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Peter Pears: The Decca Premieres | Australian Eloquence ELQ4805055

Peter Pears: The Decca Premieres

Label: Australian Eloquence

Cat No: ELQ4805055

Barcode: 0028948050550

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 17th October 2011

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Contents

Works

Britten, Benjamin

Folksong arrangements Vol.1 (7) 'British Isles'
» no.1 The Salley Gardens
» no.2 Little Sir William
» no.3 The bonny Earl o' Moray
» no.6 The Ash Grove
» no.7 Oliver Cromwell
Folksong arrangements Vol.3 'British Isles'
» no.2 There's none to soothe
» no.3 Sweet Polly Oliver
French Folksong arrangements (5)
Heigh ho! Heigh hi!
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, op.31

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

On Wenlock Edge

Warlock, Peter

Corpus Christi

Artists

Peter Pears (tenor)
Dennis Brain (horn)
Sophie Wyss (soprano)
Ann Wood (mezzo-soprano)
Benjamin Britten (piano)
Zorian String Quartet
Boyd Neel Orchestra
BBC Chorus

Conductors

Benjamin Britten
Leslie Woodgate

Works

Britten, Benjamin

Folksong arrangements Vol.1 (7) 'British Isles'
» no.1 The Salley Gardens
» no.2 Little Sir William
» no.3 The bonny Earl o' Moray
» no.6 The Ash Grove
» no.7 Oliver Cromwell
Folksong arrangements Vol.3 'British Isles'
» no.2 There's none to soothe
» no.3 Sweet Polly Oliver
French Folksong arrangements (5)
Heigh ho! Heigh hi!
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, op.31

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

On Wenlock Edge

Warlock, Peter

Corpus Christi

Artists

Peter Pears (tenor)
Dennis Brain (horn)
Sophie Wyss (soprano)
Ann Wood (mezzo-soprano)
Benjamin Britten (piano)
Zorian String Quartet
Boyd Neel Orchestra
BBC Chorus

Conductors

Benjamin Britten
Leslie Woodgate

About

Included in this CD is the iconic Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, inextricably linked with Peter Pears and Dennis Brain, and marking one of the most important of all Decca premieres.

The premiere of Warlock’s Corpus Christi makes its first appearance on CD here. Also included is are the recorded premieres of Britten’s British and French Song arrangements sung by Pears and Sylvia Wyss.

Contents:
Benjamin Britten
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings
Peter Pears (tenor), Dennis Brain (horn)
Boyd Neel Orchestra / Benjamin Britten

Folksong settings:
- The Salley Gardens
- Little Sir William
- Oliver Cromwell
- The Ash Grove
- The Bonny
- Earl O’Moray
- Heigh ho! Heigh hi!
- Sweet Polly Oliver
- There’s none to soothe
Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)

Ralph Vaughan Williams
On Wenlock Edge   
Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Zorian String Quartet
 
Peter Warlock
Corpus Christi    
Peter Pears (tenor), Ann Wood (contralto)
BBC Chorus / Leslie Woodgate

Bonus:
Benjamin Britten
Folksong settings:
- La belle est au jardin d’amour
- Le roi s’en va-t’en chasse
- Voici le printemps
- La fileuse
- Quand j’étais chez mon père
Sophie Wyss (soprano), Benjamin Britten (piano)

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