Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945). Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, the son of a dentist, Britten showed ... Read more
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Simple Symphony - Variation on a theme of Franck Bridge | The Night Is Young | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Cello Symphony | La Cérémonie | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A.-F. | Moonrise Kingdom | (1946) composed | Buy on Amazon | |
Playful Pizzicato, from Simple Symphony, Op. 4 | Moonrise Kingdom | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Noye's Fludde, op. 59 : Noye, Noye, Take Thou Thy Company, Op. 59 | Moonrise Kingdom | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
A Midsummer's Night Dream, Op. 64: Act 2: On the Ground, Sleep Sound | Moonrise Kingdom | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Songs from Friday Afternoons, Op. 7 (Cuckoo!) | Moonrise Kingdom | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Sea Interludes | The Angelic Conversation | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Opus 10 | Les Amants du Pont-Neuf | C composed | Buy on Amazon | |
String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 25: Andante Sostenuto | The Lobster | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Simple Symphony | Nimic | Saraband opus 4 composed | Buy on Amazon | |
First Suite for Cello, Op. 72 | The Club | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge | Symphony of Evil | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Serenade Opus 31 for Tenor Solo, Horn and Strings | Symphony of Evil | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Serenade Opus 31 for Tenor Solo, Horn and Strings | Symphony of Evil | Conducted | Buy on Amazon | |
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op.68 | Doktor Faustus | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.64 | Doktor Faustus | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Old Abram Brown | Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
War Requiem, Op. 66 | War Requiem | Composed and conducted | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme A. Allegro maes... | Once and Again | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme B. ? | Once and Again | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme C. ? | Once and Again | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme D. ? | Once and Again | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme E. ? | Once and Again | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell): Theme F. Presto | Once and Again | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Simple Symphony, Op. 4: "Playful Pizzicato" from Simple Symphony, Op. 4 | Once and Again | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Noye, Noye, Take Thou Thy Company" | Once and Again | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell) | Mimic | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Suite No 2 for Cello Solo | Fanny and Alexander | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Excerpts from Billy Budd | Beau travail | Opera | Buy on Amazon | |
Billy Budd, Op. 50 / Act 1: "Pull, My Bantams!" | Herman | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Suite for solo cello No. 3, Op. 87 | Noe beroligende | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Conto Primo (sostenuto e largemente) | Mr. Nobody | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Songs from Friday Afternoons, Op. 7 (Old Abram Brown) | Moonrise Kingdom | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: The Spacious Firmament on High | Moonrise Kingdom | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: Noye Take Thy Wife Anone | Moonrise Kingdom | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue: Allegro Motto | Moonrise Kingdom | (1946) composed | Buy on Amazon | |
4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33A - II. Sunday Morning (Allegro Spiritoso) | The Machine | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Suite No 2 for Cello Solo | Fanny and Alexander | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep | Talk to Her | Arrangement | Buy on Amazon | |
Corpus Christi Carol | Love Liza | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
Missa Brevis | No Night Is Too Long | Composer | Buy on Amazon | |
Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra | Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: An Evening of Yes Music Plus | Writer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Themes A.-F. | Moonrise Kingdom | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
A Midsummer's Night Dream, Op. 64: Act 2: On the Ground, Sleep Sound | Moonrise Kingdom | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Fugue: Allegro Motto | Moonrise Kingdom | Performer | Buy on Amazon | |
Folk Song Arrangements: O Waly, Waly | A.S. | Artist | Buy on Amazon | |
Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: A New Year Carol | A.S. | Artist | Buy on Amazon |