Benjamin Britten - Collector's Edition [37CD Box Set] (2008)
Artist: Benjamin Britten
Title: Collector's Edition
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: EMI Classics [50999 2 17526 2 9]
Genre: Classical
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Total Time: 37CD
Total Size: 5.64 gb / 8.64 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Collector's Edition
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: EMI Classics [50999 2 17526 2 9]
Genre: Classical
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Total Time: 37CD
Total Size: 5.64 gb / 8.64 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving a comprehensive overview for beginners, as well as a fantastic value for seasoned collectors. Artists include Sir Simon Rattle, Paavo Järvi, Sir Neville Marriner, Daniel Harding, Steven Isserlis, Peter Pears, Britten himself on the piano, and more!
Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, writer of such towering operas as Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, The Turn of the Screw and others; orchestral works such as the Cello Symphony (for Rostropovich), the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; his string quartets; and his transcendant vocal works, such as the deeply-moving War Requiem.
Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, writer of such towering operas as Peter Grimes, Billy Budd, The Turn of the Screw and others; orchestral works such as the Cello Symphony (for Rostropovich), the Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra; his string quartets; and his transcendant vocal works, such as the deeply-moving War Requiem.
CD01 - Sinfonia da Requiem / Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes' / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (63:19)
CD02 - Canadian Carnival / Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra / Scottish Ballad / An American Overture / Occasional Overture / The Building of the House (76:00)
CD03 - Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / Young Apollo (74:29)
CD04 - Simple Symphony; Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge; Prelude and Fugue; Lachrymae (70:11)
CD05 - Symphonic Suite from 'Gloriana' / Cello Symphony / Men of Goodwill (72:17)
CD06 - Sinfonietta / Russian Funeral / Suite on English folk tunes: "A time there was...' / Matinées musicales / Soirées musicales / Rossini Suite (71:57)
CD07 - The Prince of the Pagodas (act I-II) (78:01)
CD08 - The Prince of the Pagodas (act III) (40:58)
CD09 - Rhapsody for string quartet / Quartettino / Elegy for solo viola / String Quartet in D / Phantasy in F minor for string quintet (60:51)
CD10 - Phantasy for oboe and string trio / Three Divertimenti / Alla Marcia / String Quartet No.1 (53:32)
CD11 - String Quartet No.2 / String Quartet No.3 (55:20)
CD12 - Cello Suites Nos.1-3 (73:05)
CD13 - Piano Music (79:54)
CD14 - Suite for violin and piano / Cello Sonata / Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe / Nocturnal after John Dowland (71:12)
CD15 - War Requiem (beginning) (60:42)
CD16 - War Requiem (conclusion) / Spring Symphony (67:51)
CD17 - Hymn to St. Cecilia / A Ceremony of Carols / Missa Brevis in D / Festival Te Deum / Rejoice in the Lamb / Te Deum in C / Jubilate Deo (77:32)
CD18 - A Hymn to the Virgin / Saint Nicolas / Hymn to St. Peter / A Hymn of St. Columba / Sacred and Profane (77:59)
CD19 - The Little Sweep / A Boy Was Born / A Shepherd's Carol (77:51)
CD20 - Noye's Fludde / AMDG / The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (77:32)
CD21 - The Company of Heaven / Ballad of Heroes / Praise We Great Men (73:14)
CD22 - Les illuminations / Serenade for tenor, horn and strings / Now sleeps the crimson petal / Nocturne (75:49)
CD23 - Quatre chansons françaises / Our Hunting Fathers / Folksong arrangements / Phaedra / Five French folksong arrangements (74:20)
CD24 - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / Holy Sonnets of John Donne / On This Island / Winter Words (73:41)
CD25 - The Five Canticles / Folksong arrangements (75:00)
CD26 - Songs / Folksong arrangements / Folk songs (70:55)
CD27. Purcell arrangements; Die Forelle (Schubert); Frühlingsnacht (Schumann) (41:21)
CD28. Paul Bunyan (prologue, act I) (64:14)
CD29. Paul Bunyan (act II, appendix) (66:29)
CD30. Peter Grimes (prologue, act I-II) (72:06)
CD31. Peter Grimes (act II-III) (72:36)
CD32. The Turn Of The Screw (prologue, act I) (52:26)
CD33. The Turn Of The Screw (act II) (54:24)
CD34. A Midsummer Night's Dream (act I-II) (77:13)
CD35. A Midsummer Night's Dream (act II-III) (77:11)
CD36. The Rape Of Lucretia (abridged version) (73:55)
CD37. Scenes from Peter Grimes; Folksong arrangements (51:21)
