Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
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Special offer. Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (Special Edition)
RecommendedDame Edna Everage (narrator), Barry Humphries (narrator)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Lanchbery
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, the Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo), Allan Clayton (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
There are infinite possibilities in choice of Britten orchestral/ choral works on a single album, and none could be better played and sung, or a better choice to introduce someone to his genius...Rattle’s... — More…
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Special offer. Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Richard Bonynge
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Building a Library, December 2011, First Choice
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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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Antal Doráti: The Mercury Masters
RecommendedThe Mono Recordings
Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
this is a special release because of the importance of these Mercury recordings in the history of symphonic music in America. The majority of the material (22 of the 31 CDs) has never been released... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
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Building a Library, September 2014, First Choice
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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34, etc.
RecommendedNetherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Antál Dorati
Sean Connery makes the most of his Bond persona in his story telling, staying true to the spirit of Prokofiev's original while keeping a smile on our faces: 'There was a dumb duck, and a pussycat'. — More…
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Building a Library, December 2006, Mid-Price Choice
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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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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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Record Review, 10th July 2021, Record of the Week
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Building A Library, June 2022, Also Recommended
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