Britten - Simple Symphony, Op. 4
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he Britten Quartet was a musical force of nature...Britten’s quartets are easy to admire, but are often played as though they are fascinating objets d’art rather than flesh-and-blood emotional... —
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2022, Reissue/Archive Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Britten conducts Britten vol. 4
RecommendedSviatoslav Richter (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),...
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Building a Library, February 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra & Simple Symphony
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
the warmth and vitality of the playing has striking presence in this 1969 recording. The strings at the opening sweep one into the fun spirit of [the Simple Symphony] immediately...The performance... —
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Building a Library, October 1999, First Choice
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The Maggini's performance is so good that it bears comparison with any of its rivals, and the couplings make it especially attractive.
Excellent recordings. Strongly recommended —Awards:
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Building a Library, October 2003, First Choice
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The Emperors bring energy, commitment, real understanding of the idiom and finesse to all these works... if you want everything Britten wrote for the medium – and it is all worth hearing – then... —
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Britten Centenary
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano), Norma Procter (contralto) & Peter Pears (tenor)
I Musici, Royal Opera House Orchestra, Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden & Chorus of Boys from Emanuel School, Wandsworth, London, Felix Ayo, Benjamin Britten
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Moonrise Kingdom (Original Soundtrack)
Peter Jarvis and His Drum Corps, Hank Williams, Trevor Anthony (speaker), Owen Brannigan (bass), David Pinto (boysoprano), Darian Angadi (boysoprano), Stephen Alexander (boysoprano), Caroline Clack (soprano), Marie-Therese Pinto (soprano), Eileen O'Donovan (soprano), Merlin Channon, The Drifting...
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