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Britten On Air and On Stage

David Vernier

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Although not regarded among Britten’s most important works, his music […]
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Album Title: Britten To America
  • BRITTEN, BENJAMIN:
    The Ascent of F6 (Incidental music; text by WH Auden & Christopher Isherwood); An American in England (From the BBC/CBS Radio series); Roman Wall Blues; On the Frontier (Incidental music; text by Auden & Isherwood); Where do we go from here?

    Soloists: Samuel West (narrator); Mary Carewe, Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano); Andrew Kennedy (tenor); Marvyn Cooke, Lucy Walker (piano); Matthew Dickinson (percussion); Nigel Woodhouse (ukulele)

    Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore; Hallé, Mark Elder

  • Record Label: NMC - D190
  • Medium: CD

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