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Special offer. Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra

Paul Watkins (cello), Robert Murray (tenor) BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner

BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, Disc of the month
Building A Library, June 2022, Recommended Recording

Special offer. English Music For Strings | Britten, Bliss, Bridge, Berkeley

Sinfonia of London, John Wilson

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
Presto Recording of the Week, 29th January 2021
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
Sunday Times, 10 Best Classical Albums of 2021

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Special offer. Britten: War Requiem

Heather Harper (soprano). Philip Langridge (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Roderick Elms (organ) London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, Richard Hickox

Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering

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Special offer. Britten: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto

Tasmin Little (violin), Howard Shelley (piano) BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner

Gramophone Magazine, May 2013, Disc of the Month
Building a Library, March 2018, Also recommended

Special offer. Britten: Owen Wingrave

Peter Coleman-Wright (Owen Wingrave), Robin Leggate ( Sir Philip Wingrave/Narrator), Elizabeth Connell (Miss Wingrave), Janice Watson (Mrs. Coyle), Sarah Fox (Mrs. Julien), Alan Opie (Spencer Coyle), Pamela Helen Stephen (Kate) & James Gilchrist (Lechmere) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Opera
Gramophone Magazine, September 2008, Editor's Choice

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Special offer. Britten: War Requiem

Heather Harper (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Martyn Hill (tenor) Choristers of St Paul`s Cathedral, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox

Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended

Special offer. Britten: Death in Venice

Philip Langridge (Aschenbach), Alan Opie (Traveller/Elderly Fop/Old Gondolier/Hotel Manager/Hotel Barber/Leader of the Players/Voice of Dionysus), Michael Chance (Voice of Apollo) BBC Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Gramophone Awards, 2005, Finalist - Opera
BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, Opera Choice
Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice

Special offer. Britten: Billy Budd

Philip Langridge (Vere), Simon Keenlyside (Billy), John Tomlinson (Claggart), Alan Opie (Mr Redburn), Matthew Best (Mr Flint), Alan Ewing (Mr Ratcliffe), Francis Egerton (Red Whiskers), Clive Bayley (Dansker); London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Richard Hickox

Presto Recording of the Week, 1st December 2008
Building a Library, January 2013, First Choice

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Special offer. Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

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Special offer. Britten: Peter Grimes

Philip Langridge (Peter Grimes), Janice Watson (Ellen Orford), Alan Opie (Balstrode), Ameral Gunson (Auntie), John Graham-Hall (Bob Boles), John Connell (Swallow), Anne Collins (Mrs Sedley), Roderick Williams (Ned Keene); London Symphony Chorus, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Grammy Awards, 39th Awards (1996), Best Opera Recording
Building a Library, April 2023, Recommended Recording

Special offer. Doric String Quartet play Purcell & Britten

Doric String Quartet

Gramophone Magazine, May 2019, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Chamber

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Special offer. Britten: Les Illuminations; Quatre Chansons françaises & Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne

Mari Eriksmoen (soprano) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

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Special offer. Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Robert Murray (Quint), Rhian Lois (The Governess), Leo Jemison (Miles), Alys Mereld Roberts (Flora), Gweneth Ann Rand (Mrs Grose), Francesca Chiejina (Miss Jessel), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson

Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, DVD of the Month

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Special offer. Come to Me in My Dreams | 120 years of songs from the RCM

Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, July 2018
Gramophone Magazine, September 2018, Editor's Choice

Special offer. Finzi / Britten / Holst - Choral Works

Alison Barlow (soprano), David Hoult (baritone), John Alley (organ), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Building a Library, December 2006, First Choice

Special offer. Britten: String Quartets

Sorrel Quartet

Building a Library, October 2003, First Choice

Special offer. Britten: Serenade, Les Illuminations and Quatre Chansons Françaises

Felicity Lott (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Michael Thompson (horn) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson

Building a Library, July 2004, First Choice

Special offer. Edward Gardner conducts Britten

Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Maxim Rysanov (viola) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner

Gramophone Magazine, July 2011, Editor's Choice

Special offer. Britten: The Choral Edition

Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer

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Special offer. Finzi, Britten & Holst: Works for Choir and Orchestra

Alison Barlow (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), David Hoult (baritone), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), John Alley (organ) The Britten Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Special offer. Britten / McPhee

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Colin McPhee (pianos), Elizabeth Burley, John Alley (piano), Leonard Slatkin

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Special offer. Britten: Albert Herring

James Gilchrist (Albert), Pamela Helen Stephen (Nancy), Roderick Williams (Sid), Stephen Richardson (Mr Budd), Rebecca Evans (Miss Wordsworth), Alan Opie (Mr Gedge), Anne Collins (Mum), Susan Bullock (Lady Billows), Sally Burgess (Florence Pike) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Special offer. Britten Choral Edition Volume 1

Andrew Carwood (tenor), Andrew Lumsden (organ), Belinda Yates (soprano), Carys Lane (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Julie Cooper (soprano), Kathryn Cook (alto), Matthew Brook (bass), Richard Wyn-Roberts (alto), Simon Preece (bass) Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer

Special offer. Susan Gritton sings Britten, Delius & Finzi

Susan Gritton (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner

Special offer. Slatkin conducts Britten & Colin McPhee

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Burley, John Alley (piano), Benjamin Britten, Colin McPhee (pianos), Leonard Slatkin

Presto CD: Original price $16.75 Reduced $13.40

Special offer. Britten: The Beggar's Opera

Sirena Tocco, Jeremy White (bass), Robert Anthony Gardiner, Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle (tenor), Aidan Smith, Ben Thapa, Paul Hopwood, Thomas Barnard, Bryn Evans, Mark Saberton, Kathryn Jenkin, Siobháin Gibson, Clare McCaldin, Bernadette Lord, Alison Place, Miranda Westcott, Katherine Paterson, Donald Maxwell, Sarah Fox (soprano), Frances McCafferty, City of London Sinfonia, Christian Curnyn

Special offer. Britten & Veale: Violin Concertos

Lydia Mordkovitch (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

Special offer. Britten: Spring Symphony

Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor) City of London School Choir (Boys), City of London School for Girls Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Southend Boys Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

Special offer. Britten: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, Op. 33, etc.

Ulster Orchestra, Vernon Handley

Special offer. Britten: Orchestral and String Works

Rivka Golani (viola) Ulster Orchestra, I Musici de Montreal, English Chamber Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Yuli Turovsky, Steuart Bedford

2 Presto CDs: Original price $24.50 Reduced $19.60

Special offer. Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Simple Symphony & Prelude and Fugue

Ronald Thomas, Bournemouth Sinfonietta

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Special offer. Britten Choral Edition Volume 3

Finzi Singers, Lichfield Cathedral Choristers, Paul Spicer

Special offer. Britten: Paul Bunyan

Peter Coleman-Wright (Narrator), Kenneth Cranham (Paul Bunyan), Kurt Streit (Johnny Inkslinger), Susan Gritton (Tiny), Timothy Robinson (Slim), Jeremy White (Hel Helson), Francis Egerton (Sam Sharkey), Graeme Broadbent (Big Benny), Roderick Earle (John Shears), Henry Moss (Western Union Boy), Lilian Watson (Fido), Pamela Helen Stephen (Moppet), Leah-Marian Jones (Poppet) Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox

Special offer. Britten: Les Illuminations, Quatre Chansons Françaises & Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Michael Thompson (horn), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson

Special offer. Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

Jean Rigby (Lucretia), Nigel Robson (Male Chorus), Catherine Pierard (Female Chorus), Donald Maxwell (Tarquinius), Alastair Miles (Collatinus), Alan Opie (Junius), Patricia Rozario (Lucia), Ameral Gunson (Bianca) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

2 CDs: Original price $19.75 Reduced $16.39

Special offer. Britten: Song Cycles

Benjamin Luxon (baritone), David Willison (piano)

Special offer. Britten - The World of the Spirit

Cormac Rigby, Hannah Gordon (speakers), Martyn Hill (tenor), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Susan Chilcott (soprano) BBC Philharmonic, Britten Singers, Richard Hickox

Special offer. Britten, Finizi & Holst: Works for Chorus and Orchestra

Stephen Varcoe (baritone), David Hoult, Britten Singers, John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Edward Roberts, Stephen Tees, Susan Dorey, The Britten Singers, John Alley, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Nicholas Ward

Special offer. Copland & Britten: Piano Concertos

Gillian Lin (piano) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins

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Special offer. Britten Choral Edition Volume 2

Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer

Special offer. Britten: Les Illuminations, 4 Chansons Françaises & Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Michael Thompson (horn), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Bryden Thomson

Special offer. Britten: The Rape of Lucretia

Nigel Robson (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass), Catherine Pierard, Alan Opie (baritone), Donald Maxwell, Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), Patricia Rozario (soprano), Ameral Gunson (mezzo-soprano), City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Special offer. Britten: String Quartets, Vol. 1

Sorrel Quartet

Special offer. Frank Bridge & Benjamin Britten

Hélène Clément (viola), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Alasdair Beatson (piano)

Special offer. Britten: Phaedra, A Charm of Lullabies, Lachrymae, Two Portraits & Sinfonietta

Dame Sarah Connolly, Maxim Rysanov (viola), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner

Special offer. Britten: Cello Symphony & Death in Venice Suite

Raphael Wallfisch (cello), English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

Special offer. Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Young Apollo, Simple Symphony & Lachrymae

I Musici de Montréal, Eleonora Turovsky, Paul Stewart, Christian Prevost, David Ellis, Suzanne Careau, Yuli Turovsky

Special offer. Tippett, Britten & Schafer: Works For Guitar

Norbert Kraft (guitar)

Special offer. Britten: Spring Symphony, Welcome Ode & Psalm 150

Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor) City of London School Choir (Boys), City of London School for Girls Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Southend Boys Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

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Special offer. Britten: Cello Symphony & Suite from Death in Venice

Raphael Wallfisch (cello) English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

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Special offer. Lines Written During a Sleepless Night

Louise Alder (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd January 2020
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
The Times Records of the Year, 2020

Special offer. A Musical Zoo

Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Choral & Song Choice

Special offer. Overtures from the British Isles, Vol. 3

BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba

Special offer. My True Love Hath My Heart: English Songs

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Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Special offer. Spotless Rose - Hymns to the Virgin Mary

Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy

Grammy Awards, 51st Awards (2008), Best Chamber Music Recording

Special offer. Within a Dream - A Celebration of Richard Hickox | in association with the Richard Hickox Foundation

Richard Hickox

2 CDs: Original price $19.75 Reduced $16.39

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Special offer. Transatlantic

Viv McLean (piano), Onyx Brass, John Wilson

Special offer. Songs for Tenor and Guitar

Philip Langridge (tenor), Stephen Marchionda (guitar)

BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Choral & Song Choice