Prelude And Fugue For 18-part String Orchestra, Op. 29
Composed By – Benjamin BrittenEngineer [Recording Engineer] – Kenneth WilkinsonProducer – Ray Minshull
9:12
4
Chacony In G Minor For Strings
Composed By – Henry PurcellScore Editor – Britten
7:00
5
Il Gaily, But Not Quick
2:30
6
II Playful Pizzicato - Presto Possibile Pizzicato Sempre
3:03
7
Simple Symphony For String Orchestra, Op. 4
Composed By – Benjamin Britten
(17:26)
8
I Boisterous Bourrée - Allegro Ritmico
3:24
9
Two Aquarelles
Composed By – Frederick DeliusOrchestrated By – Fenby
(5:19)
10
Introduction And Allegro For Strings, Op. 47
Cello [Quartet] – Bernard RichardsComposed By – Edward ElgarViola [Quartet] – Cecil AronowitzViolin [Quartet: 1st Violin] – Emanuel HurwitzViolin [Quartet: 2nd Violin] – José-Luis Garcia
14:09
11
I Lento, Ma Non Troppo
2:47
12
III Sentimental Saraband - Poco Lento E Pesante
7:53
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
SXL 6405, SXL.6405
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten - Britten Conducts English Music For Strings (LP)
Decca, Decca
SXL 6405, SXL.6405
UK
1969
SXL 6405
English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten
English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten - Britten Conducts English Music For Strings (LP)
Decca
SXL 6405
UK
1969
CS 6618
Benjamin Britten Conducting English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten Conducting English Chamber Orchestra - Britten Conducts English Music For Strings (LP)
London Records
CS 6618
US
1969
S/5529
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten - Britten Conducts English Music (LP, Club)
World Record Club
S/5529
Australia
1974
KIJC 9008
Benjamin Britten Conducting English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten Conducting English Chamber Orchestra - Britten Conducts English Music For Strings (LP)
The Super Analogue Disc
KIJC 9008
Japan
1990
Credits
Art Direction – Lucy Gowans
Booklet Editor – Mari Pračkauskas
Conductor – Benjamin Britten
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Gordon Parry (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10), Kenneth Wilkinson (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10)
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Photography By [Cover Photo Of The Maltings, Snape] – Hans Wild
Photography By [Photo Of Benjamin Britten] – Richard Adeney
Producer – David Harvey (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 10)
Notes
All pieces originally released on English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten - Britten Conducts English Music For Strings LP SXL 6405 in 1969 except Track 3 "Prelude And Fugue For 18-part String Orchestra, op. 29" which was originally released on Britten, Janet Baker, Steuart Bedford • Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, The Wilbye Consort - Phaedra / Sacred And Profane / Prelude And Fugue For Strings LP SXL 6847 in 1977.
[Recording details] All pieces recorded at The Maltings, Snape in December 1968, except Track 3 "Prelude And Fugue For 18-part String Orchestra, op. 29" in September 1971.
[Publishing details] Chacony In G Minor For Strings (ed. Britten) & Prelude And Fugue For 18-part String Orchestra & Two Aquarelles: published by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd. Simple Symphony For String Orchestra: published by Oxford University Press