Spring symphony : op. 44, for soprano, alto and tenor solos, mixed chorus, boys' choir and orchestra (41:28) -- Hymn to St. Cecilia : op. 17, for unacc. chorus (9:44) -- Five flower songs : op. 47, for mixed chorus and orchestra (10:33) -- War requiem : op. 46, for soloists, chorus, boys' choir and orchestra (1:22:49).
Language (note)
The 1st-3rd works sung in English, words from various sources; the 4th work sung in Latin and English, words from the Missa pro defunctis and the poems of Wilfred Owen.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer.
Title
War Requiem ; Spring symphony ; Five flower songs ; Hymn to St. Cecilia / Britten.
Publisher
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [2002]
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
In the 1st work: Alison Hagley, soprano ; Catherine Robbin, contralto ; John Mark Ainsley, tenor ; boy and girl choristers of Salisbury Cathedral. In the 2nd work: Emma Preston-Dunlop, Gill Ross, sopranos ; Penelope Vickers, contralto ; Peter Mitchell, tenor ; Richard Savage, bass. In the 3rd work: Monteverdi Choir ; Philharmonia Orchestra. In the 4th work: Luba Orgonasova, soprano ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor ; Boje Skovhus, baritone ; Tölzer Knabenchor ; Monteverdi Choir ; NDR-Chor ; NDR-Sinfonieorchester. In all works: John Eliot Gardiner, conductor.
Event
Recorded 1992 August and 1995 June.
Language
The 1st-3rd works sung in English, words from various sources; the 4th work sung in Latin and English, words from the Missa pro defunctis and the poems of Wilfred Owen.