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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D Major, Op. 13 (1938) Frank Martin (1890-1974) Preludes for Piano (1948) No. 2: Allegretto tranquillo No. 3: Tranquillo ma con moto No. 5: Vivace No. 7: Lento No. 8: Vivace Marjorie Mitchell, Piano NDR (Norddeutsche Rundfunk) Symphony Orchestra William Strickland (Decca Gold Label, c. mid-1960's) Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 22 (1945) Raya Garbousova, Cello Musica Aeterna Orchestra / Frederick Waldman Benjamin Britten Serenade for Tenor Solo, Horn and Strings, Op. 31 (1943) (texts: various) Charles Bressler, Tenor Ralph Froelich, French Horn Musica Aeterna Orchestra / Frederick Waldman (Decca Gold Label, c. mid-1960's) Les Illuminations, Op. 18 (1939) (texts by Arthur Rimbaud) Janice Harsanyi, Soprano Princeton Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Harsanyi Norman Dello Joio (1913-2008) Meditations on Ecclesiastes (1957) (for String Orchestra) Princeton Chamber Orchestra / Nicholas Harsanyi (Decca Gold Label, c. mid-1960's) ________________________________ The recording offered here of Britten's cycle "Les Illuminations" was the first-ever recording this listener ever heard of Britten's music. This was on a radio broadcast during the mid-1960's. It still remains (for me, at least) one of the most satisfying performances when it comes to this composer's works. ___________________________________ LP transfers of above material. Includes covers, labels and notes (with vocal texts and translations). Sharing Widget |