Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, Osian Ellis, Denis Blyth, Roger Lord, Alexander Murray, Gervase de Peyer, William Waterhouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60 - 7. "What Is More Gentle Than A Wind In Summer?" 03:28
Peter Pears, Janet Baker, Norma Burrowes, The London Opera Chorus, Aldeburgh Festival Strings, Steuart Bedford — Purcell: Dido and Aeneas - Realised: Imogen Holst & Benjamin Britten - Act 3 - "See the flags and streamers curling" 03:19
Peter Pears, Norma Burrowes, Aldeburgh Festival Strings, Steuart Bedford — Purcell: Dido and Aeneas - Realised: Imogen Holst & Benjamin Britten - Act 1 - Prelude for the Witches - "Wayward Sisters" 03:19
Claire Watson, Peter Pears, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2 - "This Unrelenting Work" 04:40
Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, Osian Ellis, Roger Lord, Alexander Murray, Gervase de Peyer, Denis Blyth, William Waterhouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60 - 5. "But That Night When On My Bed I Lay" 03:02
Claire Watson, Peter Pears, James Pease, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3 - "Peter, We've Come To Take You Home" 02:29
Peter Pears, Raymond Nilsson, James Pease, Jean Watson, Geraint Evans, David Kelly, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 1 - "Hi! Give Us a Hand" 03:18
Raymond Nilsson, John Lanigan, Owen Brannigan, Geraint Evans, Peter Pears, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2 - "Now!...Now!" 02:09
Claire Watson, Peter Pears, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2 - "Let This Be a Holiday" 02:59
Owen Brannigan, John Noble, Sheila Rex, Johanna Peters, April Cantelo, Edgar Evans, Catherine Wilson, Joseph Ward, Sylvia Fisher, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39 / Act 2 - "Er-humph! Er-humph! I'm No Great Shakes" 02:39
Galina Vishnevskaya, Peter Pears, The Bach Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae - "Lacrimosa...Move him into the Sun" 04:47
John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Harold Blackburn, English Opera Group Chorus, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Curlew River, Op. 71 - "I beg your pardon, living in this famous place" 04:52
Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, Osian Ellis, Denis Blyth, Roger Lord, Alexander Murray, Gervase de Peyer, William Waterhouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60 - 2. "Below The Thunders Of The Upper Deep" 03:18
John Shirley-Quirk, Nigel Douglas, Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Jennifer Vyvyan, Sylvia Fisher, Peter Pears, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Owen Wingrave, Op. 85 / Act 2 - "Come in...It's me, Lechmere" 05:00
Harold Blackburn, John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, English Opera Group Chorus, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Curlew River, Op. 71 - "He whose life was full of promise" 02:21
Peter Pears, Osian Ellis, Barry Tuckwell, Denis Blyth, Roger Lord, Alexander Murray, Gervase de Peyer, William Waterhouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60 - 3. "Encintured With A Twine Of Leaves" 02:12
Stephen Terry, Sylvia Fisher, April Cantelo, Sheila Amit, Anne Pashley, Sheila Rex, Peter Pears, Edgar Evans, Owen Brannigan, Joseph Ward, Johanna Peters, John Noble, Catherine Wilson, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39 / Act 2 - "My Flowers Are Few" 02:35
Keith Raggett, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Thomas Hemsley, Helen Watts, Kenneth McDonald, David Kelly, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3 - "This Lanthorn Doth the Horned Moon Present" 01:50
Owen Brannigan, Kenneth McDonald, Norman Lumsden, David Kelly, Robert Tear, Keith Raggett, John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3 - "If We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will" 01:20
Geraint Evans, Jean Watson, Peter Pears, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 1 - "Old Joe Has Gone Fishing" 02:28
John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Heather Harper, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2 - "This Dead Hand Lets Fall" 04:08
Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, Osian Ellis, Denis Blyth, Alexander Murray, Gervase de Peyer, Roger Lord, William Waterhouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60 - 6. "She Sleeps On Soft, Last Breaths" 04:30
Elisabeth Harrison, Felicity Palmer, Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aldeburgh Festival Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes 'Faust' für Solostimmen, Chor und Orchester - Dritte Abteilung (Part Three) - Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis 09:27
Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31 - Sonnet - O Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight 04:09
John Shirley-Quirk, Nigel Douglas, Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Jennifer Vyvyan, Sylvia Fisher, Peter Pears, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Owen Wingrave, Op. 85 / Act 2 - "Come in...It's me, Lechmere" 05:09
Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, Osian Ellis, Denis Blyth, Roger Lord, Alexander Murray, Gervase de Peyer, William Waterhouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60 - 1. "On A Poet's Lips I Slept" 03:22
Owen Brannigan, David Kelly, Peter Pears, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Prologue - "Peter Grimes, I Here Advise You!" 02:09
Nigel Douglas, Jennifer Vyvyan, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk, Sylvia Fisher, Benjamin Luxon, Janet Baker, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Owen Wingrave, Op. 85 / Act 2 - "I envy you, this fine old house" 02:36
Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31 - Nocturne - The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls 03:28
Harold Blackburn, Bryan Drake, Peter Pears, English Opera Group Chorus, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Curlew River, Op. 71 - "A thousand leagues may sunder" 03:19
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Sir Peter Pears, Galina Vishnevskaya, Highgate School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Chorus, The Bach Choir, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — "Let Us Sleep Now...In Paradisum" 05:37
John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Henry Bush, David Kelly, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50 / Act 1 - "We Are, Sir. Claggart Is An Able One" 06:51
Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1 - "Rome Is Now Ruled By the Etruscan Upstart" 02:38
John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, Sylvia Fisher, Janet Baker, Nigel Douglas, Benjamin Luxon, Jennifer Vyvyan, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Owen Wingrave, Op. 85 / Act 2 - "Paramore shall welcome Woe!" 07:03
John Shirley-Quirk, David Bowman, Gregory Dempsey, Peter Glossop, Owen Brannigan, Bryan Drake, Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50 / Act 2 - "Who'll Volunteer To Board 'Em" 07:46
John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Luxon, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1 - "Who Reaches Heaven First" 02:32
Peter Pears, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, Boys From The Choir Of St. Mary-Le-Tower, Ipswich, The Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Saint Nicolas, Op. 42 - Nicolas and the Pickled Boys 06:25
Galina Vishnevskaya, Sir Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, The Bach Choir, Highgate School Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Simon Preston, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Libera Me (Rehearsal) 03:17
Peter Pears, David Hemmings, Girls' Choir Of Sir John Leman School, Beccles, Boys' Choir Of Ipswich School Preparatory Department, Ralph Downes, The Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Saint Nicolas, Op. 42 - The Birth Of Nicolas 02:28
Sylvia Fisher, April Cantelo, Johanna Peters, Edgar Evans, John Noble, Owen Brannigan, Sheila Rex, Peter Pears, Sheila Amit, Anne Pashley, Stephen Terry, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten — Britten: Albert Herring, Op. 39 / Act 1 - "We Bring Great News To You" 04:51