Chamber works : Phaedra ; Lachrymae ; Sinfonietta ; The sword in the stone ; Movement for wind sextet ; Night mail. / Britten.

Included WorkBritten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Lachrymae.
Included WorkBritten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Phaedra.
Included WorkBritten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 Sextets, woodwinds.
Included WorkBritten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sinfonietta, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violins (2), viola, cello, double bass, op. 1.
Included WorkBritten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sword in the stone.
Included WorkChase, Roger, instrumentalist.
Included WorkFriend, Lionel, conductor.
Included WorkHawthorne, Nigel narrator.
Included WorkRigby, Jean vocalist.
Included WorkNash Ensemble, performer.
Uniform titleWorks. Selections
General noteDurations: 15:51; 12:51; 14:00; 9:45; 7:55; 4:14.
General noteFirst 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.
General noteOriginally issued as a compact disc.
General noteProgram notes by Philip Reed in English with French and German translations and texts in English ([23] p. : ports. ; 12 cm.) in container.
Performer Jean Rigby, mezzo soprano (1st work) ; Roger Chase, viola (2nd work) ; Nigel Hawthorne, narrator (6th work) ; The Nash Ensemble ; Lionel Friend, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Nov. 1995 and Feb. 2, 1996.
Genre/formSound recordings.

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