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Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten (05:08)

Only audio No copyright infringement intended If you want to leave feedback,please in english or german,besides Dutch ofcourse!

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part1 (08:17)

Benjamin BRITTEN: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 Part 1 The conductor is Michael Tilson Thomas Britten's theme is taken from Purcell's "The Moor's Revenge This is the London Symphony Orchestra ......

Benjamin Britten - Violin Concerto, Op. 15 - 1st mvmt (09:05)

Britten Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 15 I. Moderato con moto Eric Wuest, violin Valeria Morgovskaya, piano

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was... (01:04)

www.digitalclassicsdvd.com Tony Palmer's Prix Italia winning documentary on the great English composer. Interviews with Peter Pears, Leonard Bernstein, Julian Bream and more. Extracts include Peter Grimes, Billy Budd,...

Benjamin Britten: The Turn of The Screw (part 1) (09:55)

1982 Filmed version of this perhaps Britten's most popular opera after Peter Grimes after the Victorian-gothic story by Henry James and starring Heather Harper as Miss Jessel, Helen Donath as the Governess, Robert...

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Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 - 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, violist and pianist.

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Benjamin Britten's Best Songs

1. This Little Babe
2. War Requiem Op.66;I. Requiem Aeternam
3. I. Introduction and Theme
4. War Requiem Op.66;V. Agnus Dei
5. War Requiem Op.66;III. Offertorium
6. String Trio War Requiem "Libera Me"
7. Frolicsome Finale
8. Cakes And Ale
9. War Requiem Op.66;II. Dies Irae
10. Dies irae

Benjamin Britten Discography

Benjamin Britten albums.

Before Life & After (tenor: Mark Padmore piano: Roger Vignoles) - 06/09/2009 (Harmonia Mundi/US)
War Requiem (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten, soprano: Galina Vishnevskaya, tenor: Peter Pears, baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) (disc 1) - (Decca/XE)
War Requiem (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten, soprano: Galina Vishnevskaya, tenor: Peter Pears, baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) (disc 2) - (Decca/XE)
Rattle Conducts Britten (disc 1) - 28/11/2005 (EMI Classics/US)
Rattle Conducts Britten (disc 2) - 28/11/2005 (EMI Classics/US)
Les Illuminations (Scottish Ensemble, directed by Clio Gould ) - 07/02/2005 (Linn Records/GB)
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge - (Naxos/GB)
Les Illuminations / Our Hunting Fathers / Chansons Francaises (feat. soprano: Felicity Lott) - 21/09/2004 (Naxos/US)
The Rape of Lucretia / Phaedra (English Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 1) - (London/US)
The Rape of Lucretia / Phaedra (English Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 2) - (London/US)
Peter Grimes (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 1) - 02/2001 (Decca Classics/XW)
Peter Grimes (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 2) - 02/2001 (Decca Classics/XW)
Sinfonia da Requiem / 4 Sea interludes / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Libor Pesek) - 23/05/2000 (Virgin Classics/XU)
Rejoice in the Lamb / Hymn to St Cecilia / Missa Brevis (Choir of St John's College feat. conductor: Christopher Robinson) - 01/05/2000 (Naxos/GB)
String Quartets, Volume 2: No. 3 / A Simple Symphony (Maggini String Quartet) - 01/10/1999 (Naxos/GB)
War Requiem (New York Philharmonic feat. conductor: Kurt Masur) (disc 1) - (Teldec Classics/DE)
War Requiem (New York Philharmonic feat. conductor: Kurt Masur) (disc 2) - (Teldec Classics/DE)
A Ceremony of Carols - 14/10/1997 (Supraphon/US)
A Ceremony of Carols (Westminster Abbey Choir; Martin Neary, Dir.) - (Sony Classical/US)
Rostropovich: The Russian Years 1950-1974 (disc 2: Benjamin Britten) - (EMI Classics/GB)
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 / Missa Brevis in D, Op. 63 / Hymns (Westminster Cathedral Choir feat. conductor: David Hill) - 12/11/1993 (Hyperion/GB)
The Choral Works Vol.3 (The Sixteen, feat. conductor Harry Christophers) - (Collins Classics/GB)
War Requiem (NDR-Sinfonieorchester feat. conductor: John Eliot Gardiner, Luba Orgonasova, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boje Skovhus, The Monteverdi Choir, NDR-Chor, Tolzer Knabenchor) (disc 1) - 08/1992 (Deutsche Grammophon/DE)
War Requiem (NDR-Sinfonieorchester feat. conductor: John Eliot Gardiner, Luba Orgonasova, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boje Skovhus, The Monteverdi Choir, NDR-Chor, Tolzer Knabenchor) (disc 2) - (Deutsche Grammophon/DE)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Four Sea Interludes (BBC Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Andrew Davis) - (Apex/GB)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (London Symphony Orchestra & Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 1) - (London/US)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (London Symphony Orchestra & Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 2) - (London/US)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult) - (EMI Records/GB)
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Les Illuminations / Lachrymae - 08/1989 (BIS/SE)