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Author Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer, instrumentalist.

Title Owen Wingrave / Britten
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Decca, [1971]

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Description 1 online resource (1 audio file)
Contents Owen Wingrave (1:45:28) -- 6 Hölderin-Fragmente, op. 61 (11:51) -- The poet's echo, op. 76 (16:09)
Notes The 1st work an opera in 2 acts; the 2nd-3rd works song cycles
Libretto of the 1st work by Myfanwy Piper ; text of the 2nd work from poems by Friedrich Hölderlin ; text of the 3rd work from poems by Alexander Pushkin
Editions recorded: Faber Music Ltd. (1st and 3rd works); Boosey & Hawkes (2nd work)
Performer In the 1st work: Benjamin Luxon, John Shirley-Quirk, baritones ; Nigel Douglas, tenor ; Sylvia Fisher, Heather Harper, Jennifer Vyvyan, sopranos ; Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano ; Peter Pears, tenor, narrator ; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir ; English Chamber Orchestra ; the composer, conductor. In the 2nd work: Peter Pears, tenor ; Benjamin Britten, piano. In the 3rd work: Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano ; Mstislav Rostropovich, piano
Event Recorded 1961, 1968, 1970 England
Notes Sung in English, German, or Russian (respectively)
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Subject Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843 -- Musical settings
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 -- Musical settings
SUBJECT Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843 fast
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837 fast
Subject Operas.
Song cycles.
Songs (High voice) with piano.
Operas
Song cycles
Songs (High voice) with piano
Genre/Form Streaming audio
Musical settings
Operas
Song cycles
Songs
Operas.
Song cycles.
Songs.
Cycles de mélodies.
Form Streaming audio
Author Piper, Myfanwy, singer
Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843, author.
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837, author.
Luxon, Benjamin, singer
Shirley-Quirk, John, singer
Douglas, Nigel, singer
Fisher, Sylvia, 1910-1996, singer.
Harper, Heather, singer
Vyvyan, Jennifer, 1925-1974, singer.
Baker, Janet, 1933- singer.
Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, singer.
Vishnevskai︠a︡, Galina, 1926-2012.
Rostropovich, Mstislav, 1927-2007, instrumentalist.
Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Owen Wingrave.
Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Hölderlin Fragmente.
Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Ėkho poėta.
Wandsworth School. Boys' Choir, singer.
English Chamber Orchestra, instrumentalist.
Other Titles Vocal music. Selections