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Giacomo Puccini
Turandot
Zubin Mehta, Dame Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé, Luciano Pavarotti, Pier Francesco Poli, Piero de Palma, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
℗
2004
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244
Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Helen Watts, Christa Ludwig, Nicolai Gedda, Sir Peter Pears, Hampstead Parish Church Boys' Choir, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
℗
1962
,
Abbey Road Studio 1, London
,
London
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244
Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Sir Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Gedda, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Philharmonia Orchestra
℗
2001
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Benjamin Britten
War Requiem op. 66 (1961-1962)
Benjamin Britten, Galina Vishnevskaya, Sir Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, John Culshaw, Simon Preston, Highgate School Choir, The Bach Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra
1963
,
Kingsway Hall, London
,
London
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244
Karl Münchinger, August Messthaler, Elly Ameling, Fritz Wunderlich, Heinz Blankenburg, Hermann Prey, Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
℗
1965
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion) BWV 245 (in English)
Benjamin Britten, Alfreda Hodgson, Gwynne Howell, Heather Harper, Jenny Hill, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
1971
,
The Maltings, Snape
,
Snape (Suffolk)
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Benjamin Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream op. 64 (1960)
Benjamin Britten, Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
1966
,
Walthamstow Assembly Hall
,
London
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion) BWV 245
Benjamin Britten, Alfreda Hodgson, Gwynne Howell, Heather Harper, Jenny Hill, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
℗
1972
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Benjamin Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream op. 64 (1960)
Benjamin Britten, Alfred Deller, David Kelly, Elizabeth Harwood, Gordon Clark, Heather Harper, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
℗
1993
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Benjamin Britten
Death in Venice op. 88 (1973)
Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Stuart Harling, Michael Bauer, Kenneth Bowen, English Chamber Orchestra, English Opera Group Chorus
1974
,
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
,
Snape (Suffolk)
Live
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Heinrich Schütz
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) SWV 479
Sir Roger Norrington, Felicity Palmer, Jessica Cash, Meriel Dickinson, Derek McCulloch, Sir Peter Pears, Schütz Choir of London
1971
,
St John's Smith Square, London
,
London
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Benjamin Britten
The Burning Fiery Furnace op. 77 (1966)
Benjamin Britten, Robert Tear, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Leeming, English Opera Group Chorus, English Opera Group
1967
,
Saint Bartholomew's Church, Orford
,
Orford
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244
Karl Richter, Friederike Sailer, Marga Höffgen, Fritz Wunderlich, Sir Peter Pears, Horst Günter, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Solisten-Vereinigung der Bachwoche Ansbach, Münchener Bach-Chor
1957
,
Kirche St. Gumbertus, Ansbach
,
Ansbach
Live
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Benjamin Britten
Curlew River op. 71 (1964)
Benjamin Britten, Bruce Webb, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Harold Blackburn, English Opera Group, English Opera Group Chorus
℗
1966
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio) BWV 248
Karl Münchinger, Elly Ameling, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Lübecker Kantorei
1966
,
Schlosskirche Ludwigsburg
,
Ludwigsburg
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Benjamin Britten
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31 (1943)
Benjamin Britten, Barry Tuckwell, Sir Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra
December
1963
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
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Benjamin Britten
Albert Herring op. 39 (1947)
Benjamin Britten, Anne Pashley, April Cantelo, Catherine Wilson, Edgar Evans, Johanna Peters, English Chamber Orchestra
℗
2004
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Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen Z 629
Benjamin Britten, Alfreda Hodgson, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, James Bowman, Jennifer Vyvyan, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra
1970
,
The Maltings, Snape
,
Snape (Suffolk)
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Benjamin Britten
Saint Nicolas op. 42 (1948)
Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, David Hemmings, Ralph Downes, Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, Girls' Choir of Sir John Leman School Beccles, Boys' Choir of Ipswich School Preparatory Department, Boys from the Choir of St Mary-le-Tower Ipswich
1955
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Benjamin Britten
Death in Venice op. 88 (1973)
Steuart Bedford, Angela Vernon Bates, Anna Vincent, Anne Wilkens, Iris Saunders, James Bowman, English Chamber Orchestra
℗
1993
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Robert Schumann
Szenen aus Goethes Faust (Scenes from Goethe's Faust) WoO 3
Benjamin Britten, Alfreda Hodgson, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Harrison, Elizabeth Harwood, Felicity Palmer, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
℗
2013
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Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus Rex (1927)
Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, Sir Peter Pears, Heinz Rehfuss, Otto von Rohr, Martha Mödl, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
℗
1953
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Robert Schumann
Szenen aus Goethes Faust (Scenes from Goethe's Faust) WoO 3
Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Harwood, Jennifer Vyvyan, Felicity Palmer, Pauline Stevens, Alfreda Hodgson, English Chamber Orchestra, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
September
1972
,
The Maltings, Snape
,
Aldeburgh
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Robert Schumann
Szenen aus Goethes Faust (Scenes from Goethe's Faust) WoO 3
Benjamin Britten, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk, Meriel Dickinson, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
1972
,
Britten Studio Snape Maltings
,
Snape
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion) BWV 245 (in English)
Sir David Willcocks, Alexander Young, Brian Etheridge, David Ward, Elizabeth Harwood, Helen Watts, Philomusica of London, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
℗
2015
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Benjamin Britten
The Rape of Lucretia op. 37 (1946)
Mariss Jansons, Reginald Goodall, Dennis Dowling, Flora Nielsen, Frederick Sharp, Joan Cross, Margaret Ritchie, Oslo Philharmonic
℗
2011
Remastered
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George Frideric Handel
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day HWV 76
Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Julian Bream, Keith Harvey, Philip Jones, Richard Adeney, Chorus Of East Anglian Choirs, English Chamber Orchestra
1967
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The Maltings, Snape
,
Snape (Suffolk)
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott' BWV 127
Karl Richter, Antonia Fahberg, Sir Peter Pears, Kieth Engen, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Münchener Bach-Chor
1958
,
Haus des Sports
,
München
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Benjamin Britten
The Rape of Lucretia op. 37 (1946)
Benjamin Britten, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, Benjamin Luxon, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra
1970
,
The Maltings
,
Snape (Suffolk)
Live
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Heinrich Schütz
Auferstehungshistorie op. 3 SWV 50
Sir Roger Norrington, Charles Spinks, Robert Spencer, Adam Skeaping, Pauline Stevens, Jean Temperley, Heinrich Schütz Choir and Chorale, London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Elizabethan Consort
℗
1999
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt' BWV 151
Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
℗
1968
Live
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Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus Rex (1927)
Igor Stravinsky, Sir Peter Pears, Martha Mödl, Heinz Rehfuss, Otto von Rohr, Helmut Krebs, Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players
1951
,
Köln
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben' BWV 102
Benjamin Britten, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, English Chamber Orchestra, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus
℗
1965
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Anonymous (Traditional)
The Last Rose of Summer
Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten
℗
1962
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Benjamin Britten
The Prodigal Son op. 81 (1968)
Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Robert Tear, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, English Opera Group Chorus, English Opera Group
1969
,
Orford Church
,
Orford
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Benjamin Britten
Billy Budd op. 50 (London 1961)
Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Theodor Uppman, Friedrich Dalberg, Hervey Alan, Geraint Evans, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
1951
,
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
,
London
Live
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Benjamin Britten
Saint Nicolas, Op. 42
Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, David Hemmings, Ralph Downes, Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, Girls' Choir of Sir John Leman School Beccles, Boys' Choir of Ipswich School Preparatory Department, Boys from the Choir of St Mary-le-Tower Ipswich
℗
1955
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Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes (London 1945)
Reginald Goodall, Herbert Dawson, Joan Cross, Sir Peter Pears, Tom Culbert, BBC Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
℗
2011
Remastered
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Benjamin Britten
Gloriana op. 53 (London 1953)
Sir John Pritchard, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Sir Peter Pears, Geraint Evans, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
℗
2009
,
Royal Opera House, London
,
London
Live
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Benjamin Britten
Albert Herring op. 39 (1947)
Benjamin Britten, Anne Pashley, April Cantelo, Catherine Wilson, Edgar Evans, Johanna Peters, English Chamber Orchestra
℗
1964
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Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen Z 629
Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, James Bowman, Charles Brett, Sir Peter Pears, Mary Wells, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
℗
1971
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Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes (London 1945)
Rafael Kubelík, Sir Peter Pears, Sylvia Fisher, James Pease, Jean Watson, Lauris Elms, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
℗
2009
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Benjamin Britten
The Turn of the Screw op. 54 (1954)
Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, English Opera Group
1955 - 1955
,
London
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Robert Schumann
Liederkreis op. 39
Sir Peter Pears, Murray Perahia
℗
1979
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Robert Schumann
Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem op. 90
Sir Peter Pears, Murray Perahia
℗
1979
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Robert Schumann
Lieder (Songs) op. 40
Sir Peter Pears, Murray Perahia
℗
1979
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Benjamin Britten
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne op. 35 (1945)
Sir Peter Pears
℗
2011
Remastered
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Benjamin Britten
Winter Words op. 52 (1953)
Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten
℗
2021
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Benjamin Britten
The Turn of the Screw op. 54 (1954): 'Miles! ... O, I'm here' (All, Act I) (At Night)
Benjamin Britten, Arda Mandikian, Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group
℗
1955
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Benjamin Britten
Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente op. 61
Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten
℗
1962
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