Music CD, Musical Sound Recording, Sound Recording

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Phaedra [sound recording] ; A charm of lullabies ; Lachrymae ; Two portraits ; Sinfonietta / Britten.

Colchester, Essex, England : Chandos, p2011.

1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice)

Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.

Viola with string orchestra.

String orchestra music.

Symphonies (Chamber orchestra)

Racine, Jean, 1639-1699. Phèdre.

Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977.

Matthews, Colin.

Connolly, Sarah.

Rysanov, Maxim.

Gardner, Edward, 1974-

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Phaedra.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Charm of lullabies; arr.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Lachrymae.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sketches.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Sinfonietta, woodwinds, horn, strings, op. 1.

BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Works. Selections.

Title from container.

Compact disc.

Program notes in English, German and French, and texts in container.

The 1st-2nd works sung in English.

Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano ; Maxim Rysanov, viola ; BBC Symphony Orchestra ; Edward Gardner, conductor.

Recorded Sept. 23-25, 2010, Studio 1, Maida Vale Studios, London.

Phaedra : dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano and small orchestra / words from a verse translation of Racine's Phèdre by Robert Lowell (15:00) -- A charm of lullabies / arranged by Colin Matthews for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (12:16) -- Lachrymae : reflections on a song of Dowland for solo viola and string orchestra (15:32) -- Two portraits : for strings (15:09) -- Sinfonietta, op. 1 : version with two horns (14:45)

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CD C BRIT PHA C71

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