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1. Heavenly Love, Earthly Joy (2006)
performed by Julian Bream (lute), Peter Pears (tenor)
composed by John Dowland, Philip Rosseter, Thomas Ford, Thomas MorleyThis reissue features a collection of lute songs by John Dowland, Thomas Morley, Philip Rosseter, and Thomas Ford, performed by tenor Peter Pears and ... More
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2. Puccini: Turandot (1984)
performed by Joan Sutherland (vocals), Luciano Pavarotti (vocals), Montserrat Caballé (vocals), Nicolai Ghiaurov (vocals), Peter Pears (vocals), Pier Francesco Poli (vocals), Piero de Palma (vocals), Sabin Markov (vocals), Tom Krause (vocals)
composed by Giacomo PucciniDecca's 1972 recording of Turandot features an all-star cast led by Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti. Turandot doesn't seem like the most ... More
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5. Schubert: Winterreise (2000)
performed by Benjamin Britten (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)
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6. Britten: War Requiem (1985)
performed by Benjamin Britten (spoken word), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Galina Vishnevskaya (spoken word), Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), John Culshaw (spoken word), Melos Ensemble of London, Peter Pears (tenor), Peter Pears (spoken word)
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7. Music For Voice & Guitar (1993)
performed by Julian Bream (guitar), Peter Pears (tenor)
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9. Bach: Cantatas BWV 67,108 & 127 (1992)
performed by Antonia Fahberg (soprano), Edgar Shann (oboe), Fritz Sonnleithner (violin), Georg Donderer (trumpet), Hedwig Bilgram (organ), Keith Engen (bass), Lilian Benningsen (alto), Peter Pears (tenor), Karl Richter (conductor)
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11. English Song
performed by Benjamin Britten (piano), Julian Bream (lute), Peter Pears (tenor)
composed by Anonymous, English, Arthur Oldham, Benjamin Britten, E.J. Moeran, Francis Pilkington, Frank Bridge, George Butterworth, Gustav Holst, John Dowland, John Ireland, Lennox Berkeley, Peter Warlock, Philip Rosseter, Thomas Campion, Thomas Ford, Thomas Morley -
13. Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes (1985)
performed by Claire Watson (soprano), David Kelly (bass), Geraint Evans (baritone), James Pease (vocals), Jean Watson (vocals), John Lanigan (tenor), Lauris Elms (vocals), Marion Studholme (soprano), Owen Brannigan (bass), Peter Pears (tenor), Raymond Nilsson (tenor)
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16. Dennis Brain Plays Mozart, Britten, Schumann & Fricker (2006)
performed by Benjamin Britten (piano), Dennis Brain (horn), Dennis Brain Wind Ensemble, Peter Pears (tenor), BBC Symphony Orchestra
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17. The Age of Gold
performed by Benjamin Britten (piano), Dennis Brain (french horn), Noel Mewton-Wood (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)
composed by Frank Martin, Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Michael Tippett, Paul Hindemith, Spoken WordList of all editionsWith Milton's The Age of Gold as a title, this disc has a lot to live up to. But this BBC broadcast recital from January 28, 1953, performed by tenor ... More
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18. Britten: Serenade; Berkeley: Horn Trio; Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
performed by Colin Horsley (piano), Dennis Brain (horn), Manoug Parikian (violin), Peter Pears (tenor)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, Lennox BerkeleyList of all editionsThe performances on this album are a pure pleasure. Dennis Brain is certainly one of the greatest horn players ever recorded, and one of only a ... More
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19. Britten Conducts Britten [Box Set] (2006)
performed by Alexander Murray (flute), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Benjamin Britten (piano), Denis Blyth (tympani [timpani]), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin)
composed by Benjamin BrittenList of all editionsThis disc is essentially self-recommending: anyone -- and that means anyone -- with an interest in the orchestral music and song cycles of the great ... More
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21. Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo; Winter Words; Who are these Children; etc.
performed by Benjamin Britten (piano), James Bowman (counter tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Peter Pears (tenor)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Henry PurcellList of all editionsAnyone who has always wanted to hear Benjamin Britten's realization of Purcell's When the cock begins to crow for counter-tenor and baritone, his Let ... More
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22. Bach: St. John Passion (1995)
performed by Adam Skeaping (viola da gamba), Adrian Beers (double bass), Adrian Thompson (vocals), Alfreda Hodgson (vocals), Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Gwynne Howell (vocals), Heather Harper (vocals), James Brown (oboe), Jenny Hill (vocals), John Shirley-Quirk (vocals)
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23. Kathleen Ferrier and Friends
performed by Frederick Stone (piano), George Roth (cello), Hans Gál (piano), Horst Gunter (baritone), Irmgard Seefried (soprano), John Francis (flute), Julius Patzak (tenor), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Kathleen Ferrier (piano), Millicent Silver (harpsichord)
composed by Felix Mendelssohn, Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frederick Handel, Gustav Mahler, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Lennox Berkeley, Unspecified -
24. Lutoslawski: Concerto for orchestra; Szymanowski: Concerto for violin Op61 (1996)
performed by Chantal Juillet (violin), London Sinfonietta, Peter Jablonski (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Ryszard Karcykowski (tenor), Kenneth Jewell Chorale (choir, chorus)
composed by Karol Szymanowski, Witold Lutoslawski

