Peter Pears
Type
Person
Location
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Formed
22 June 1910
Ended
3 April 1986
Albums47
- Owen WingraveBritten; Benjamin Luxon, John Shirley‐Quirk, Nigel Douglas, Sylvia Fisher, Jennifer Vyvyan, Janet Baker, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten20181.00 ★
- War RequiemBenjamin Britten; London Symphony Chorus, Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, The Bach Choir, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Benjamin Britten2013
- The MasterpiecesBenjamin Britten; Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan, Janine Jansen, Benjamin Britten, George Guest, Stephen Cleobury, Norman Del Mar, Paavo Järvi, George Malcolm2013
- Walton: Facade / Siesta / Scapino / Portsmouth Point / Orb and Sceptre / Bax: Coronation March 1953 / Bliss: Welcome the QueenWalton, Bax, Bliss; Edith Sitwell, Peter Pears, Anthony Collins, Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir Arthur Bliss2010
- Cantatas BWV 67, 108 & 127J. S. Bach / Benningsen • Pears • Fahberg • Engen, Karl Richter2007
- FolksongsBritten; Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten2004
- Mass in B minorBach; Jenny Hill, Janet Baker, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, New Philharmonia Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini2001
- Peter GrimesBritten; Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten2001
- The British Music Collection: Benjamin Britten: The RaritiesBenjamin Britten; Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, Owen Brannigan, Mtislav Rostropovich, András Schiff, Jennifer Vyvyan, Helen Watts, Osian Ellis, Galina Vishnevskaya, Heinz Holliger, Benjamin Britten, George Malcolm, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus2001
- Beethoven: Sextet, op. 81b / Schubert: “Auf dem Strom” / Haydn: Horn Concerto no. 1Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn; Dennis Brain, Alan Civil, Peter Pears, Noel Mewton-Wood, Léo Wurmser, Dennis Brain Wind Quintet2001
- Epitaffio / Doria / GreeningArne Nordheim; Peter Pears, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Per Dreier2000
- The Turn of the ScrewBritten; Peter Pears, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, Arda Mandikian, The English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten2000
- The Prodigal SonBenjamin Britten; Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten1999
- Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes / Tchaikovsky / Rossini: Songs & DuetsBrahms, Tchaikovsky, Rossini; Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Claudio Arrau, Benjamin Britten1999
- Our Hunting Fathers / Who Are These Children? / Still Falls the Rain / LachrymaeBritten; Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten1999
- Schubert: Lieder / Britten: On This Island / Wolf: Mörike LiederSchubert, Britten, Wolf; Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten1999
- Schumann: Liederkreis, op. 39 / Fauré: La Bonne Chanson / Purcell / Schubert: FolksongsPeter Pears, Benjamin Britten1999
- Serenade for Strings / Nocturne / Suite "Mozartiana" / Legend "Christ in His Garden"Tchaikovsky; Mstislav Rostropovich, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten1999
- Mass in B minorJ. S. Bach; Danco, Ferrier, Pears, Boyce, BBC Chorus, Boyd Neel Orchestra, George Enescu1998
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Holst: The Hymn of Jesus / Delius: Sea DriftElgar, Holst, Delius; Benjamin Britten, Yvonne Minton, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, London Symphony Chorus, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, London Symphony Orchestra1996
- Elizabethan Lute SongsMorley, Thomas Morley, Thomas Ford;Philip Rosseter, Thomas Ford, Thomas Campion, Francis Pilkington; Peter Pears, Julian Bream1995
- Spring Symphony / Four Sea Interludes / The Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraBenjamin Britten; Concertgebouw Orchestra, Eduard van Beinum, Kathleen Ferrier, Jo Vincent, Peter Pears1994
- Acis und Galatea / Baroque AriasHandel; Joan Sutherland, Peter Pears, Philomusica of London, St. Anthony Singers, Sir Adrian Boult1993
- Billy BuddBenjamin Britten; Peter Pears, Theodor Uppman, Frederick Dalberg, Hervey Alan, Geraint Evans, Michael Langdon, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden1993
- Die schöne Müllerin, 3 LiederSchubert; Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten1993
- Matthäus-PassionHeinrich Schütz, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, Heinrich Schütz Choir & Sir Roger Norrington1993
- Serenade / Winter Words / Michelangelo SonnetsBritten; Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Benjamin Britten1992
- The Fairy QueenPurcell; Vyvyan, Bowman, Pears, Shirley‐Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten1992
- WinterreiseFranz Schubert; Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten1991
- Death in VeniceBenjamin Britten; Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Opera Group, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford1990
- The Turn of the ScrewBenjamin Britten; Peter Pears, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Joan Cross, English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten1990
- FaçadeWalton; Sitwell, Pears1990
- Oedipus RexStravinsky; Peter Pears, Kerstin Meyer, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti1990
- Szenen aus Goethes FaustSchumann; Benjamin Britten, Fischer‐Dieskau, Harwood, Pears, Shirley‐Quirk1990
- Curlew RiverBritten; English Opera Group, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, Benjamin Britten1989
- Billy BuddBenjamin Britten; Sir Peter Pears, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra1989
- Danny Boy: Grainger FavouritesPercy Grainger; Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Steuart Bedford1989
- Serenade / Les Illuminations / NocturneBenjamin Britten; Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten1986
- Peter GrimesBenjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden1985
- Our Hunting Fathers / On This Island / A Charm of LullabiesBenjamin Britten; Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Helen Watts1981
- 6 Poems & Requiem, Op. 90 / Liederkreis, Op. 39 / 5 Lieder, Op. 40Robert Schumann; Peter Pears, Murray Perahia1979
- TurandotPuccini; Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caballé, Ghiaurov, Krause, Pears, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta1973
- A Midsummer Night’s DreamBritten; Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, Heather Harper, Stephen Terry, John Shirley‐Quirk, Helen Watts, Owen Brannigan, Norman Lumsden, Kenneth MacDonald, David Kelly, Robert Tear, Keith Raggett, London Symphony, Benjamin Britten1966
- War RequiemBenjamin Britten; Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau1963
- Acis & GalateaHandel; Joan Sutherland, Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan, David Galliver, St. Anthony Singers, Philomusica of London & Sir Adrian Boult1960
- Britten: Serenade / Berkeley: Horn Trio / Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 1Britten, Berkeley, Bach; Pears, Goossens, Dennis Brain
- St. John Passion: HighlightsBach; Peter Pears, Heather Harper, Alfreda Hodgson, John Shirley‐Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Live Albums5
- The Aldeburgh Recital: Schumann, Schubert & FauréRobert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré; Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten2022
- A Midsummer Night’s DreamBritten; Alfred Deller, Jennifer Vyvyan, Thomas Hemsley, Marjorie Thomas, April Cantelo, Owen Brannigan, Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten2016
- Symphonies nos. 39 & 41 / 2 Concert AriasWolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten2000
- War RequiemBritten; Stefania Woytowicz, Peter Pears, Hans Wilbrink, Melos Ensemble, Benjamin Britten, Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, New Philharmonia Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini2000
- Julian Bream In ConcertJohn Dowland, William Byrd; Julian Bream, Peter Pears1965
Compilations16
- Murray Perahia Plays SchumannSchumann; Murray Perahia, Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker, Pears2017
- Britten 100: The Birthday CollectionBenjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Sängerknaben2013
- Oedipus Rex / Apollon Musagète / Symphonies D'Instruments À VentIgor Strawinsky; Peter Pears, Martha Mödl, Heinz Rehfuss, Otto Von Rohr, Helmut Krebs, Werner Hessenland, Männerchöre des NWDR, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester, Igor Strawinsky2013
- 2010
- Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / Winter Words / Who are these Children / Tit for Tat / Let the Florid Music Praise / Purcell RealizationsBenjamin Britten, Henry Purcell; Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, James Bowman, Benjamin Britten2006
- Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / 4 Folksongs / Walton: FaçadeBritten, Walton; Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Dame Edith Sitwell, Anthony Collins2001
- Bach: Cantatas nos. 102 & 151 / Purcell: Celebrate this FestivalJohann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell; Dame Janet Baker, James Bowman, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten2000
- Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day / Britten: Choral Dances (from "Gloriana")George Frideric Handel, Benjamin Britten; Heather Harper, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten1999
- LiederSchubert, Wolf; Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten1999
- Shostakovich: Symphony no. 14 / Britten: Nocturne, op. 60Shostakovich, Benjamin Britten; English Chamber Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mark Rezhetin, Peter Pears1999
- Sacred MasterworksBach; Ameling, Watts, Pears, Prey, Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger1998
- Julian Bream Edition, Volume 18: Music for Voice & GuitarBritten, Seiber, Walton; Julian Bream, Sir Peter Pears1993
- Julian Bream Edition, Volume 19: Elizabethan Lute SongsSir Peter Pears & Julian Bream1993
- Poulenc: Le Bestiaire / Tel jour, telle nuit / 9 mélodies / Britten: Michelangelo Songs / John Donne SonnetsFrancis Poulenc, Benjamin Britten; Pierre Bernac, Francis Poulenc, Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten1993
- Songs by Schubert and Wolf : a personal selection by Sir Peter Pears from his recordings in The BBC Sound ArchivesFranz Schubert, Hugo Wolf; Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten1981
- The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 51/52 : Britten : War RequiemLondon Symphony Orchestra, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, Peter Pears, Галина Павловна Вишневская, The Bach Choir, Benjamin Britten & London Symphony Chorus1980
