David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" (1992) more music like this

performed by David Bowie, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Sergey Prokofiev

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Bernstein Favorites: Children's Classics (1991) more music like this

performed by Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Camille Saint-Saëns, Sergey Prokofiev

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Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols (2003) more music like this

performed by Andrew Lawrence-King (psaltery), Andrew Lawrence-King (irish harp), Andrew Lawrence-King (baroque harp), Anonymous 4, Jacqueline Horner (vocals), Johanna Rose (vocals), Marsha Genensky (vocals), Susan Hellauer (vocals)
composed by Anonymous, Benjamin Britten, Christmas Traditional, Geoffrey Burgon, Henry VIII, King of England, Irish Traditional, John Tavener, Peter Maxwell Davies, Richard Rodney Bennett, Scottish Traditional

It is difficult to imagine a better celebration of the immense spiritual and historical richness of Yuletide than this multi-faceted and deeply rewarding disc. Accompanied by Andrew Lawrence-King, who plays the Irish harp, Baroque harp, and psaltery with exquisite grace and refined expressiveness, the crystalline voices of the Anonymous 4 weave an ...

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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (1994) more music like this

performed by David Bowie, Leo Litwin (piano), Martin Hoherman (cello), Samuel Lipman (piano)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Camille Saint-Saëns, Sergey Prokofiev

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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols (1986) more music like this

performed by Francis Shepherd (treble), Gordon Jones (bass), James O'Donnell (organ), Jeremy Unwin (treble), Robert Holmes (treble), Robert Jones [countertenor] (counter tenor), Robert Ogden (treble), Simon Davies (tenor), Sioned Williams (harp)
composed by Benjamin Britten

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Britten: War Requiem (2006) more music like this

performed by Benjamin Britten (spoken word), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Galina Vishnevskaya (spoken word), Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), John Culshaw (spoken word), Melos Ensemble of London, Peter Pears (spoken word), Peter Pears (tenor)
composed by Benjamin Britten

What can be said about Britten's War Requiem that hasn't already been said? That it is brilliantly composed, endlessly fascinating, and profoundly affecting? That it is lyrically heartrending, musically heartbreaking, and emotionally devastating? That it is the single most persuasive setting of the Requiem text of the twentieth century? That is ...

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Benjamin Britten: Saint Nicolas (2004) more music like this

performed by Joseph Frank (tenor), Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, Indianapolis (choir, chorus), The Cathedral Girl's Choir (choir, chorus), Indianapolis Festival Orchestra, Frederick Burgomaster (conductor)
composed by Benjamin Britten

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The Early BBC Recordings 1961-1965 more music like this

performed by Ernest Lush (piano), Jacqueline du Pré (violoncello), Stephen Bishop Kovacevich (piano), William Pleeth (violoncello)
composed by Benjamin Britten, François Couperin, George Frederick Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Manuel de Falla

Before she landed a contract with EMI, cellist Jacqueline du Pré made a few recordings for the BBC. Or, more properly put, she made a few broadcasts for the BBC which, after she landed her EMI contract, became recordings. The du Pré of the EMI recordings was a powerful and expressive player who gave everything she had to the music she performed. ...

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Signatures-Great Opera Scenes (1997) more music like this

performed by Jonathan Summers (vocals), Larissa Diadkova (vocals), Larissa Diadkova (mezzo-soprano), Renée Fleming (vocals), London Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti (conductor)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Benjamin Britten, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Barber: Cello Concerto; Britten: Symphony for Cello & Orchestra (1989) more music like this

performed by Yo-Yo Ma (cello), David Zinman (conductor)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Samuel Barber

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O Magnum Mysterium (1992) more music like this

performed by Nancianne Parrella (organ), Westminster Choir (choir, chorus), Joseph Flummerfelt (conductor)
composed by Anton Bruckner, Benjamin Britten, Edgar Leslie Bainton, Francis Poulenc, Giuseppe Verdi, Hubert Parry, Igor Stravinsky, Johannes Brahms, Lukas Foss, Maurice Duruflé, Olivier Messiaen, Peter Christian Lutkin, Peter Maxwell Davies, Tomás Luis de Victoria

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Britten: Curlew River (1989) more music like this

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Faire is the Heaven: Music of the English Church (1988) more music like this

performed by Cambridge Singers (choir, chorus)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Charles Villiers Stanford, Dutch Traditional, Elizabeth Poston, Henry Purcell, Herbert Howells, Orlando Gibbons, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Richard Farrant, Robert Parsons, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, William H. Harris, William Walton

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The Instruments of the Orchestra (2002) more music like this

performed by Alain Trudel (trombone), Alain Trudel (tenor trombone), Alain Trudel (trombone), Albrecht Holder (bassoon), Alexander Jablokov (violin), Alexander Rudin (cello), Almanac Singers, Andrew Burashko (piano), Aradia Baroque Ensemble, Arkady Mishenkin (vocals)
composed by Aaron Copland, Anonymous, Anonymous, Flemish, Anonymous, Troubadour, Antoine Reicha, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Aram Khachaturian, Arnold Bax, Aulis Sallinen, Béla Bartók, Benjamin Britten, Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Nielsen, Claude Debussy

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Holst: The Planets; Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem (2003) more music like this

performed by Ambrosian Singers (Women's Voices) (choir, chorus), Simon Rattle (conductor)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst

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A to Z of Classical Music (2000) more music like this

performed by Adele Anthony (violin), Balazs Szokolay (piano), Camerata Budapest, Capella Istropolitana, Ernst Ottensamer (clarinet), Idil Biret (piano), Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Jeno Jando (piano), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Miroslav Kejmar (trumpet)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Benjamin Britten, Carl Maria von Weber, Carl Orff, Claude Debussy, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, François Couperin, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Georg Philipp Telemann

Technically, the insides of this package from Naxos deliver what the outside promises: an "A to Z" compilation of classical composers, a 562-page book, and over 150 minutes of music. The implication would be, however, that the book is coordinated with the music, which is only loosely true. The book is a little biographical dictionary covering ...

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Simply the Best Night at the Opera (1999) more music like this

performed by Angela Gheorghiu (vocals), Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals), Annick Massis (vocals), Barbara Hendricks (vocals), Catherine Dubosc (vocals), Cecilia Bartoli (vocals), Dawn Upshaw (vocals), Eva Urbanova (vocals), Francois LeRoux (vocals)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Benjamin Britten, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Claudio Monteverdi, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Hector Berlioz, Henry Purcell, Igor Stravinsky

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English Choral Music (2005) more music like this

performed by Allan Clayton (tenor), Ben Harrison (treble), Benedict Giles (treble), Benjamin Durant (treble), Christopher de la Hoyde (alto), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Edward Lyon (tenor), Iain Farrington (organ), James Geidt (treble)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Charles Villiers Stanford, Edmund Rubbra, Edward Elgar, Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells, John Tavener, Kenneth Leighton, Lennox Berkeley, Peter Hurford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton

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Songs My Father Taught Me (1993) more music like this

performed by Frederick Stone (piano), Kathleen Ferrier (vocals), Kathleen Ferrier (piano), Owen Brannigan (vocals)
composed by Antonio Lotti, Benjamin Britten, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Claudio Monteverdi, Franz Schubert, George Frederick Handel, Johannes Brahms, Kathleen Ferrier, Lennox Berkeley, Traditional

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Handel, Brahms, Schubert and others (1987) more music like this

performed by Bejun Mehta (soprano), David Shifrin (clarinet), Douglas Davis (cello), Janet Lakatos (violin), Janet Lakatos (viola), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Principals, Paul Herrera (harpsichord), Paul Shure (violin), Susan Ranney (bass)
composed by Benjamin Britten, Franz Schubert, George Frederick Handel, Johannes Brahms

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Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op34; Simple Symphony Op4 (1986) more music like this

performed by Benjamin Britten (conductor)
composed by Benjamin Britten

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Britten: Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto (1989) more music like this

performed by Mark Lubotsky (violin), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (conductor)
composed by Benjamin Britten

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Christmas Time is Here (2005) more music like this

performed by Amy Bowers (trombone), Barry Perkins (trumpet), Danielle Squyres (percussion), David Stetson (trombone), Fred Greene (tuba), George Thatcher (trombone), James Taylor (french horn), Jason Gamer (trumpet), Keith Popejoy (french horn)
composed by Anonymous, Benjamin Britten, Christmas Traditional, Dale Wood, Elizabeth Poston, Franz Biebl, Franz Xaver Gruber, Henry John Gauntlett, Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane, James Pierpont, John Alexander [composer], Katherine K. Davis, Michael Praetorius

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Britten: Noye's Fludde; The Golden Vanity (1993) more music like this

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The Mystery of Christmas (1997) more music like this

performed by Michael Bloss (organ), Elora Festival Singers (choir, chorus)
composed by Arthur Honegger, Benjamin Britten, Carl Thiel, Christmas Traditional, Elizabeth Poston, Felix Mendelssohn, Francis Poulenc, Franz Xaver Gruber, Harold Darke, Healey Willan, John Rutter, John Tavener, Malcolm Sargent, Robert Evans [composer]

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