Bejamin Britten: Albert Herring/ English Chamber Orchestra/Pears/Britten

Albert Herring, chamber opera, Op. 39

Composed by Benjamin Britten

Performed by English Chamber Orchestra

with Sheila Rex, Catherine Wilson, Joseph Ward, Johanna Peters, Edgar Evans, Sylvia Fisher, April Cantelo, Owen Brannigan, Sheila Amit, Anne Pashley, Stephen Terry, Peter Pears, John Noble

Conducted by Benjamin Britten

J.S.Bach: St.John Passion - B.Britten, Pears, Howell, Harper, Wandsworth School Boy's Choir, English Chamber Orchestra

J.S.Bach: St.John Passion, BWV 245
B.Britten, Pears, Howell, Harper, Wandsworth school boy's choir, English Chamber Orchestra

Britten: War Requiem - C.M.Giulini, S.Woytowicz, P.Pears, Melos Ensemble, B.Britten, New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra

 
Britten Benjamin : War Requiem
Carlo Maria Giulini, - Stefania Woytowicz, Peter Pears, Hans Wilbrink
Melos Ensemble-B. Britten, Wandworth Boy's Choir
New Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
BBC 1969, 2000

 War Requiem Op.66 : for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Chorus, Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Boy's Choir and Organ.
Words from the Missa pro Defunctis and the Poems of Wilfred Owen.
Stefania Woytowicz : Soprano
Peter Pears : Tenor
Hans Wilbrink : Baritone
Melos Ensemble
Benjamin Britten : Conductor
Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
New Philharmonia Chorus
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Carlo Maria Giulini : Conductor
Recording : Royal Albert Hall, London, 6 April 1969

For wf

Gramophone Music Magazine : Recomended recording for Britten's War Requiem Gramophone Editor's Choice 'This 1969 live performance has not been bettered - it has great conviction: the drama and the tragedy are powerfully conveyed.'  
Penguin Guide: 3 stars
 BBC Music Magazine - Feb-2001: 4 stars