Partsongs / Hymn To The Virgin / Missa Brevis

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15 Flower Songs, Op. 47: 1. To Daffodils
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 1. To Daffodils (in 1964-04)
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten1:53
25 Flower Songs, Op. 47: 2. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 2. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months (in 1964-04)
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten2:07
35 Flower Songs, Op. 47: 3. Marsh Flowers
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 3. Marsh Flowers (in 1964-04)
lyricist:
George Crabbe
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten1:57
45 Flower Songs, Op. 47: 4. The Evening Primrose
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 4. The Evening Primrose (in 1964-04)
lyricist:
John Clare (shepherd poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten2:52
55 Flower Songs, Op. 47: 5. Ballad of Green Broom
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 5. Ballad of Green Broom (in 1964-04)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten2:05
62 Two-Part Songs: 1. I Lov'd a Lass
piano:
Wilfrid Parry
choir vocals:
The Elizabethan Singers of London
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
I Lov'd a Lass
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten3:28
72 Two-Part Songs: 2. Lift Boy
piano:
Wilfrid Parry
choir vocals:
The Elizabethan Singers of London
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Lift Boy
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten3:01
8Chorale (after an old French carol)
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Chorale After an Old French Carol
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1944)
Benjamin Britten4:11
9A Shepherd's Carol
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
A Shepherd's Carol
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten4:06
10The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
piano:
Wilfrid Parry
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
Benjamin Britten10:01
11Choral Dances from 'Gloriana': Time
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Choral Dances from “Gloriana”: Time
lyricist:
William Plomer
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Choral Dances from Gloriana
Benjamin Britten1:25
12Choral Dances from 'Gloriana': Concord
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Choral Dances from “Gloriana”: Concord
lyricist:
William Plomer
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Choral Dances from Gloriana
Benjamin Britten2:19
13Choral Dances from 'Gloriana': Time and Concord
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Choral Dances from “Gloriana”: Time and Concord
lyricist:
William Plomer
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Choral Dances from Gloriana
Benjamin Britten1:24
14Choral Dances from 'Gloriana': Country Girls
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Choral Dances from “Gloriana”: Country Girls
lyricist:
William Plomer
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Choral Dances from Gloriana
Benjamin Britten0:57
15Choral Dances from 'Gloriana': Rustics and Fishermen
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Choral Dances from “Gloriana”: Rustics and Fishermen
lyricist:
William Plomer
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Choral Dances from Gloriana
Benjamin Britten0:52
16Choral Dances from 'Gloriana': Final Dance of Homage
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Choral Dances from “Gloriana”: Final Dance of Homage
lyricist:
William Plomer
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Choral Dances from Gloriana
Benjamin Britten2:37
17Old Abram Brown
piano:
Wilfrid Parry
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Friday Afternoons, op. 7: No. 12. Old Abram Brown
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Friday Afternoons, op. 7
Benjamin Britten4:30
18Oliver Cromwell
piano:
Wilfrid Parry
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: Oliver Cromwell (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten0:49
19O Can Ye Sew Cushions?
piano:
Wilfrid Parry
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: O Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:38
20The Salley Gardens
piano:
Wilfrid Parry
choir vocals:
Elizabethan Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Salley Gardens (Arr. Benjamin Britten)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats (in 1889)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
arrangement of:
The Sally Gardens (catch-all for arrangements)
version of:
Down by the Salley Gardens
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:47
21A Hymn to the Virgin
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Hymn to the Virgin
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1930-07-09 until 1934-04-29)
premiered at:
[event] (1931-01-05)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Benjamin Britten4:10
22Missa brevis, Op. 63: Kyrie eleison
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Missa Brevis in D major, op. 63: I. Kyrie
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
part of:
Missa Brevis in D major, op. 63
Benjamin Britten2:02
23Missa brevis, Op. 63: Gloria in excelsis Deo
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Missa Brevis in D major, op. 63: II. Gloria
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
part of:
Missa Brevis in D major, op. 63
Benjamin Britten3:00
24Missa brevis, Op. 63: Sanctus - Benedictus
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Missa Brevis in D major, op. 63: III. Sanctus and Benedictus
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
part of:
Missa Brevis in D major, op. 63
Benjamin Britten3:12
25Missa brevis, Op. 63: Agnus Dei
choir vocals:
Westminster Cathedral Choir
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
recorded at:
Westminster Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Missa Brevis in D major, op. 63: IV. Agnus Dei
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1959)
part of:
Missa Brevis in D major, op. 63
Benjamin Britten2:07