British Music Collection - Britten & Walton
Peter Pears (tenor), Dennis Brain (horn), Edith Sitwell (narrator)
Boyd Neel String Orchestra, English Opera Group Ensemble, Benjamin Britten, Anthony Collins
This disc includes one of the great highlights of the whole Britten discography, that first magical recording of the Serenade, with Pears in fresh, youthful voice and Dennis Brain's marvellous... — More…
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Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31
- Dennis Brain (french horn), Peter Pears (tenor)
- Boyd Neel Orchestra
- Benjamin Britten
- Recorded: 1944-10-08
- Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
Prologue
Pastoral
Nocturne
Walton: Façade - An Entertainment
- Peter Pears (narrator), Edith Sitwell (narrator)
- English Opera Group Ensemble
- Anthony Collins
- Recorded: 1954-08-11
- Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
1. Fanfare; Hornpipe
2. En famille
3. Mariner Man
trad.: Sally In Our Alley
- Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
- Recorded: 1961-11-09
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
trad.: The Bonny Earl O'Moray
- Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
- Recorded: 1961-11-09
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
trad.: The Last Rose of Summer
- Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
- Recorded: 1961-11-09
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
trad.: Avenging And Bright
- Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
- Recorded: 1961-11-09
- Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London