Bedford; Steuart

Britten: Piano concerto; Paul Bunyan; Johnson

David Hurwitz

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: Sinfonia da Requiem/Bedford

David Hurwitz

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

Britten: Simple symphony, etc./Bedford

David Vernier

As any student string player will tell you, Britten’s Simple Symphony (originally conceived for school string groups) is not exactly “simple”, at least regarding the

Britten: St Nicholas/Bedford

David Vernier

This is the recording originally released on Collins Classics in 1996–and in keeping with Naxos’ previous reissues from the former Collins catalog, the outer packaging

Britten: Albert Herring

Robert Levine

Naxos is to be congratulated for rescuing this 1996 recording from oblivion; it was originally released on Collins Classics but disappeared a few years ago.