Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. Oh, how unforeseen

~ Recording by Jennifer Vyvyan, Janet Baker, Sylvia Fisher, Benjamin Luxon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
3.5Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1. Oh, how unforeseen10:02Benjamin BrittenBritten Conducts Britten: Operas I: Albert Herring · Billy Budd · Owen Wingrave · Peter GrimesBenjamin BrittenAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2004-05-02
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)457 6020
17.5Owen Wingrave, op. 85, Act 1: Oh, how unforeseen10:25Benjamin BrittenThe Complete WorksBrittenAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2013-06-17
  • -2013
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only), Decca Records00028947853640, 478 5364
1.5Owen Wingrave, op. 85: Act 1: "Oh, How Unforeseen"10:25Benjamin BrittenOwen Wingrave / 6 Hölderlin Fragments / The Poet's EchoBenjamin Britten; Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Jennifer Vyvyan, Heather Harper, Sylvia Fisher, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Nigel Douglas, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenAlbum
  • -2018
Decca Music Group (Not for release label use! See annotation.)
1.5Owen Wingrave: Act 1. Oh, how unforeseen10:25Benjamin BrittenOwen WingraveBritten; Benjamin Luxon, John Shirley‐Quirk, Nigel Douglas, Sylvia Fisher, Jennifer Vyvyan, Janet Baker, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenAlbumLondon Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only)433 200-2

Relationships

producer:David Harvey (producer)
baritone vocals [Owen Wingrave]:Benjamin Luxon (baritone) (in 1970-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Kate Julian]:Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto) (in 1970-11)
soprano vocals [Miss Wingrave]:Sylvia Fisher (in 1970-11)
soprano vocals [Mrs Julian]:Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano) (in 1970-11)
orchestra:English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-11)
conductor:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-11)
balance engineer:Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1970-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1971)
recorded at:Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-11)
recording of:Owen Wingrave: Act I (in 1970-11: partial)

Owen Wingrave: Act I

composer:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:Myfanwy Piper
part of:Owen Wingrave (act) (order: 1)