Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge / Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
1991
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes) / Courtly Dances (Gloriana) / Suite on English Folk Tunes (A Time There Was)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes) / Courtly Dances (Gloriana) / Suite on English Folk Tunes (A Time There Was)
1991
Britten: Cantata misericordium / Deus in adjutorium meum / Chorale on an Old French Carol / Finzi: Requiem da camera / Holst: Psalms 86 & 148
1991
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Simple Symphony / Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Simple Symphony / Prokofiev: Classical Symphony
1991
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Ravel: Mother Goose
1991
Michelangelo Sonnets / Canticle 1 "My Beloved Is Mine" / Winter Words / The Salley Gardens / The Trees They Grow So High / Little Sir William / O Waly, Waly
Michelangelo Sonnets / Canticle 1 "My Beloved Is Mine" / Winter Words / The Salley Gardens / The Trees They Grow So High / Little Sir William / O Waly, Waly
1990
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10 / Young Apollo, op. 16 / Lachrymae, op. 48a / Simple Symphony, op. 4
1990
Les Illuminations / Quatre chansons françaises / Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
Les Illuminations / Quatre chansons françaises / Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
1989
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Holst: The Hymn of Jesus
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Holst: The Hymn of Jesus
1989
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Symphony for Cello and Orchestra / Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes" / Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
1989
Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch / Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël
Mendelssohn: Vom Himmel hoch / Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël
1989
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings / Mozart: Divertimento K 137
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings / Mozart: Divertimento K 137
1988
Respighi: La Boutique fantasque / Britten: Soirées musicales / Matinées musicales
Respighi: La Boutique fantasque / Britten: Soirées musicales / Matinées musicales
1983
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34 / Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, Op. 10
1967
