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• Owen Wingrave (1:45:28)
• 6 Hölderin-Fragmente, op. 61 (11:51)
• The poet's echo, op. 76 (16:09).

Author/Creator:

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 , composer, instrumentalist

Contributors:

Piper, Myfanwy , singer

Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843 , author

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 , author

Luxon, Benjamin , singer

Shirley-Quirk, John , singer

Douglas, Nigel , singer

Fisher, Sylvia, 1910-1996 , singer

Harper, Heather , singer

Vyvyan, Jennifer, 1925-1974 , singer

Baker, Janet, 1933- , singer

Pears, Peter, 1910-1986 , singer

Vishnevskai︠a︡, Galina, 1926-2012

Rostropovich, Mstislav, 1927-2007 , instrumentalist

Wandsworth School > Boys' Choir , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

English Chamber Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

English
German
Russian

Language Notes:

Sung in English, German, or Russian (respectively).

Main Work:

Vocal music [of Britten, B.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Owen Wingrave [by Britten, B.]

Hölderlin Fragmente [by Britten, B.]

Ėkho poėta [by Britten, B.]

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Owen Wingrave [by Britten, B.] (London : London, ℗1993 — OCLC Number 28934020)

Subjects:

Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843 — Musical settings

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 — Musical settings

Operas

Song cycles

Songs (High voice) with piano

Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837

Genres:

Operas

Song cycles

Songs

Musical settings

Performers:

In the 1st work: Benjamin Luxon, John Shirley-Quirk, baritones ; Nigel Douglas, tenor ; Sylvia Fisher, Heather Harper, Jennifer Vyvyan, sopranos ; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano ; Peter Pears, tenor, narrator ; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir ; English Chamber Orchestra ; the composer, conductor. In the 2nd work: Peter Pears, tenor ; Benjamin Britten, piano. In the 3rd work: Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano ; Mstislav Rostropovich, piano.

Performance Medium:

(Hölderlin fragments) 2 performers: tenor voice; piano
(Poet's echo) 2 performers: soprano voice; piano

General Notes:

The 1st work an opera in 2 acts; the 2nd-3rd works song cycles.
Libretto of the 1st work by Myfanwy Piper ; text of the 2nd work from poems by Friedrich Hölderlin ; text of the 3rd work from poems by Alexander Pushkin.
Editions recorded: Faber Music Ltd. (1st and 3rd works); Boosey & Hawkes (2nd work).
Recorded 1961, 1968, 1970 England.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: GBF077140701
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Publisher Number, Decca: 00028948346745

OCLC Numbers:

1291397702