Britten - Simple Symphony, Op. 4
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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 — More…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... — More…
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Special offer. Britten - Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge
Jean-Paul Minali-Bella (arpegina)
European Camerata, Laurent Quénelle
To find a continental ensemble concentrating on Britten is something of a novelty, but this disc of string music contains performances of superb sensitivity. The Frank Bridge variations and... — More…
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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... — More…
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Building a Library, October 1999, First Choice
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A Portrait of Britten
Jerry Hadley (tenor), Anthony Halstead (horn), Roger Best (viola), Michael Hirst (flute), Paul Arden Taylor (cor-anglais), David Campbell (clarinet), Keith Rubach (bassoon), Stephen Roberts (horn), Rachel Masters (harp), Peter Hamburger (timpani)
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Moonrise Kingdom (Original Soundtrack)
Peter Jarvis and His Drum Corps, Hank Williams, Eileen O'Donovan (soprano), Trevor Anthony (speaker), Marie-Therese Pinto (soprano), Caroline Clack (soprano), David Pinto (boy soprano), Owen Brannigan (bass), Darian Angadi (boy soprano), Stephen Alexander (boy soprano), Merlin Channon (assistant...
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$24.00
