Benjamin Britten

The fifth variation in Britten's third opus, the Corpus Christi Carol, finds words in a hymn first found in the early 16th century, music was later added by Peter Warlock, and then in 1933, by Benjami...

2013 marks Britten's centenary making this year largely focused on his music. 'Deo Gracias' (thanks be to God) was one of the carols drawn from texts in 'The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems', which Br...

gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier (Harfe)

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Brittens beliebter weihnachtlicher Chorklassiker ist nun zum ersten Mal in einer französischen Übersetzung erhältlich. Maurice Budry übersetzte bereits den größten Teil des Werks mit Brittens Zustimmu...

Brittens beliebter weihnachtlicher Chorklassiker ist nun zum ersten Mal in einer französischen Übersetzung erhältlich. Maurice Budry übersetzte bereits den größten Teil des Werks mit Brittens Zustimmu...

Diese Bearbeitungen Benjamin Brittens von Schuberts Die Forelle op. 32, (D 550) für kleines Orchester und Schumanns Frühlingsnacht op. 39, Nr. 12 für Kammerorchester stammen aus dem Jahr 1942 und sind...

Cello, Klavier; CD

In this second Parable for church performance, Britten sustains the influence of the Noh tradition in Curlew River, while taking inspiration from the Biblical story Ananias, Azarias and Misael. It tel...

Curlew River - A Parable for Church Performance (Op. 71) is the first of three Church Parables by Benjamin Britten. The work is based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa (Sumida River) of Juro Motomas...

Of all the parables in the New Testament none has had quite such a universal and ever-renewed appeal as that of the Prodigal Son. With its unforgettable climax of reward and rejoicing being lavished n...

A committed pacifist born into a renowned military family is met with a torrent of disapproval over his beliefs yet desperate to keep the love of his would-be bride, Owen is determined to prove his in...

The story of the American folk hero follows the development of the American continent from virgin forest to civilization. It does so in a deliberately eclectic style. Spoken dialogue is interspersed w...

A committed pacifist born into a renowned military family is met with a torrent of disapproval over his beliefs yet desperate to keep the love of his would-be bride, Owen is determined to prove his in...

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