Benjamin Britten

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Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (* 22. November 1913 in Lowestoft; † 4. Dezember 1976 in Aldeburgh) war ein bedeutender englischer Komponist, Dirigent und Pianist.

Leben und Werk

Schon als neunjähriges Kind schrieb Britten seine ersten Kompositionen. Während der Schulzeit wurde er auf diesem Gebiet, sowie im Klavier- und Bratschenspiel unterrichtet. Anschließend studierte er Klavier und Komposition am Royal College of Music in London, das er 1933 verließ. Read more on Last.fm

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Before Life & After (tenor: Mark Padmore piano: Roger Vignoles) (2009)
War Requiem (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten, soprano: Galina Vishnevskaya, tenor: Peter Pears, baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) (disc 1) (2006)
War Requiem (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten, soprano: Galina Vishnevskaya, tenor: Peter Pears, baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) (disc 2) (2006)
Death in Venice (BBC Singers & City of London Sinfonia feat. conductor: Richard Hickox) (disc 1) (2005)
Death in Venice (BBC Singers & City of London Sinfonia feat. conductor: Richard Hickox) (disc 2) (2005)
Les Illuminations (Scottish Ensemble, directed by Clio Gould ) (2005)
Rattle Conducts Britten (disc 1) (2005)
Rattle Conducts Britten (disc 2) (2005)
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge (2005)
Les Illuminations / Our Hunting Fathers / Chansons Francaises (feat. soprano: Felicity Lott) (2004)
Albert Herring (City of London Sinfonia feat. conductor: Richard Hickox) (disc 1) (2003)
Albert Herring (City of London Sinfonia feat. conductor: Richard Hickox) (disc 2) (2003)
The Rape of Lucretia / Phaedra (English Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 1) (2003)
The Rape of Lucretia / Phaedra (English Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 2) (2003)
The Turn of the Screw (Mahler Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Daniel Harding) (disc 1) (2002)
The Turn of the Screw (Mahler Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Daniel Harding) (disc 2) (2002)
Cello Suites Nos. 1-3 (Truls M??rk) (2001)
Billy Budd (London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Tiffin Boys' Choir feat. conductor: Richard Hickox) (disc 1) (2000)
Rattle Conducts Britten (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, feat. conductor: Sir Simon Rattle) (disc 1) (2000)
Rattle Conducts Britten (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, feat. conductor: Sir Simon Rattle) (disc 2) (2000)
Rejoice in the Lamb / Hymn to St Cecilia / Missa Brevis (Choir of St John's College feat. conductor: Christopher Robinson) (2000)
Sinfonia da Requiem / 4 Sea interludes / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor: Libor Pesek) (2000)
Britten: Peter Grimes (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. tenor: Jon Vickers, soprano: Heather Harper, baritone: Jonathan Summers, conductor: Sir Colin Davis) (disc 1) (1999)
Britten: Peter Grimes (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. tenor: Jon Vickers, soprano: Heather Harper, baritone: Jonathan Summers, conductor: Sir Colin Davis) (disc 2) (1999)
String Quartets, Volume 2: No. 3 / A Simple Symphony (Maggini String Quartet) (1999)
War Requiem (New York Philharmonic feat. conductor: Kurt Masur) (disc 1) (1998)
War Requiem (New York Philharmonic feat. conductor: Kurt Masur) (disc 2) (1998)
A Ceremony of Carols (Westminster Abbey Choir; Martin Neary, Dir.) (1997)
Rostropovich: The Russian Years 1950-1974 (disc 2: Benjamin Britten) (1997)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Canadian Carnival / An American Overture / Suite on English Folk Tunes / Sinfonia da Requiem (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Simon Rattle) (1997)
War Requiem (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, feat. conductor: Martyn Brabbins) (disc 1) (1996)
War Requiem (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, feat. conductor: Martyn Brabbins) (disc 2) (1996)
Lachrymae / Frank Bridge Variations / Simple Symphony (Norwegian Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Iona Brown) (1995)
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 / Missa Brevis in D, Op. 63 / Hymns (Westminster Cathedral Choir feat. conductor: David Hill) (1993)
The Choral Works Vol.3 (The Sixteen, feat. conductor Harry Christophers) (1993)
War Requiem (NDR-Sinfonieorchester feat. conductor: John Eliot Gardiner, Luba Orgonasova, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boje Skovhus, The Monteverdi Choir, NDR-Chor, Tölzer Knabenchor) (disc 1) (1992)
War Requiem (NDR-Sinfonieorchester feat. conductor: John Eliot Gardiner, Luba Orgonasova, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boje Skovhus, The Monteverdi Choir, NDR-Chor, Tölzer Knabenchor) (disc 2) (1992)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Four Sea Interludes (BBC Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Sir Andrew Davis) (1991)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (London Symphony Orchestra & Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 1) (1990)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (London Symphony Orchestra & Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 2) (1990)
The Turn of the Screw (English Opera Group Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 1) (1990)
The Turn of the Screw (English Opera Group Orchestra feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 2) (1990)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult) (1990)
Cello Symphony / Sinfonia da Requiem / Cantata misericordium (1989)
Les Illuminations / Bridge Variations / Simple Symphony (The English Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Gilbert Levine, soprano: Elisabeth Söderström) (1989)
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Les Illuminations / Lachrymae (1989)
Peter Grimes (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 1) (1985)
Peter Grimes (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 2) (1985)
Peter Grimes (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 3) (1985)
War Requiem (Melos Ensemble of London, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Bach Choir & Highgate School Choir feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 1) (1985)
War Requiem (Melos Ensemble of London, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Bach Choir & Highgate School Choir feat. conductor: Benjamin Britten) (disc 2) (1985)
Op. 10, OP. 4, Op. 29
A Ceremony of Carols
A Ceremony of Carols (New London Children's Choir feat. conductor: Ronald Corp)
A Ceremony of Carols / Rejoice in the Lamb / A Boy was Born (Choir of King's College Cambridge, feat. conductor: Stephen Cleobury)
Albert Herring Disc 1
Albert Herring Disc 2
Billy Budd (London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Tiffin Boys' Choir feat. conductor: Richard Hickox) (disc 2)
Billy Budd (London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and Tiffin Boys' Choir feat. conductor: Richard Hickox) (disc 3)
Britten Choral Music
Canticles I-V / The Heart of the Matter (Philip Langridge)
Complete Cello Suites (Torleif Thedéen, cello)
Folksongs / Benjamin Britten / Pears (Tenor) / Britten (Piano)
Peter Grimes (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. conductor: Sir Colin Davis) (disc 1)
Peter Grimes (Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden feat. conductor: Sir Colin Davis) (disc 2)
Realizations from Harmonia Sacra
Saint Nicolas & Hymn to Saint Cecilia (Croydon Singers & English Chamber Orchestra feat. conductor: Matthew Best & tenor: Anthony Rolfe Johnson)
Serenade, Les Illuminations, Nocturne
Sinfonia da Requiem / Gloriana Suite / Sea Interludes (London Symphony Orchestra, feat. conductor: Steuart Bedford)
The Little Sweep, Let's Make an Opera, Op. 45 / A Boy Was Born, Op. 3
War Requiem
War Requiem (Oxford Christ Church Cathedral Choir, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus feat. conductor: Sir Simon Rattle) (disc 1)
War Requiem (Oxford Christ Church Cathedral Choir, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus feat. conductor: Sir Simon Rattle) (disc 2)
War Requiem / Spring Symphony / Five Flower Songs / Hymn to St. Cecilia (John Eliot Gardiner) (disc 1)
War Requiem / Spring Symphony / Five Flower Songs / Hymn to St. Cecilia (John Eliot Gardiner) (disc 2)
War Requiem Op. 66 (disc 2)

Singles

 
War Requiem Op. 66 (disc 1)

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