Special offer. Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra
John Barbirolli & Reginald Goodall
Contents
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 1 Scene 1: Whatever you say ... Let her among you without fault cast the first stone (Ellen)
- BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Sir Reginald Goodall
- Recorded: 1993-12-31
- Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 1 Scene 2
- BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Sir Reginald Goodall
- Recorded: 1993-12-31
- Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road
Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter)
Interlude III: Sunday morning (orchestra)
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 2 Scene 1
- BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Sir Reginald Goodall
- Recorded: 1993-12-31
- Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road
Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight (Ellen / Chorus)
Wherefore, I pray and beseech you (Rector / Chorus / Ellen)
O all ye works of the Lord (Chorus / Ellen / Peter)
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 2 Scene 2: In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home (Peter)
- Herbert Dawson (organ), Joan Cross (soprano), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals)
- BBC Theatre Chorus, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Sir Reginald Goodall
- Recorded: 1993-12-31
- Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 3 Scene 1
- BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Sir Reginald Goodall
- Recorded: 1993-12-31
- Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road
Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness (Ellen)
Interlude VI (orchestra)
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op.33 (1993 Digital Remaster), Act 3 Scene 2: Grimes! ... Steady. There you are (Chorus / Peter / Ellen)
- BBC Theatre Chorus (lead vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Tom Culbert (vocals), Joan Cross (soprano), Herbert Dawson (organ)
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Sir Reginald Goodall
- Recorded: 1993-12-31
- Recording Venue: 12,14,16-17 July 1948: Studio No.1, Abbey Road
Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 (1993 Digital Remaster)
- Benjamin Britten (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)
- Recorded: 1942-11-20
- Recording Venue: 20 November 1942 / No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
1. Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro (XVI)
2. A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia (XXXI)
3. Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume (XXX)
Britten: The Holy Sonnets of John Donne Op. 35 (1993 Digital Remaster)
- Benjamin Britten (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)
- Recorded: 1947-12-12
- Recording Venue: 29 August & 12 December 1947 / No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, London
1. Oh my black Soule!
2. Batter my heart
3. Oh might those sighes and teares
Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, Op.37 (revised 1947 version
- Peter Pears (vocals), Norman Lumsden (bass), Nancy Evans (vocals), Frederick Sharp (bass-baritone), Denis Dowling (bass-baritone), Margaret Ritchie (soprano), Truls Mørk (musician), Flora Nielsen (mezzo-soprano), Joan Cross (soprano), Truls Mørk (violoncello)
- Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sir Reginald Goodall, Mariss Jansons
- Recorded: 1947-07-19
- Recording Venue: 16-19 July & 19 October 1947: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road
abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart (Male Chorus)
abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: It is an axiom among kings (Female & Male Chorus)
abridged) (1993 - Remaster), Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty evening (Male Chorus / Collatinus / Junius / Tarquinius)
Rubbra: Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50
- Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Daniel Barenboim (piano), Jacqueline du Pré (cello)
- Recorded: 1997-12-31
- Recording Venue: 18 December 1950: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road