and piano. op11
Sally Matthews, Simon Lepper
1 - Let the florid music praise
2 - Now the leaves are falling fast
3 - Seascape
4 - Nocturne
5 - As it is, plenty
Ballad of heroes. Tenor, chorus, 3 trumpets, drum and orchestra. 1939. op14
Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Choir and Orchestra / Simon Rattle. EMI 573983
1 - Funeral march
2 - Dance of death. Scherzo
3 - Recitative and choral
Violin concerto in d. 1942. op15
Janine Jansen, Swedish Radio SO / Daniel Harding

Les Illuminations. Song cycle, text Arthur Rimbaud. 1939. op18
Robert Tear, Philharmonia / Carlo Maria Giulini. DG 423239
1 - Fanfare
2 - Villes
3 - Phrase
4 - Antique
5 - Royaute
6 - Marine
7 - Interlude
8 - Being beauteous
9 - Parade
10 - Depart
Sinfonia da requiem. Orchestra. 1940. op20
Netherlands Radio PO / Mark Wigglesworth
1 - Lacrimosa
2 - Dies irae
3 - Requiem aeternam
Diversions on a theme. Piano left-hand and orchestra. 1940. op21
Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham SO / Simon Rattle

Matinees Musicales. Ballet suite. Orchestra. 1941. op24
National PO / Richard Bonynge. London 425659
1 - March
2 - Nocturne
3 - Waltz
4 - Pantomime
5 - Moto perpetuo
Hymn to St Cecilia. op27
The Finzi Singers / Paul Spicer. Chandos 9511

A ceremony of carols. Harp and boys choir. 1942. op28
Osian Ellis, King's College Choir / David Willcocks. EMI 565112
1 - Procession
2 - Wolcum Yole !
3 - There is no rose
4 - That yonge child
5 - Balulow
6 - As dew in Aprille
7 - This little baby
8 - Interlude. Harpsolo
9 - In freezing winter night
10 - Spring carol
11 - Adam lay i bounden
12 - Deo gratias
13 - Recession
Prelude and fugue. String orchestra. 1943. op29
String Ensemble / Jean Marie Zeitouni

Rejoice in the Lamb. Choir and organ. op30
The Finzi Singers, Andrew Lumaden / Paul Spicer. Chandos 9511

Serenade. Tenor, horn and strings. 1943. op31
Richard Lewis, Hans Dullaert, Netherlands Radio CO / Richard Hickox

The ballad of little Musgrave and lady Barnard. Choir and piano. 1943
The Gents, Hannes Minnaar / Peter Dijkstra

Four Sea interludes. 1945. op33a
originally from opera Peter Grimes
Dutch Radio PO / Lawrence Renes
1 - Dawn
2 - Sunday morning
3 - Moonlight
4 - Storm
The young person's guide to the orchestra. 1946. op34
Variations and fugue on a theme by Purcell
Lonson SO / Benjamin Britten. Decca 436990

String quartet no2 in C. 1945. op36
Tokyo String Quartet
1 - Allegro calmo senza rigore
2 - Vivace
3 - Chacony. Sostenuto
Allegro marziale. Organ
Erwin Wiersinga

Saint Nicolas. Cantata. 3 Boy sopranos, tenor, choir, childrens choir and orchestra. 1948. op42
Markus Schumacher, Benjamin Koch, Clemens Lau, Toby Spencer, MDR Choir, Childrens Choir and Kammerphilharmonie / Howard Arman

Spring symphony. Soprano, alto, tenor, choir and orchestra. 1949. op44
Eiddwen Harrhy, Linda Finnie, Robert Tear, London Voices, Southend Boys Choir, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Lacrymae for viola and strings. 1976. op48a
Yuri Bashmet, Moscow Soloists. RCA 60464

Hymn to St Peter. Choir and organ. op56a
The Finzi Singers, Andrew Lumaden / Paul Spicer. Chandos 9511

Nocturne. Tenor, seven instruments and strings. 8 Song cycle. 1958. op60
Gregory Turay, Netherland Radio PO / Rory Macdonald

Missa brevis in D. Boys vv and organ. 1995. op63
Sixteen / Harry Christophers

Sonata in C. Cello and piano. op65
Brian Manker, Andre Laplante

War Requiem. Soloists, choirs, organ and orchestra. 1961. op66
Heather Harper s, Philip Langridge t, Martyn Hill t, John Shirley-Quirk bt, St.Paul's Cathedral Choir, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Richard Hickox. Chandos 9447
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 - Sanctus, Benedictus
6 -
7 - Libera me
* 8 - Let us sleep
Symphony for cello and orchestra. 1963. op68
Mstislav Rostropovich, English CO / Benjamin Britten. London 425100
1 - Allegro maestoso
* 2 - Presto inquieto
3 - Adagio
* 4 - Passacaglia
Cantata Misericordium. Tenor, baritone, choir and orchestra. 1963. op69
Dutch Groot Omroepkoor, Omroep Orkest / Kenneth Montgomery

Night piece "Notturno". Piano. 1963
mandatory work for the Leeds Piano Competition 1963
Stephen Hough

The poet's echo. 6 Songs. Soprano and piano. 1965. op76
Christine Brewer, Roger Vignoles

Harp suite. 1969. op83
Godelieve Schrama. Chandos 9530
1 - Overture
2 - Toccata
3 - Notturno
4 - Fugue and End
Suite no3 for cellosolo. 1972. op87
Julian Lloyd Webber. ASV 592
1 -
2 -
* 3 -
String quartet no3. 1975. op94
last work of Britten
Amadeus Quartet. Decca 475051
1 - Duets
2 - Ostinato
3 - Solo
4 - Burlesque
5 - Recitative and passacaglia "La serenissima"
Sacred and profane. Eight medieval lyrics. 1975. op91
BBC Singers / David Hill
1 - St.Godric's hymn
2 - Imon waxe wood
3 - Lenton is come
4 - The long night
5 - Yific of luve can
6 - Carol
7 - Ye that pasen by
8 - A death
A hymn to the Virgin. Treble, alto, tenor, bass, choir and organ. 1930
Michael Soper, Kenneth Stiles, Paul Young, Stephen Foster, Canterbury Cathedral / David Flood, Timothy Noon. York 136

Te Deum in C. 1934
Holst Singers / Stephen Layton. Hyperion 66825

Temporal variations. Oboe and piano. 1936
Pauline Oosterijk, Enrico Pace

AMDG (Ad majorem Dei gloriam). Chorus a capella. 1939
Finzi Singers / Paul Spicer. Chandos 9511
1 - I have desired to go (Heaven, haven)
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea / Ian Curror, Jeremy Filsell. Priory Records Guild 7146
A shepherd's carol. Chorus a capella. 1944
Westminster Abbey Choir / Simon Preston. DG 445572

Variations on an Elisabethean theme "Sellenger's round". 1952
coronation year of Elisabeth II
BT Scottish Ensemble / Clio Gould
1 - Theme. Anon. arr Imogen Holst
2 - Variation 1. Arthur Oldham
3 - Variation 2. Michael Tippett
4 - Variation 3. Lennox Berkeley
5 - Variation 4. Benjamin Britten
6 - Variation 5. Humphrey Searle
7 - Variation 6. William Walton
Hymn of St Columba. Choir and organ. 1962
The Finzi Singers, Andrew Lumaden / Paul Spicer. Chandos 9511

A new year carol. Fem voices and piano. 1971
arr of 5 from Friday afternoons op7
arr David Flood for choir and organ
Canterbury Cathedral / David Flood, Timothy Noon. York 136

Pan. Oboe
Adrian Wilson

Choral dances from Gloriana
The Finzi Singers / Paul Spicer. Chandos 9511

Peter Grimes. Opera. London 1945. op33
Anthony Dean Griffey t, Patricia Racette s, Jill Grove, Felicity Palmer, Greg Fedderly, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Bernard Fitch, Leah Partridge, Erin Morley, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Logan William Erickson, Metropolitan Opera Choir and Orchestra / Donald Runnicles

Billy Budd. Opera. 1951 in 4 acts, Covent Garden 1dec1951 ; rev1960 in 2 acts, Covent Garden 9jan1964. op50
libretto E. M. Forster, Eric Crozier, after Herman Melville
John Mark Ainsley t, Jacques Imbrailo bt, Clive Bayley b, Christopher Purves bt, Stephen Richardson b, Henry Waddington b, Christopher Gillet t, Henk Neven bt, Gwynne Howell b, Andrew Tortise t, Jeroen de Vaal t, Roger Smeets bt, Frans Fiselier b, Jan Willem Baljet b, Pascal Pittie t, Andre Morsch bt, Sander Heutinck bt, Ian Spencer b, Harry Teeuwen bt, Richard Prada t, Male choir Nederlandse Opera, Orchestra Nederlandse Opera / Ivor Bolton

A midsummer night's dream. Opera. Aldeburgh 1960. op64
David Daniels, Rosemary Joshua, Gordon Gietz, Choir and Orchestra Scala di Milano / Andrew Davis

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