Britten: Spring Symphony / Bridge: Enter Spring / Summer

~ Release by Britten, Bridge; Eiddwen Harrhy, Linda Finnie, Robert Tear, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Sir Charles Groves, BBC Concert Orchestra, Ashley Lawrence (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part I. Introduction: Shine Out, Fair Sun
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (on 1980-09-06), London Voices (on 1980-09-06) and Southend Boys’ Choir (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 1. Introduction: Shine Out (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
Benjamin Britten9:24
2Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part I. The Merry Cuckoo
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 2. The Merry Cuckoo (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Edmund Spenser (English poet)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
Benjamin Britten1:54
3Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part I. Spring the Sweet Spring
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (on 1980-09-06), London Voices (on 1980-09-06) and Southend Boys’ Choir (on 1980-09-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) (on 1980-09-06)
soprano vocals:
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) (on 1980-09-06)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 3. Spring, the Sweet Spring (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Thomas Nashe
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
Benjamin Britten1:37
4Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part I. The Driving Boy
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (on 1980-09-06), London Voices (on 1980-09-06) and Southend Boys’ Choir (on 1980-09-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 4. The Driving Boy (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
John Clare (shepherd poet) and George Peele
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
Benjamin Britten2:07
5Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part I. The Morning Star
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (on 1980-09-06), London Voices (on 1980-09-06) and Southend Boys’ Choir (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 5. The Morning Star (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
John Milton (English poet; composer of Paradise Lost)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1
Benjamin Britten4:21
6Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part II. Welcome, Maids of Honour
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 6. Welcome, Maids of Honour (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2
Benjamin Britten2:57
7Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part II. Waters Above
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 7. Waters Above! (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Henry Vaughan
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2
Benjamin Britten2:32
8Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part II. Out on the Lawn I Lie in Bed
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (on 1980-09-06), London Voices (on 1980-09-06) and Southend Boys’ Choir (on 1980-09-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 8. Out on the lawn I Lie in bed (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
W. H. Auden
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2
Benjamin Britten6:03
9Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part III. When Will My May Come
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 9. When will my May Come? (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
Richard Barnfield
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3
Benjamin Britten2:34
10Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part III. Fair and Fair
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
soprano vocals:
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) (on 1980-09-06)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 10. Fair and Fair (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
George Peele
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3
Benjamin Britten2:32
11Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part III. Sound the Flute
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (on 1980-09-06), London Voices (on 1980-09-06) and Southend Boys’ Choir (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 11. Sound the Flute! (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3
Benjamin Britten1:17
12Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part IV. Finale
producer:
Chris Samuelson (BBC producer)
choir vocals:
BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra) (on 1980-09-06), London Voices (on 1980-09-06) and Southend Boys’ Choir (on 1980-09-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Linda Finnie (mezzo-soprano) (on 1980-09-06)
soprano vocals:
Eiddwen Harrhy (soprano) (on 1980-09-06)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (on 1980-09-06)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1980-09-06)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (on 1980-09-06)
recorded at:
The Proms 1980, prom 49 (1980-09-06)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-09-06)
live recording of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 4: 12. Finale: London, to Thee I do Present (on 1980-09-06)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
part of:
Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 4
Benjamin Britten7:56
13Enter Spring - Rhapsody for Orchestra
producer:
Paul Reding, BBC Transcription
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1978-09-12)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (on 1978-09-12)
recorded at:
The Proms 1978: Prom 51 (1978-09-12)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-09-12)
live recording of:
Enter Spring (on 1978-09-12)
composer:
Frank Bridge (composer) (from 1926 until 1927)
part of:
Frank Bridge: A Thematic Catalogue, 1900–1941 (number: H. 174)
Frank Bridge18:43
14Summer - Tone Poem
producer:
Alan Owen (BBC Producer ~1979)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (on 1970-10-07)
conductor:
Ashley Lawrence (conductor) (on 1970-10-07)
recorded at:
The Hippodrome (Golders Green) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-10-07)
recording of:
Summer (on 1976-10-07)
composer:
Frank Bridge (composer) (from 1914 until 1915)
part of:
Frank Bridge: A Thematic Catalogue, 1900–1941 (number: H. 116)
Frank Bridge11:08