Masterpiece: Britten

Tracklist

• 1
  Variations and Fugue on a theme of Purcell, Op. 34
  17:29
• 2
  The Foggy, Foggy Dew
  2:21
• 3
  The Sally Gardens
  2:19
• 4
  Matinees Musicales, Op.24: March
  2:41
• 5
  Matinees Musicales, Op.24: Nocturne
  4:30
• 6
  Matinees Musicales, Op.24: Waltz
  1:54
• 7
  Matinees Musicales, Op.24: Pantomime
  3:32
• 8
  Matinees Musicales, Op.24: Moto Perpetuo
  2:43
• 9
  Simple Symphony, Op.4: 1st Mvt: Boisterous Bourree
  2:49
• 10
  Simple Symphony, Op.4: 2nd Mvt: Playful Pizzicato
  3:02
• 11
  Simple Symphony, Op.4: 3rd Mvt: Sentimental Saraband
  7:00
• 12
  Simple Symphony, Op.4: 4th Mvt: Frolicsome Finale
  2:44
• 13
  The Last Rose of Summer (Groves of Blarney, Moore's Irish Melodies)
  4:21
• 14
  The Ashgrove (Welsh Tune)
  2:35
• 15
  An American Overture, Op.27
  10:26

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The Sacred Choral Music

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Suites pour violoncelle seul

Suites pour violoncelle seul 1998

A Ceremony of Carols

A Ceremony of Carols 1993

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony / Bizet: Symphony in C / Britten: Simple Symphony

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony / Bizet: Symphony in C / Britten: Simple Symphony 1988

Release credits

• Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  performing orchestra [9-12]
• BBC Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1]
• Benjamin Britten
  arranger [13-14]
• Christopher Bishop
  producer [9-12]
• City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [15]
• English Chamber Orchestra
  performing orchestra [4-8]
• Geoffrey Parsons
  piano [13-14]
• Neville Boyling
  balance [9-12]
• Philip Ledger
  piano [2-3]
• Robert Tear
  tenor vocals [2-3]
• Sarah Brightman
  soprano vocals [13-14]
• Simon Rattle
  conductor [15]
• Sir Alexander Gibson
  conductor [4-8]
• Sir Malcolm Sargent
  conductor [1]
• Sir Neville Marriner
  conductor [9-12]

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