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Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 , composer

Contributors:

Rigby, Cormac , speaker

Gordon, Hannah , singer

Hill, Martyn , singer

Stephen, Pamela Helen , singer

Varcoe, Stephen , singer

Chilcott, Susan, 1963-2003 , singer

Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008 , conductor

Britten Singers , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

3rd work sung and spoken in English.

Included Works:

American overture [by Britten, B.]

King Arthur [by Britten, B.] (Selections)

World of the spirit [by Britten, B.]

Subjects:

Overtures

Suites (Orchestra)

Cantatas, Sacred

Genres:

Overtures

Suites

Sacred music

Cantatas

Performers:

Susan Chilcott, soprano; Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano; Martyn Hill, tenor; Stephen Varcoe, baritone; Hannah Gordon, Cormac Rigby, speakers; the Britten Singers; BBC Philharmonic; Richard Hickox, conductor.

Performance Medium:

1 ensemble: orchestra
6 performers and 2 ensembles: solo soprano voice; solo mezzo-soprano voice; solo tenor voice; solo baritone voice; solo speaker (2); mixed chorus; orchestra

General Notes:

Includes liner notes in English and English texts.
Recorded New Broadcasting House, Manchester 30 October 1995, 14-15 November 1995 & 27 June 1996.
Description based on: Online resource; title from resource description page (viewed March 21, 2016).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file (63 min.))

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

OCLC Numbers:

1090383165

Other Control Numbers:

2245134 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP2245134/clmu