| Description |
1 audio disc (65 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
010521 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
First work a solo cantata; 2nd originally for viola and piano, acc. arr. for string orchestra; 3rd work for wind quintet, string quartet, and double bass; 4th a suite from incidental music to a BBC production for flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, harp, and percussion; 5th for wind quintet and bass clarinet; 6th an excerpt from music for a documentary film. |
| Performer |
Jean Rigby, mezzo soprano (1st work) ; Roger Chase, viola (2nd work) ; Nigel Hawthorne, narrator (6th work) ; The Nash Ensemble ; Lionel Friend, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Nov. 20-22, 1995 and Feb. 2, 1996. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Durations: 15:51; 12:51; 14:00; 9:45; 7:55; 4:14. |
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Program notes by Philip Reed in English with French and German translations and texts in English (23 p. : ports. ; 12 cm.) in container. |
| Subject |
Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice)
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Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice) |
| Genre/Form |
Incidental music.
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Incidental music.
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| Subject |
Wind sextets (Bassoon, clarinets (2), flute, horn, oboe)
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Wind sextets (Bassoon, clarinets (2), flute, horn, oboe) |
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Viola with string orchestra, Arranged.
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Viola with string orchestra, Arranged. |
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Symphonies (Instrumental ensemble)
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Symphonies (Instrumental ensemble) |
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Motion picture music -- Excerpts.
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Motion picture music -- Excerpts. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Rigby, Jean, singer.
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Chase, Roger, instrumentalist.
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Hawthorne, Nigel, narrator.
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Friend, Lionel, conductor.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Phaedra.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Lachrymae; arranged.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Sinfonietta, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violins (2), viola, cello, double bass, op. 1.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Sword in the stone. Suite.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Moderato con molto moto.
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Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Night mail. End sequence.
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Nash Ensemble, performer.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78016671
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Lachrymae.
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Sword in the stone.
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Night mail end sequence.
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| Standard No. |
3457116845 |
| Music No. |
CDA66845 Hyperion |
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