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Britten: Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne
Andrew Staples (tenor), Christopher Parkes (horn), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding throws some grit into the opening fanfares [of Les Illuminations], but soon demonstrates its refinement and range of tone colour...Staples... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Unknown Britten
RecommendedSandrine Piau (soprano), Rolf Hind (piano), Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Peter Francomb & Chris Griffiths (horns), Michael Collins (clarinet)
Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair
Britten completed but didn't orchestrate the songs - 'Phrase', 'Aube' and 'À une raison'; Matthews matches them finely to the style of Illuminations. While the cycle is often associated with... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th September 2009
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009, Disc of the Month
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Britten: Serenade, Les Illuminations & Nocturne RecommendedIan Bostridge (tenor), Radek Baborák (horn)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
Best of all is Nocturne, more spartan and enigmatic, about which he makes some very perceptive comments and where he seems more engaged; the anguished 'Prelude' is fiercely impressive. So are... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2005, Disc of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Visions Illuminées
RecommendedMary Bevan (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
12 Ensemble, Ruisi Quartet
The heart of the recital is a radiantly searching performance of Britten’s Les illuminations...Bevan’s ability to combine warmth with refreshing vigour is to the fore in Chausson’s Chanson perpétuelle... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Britten conducts Britten vol. 4
RecommendedSviatoslav Richter (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),...
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Building a Library, February 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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Very Best of English Song RecommendedDame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also recommended
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended orchestral version (Songs of Travel)
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Illuminations
Nicholas Phan (tenor), Myra Huang (piano)
Telegraph Quartet, The Knights Chamber Orchestra
Phan is brilliantly supported by the instrumentalists’ technicolour playing [in Les Illuminations]. Much of Phan’s soft singing is tenderly handled, and the moments where he slips into a transparent... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2018
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Benjamin Britten RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia Orchestra, ECO, Sir Neville Marriner, Jeffrey Tate
Tear's Serenade and Nocturne are sterling performances, fervent and expressive without falling into preciousness. Harper's passionate Illuminations makes a strong case for a female voice in... — More…
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Building A Library, March 2022, Also Recommended
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Britten: Les Illuminations
RecommendedKarina Gauvin (soprano)
Les Violons du Roy, Jean-Marie Zeitouni
Gauvin is a seductive interpreter of [Les Illuminations]. Her glinting sound gives a diamantine shimmer to the heroic passages, yet she never sacrifices the essential warmth and sensuousness... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2015, First Choice
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