Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam · Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra · New York Philharmonic Orchestra · The Boyd Neel String Orchestra · The Morrison Boys Choir · English Opera Group Orchestra
Peter Pears · Dennis Brain · Clifford Curzon · Maria Korchinska · Jennifer Vyvyan · Joan Cross · David Hemmings · Olive Dyer · Arda Mandikian · Malcolm Sargent · Eduard van Beinum · John Barbirolli · Boyd Neel · Benjamin Britten

CD 1

Simple Symphony, Op. 4
The Boyd Neel String Orchestra
Boyd Neel, conductor
Recorded 1939

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
The Boyd Neel String Orchestra
Boyd Neel, conductor
Recorded 1938

Passacaglia, Op. 33
Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Eduard van Beinum, conductor
Recorded 1947

Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
(Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), Op. 34

Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Recorded 1946

CD 2

British Folk Songs (arr. Britten)
Peter Pears, tenor
Benjamin Britten, piano
Recorded 1944

Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo
Peter Pears, tenor
Benjamin Britten, piano
Recorded 1942

Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Peter Pears, tenor
Dennis Brain, horn
The Boyd Neel Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded 1944

Introduction & Rondo alla Burlesca, Op. 23 No. 1
Mazurka Elegiaca, Op. 23 No. 2

Clifford Curzon, piano
Benjamin Britten, piano
Recorded 1944

CD 3

Peter Grimes – Four Sea Interludes

Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Eduard van Beinum, conductor
Recorded 1947

A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28

The Morrison Boys Choir
Ivor Sims, choirmaster
Maria Korchinska, harp
Recorded 1943/44

Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

New York Philharmonic Orchestra
John Barbirolli, conductor
Recorded 1941

CD 4

The Turn of the Screw (Highlights)

The Prologue – Peter Pears
The Governess – Jennifer Vyvyan
Miles – David Hemmings
Flora – Olive Dyer
Mrs. Grose – Joan Cross
Quint – Peter Pears
Miss Jessel – Arda Mandikian

English Opera Group Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded 1954