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Phaedra A charm of lullabies ; Lachrymae ; Two portraits ; Sinfonietta

Title
Phaedra [sound recording] ; A charm of lullabies ; Lachrymae ; Two portraits ; Sinfonietta / Britten.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
Publication
Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, p2011.

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Additional Authors
  • Racine, Jean, 1639-1699
  • Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977
  • Matthews, Colin
  • Connolly, Sarah
  • Rysanov, Maxim
  • Gardner, Edward, 1974-
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra. prf
Description
1 sound disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Works. Selections
Alternative Title
Works.
Subject
  • Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice)
  • Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra
  • Viola with string orchestra
  • String orchestra music
  • Symphonies (Chamber orchestra)
Note
  • Title from container.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes in English, German and French, and texts (43 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded Sept. 23-25, 2010, Studio 1, Maida Vale Studios, London.
Language (note)
  • The 1st-2nd works sung in English.
Contents
Phaedra : dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra / words from a verse translation of Racine's Phèdre by Robert Lowell (15:00) -- A charm of lullabies / arranged by Colin Matthews for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (12:16) -- Lachrymae : reflections on a song of Dowland for solo viola and string orchestra (15:32) -- Two portraits : for strings (15:09) -- Sinfonietta, op. 1 : version with two horns (14:45)
LCCN
095115167120
OCLC
  • ocn730524662
  • 730524662
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries