Britten the Performer

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1The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 3: Overture
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": Overture (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell1:45
2The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 3: "If Love's a Sweet Passion...I Press Her Hand"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "If love's a sweet passion" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:43
3The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 3: "O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
soprano vocals:
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
performer:
English Chamber Orchestra
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "The Plaint: O let me weep, for ever weep!" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell7:52
4The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 3: "Now the Maids and the Men Are Making Of Hay"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "Now the maids and the men are making of hay" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell3:42
5The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 3: A Dance Of Haymakers
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "A dance of haymakers" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell0:56
6The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 3: "A Thousand, Thousand Ways"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "A thousand, thousand ways" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell3:06
7The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 3: Hornpipe and Rondeau
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "Hornpipe and rondeau" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:33
8The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 4: Symphony
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": Symphony (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell1:25
9The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 4: "Hark! Hark the Echoing Air"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Hark! hark! the echoing air" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:30
10The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 4: "Sure the Dull God Of Marriage"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Sure the dull God of Marriage" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:27
11The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 4: "See, I Obey"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "See, I obey" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell1:49
12The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 4: "Turn Then Thine Eyes"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Turn then thine eyes" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell1:10
13The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 4: "My Torch Indeed...They Shall Be As Happy"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "My torch indeed... They shall be as happy" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:57
14The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 4: Chaconne
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV “Epithalamium”: “Chaconne” (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell3:33
15The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (ed. Britten, Holst, Pears): Act 4: "They Shall Be As Happy"
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "They shall be as happy" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell0:52
16Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 1. Symphony - Canzona (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live partial recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell1:57
17Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 2. "Celebrate this Festival" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live partial recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell1:35
18Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 3. "Britain now, thy cares beguile" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live partial recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell1:56
19Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 4. "Celebrate this Festival" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live partial recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell0:44
20Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 5. "'Tis sacred, bid the Trumpet cease" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell0:50
21Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 6. "Let sullen discord smile" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell3:22
22Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 7. "Crown the Altar, deck the Shrine" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell3:01
23Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 8. "Expected Spring at last is come" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell1:47
24Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 9. "April who till now has mourn'd" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell2:21
25Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 10. "Departing thus, you'll hear him say" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell1:39
26Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 11. "Happy Realm beyond expressing" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell3:26
27Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 12. "While for a righteous cause he arms" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell3:39
28Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 13. "Return, fond Muse, the thoughts of war" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell3:43
29Celebrate this Festival, Z. 321 (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary): 14. "Kindly treat Maria's day" (live)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
live recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell3:08
30Ciacona in G minor, Z. 730
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Chacony in G minor (arranged by Britten)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
arrangement of:
Chacony in G minor for 2 violins, viola and continuo, Z. 730
Henry Purcell7:05
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includes:Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata / Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston / Debussy: Cello Sonata by Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer), Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Debussy (French composer); Rostropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor), Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)