Offer,Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Variations & Fugue on a theme by Purcell, Op. 34
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Petrenko launches Purcell’s theme at a statelier tempo [than Britten] and is sometimes tempted to linger over detail in the variations, though the solo playing is often lovely. Yet his fugue... — More…
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Contents
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
I. Theme
II. Variations for Woodwind
III. Variations for String Instruments
IV. Variations for Brass Instruments
V. Variation for Percussion
VI. Fugue