Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)

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ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Complete Music for String QuartetBenjamin Britten; Endellion String Quartet3×CD9 + 9 + 8
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)7243 5 65115 2 1724356511521
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraProkofiev, Britten; Richard Baker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Raymond LeppardCD27
Classics for Pleasure7243 5 68577 2 8724356857728
Bridge: Two Poems for Orchestra / Britten: ‘Gloriana’ – Symphonic Suite / Passacaglia From ‘Peter Grimes’ / Sinfonia da Requiem / Pärt: Cantus in Memory of BrittenBridge, Britten, Pärt; BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, Norman Del Mar, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi RozhdestvenskyCD11
BBC Radio ClassicsBBCRD 91295015656912923
Music for Oboe / Music for PianoBritten; Sarah Francis, Michael Dussek, Delme QuartetCD28
Hyperion (UK classical)CDA66776034571167763
A Ceremony of Carols / Saint NicolasBritten; Robert Tear, Bruce Russell, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir David WillcocksCD21
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)CDM 5 65112 2724356511224
Bushes and BriarsVaughan Williams, Holst, Elgar, Britten, Warlock; London Madrigal Singers, Baccholian Singers of London, Christopher Bishop2×CD26 + 21
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)CMS 5 65123 2724356512320
Oleg-Kagan-Musikfest 1992Saint-Saëns, Britten, Prokofiev; Natalia Gutman, Sviatoslav RichterCD11
Live ClassicsLCL 6414015512006415
Peter and the Wolf / Lieutenant Kijé Suite / Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraProkofiev, Britten; Sean Connery, Antal DorátiCD16
  • US1996-05-14
London Records (UK, 1947–98)444 104-2028944410426
Phaedra / Lachrymae / The Sword in the Stone / Night Mail / SinfoniettaBritten; Jean Rigby, Nigel Hawthorne, Roger Chase, The Nash Ensemble, Lionel FriendCD28
Hyperion (UK classical)CDA66845034571168456
Anglo-American Chamber Music Series: Benjamin BrittenBritten; Moray Welsh, Alexander Barantschik, Paul Silverthorne, Roy Carter, John Leneham, John AlleyCD17
  • -1996-06-18
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)55398724355539823
String Quartets nos. 1 & 3 / Three Divertimenti / Alla marciaBritten; Sorrel QuartetCD13
  • XE1996-07-23
ChandosCHAN 9469095115946923
Britten: Spring Symphony / Bridge: Enter Spring / SummerBritten, Bridge; Eiddwen Harrhy, Linda Finnie, Robert Tear, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Sir Charles Groves, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ashley LawrenceCD14
  • JP1996-09-25
BBC Radio ClassicsCRCB-60854988007122047
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 64Benjamin Britten; London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis2×CD20 + 21
  • US1996-11-19
Philips545 122-2028945412221
Classic CD, Volume 80: Christmas Classics: From Chant to CarolsBach, Britten; Carreras, Domingo, Emma Kirkby, Choir of Westminster AbbeyCD15
Classic CD (magazine)CCD/80/2nd/96[none]
Britten: Spring Symphony / Bridge: Enter Spring / Summer (UK release)Britten, Bridge; Eiddwen Harrhy, Linda Finnie, Robert Tear, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Sir Charles Groves, Ashley LawrenceCD14
BBC Radio Classics15656 917525015656917522
Ravel / Shostakovich / Janáček / Smetana / BrittenRavel, Shostakovich, Janáček, Smetana, Britten; The Medici String Quartet2×CD8 + 14
  • -1996
KOCH Classics3-6436-2
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Holst: The Hymn of Jesus / Delius: Sea DriftElgar, Holst, Delius; Benjamin Britten, Yvonne Minton, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, London Symphony Chorus, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, London Symphony Orchestra2×CD9 + 9
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)448 170-2028944817027
Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings / Les Illuminations / NocturneBenjamin Britten; John Mark Ainsley, David Pyatt, Britten Sinfonia, Nicholas CleoburyCD26
EMI Eminence5 65899 2724356589926
War RequiemBenjamin Britten; Lynda Russell, Thomas Randle, Michael Volle, Scottish Festival Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins2×CD3 + 3
Naxos8.553558, 8.553559730099455824
Cello Suites nos. 1-3Benjamin Britten; Timothy HughCD23
  • -1996
Naxos8.553663730099466325
The Salley GardensBenjamin BrittenCD18
Edizioni Musica IneditaBR 001[none]
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Canadian Carnival / An American Overture / Suite on English Folk Tunes / Sinfonia da RequiemBritten; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon RattleCD25
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)CDC 5 55394 2724355539427
Britten: Spring Symphony, op. 44 / Walton: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in A minorBritten, Walton; Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Yuri BashmetCD15
Revelation (Russia: The Classical Revelation)RV 100105032636100101
Peter and The Wolf / Carnival of the Animals / Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraProkofiev, Saint‐Saëns, Britten; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene OrmandyCD16
Sony ClassicalSBK 62 638074646263822
Britten: Les Illuminations / Our Hunting Fathers / Quatre Chansons Françaises / Bridge: BerceuseBritten, Bridge; Heather Harper, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Edward Downes, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart BedfordCD20
5015656915825
Peter GrimesBenjamin Britten2×CD31 + 21
  • -1996
Chandos095115944721
Spring Symphony / Hymn to St. Cecilia / Five Flower SongsBritten; The Monteverdi Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot GardinerCD20
  • US1997-06-10
Deutsche Grammophon453 433-2028945343327
Spring Symphony / Hymn to St. Cecilia / Five Flower SongsBritten; The Monteverdi Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot GardinerCD20
  • JP1997-06-25
Deutsche GrammophonPOCG-10042
A Ceremony of CarolsBritten, Honegger, Poulenc; Czech Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Libor PešekCD25
  • US1997-10-14
Supraphon
Britten: Cello Symphony / Walton: Cello ConcertoBritten, Walton; Julian Lloyd Webber, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the FieldsCD7
  • US1997-12-08
Philips454 442-2028945444222
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraProkofiev, Britten; Richard Baker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Raymond LeppardCD27
  • -1997
Classics for Pleasure5 68577 2724356857728
A Ceremony of CarolsBritten; Choir of Trinity College, Richard MarlowCD44
Conifer Classics75605 51287-2756055128724
Albert HerringBenjamin Britten; Northern Sinfonia, Steuart Bedford2×CD20 + 23
  • -1997
Naxos8.660107-08730099610728
Choral Edition, Volume 1Britten; Andrew Lumsden, The Finzi Singers, Paul SpicerCD27
ChandosCHAN 9511095115951125
English Guitar MusicBennett, Walton, Britten; Maximilian MangoldCD15
musicaphonM 568244012476568249
Richter Plays BrittenBritten; Richter, Yuri Bashmet, Natalia GutmanCD10
Revelation (Russia: The Classical Revelation)RV 100605032636100606
Elgar: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 85 / Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68Elgar, Britten; Mstislav Rostropovich, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Natan Rakhlin, Benjamin BrittenCD8
Revelation (Russia: The Classical Revelation)RV 101005032636101009
A Ceremony of CarolsBenjamin Britten; Westminster Abbey Choir, Martin NearyCD17
Sony ClassicalSK 62615074646261521
Noye’s Fludde / A Ceremony of CarolsBenjamin Britten; Finchley Children’s Music GroupCD26
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Britten: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op. 13 / Elgar: Enigma-VariationsBenjamin Britten, Sir Edward Elgar; Robert Leonardy, Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stanisław SkrowaczewskiCD19
Arte Nova Classics74321 27769 2743212776928
Serenade / Les Illuminations / NocturneBenjamin Britten; Adrian Thompson, Michael Thompson, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, David Lloyd-JonesCD26
Naxos8.553834730099483421
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / Stravinsky: Jeu de cartesBritten, Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky; Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von KarajanCD15
  • US1998-03-17
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)66601724356660120
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4 & 5 / Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem / Four Sea Interludes / Passacaglia (Peter Grimes)Shostakovich, Britten; André Previn2×CD7 + 8
  • US1998-08-11
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)5 72658 20724357265829
String Quartets, Volume 1Benjamin Britten; Maggini String QuartetCD10
Naxos8.553883730099488327
Bernstein: The Final ConcertBeethoven, Britten; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard BernsteinCD8
  • JP1998-10-01
Deutsche GrammophonPOCG-30003
BBC Music, Volume 7, Number 2: The Prodigal SonBritten; City of Birmingham Touring Opera, Birmingham Contemporary Music GroupEnhanced CD21
BBC Music Magazine (Magazine, with typically BBCMM## catno.)BBC MM74[none]
String QuartetsBenjamin Britten; Sorrel QuartetCD10
ChandosCHAN 9664095115966426
War RequiemBenjamin Britten; Carol Vaness, Jerry Hadley, Thomas Hampson, American Boychoir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur2×CD13 + 6
TELDEC (imprint of Teldec Classics, "T in triangle" logo, estd. late 1980s)0630-17115-2706301711521
Billy BuddBenjamin Britten; Thomas Hampson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé Orchestra, Kent Nagano2×CD18 + 16
Erato3984-21631-2639842163125
Curlew RiverBritten; Sir Neville MarrinerCD13
Philips454 469-2028945446929
The Planets / Simple SymphonyHolst, Britten; Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville MarrinerCD11
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)7243 5 72998 2 4724357299824
The Planets / Simple SymphonyHolst, Britten; Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville MarrinerCD11
  • -1998
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)7243 5 72999 2 3724357299923
Waxman / Mjaskowskij / Schumann / BrittenWaxman, Mjaskowskij, Schumann, Britten; David Grigorian, Ludmila LissovajaCD14
Ars MusiciAM 1249-24017563124926
Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 / Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Falla: El amor brujoBeethoven, Britten, Falla; Gloria Lane, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leopold StokowskiCD32
BBC MusicBBCL 4005-25035509400520
Suites pour violoncelle seulBritten; Jean‐Guihen QueyrasCD23
Harmonia MundiHMN 911670794881442225
Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10 / Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra (1939)Benjamin Britten, Béla Bartók; Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy MaksymiukCD14
Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und GrimmMDG 321 0180-2760623018027
Songs of Travel / Chants de VoyageRalph Vaughan Williams, Derek Holman, Benjamin Britten; Gerald Finley, Stephen RallsCD23
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Musica Viva (classical music label)MVCD 1115059582111529
Children's ClassicsProkofiev, Saint-Saëns, Britten; New York Philharmonic, Leonard BernsteinCD35
Sony ClassicalSMK 60175074646017524
Strauss: Hornkonzerte No. 1 & 2 / Britten: Serenade, Op. 31Richard Strauss, Benjamin Britten; Marie Luise Neunecker, Bamberger Symphoniker, Ingo MetzmacherCD14
  • US1999-01-12
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)CDC 556183724355618320
Elgar: In the South / Walton: Partita / Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Sinfonia da RequiemElgar, Walton, Britten; Hallé Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir John BarbirolliCD22
  • GB1999-03-15
BBC MusicBBCL 4013-2684911401325
War RequiemBenjamin Britten; Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, Highgate School Boys Choir, The Bach Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Simon Preston, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten2×CD15 + 15
  • XE1999-04-01
Decca Records414 383-2028941438324
Britten: The Prodigal SonBenjamin Britten; Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, English Opera Group, Benjamin BrittenCD17
  • XE1999-05-24
London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only)425 713-2028942571327
Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings / Britten: Piano Concerto / Enesco: LégendeShostakovich, Britten, Enesco; Leif Ove Andsnes, Håkan Hardenberger, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo JärviCD9
  • GB1999-09-06
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)7243 5 56760 2 3724355676023
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata / Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston / Debussy: Cello SonataSchubert, Schumann, Debussy; Rostropovich, BrittenCD11
  • GB1999-09-13
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)460 974-2028946097427
Bernstein & BrittenBernstein, Britten; Dale Warland SingersCD20
  • US1999-09-14
American Choral Catalog (Northfield, MN)123799737101325
Ian Bostridge Sings BrittenBritten; Ian BostridgeCD15
  • US1999-09-14
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)724355687128
String Quartets, Vol. 2: Quartet No. 3 / A Simple SymphonyBenjamin Britten; Maggini String QuartetCD13
  • GB1999-10-01
Naxos8.554360636943436028
Britten: Cello Symphony / Elgar: Cello ConcertoBritten, Elgar; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, Truls MørkCD8
  • GB1999-10-04
Virgin Classics (absorbed into Erato since 2013-07-19)VC54535620724354535628
Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings / Britten: Piano Concerto / Enesco: LégendeShostakovich, Britten, Enesco; Leif Ove Andsnes, Håkan Hardenberger, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo JärviCD9
  • JP1999-11-17
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)TOCE-550894988006776883
Double Concerto / Piano Concerto No. 27 / Sonata for 2 PianosMozart; Clifford Curzon, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Daniel BarenboimCD9
  • GB1999-12-30
BBC LegendsBBCL 4037-2684911403725
Double Concerto / Two Portraits / Young Apollo / SinfoniettaBenjamin Britten; Kent Nagano, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Nikolai LuganskyCD9
Erato3984-25502-2639842550222
War RequiemBenjamin Britten2×CD15 + 15
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)414 383-2028941438324
Peter GrimesBritten; Jon Vickers, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Colin Davis2×CD22 + 22
Philips Classics (See annotation to check it's really this label.)462 847-2028946284728
Violin Concerto / Cello SymphonyBritten; Rebecca Hirsch, Tim Hugh, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Takuo YuasaCD7
Naxos8.553882730099488228
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes / Tchaikovsky / Rossini: Songs & DuetsBrahms, Tchaikovsky, Rossini; Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Claudio Arrau, Benjamin BrittenCD26
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), BBC Music, IMG ArtistsBBCB 8001-2684911800128
Serenade for Strings / Nocturne / Suite "Mozartiana" / Legend "Christ in His Garden"Tchaikovsky; Mstislav Rostropovich, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenCD10
BBC MusicBBCB 8002-2684911800227
Dido & Aeneas / When Night Her Purple Veil Had Softly SpreadPurcell; Benjamin BrittenCD7
BBC MusicBBCB 8003-2684911800326
Piano Concerto no. 27 / Exsultate, jubilate / Piano Quartet in G minorMozart; Sviatoslav Richter, Elly Ameling, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenCD9
BBC MusicBBCB 8005-2684911800524
Schumann: Liederkreis, op. 39 / Fauré: La Bonne Chanson / Purcell / Schubert: FolksongsPeter Pears, Benjamin BrittenCD33
BBC MusicBBCB 8006-2684911800623
Britten: Overture "The Building of the House" / Bridge: Enter Spring / The Sea / Holst: Egdon Heath / A Fugal ConcertoBritten, Bridge, Holst; English Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Imogen Holst, Benjamin BrittenCD10
BBC MusicBBCB 8007-2684911800722
Mozart: Symphony no. 35 / Haydn: Symphony no. 95 / Mendelssohn / Debussy / BeethovenMozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Beethoven; English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenCD11
BBC MusicBBCB 8008-2684911800821
Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day / Britten: Choral Dances (from "Gloriana")George Frideric Handel, Benjamin Britten; Heather Harper, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenCD15
BBC MusicBBCB 8009-2684911800920
Piano Concerto no. 22 / Sinfonia ConcertanteMozart; Sviatoslav Richter, Norbert Brainin, Peter Schidlof, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenCD7
BBC MusicBBCB 8010-2684911801026
LiederSchubert, Wolf; Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, Benjamin BrittenCD17
  • -1999
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), IMG ArtistsBBCB 8011-2684911801125
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Francesca da Rimini / Falla: El amor brujoTchaikovsky, Falla; English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenCD15
BBC MusicBBCB 8012-2684911801224
Shostakovich: Symphony no. 14 / Britten: Nocturne, op. 60Shostakovich, Benjamin Britten; English Chamber Orchestra, Galina Vishnevskaya, Mark Rezhetin, Peter PearsCD19
BBC MusicBBCB 8013-2684911801323
Our Hunting Fathers / Who Are These Children? / Still Falls the Rain / LachrymaeBritten; Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenCD19
BBC Music, BBC WorldwideBBCB 8014-2684911801422
Schubert: Lieder / Britten: On This Island / Wolf: Mörike LiederSchubert, Britten, Wolf; Peter Pears, Benjamin BrittenCD26
BBC MusicBBCB 8015-2684911801521
Double Concerto / Two Portraits / Young Apollo / SinfoniettaBenjamin Britten; Kent Nagano, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Nikolai LuganskyCD9
EratoWPCS-10206
Britten at Aldeburgh: Schubert Piano DuetsSchubert; Benjamin Britten, Sviatoslav RichterCD17
  • XW2000-04-11
Decca Records466 822-2028946682227
Rejoice in the Lamb / Hymn to St Cecilia / Missa BrevisBritten; The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Christopher RobinsonCD22
  • GB2000-05-01
Naxos8.554791636943479124
Sinfonia da Requiem / 4 Sea interludes / Young Person's Guide to the OrchestraBritten; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor PešekCD14
  • -2000-05-23
Virgin Classics (absorbed into Erato since 2013-07-19)724356119529
BBC Music, Volume 8 Number 10: Peter and the WolfProkofiev, Britten; BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier, David AttenboroughEnhanced CD28
BBC Music Magazine (Magazine, with typically BBCMM## catno.)BBC MM94[none]
Rattle Conducts BrittenBritten; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle2×CD25 + 11
  • US2000-08-01
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)CZS 5 73983 2724357398329
La Mer / L’Après-midi d’un faune / SyrinxClaude Debussy; Karajan, Michelangeli, Britten, Abbado, Rostropovich2×CD12 + 18
  • DE2000-09-18
Deutsche Grammophon469 130-2028946913024
WinterreiseFranz Schubert; Peter Pears, Benjamin BrittenCD24
Decca Records289 466 382-2
WinterreiseSchubert; Peter Pears, Benjamin BrittenCD24
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)466 382-2028946638224
Piano DuetsMozart, Schubert, Debussy; Sviatoslav Richter, Benjamin BrittenCD14
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)466 821-2028946682128
The Best of BrittenBenjamin Britten; Eduard van Beinum, Neville MarrinerCD20
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)467 237-20028946723722
British Composers: Britten: Winter Words etc.Benjamin Britten; Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger2×CD24 + 18
  • -2000
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)5 73995 2724357399524
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