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There are two English musical traditions at work here. Ian Bostridge’s reedy, agile tenor falls squarely into the mould of his illustrious predecessors, Peter Pears
Certainly, it’s no accident of programming that finds these works all on the same disc. What’s amazing is the fact that they are rarely–or never–recorded.
Here’s another excellent Britten program compiled by Naxos from the former Collins Classics catalog. These selections were last issued as the first half of a
Bernard Haitink’s straightforward Enigma Variations makes a decent impression. The conductor’s safe-bet tempos and smooth, uninflected phrasing certainly won’t ruffle any feathers. Nimrod moves along
These three works by Benjamin Britten have enjoyed their share of first-rate recordings, particularly the perennially popular A Ceremony of Carols. This new release from
British composers of “serious” music have been much more likely to do film music than their American counterparts, few of whom ever have contact with
Remarkably, Naxos now has two very good recordings of Britten’s still-too-rarely played Violin Concerto. The main reason for its rarity probably has to do with
This is probably the finest version of the Britten Piano Concerto available, notwithstanding Britten’s own justly revered rendition with Sviatoslav Richter on Decca. Certainly that
Britten’s last opera contains some astoundingly beautiful and arresting music: the arrival in Venice, the passage describing the writer Aschenbach’s view of the sea, and
All of Steuart Bedford’s Britten recordings are excellent, and this one is no exception. The most important item here is the suite from Gloriana, a
