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Table of Contents:

• An American overture : op. 27
• Ballad of heroes : op. 14 (Robert Tear, tenor)
• Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra : op. 21 (Peter Donohoe, piano)
• Building of the house, overture : op. 79
• Praise we great men (1976) (Alison Hargan, soprano ; Mary King, contralto ; Robert Tear, tenor ; Willard White, bass)
• Suite on English folk tunes : 'A time there was
• ' op. 90
• Canadian carnival : op. 19
• Young Apollo : op. 16 (Peter Donohoe, piano ; Felix Kok and Jeremy Ballard, violins ; Peter Cole, viola ; Michal Kaznowski, cello)
• Quatre chansons francaises (Jill Gomez, soprano)
• Scottish Ballad : op. 26 (Peter Donohoe and Philip Fowke, pianos)
• Occasional overture : op. 38
• Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20.

Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

Contributors:

Ballard, Jeremy , instrumentalist

Cole, Peter, viola , instrumentalist

Donohoe, Peter , instrumentalist

Fowke, Philip, 1950- , instrumentalist

Gomez, Jill , singer

Hargan, Alison , singer

Kaznowski, Michal , instrumentalist

King, Mary, 1952- , singer

Kok, Felix , instrumentalist

Rattle, Simon, 1955- , conductor

Tear, Robert , singer

White, Willard , singer

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra > Chorus , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Main Work:

Works [of Britten, B.] (Selections)

Included Works:

American overture [by Britten, B.]

Ballad of heroes [by Britten, B.]

Building of the house [by Britten, B.]

Chansons françaises [by Britten, B.]

Diversions [by Britten, B.]

Occasional overture [by Britten, B.]

Praise we great men. [by Britten, B.]

Scottish ballad [by Britten, B.]

Sinfonia da requiem [by Britten, B.]

Suite on English folk tunes [by Britten, B.]

Young Apollo [by Britten, B.]

Subjects:

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra

Folk songs, English — Instrumental settings

Orchestral music

Piano (1 hand) with orchestra

Piano quintet with string orchestra

Pianos (2) with orchestra

Songs (High voice) with orchestra

Variations (Piano, 1 hand, with orchestra)

Folk songs, English

Genres:

Sound recordings

Instrumental settings

Folk songs, English

Performers:

Various soloists ; CBSO Chorus ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ; Simon Rattle, conductor.

General Notes:

Previously released as a compact disc.
Recorded at Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Center, University Warwick, May 23-24, 1984 (1st, 6th, 11th-12th works) and July 15-17, 1990, (2nd-5th works) and in Cheltenham Town Hall, Apr. 22-23, 1982 (7th-10th works).
Description based on: Online resource; title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

OCLC Numbers:

820475071

Other Control Numbers:

951207 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP951207/clmu