The Performer: Complete Decca Recordings

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1Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV76: Overture
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: I. Overture
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
George Frideric Handel3:31
2Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV76: "From Harmony, From Heav'nly Harmony...When Nature Underneath A Heap"
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: II. Recitative / Accompagnato "From harmony from heav'nly harmony" (tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
George Frideric Handel3:34
3Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV76: "From Harmony, From Heav'nly Harmony"
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: III. Chorus "From harmony, from heav'nly harmony"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
George Frideric Handel3:54
4Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV76: "What Passion Cannot Music Raise and Quell"
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: IV. Aria "What passion cannot music raise and quell" (soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
George Frideric Handel8:25
5Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV76: "The Trumpet's Loud Clangour"
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: V. Aria and Chorus "The trumpet's loud clangor" (tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
George Frideric Handel3:49
6Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV76: March
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: VI. March
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
George Frideric Handel1:09
7Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV76: "But Bright Cecilia"
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: XI. Accompagnato "But bright Cecilia" (soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
George Frideric Handel1:08
8Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV76: "As From Pow'r of Sacred Lays"
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: XII. Soprano and Chorus "As from the pow'r and sacred lays"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
George Frideric Handel7:05
9Così fan tutte, K. 588: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Ouvertura
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1790)
part of:
Così fan tutte ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:50
10Si mostra la sorte, K. 209
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Aria for Tenor & Orchestra in D major, K. 209: "Si mostra la sorte"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 209) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 209)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:05
11Per pietà, non ricercate, K. 420
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Aria for Tenor & Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 420: "Per pietà, non ricercate"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 420) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 420)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:34
12Maurerische Trauermusik in C minor, 'Masonic Funeral Music' K477/K479a
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
Maurerische Trauermusik für Orchester c-Moll, K. 479a/477 (Masonic Funeral Music for Orchestra in C minor, K. 479a/477)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 477), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 477) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 479a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:52
13Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1963-12)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963-12)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version) (in 1963-12)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:08
14Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: II. Andante
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1963-12)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963-12)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: II. Andante (2nd version) (in 1963-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:29
15Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: III. Menuetto (Allegretto): Trio
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1963-12)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963-12)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio (2nd version) (in 1963-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:15
16Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: IV. Finale (Allegro assai)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1963-12)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1963-12)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963-12)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: IV. Finale. Allegro assai (2nd version) (in 1963-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:37

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includes:Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata / Schumann: Fünf Stücke im Volkston / Debussy: Cello Sonata by Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer), Schumann (Robert Schumann, German classical composer), Debussy (French composer); Rostropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor), Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)