| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Shine out. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Merry cuckoo. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Spring, the sweet spring. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Driving boy. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Morning star. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Welcome, maids of honour. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Waters above! |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Out on the lawn I lie in bed. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony When will my May come. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony Fair and fair. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Spring symphony London, to thee I do present. |
| Included Work | Armstrong, Sheila, singer. |
| Included Work | Baker, Janet, 1933- singer. |
| Included Work | Tear, Robert singer. |
| Included Work | Previn, AndreĢ, 1929-2019 conductor. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Peter Grimes. Selections. |
| Other author/creator | St. Clement Danes Grammar School. Boys' Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Symphony Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Symphony Orchestra performer. |
| Series | British composers British composers. ^A345919 |
| Contents |
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Introduction: Shine out / Anon. 16th cent. (9:44) ; The merry cuckoo / Spenser (1:59) ; Spring, the sweet spring / Nashe (1:58) ; The driving boy / Peele ; Clare (2:09) ; The morning star / Milton (3:13) ; Welcome, maids of honour / Herrick (2:39) ; Waters above! / Vaughan (2:32) ; Out on the lawn I lie in bed / Auden (6:25) ; When will my May come / Barfield (2:24) ; Fair and fair/ Peele (2:21) ; Sound the flute / Blake (1:16) -- Peter Grimes : Four sea interludes, op. 33a : Dawn (3:43) ; Sunday morning (3:47) ; Moonlight (4:24) ; Storm (4:26). |
| General note | EMI Classics: 0777 7 64736 2 8 (on container: CDM 7 64736 2). |
| General note | The 2nd work, opera excerpts, for orchestra. |
| General note | Words to 1st work by various poets. |
| General note | Phonogram dates: 1979 (1st work); 1975 (2nd work); 1986 (compilation). |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Durations: 44:24; 16:20. |
| General note | Program notes by Hugh Graham and Douglas Pudney, and texts (8 p.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Sheila Armstrong, soprano ; Janet Baker, contralto ; Robert Tear, tenor ; St. Clement Danes School Boys' Choir ; London Symphony Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; André Previn, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded June 28-29, 1978, in Kingsway Hall, London (1st work), and Oct. 27-28, 1974, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (2nd work). |
| UPC |
7777647362 |
| Publisher number | 0777 7 64736 2 8 EMI Classics |
| Publisher number | 7 64736 2 EMI Classics |
| Publisher number | CDM 7 64736 2 EMI Classics |
| Stock number | 747667 2 Critics' Choice |