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Table of Contents:

• An American overture op. 27
• Ballad of heroes op. 14
• Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra op. 21
• The building of the house overture : op. 79
• Praise we great men (1976)
• Suite on English folk tunes: A time there was
• : op. 90
• Canadian carnival op. 19
• Young Apollo op. 16
• Quatre chansons franaises (1928)
• Scottish ballad op. 26
• Occasional overture op. 38
• Sinfonia da requiem op. 20
• Les illuminations op. 18
• Serenade for tenor, horn and strings op. 31 (1943)
• Nocturne op. 60 (1958)
• War requiem op. 66
• The young person's guide to the orchestra : Variations and fugue on a theme of Purcell op. 34
• Russian funeral.

Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

Contributors:

Allen, Thomas, 1944- , singer

Bostridge, Ian

Rattle, Simon, 1955- , conductor

Söderström, Elisabeth, 1927-2009 , singer

Tear, Robert , singer

Berliner Philharmoniker , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

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

Languages:

French
English
Latin

Language Notes:

Sung in French, English and Latin.

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.]

Canadian carnival [by Britten, B.]

Chansons françaises [by Britten, B.]

Diversions [by Britten, B.]

Illuminations [by Britten, B.]

Nocturnes, tenor, orchestra [by Britten, B.] > Op. 60

Occasional overture [by Britten, B.]

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

Russian funeral [by Britten, B.]

Scottish ballad [by Britten, B.]

Serenade, tenor, horn, string orchestra, op. 31 [by Britten, B.]

Sinfonia da requiem [by Britten, B.]

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

War requiem [by Britten, B.]

Young Apollo [by Britten, B.]

Young person's guide to the orchestra [by Britten, B.]

Subjects:

Orchestral music

Overtures

Requiems

Songs (High voice) with orchestra

Suites (Orchestra)

Variations (Orchestra)

Genres:

Sound recordings

Performers:

Sir Simon Rattle, conductor ; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1st-12th, 16th-18th works) ; Ian Bostridge, tenor (13th-15th works) ; Berliner Philharmoniker (13th-15th works) ; Elisabeth Söderström, soprano (16th work) ; Robert Tear, tenor (16th work) ; Sir Thomas Allen, baritone (16th work) ; City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (16th work).

Performance Medium:

1 performer and 1 ensemble: tenor; orchestra
2 performers and 1 ensemble: tenor; horn; string orchestra

General Notes:

Previously released as a compact disc.
Description based on: Online resource; title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)
op. 60
op. 31

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

OCLC Numbers:

820476400

Other Control Numbers:

974519 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP974519/clmu