Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist, and one of the central musical figures of the twentieth century. As an artist in the Pristine catalogue he appears conducting and performing his own music.
Britten’s recorded legacy as performer is especially valuable because it documents his preferred pacing, texture and dramatic balance in works such as the War Requiem, Nocturne and Ou...
BRITTEN War Requiem
BRITTEN Nocturne
BRITTEN Our Hunting Fathers
Live and studio recordings, 1959-62
Total duration: 2hr 20:20
Peter Pears, tenor
Heather Harper, soprano
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Coventry Festival Choir
Boys Of Holy Trinity, Leamington
Boys Of Holy Trinity, Stratford
Melos Ensemble
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Benjamin Britten
conducted by Meredith Davies
BRITTEN Billy Budd
Studio broadcast recording, 1960
Total duration: 2hr 27:09
Edward Fairfax Vere - Peter Pears
Billy Budd - Joseph Ward
John Claggart - Michael Langdon
BBC Men's Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Benjamin Britten
BRITTEN A Midsummer Night's Dream
World premiere recording, 1960
Total duration: 2hr 17:55
Oberon - Alfred Deller
Titania - Jennifer Vyvyan
Bottom - Owen Brannigan
English Opera Group Orchestra
conducted by Benjamin Britten