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• Phaedra : op. 93, dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra / words from a verse translation of Racine's Phèdre by Robert Lowell (15:00)
• A charm of lullabies : op. 41 / arranged by Colin Matthews for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (12:16)
• Lachrymae : op. 48a : reflections on a song of Dowland : for solo viola and string orchestra (15:32)
• Two portraits : for strings (15:09)
• Sinfonietta, op. 1 : version with two horns (14:45).

Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976

Contributors:

Racine, Jean, 1639-1699

Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977 , translator

Matthews, Colin , arranger of music

Connolly, Sarah , performer

Rysanov, Maxim , performer

Gardner, Edward, 1974- , conductor

BBC Symphony Orchestra , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Works [of Britten, B.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Phaedra [by Britten, B.]

Charm of lullabies [by Britten, B.] (arranged)

Lachrymae [by Britten, B.] (arranged)

Sketches [by Britten, B.]

Sinfonietta, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violins (2), viola, cello, double bass, op. 1 [by Britten, B.] (arranged)

Charm of lullabies

Lachrymae

Two portraits

2 portraits

Portraits

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Phaedra [by Britten, B.] (Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, p2011 — OCLC Number 730524662)

Subjects:

Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice)

Racine, Jean, 1639-1699 — Musical settings

Song cycles

Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra

Lullabies, English

Viola with string orchestra, Arranged

String orchestra music

Symphonies (Chamber orchestra), Arranged

Racine, Jean, 1639-1699

Genres:

Musical settings

Performers:

Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano (1st-2nd works) ; Maxim Rysanov, viola (3rd-4th works) ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Edward Gardner, conductor.

Performance Medium:

1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo mezzo-soprano voice; chamber orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo mezzo-soprano voice; orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo viola; string orchestra
1 ensemble: chamber orchestra

General Notes:

The 2nd work is a song cycle, originally for voice and piano; the 3rd work originally for viola and piano, arr. by the composer; the 4th work originally for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, and double bass, arr. by the composer for chamber orchestra.
Recorded Sept. 23-25, 2010, Studio 1, Maida Vale Studios, London.
Description based on hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)
op. 1

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104801
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104802
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104803
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104804
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104805
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104806
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104807
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104808
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104809
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104810
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104811
International Standard Recording Code: GBLWD1104812
Publisher Number, Chandos: CHAN10671

OCLC Numbers:

811452024