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Britten - The Complete Orchestral and Instrumental Music | Decca 4785451

Britten - The Complete Orchestral and Instrumental Music

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4785451

Barcode: 0028947854517

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 13

Release Date: 4th November 2013

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Contents

Works

Britten, Benjamin

A little idyll
Alla marcia
Alpine Suite
An American Overture
Canadian Carnival, op.19
Cello Sonata in C major, op.65
Cello Suite no.1, op.72
Cello Suite no.2, op.80
Cello Suite no.3, op.87
Character Pieces (3)
Diversions for Piano (left hand) and Orchestra, op.21
Divertimenti (3)
Double Concerto in B minor for violin and viola
Elegy, for solo viola
Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury for three trumpets
Gemini Variations (Quartet for 2 players), op.73
Holiday Diary, op.5
In Memoriam Dennis Brain
Insect Pieces (2)
Lachrymae, op.48 (version for viola and strings)
Lachrymae, op.48
Lullabies (2)
Matinees Musicales (second suite after Rossini), op.24
Men of Goodwill: Variations on a Christmas carol
Metamorphoses after Ovid (6), op.49
Miniature Suite
Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan Dances, op.12
» III Lament: Andante moderato
» IV Allegro molto
Movements (3) for a Clarinet Concerto
Night Piece (Notturno)
Nocturnal after John Dowland, op.70
Occasional Overture, op.38
Phantasy Quartet, op.2
Phantasy in F minor
Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
Pieces (2) for two pianos, op.23
Portraits (2)
Prelude and Fugue, op.29
Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria
Prelude on 'They walk alone'
Quartettino
Reflection for viola and piano
Reveille: Concert Study for violin and piano
Rhapsody for string quartet
Rondo Concertante
Scherzo for recorder quartet
Scottish Ballad, op.26
Simple Symphony, op.4
Sinfonia da Requiem, op.20
Sinfonietta, op.1
Soirees musicales (first suite after Rossini), op.9
Sonatina romantica
String Quartet in D major
String Quartet in F major
String Quartet no.1 in D major, op.25
String Quartet no.2 in C major, op.36
String Quartet no.3, op.94
Suite for harp in C major, op.83
Suite for violin and piano, op.6
Suite on English Folk Tunes, op.90 'A time there was...'
Symphony for cello and orchestra, op.68
Tema Sacher
Temporal Variations
The Building of the House
» Overture
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34
Timpani piece for Jimmy
Untitled fragment (1930) for strings
Variations (12) for solo piano
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op.10
Village organist's piece
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.15
Voluntary on 'Tallis' Lamentations'
Waltzes (5)
Young Apollo, op.16

Byrd, William

Sellinger's Round, MB84
» Variation 4: Quick and gay

Artists

Rolf Hind
Yuri Bashmet
Gidon Kremer
Michael Collins
Sviatoslav Richter
Mark Lubotsky
Peter Donohoe
Felix Kok
Jeremy Ballard
Peter Cole
Michal Kaznowski
Julius Katchen
Bracha Eden
Alexander Tamir
Michael Thompson
Richard Watkins
Peter Francomb
Chris Griffiths
Lars Anders Tomter
Nobuko Imai
Roland Pontinen
Krzysztof Chorzelski
Katya Apekisheva
Alexander Barantschik
John Adey
Lorraine McAslan
John Blakely
Heinz Holliger
Andras Schiff
Mstislav Rostropovich
Benjamin Britten
Robert Cohen
Eduardo Fernandez
Osian Ellis
Alisa Weilerstein
Janet Craxton
Timothy Bond
Simon Preston
Gabriel Jeney
Zoltan Jeney
Stephen Hough
Ronan O’Hara
Anthony Goldstone
Utrecht String Quartet
Emperor Quartet
Endellion String Quartet
Gabrieli String Quartet
Allegri String Quartet
Amadeus String Quartet
The Flautadors
Members of the Vienna Octet
Members of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
East Anglian Choirs
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Halle Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
London Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra
Northern Sinfonia
English Chamber Orchestra
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Conductors

Richard Bonynge
Kent Nagano
Steuart Bedford
Sergiu Comissiona
Neville Marriner
Thomas Zehetmair
Benjamin Britten
Simon Rattle
Iona Brown

Works

Britten, Benjamin

A little idyll
Alla marcia
Alpine Suite
An American Overture
Canadian Carnival, op.19
Cello Sonata in C major, op.65
Cello Suite no.1, op.72
Cello Suite no.2, op.80
Cello Suite no.3, op.87
Character Pieces (3)
Diversions for Piano (left hand) and Orchestra, op.21
Divertimenti (3)
Double Concerto in B minor for violin and viola
Elegy, for solo viola
Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury for three trumpets
Gemini Variations (Quartet for 2 players), op.73
Holiday Diary, op.5
In Memoriam Dennis Brain
Insect Pieces (2)
Lachrymae, op.48 (version for viola and strings)
Lachrymae, op.48
Lullabies (2)
Matinees Musicales (second suite after Rossini), op.24
Men of Goodwill: Variations on a Christmas carol
Metamorphoses after Ovid (6), op.49
Miniature Suite
Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan Dances, op.12
» III Lament: Andante moderato
» IV Allegro molto
Movements (3) for a Clarinet Concerto
Night Piece (Notturno)
Nocturnal after John Dowland, op.70
Occasional Overture, op.38
Phantasy Quartet, op.2
Phantasy in F minor
Piano Concerto in D major, op.13
Pieces (2) for two pianos, op.23
Portraits (2)
Prelude and Fugue, op.29
Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Vittoria
Prelude on 'They walk alone'
Quartettino
Reflection for viola and piano
Reveille: Concert Study for violin and piano
Rhapsody for string quartet
Rondo Concertante
Scherzo for recorder quartet
Scottish Ballad, op.26
Simple Symphony, op.4
Sinfonia da Requiem, op.20
Sinfonietta, op.1
Soirees musicales (first suite after Rossini), op.9
Sonatina romantica
String Quartet in D major
String Quartet in F major
String Quartet no.1 in D major, op.25
String Quartet no.2 in C major, op.36
String Quartet no.3, op.94
Suite for harp in C major, op.83
Suite for violin and piano, op.6
Suite on English Folk Tunes, op.90 'A time there was...'
Symphony for cello and orchestra, op.68
Tema Sacher
Temporal Variations
The Building of the House
» Overture
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34
Timpani piece for Jimmy
Untitled fragment (1930) for strings
Variations (12) for solo piano
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op.10
Village organist's piece
Violin Concerto in D minor, op.15
Voluntary on 'Tallis' Lamentations'
Waltzes (5)
Young Apollo, op.16

Byrd, William

Sellinger's Round, MB84
» Variation 4: Quick and gay

Artists

Rolf Hind
Yuri Bashmet
Gidon Kremer
Michael Collins
Sviatoslav Richter
Mark Lubotsky
Peter Donohoe
Felix Kok
Jeremy Ballard
Peter Cole
Michal Kaznowski
Julius Katchen
Bracha Eden
Alexander Tamir
Michael Thompson
Richard Watkins
Peter Francomb
Chris Griffiths
Lars Anders Tomter
Nobuko Imai
Roland Pontinen
Krzysztof Chorzelski
Katya Apekisheva
Alexander Barantschik
John Adey
Lorraine McAslan
John Blakely
Heinz Holliger
Andras Schiff
Mstislav Rostropovich
Benjamin Britten
Robert Cohen
Eduardo Fernandez
Osian Ellis
Alisa Weilerstein
Janet Craxton
Timothy Bond
Simon Preston
Gabriel Jeney
Zoltan Jeney
Stephen Hough
Ronan O’Hara
Anthony Goldstone
Utrecht String Quartet
Emperor Quartet
Endellion String Quartet
Gabrieli String Quartet
Allegri String Quartet
Amadeus String Quartet
The Flautadors
Members of the Vienna Octet
Members of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
East Anglian Choirs
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Halle Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
London Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra
Northern Sinfonia
English Chamber Orchestra
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

Conductors

Richard Bonynge
Kent Nagano
Steuart Bedford
Sergiu Comissiona
Neville Marriner
Thomas Zehetmair
Benjamin Britten
Simon Rattle
Iona Brown

About

Following the monumental 3000-set Limited Edition Complete Works, we are delighted to present four boxed sets which together present Britten’s Complete Works.

In each of the genres represented here, Britten created works which defined and shaped their genres going forward: opera was never the same after Peter Grimes in 1945; War Requiem re-defined the Oratorio genre; Britten’s extraordinary gifts for choosing and setting texts, as well as his life-long artistic relationship with Peter Pears, reshaped the Song Cycle for the late 20th century; while his pioneering works like Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and works for children to perform showed the world how composers could connect to and educate a wide audience. The sheer range of his creative work, and output, is astonishing.

Each set comes with a detailed article by Andrew Huth, full track listings and recording information.

The Complete Works of each genre - conducted by Britten where Britten recorded the work – contains all works with opus numbers and all works commercially recorded to date, including folksongs, but excluding Purcell realisations and Hindmarsh’s arrangements of incidental music to King Arthur and World of the Spirit.

Contents:
CD 1

- Sinfonietta
Members of the Vienna Octet

- Simple Symphony
- Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge

English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

- Soirées Musicales
- Matinées Musicales

National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge

CD 2
- Rondo Concertante
Rolf Hind
Northern Sinfonia / Thomas Zehetmair
 
- Untitled Fragment for Strings
(arr.Matthews)
Northern Sinfonia / Thomas Zehetmair

- Two Portraits
Yuri Bashmet
Hallé Orchestra / Kent Nagano

- Double Concerto in B Minor
Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet
Hallé Orchestra / Kent Nagano

- Movements for a Clarinet Concerto (realised Matthews)
Michael Collins
Northern Sinfonia / Thomas Zehetmair

CD 3
- Piano Concerto
Sviatoslav Richter
English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

- Violin Concerto
Mark Lubotsky
English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

CD 4
- Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan Dances
English Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford

- Young Apollo
Peter Donohoe, Felix Kok, Jeremy Ballard, Peter Cole, Michal Kaznowski
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

- Canadian Carnival
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle

- Sinfonia da Requiem
New Philharmonia Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

- Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra
Julius Katchen
London Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

CD 5
- Scottish Ballad
Bracha Eden, Alexander Tamir
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Sergiu Comissiona

- An American Overture
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle

- Prelude and Fugue
English Chamber Orchestra /  Benjamin Britten

- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

- Men of Goodwill
Minnesota Orchestra / Neville Marriner

- Sellinger's Round
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

- Occasional Overture
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle

CD 6
- Cello Symphony
Mstislav Rostropovich
English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

- In Memoriam Denis Brain (arr.Matthews)
Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Peter Francomb, Chris Griffiths
Northern Sinfonia / Thomas Zehetmair

- The Building of the House
East Anglian Choirs, English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

- Suite on English Folk Tunes: 'A Time There Was', op.90
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Simon Rattle

- Lachrymae
Lars Anders Tomter
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra / Iona Brown

CD 7
- Reflection
- Elegy

Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen

- Lachrymae
Krzysztof Chorzelski, Katya Apekisheva

- Suite
Alexander Barantschik, John Adey

- Reveille
Lorraine McAslan, John Blakely

- Two Insect Pieces
- Temporal Variations

Heinz Holliger, András Schiff

- Six Metamorphoses after Ovid
Janet Craxton

CD 8
- Cello Suite No.1
- Cello Suite No.2
- Cello Sonata in C

Mstislav Rostropovich, Benjamin Britten

CD 9
- Cello Suite No.3
Robert Cohen

- Nocturnal after John Dowland
Eduardo Fernandez

- Suite for Harp
Osian Ellis

- String Quartet No.3
Amadeus String Quartet

- Tema "Sacher" for Solo Cello
Alisa Weilerstein

CD 10
- String Quartet in F Major
Utrecht String Quartet

- Miniature Suite
Emperor Quartet

- Rhapsody
- Quartettino
- Phantasy in F Minor
- Alla Marcia
- Three Divertimenti

Endellion String Quartet

CD 11
- String Quartet in D Major
Gabrieli String Quartet

- String Quartet No.1
Allegri String Quartet

- String Quartet No.2
Amadeus String Quartet

CD 12
- Phantasy (Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello)
Janet Craxton, Members of the Gabrieli String Quartet

- Alpine Suite
- Scherzo

The Flautadors

- Fanfare for St Edmundsbury
Members of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

- Voluntary on Tallis's 'Lamentation'
- Prelude to 'They Walk Alone'
- Village Organist's Piece

Timothy Bond

- Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria
Simon Preston

- Gemini Variations
Gabriel Jeney, Zoltan Jeney

- Introduction and Rondo alla Burlesca
- Mazurka Elegiaca

Bracha Eden, Alexander Tamir

CD 13
- Five Waltzes
- A Little Idyll
- Three Character Pieces
- Two Lullabies
- Holiday Diary
- Sonata Romantica
- Night Piece (Notturno)

Stephen Hough, Ronan O'Hara, Anthony Goldstone

- Variations for Piano Solo
Rolf Hind

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