The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34

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composer:	Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)

part of:	Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 34) (order: 39)

Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002405874 [info]
Wikidata:	Q630779 [info]

parts:	1. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: I. Theme. Allegro maestoso e largamente 2. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: II. Variation A. Presto (flute and piccolo) 3. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: III. Variation B. Lento (oboe) 4. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: IV. Variation C. Moderato (clarinet) 5. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: V. Variation D. Allegro alla marcia (bassoon) 6. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: VI. Variation E. Brillante - Alla polacca (violin) 7. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: VII. Variation F. Meno mosso (viola) 8. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: VIII. Variation G. (cello) 9. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: IX. Variation H. Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando (double-bass) 10. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: X. Variation I. Maestoso (harp) 11. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XI. Variation J. L’istesso tempo (horn) 12. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XII. Variation K. Vivace (trumpet) 13. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XIII. Variation L. Allegro pomposo (trombone) 14. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XIV. Variation M. Moderato (percussion) 15. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: XV. Fugue. Allegro molto

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Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
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1957-02-03	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy	17:49
1960-09-09	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 (Without Spoken Text)		Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky	16:35
1962-01-26 – 1962-01-27	The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on Purcell’s Theme, op. 34	live	Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch	15:42
1963-05	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra		London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten	16:34
1967-03	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Purcell)	live	USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov	16:22
1975-03-15	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis	17:20
1988-11-23 – 1988-11-26	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		Bergen filharmoniske orkester, Neeme Järvi	16:54
1990-10	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell		BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis	17:05
1992-02-14 – 1992-02-15	The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variations	partial	Melissa Joan Hart, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa	13:01
2000-06-21	Benjamin Britten’s Guide to the Orchestra (live, 2000-06-21: Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA)	live	Yes	?:??
2009-06-05 – 2009-06-06	The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra		Kansas City Symphony, Michael Stern	17:09
	Benjamin Britten’s Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra	live	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe	1:19
	Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra	live	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe	1:42
	Guía De Orquesta Para Jóvenes	partial	[unknown]	2:05
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: 1. und 2. Violine	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:49
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Das gesamte Orchester	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	3:20
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Fagotte	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:50
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Flöten	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:38
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Harfe	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:57
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die hörner	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:57
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Kesselpauken	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:26
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Klarinetten	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:42
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Kontrabässe	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	1:00
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Oboen	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	1:00
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Peitschen	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:31
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Posaunen und die Tuba	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:56
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Trompeten	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:27
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Violen	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:47
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Die Violoncelli	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	1:35
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Grosse Trommel und Becken	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:12
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Gruppe der Blechbläser	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:25
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Gruppe der Holzbläser	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:31
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Gruppe der Schlaginstrumente	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:50
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Gruppe der Streicher	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:29
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Kastagnetten und Gong	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:11
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Kleine Trommel und Holzblock	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:11
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Tambourin und Triangel	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:11
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Vorstellung des Orchesters	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	1:16
	Orchesterführer für junge Leute: Xylophon	partial	Rolf Ludwig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Kegel	0:11
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra		Richard Baker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Raymond Leppard	20:01
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra		City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle	16:51
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra - Variations on Theme by Purcell, Op. 34		Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink	16:36
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), op. 34		Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa	20:00
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), op. 34		City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle	?:??
	The young Person's guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34		Orchestre National de la radiodiffusion télévison française, Lorin Maazel	21:42
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		English Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton	16:42
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		Minnesota Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner	16:32
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum	17:01
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		Eric Shilling, Česká filharmonie, Karel Ančerl	17:47
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum	16:38
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten	?:??
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34		Benjamin Britten	17:55
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34		London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten	16:33
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 1	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:41
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 2	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:29
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 3	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:30
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 4	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:24
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 5	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:18
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 6	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:34
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 7	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:29
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 8	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	1:02
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 9	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:42
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 10	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:57
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 11	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:44
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 12	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:48
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 13	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:57
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 14	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:58
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 15	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:50
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 16	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:42
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 17	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:33
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 18	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	1:04
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 19	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:25
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 20	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:21
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 21	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:11
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 22	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:10
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 23	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:04
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 24	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	0:36
	The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Part 25	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	2:41
	The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra	partial	BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis	2:03
	The Young Person’s Guide to The Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell)		English SO, William Boughton	16:40
	The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Theme and Variations	partial	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	14:19
	The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Themes A–F	partial	New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein	3:23
	The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Introduction	partial	BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier	0:57
	Variations and Fugue on a theme of Purcell, Op. 34		BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent	17:29
	Variations Et Fugue Sur Un Thème De Purcell Op 34		B. Britten	?:??
	Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra	partial	Minnesota Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner	4:47
	Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra		Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	17:30
	Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra	live	Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe	1:34
	Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn	17:11
	Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34		Hugh Downs, Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler	17:09

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