Artist: Benjamin Britten
Genre: Classical
Benjamin Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist born in 1913, considered one of the greatest British 20th-century composers. Britten created a distinctive British classical voice combining modernist techniques with accessibility and emotional directness. His opera 'Peter Grimes' in 1945 revitalized British opera and remains one of the most performed 20th-century operas. Other significant works include 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra,' 'War Requiem,' and 'A Ceremony of Carols.' Britten wrote extensively for children and amateur performers while also creating challenging professional works. He was made a life peer in 1976, the first composer to receive this honor. He passed away in 1976.
Benjamin Britten vinyl records (37)
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by SIMON RATTLE Young Apollo / Canadian Carnival / Four French Songs / Scottish Ballad (1982 UK digitally recorded Stereo LP pressed in Germany for the UK market also featuring Jill Gomez [Soprano] and Peter Donohoe & Philip Fowke [Piano] sample stickered gatefold picture sleeve
£14.00 used
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by BENJAMIN BRITTEN Serenade / Les Illuminations (1986 Dutch Stereo LP issue of performances from 1964 & 1967 featuring Peter Pears [Tenor] & Barry Tuckwell [Horn] complete with fold out libretto picture sleeve with sleeve notes in English French German & Italian
£14.00 used
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conducted by BENJAMIN BRITTEN Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings / Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra (1964 UK first issue STEREO LP on the unboxed ffss label with Original Recording By The Decca Record Co. Ltd label perimeter text also featuring Peter Pears & Barry Tuckwell complete with libretto insert front laminated picture sleeve
£56.00 used
BENJAMIN BRITTEN Journey Of The Magi / Who Are These Children. / Tit For Tat (1973 UK Stereo LP with the composer on Piano also featuring James Bowman John Shirley-Quirk & Peter Pears on Vocals complete with libretto insert front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless SXL6608) Track Listing: Who Are These Children Op
£17.00 used
BENJAMIN BRITTEN Matinees & Soiree Musicales / Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (80s UK 3-track Stereo Music For Pleasure issue of the 1965 original vinyl LP performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Robert Irving and the Bath Festival Orchestra conducted by Yehudi Menuhin. Front laminated picture sleeve with extensive liner notes
£12.00 used
THE ENGLISH OPERA GROUP directed by BENJAMIN BRITTEN & VIOLA TUNNARD The Burning Fiery Furnace (1967 UK first issue Stereo LP on the wide band Decca label complete with eight page illustrated libretto front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear mostly to the unlaminated back & the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play SET356)
£23.00 used
PETER PEARS & BARRY TUCKWELL with THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by BENJAMIN BRITTEN Serenade For Tenor Horn And Strings / Les Illuminations (1970 UK Stereo LP on the narrow band Decca label complete withlibretto insert front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just light shelfwear with a bit of rippling and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play SXL6449) Track Listing: Serenade Op
£17.00 used
ROBERT TEAR & PHILIP LEDGER The Foggy Foggy Dew (Benjamin Britten Folk Song Arrangements) (1975 UK 19-track vinyl LP front laminated picture sleeve HQS1341) Track Listing: The Foggy Foggy Dew The Plough Boy Sweet Polly Oliver O Waly Waly Come You Not From Newcastle. The Minstrel Boy The Brisk Young Widow Ca The Yowes The Lincolnshire Poacher Le Roi Sen Va-ten Chasse La Belle Est Au Jardin Damour Quand Jétais Chez Mon Père The Sally Gardens Little Sir William The Bonny Earl OMoray O Can Ye Sew Cushions
£12.00 used
BENJAMIN BRITTEN Spring Symphony (1961 UK First Stereo on the wide band Decca label (Orginal Recording circumference text) featuring by Jennifer Vyvyan [Soprano] Norma Procter [Contralto] Peter Pears [Tenor] & The Emanuel School Boys Chorus complete with libretto insert front laminated picture sleeve
£39.00 used
BRITTEN / HINDEMITH Sinfonietta Op. 1 / Octet (1957–8) (1965 UK 8-track stereo LP on the black wideband Decca label performed by members of the Vienna Octet front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear/corner creasingwhilst the vinyl appears barely played SXL6208) Track Listing: Britten: Sinfonietta Op
£28.00 used










