There are 4 recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten on file

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1 1956(STU) - Britten Benjamin - English Opera Group Orchestra*

2 1974-75?(STU) - Kares Jirí - Orchestra*

3 1977(STU) - Ledger Philip - Medici String Quartet*

4 1979?(STU) - Juzeau Patrick - Orchestre*

*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO

The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - English Opera Group Orchestra

Chorus - Alleyn's School Choir

Sam - David Hemmings

Rowan - Jennifer Vyvyan

Miss Baggot - Nancy Thomas

Juliet Brook - April Cantelo

Black Bob - Trevor Anthony

Tom - Trevor Anthony

Clem - Peter Pears

Alfred - Peter Pears

Gay Brook - Michael Ingram

Sophie Brook - Marilyn Baker

John Crome - Robin Fairhurst

Hugh Crome - Lyn Vaughan

Tina Chrome - Gabrielle Soskin

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5163 {1LP} (1956)ª;; Decca «Eclipse» ECM 2166 {1LP} (1975)ª; London XLL 1439 {1LP} (1956)ª;; London A 4107 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Decca 436 393-2 (collection) {1CD} (1993)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1956 p.92; July 1975 p.238 [AB]; November 1993 p.138 [CH]

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Opera - November 1956 p.690

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.173-175 [DWW]

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Opéra International - No.172 september 1993 p.66

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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.126

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American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.77 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1956 p.9

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Gramophone Record Review - August 1956 p.630

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Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.39

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The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten performed in Czech

Conductor Jirí Kares - 1974-75?(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Detsky Sbor Bambini di Praga

Sam - Miroslav Prusek

Rowan - Nadezda (Nada) Sormová

Miss Baggot - Ivana Mixová

Juliet Brook - Jitka Pokorná

Black Bob - Jan Kyzlink

Tom - Karel Hanus

Clem - Viktor Koci

Alfred - Lubomir Procházka

Gay Brook - Radovan Stainer

Sophie Brook - Dagmar Soukupová

John Crome - Pavel Kudelasek

Hugh Crome - Bohdan Havel

Tina Chrome - Martina Kritznerova

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Black Disc - Supraphon 1 12 1976 {1LP}

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Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

Comments:- The LP issued by Supraphon is listed in the online catalogue of the Durbeck Archive (http://www.datalogue.info)

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The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Philip Ledger - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - Medici String Quartet

Chorus - Finchley Children's Music Group - Choral Scholars of King's College

Sam - Sam Monck

Rowan - Mary Wells

Miss Baggot - Heather Begg

Juliet Brook - Catherine Benson

Black Bob - Robert Lloyd

Tom - Robert Lloyd

Clem - Robert Tear

Alfred - Robert Tear

Gay Brook - Cato Fordham

Sophie Brook - Catherine Wearing

John Crome - David Glick

Hugh Crome - Colin Huehns

Tina Chrome - Katherine Willis

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Black Disc - HMV ASD 3608 {1LP}

Compact Disc - EMI CDM 5 65111 2 (collection) {1CD}

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Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1978 p.955 [MEO]; March 1979 p.1629 [SIR]; July 1995 p.46 [MR]

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Opera Now - July 1995 p.55

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BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.75

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The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten performed in French

Conductor Patrick Juzeau - 1979?(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Gladys - Maria Murano

Miss Baggott - Maria Murano

Pamela - Sylvie Kapeluche

Rowan - Sylvie Kapeluche

Anne - Joëlle Vautier

Juliette - Joëlle Vautier

Max - André Battedou

Clem - André Battedou

Alfred - André Battedou

Norman - Claude Legendre

Bob - Claude Legendre

Tom - Claude Legendre

Lucie - Martine Cohen-Salmon

Lydie - Sigale Grynberg

Nathalie - Béatrice Guiard

Hughes - Ciril Raymond

Eric - Gael Segretinet

Marc - Christophe Soula

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Black Disc - Adès ALB 850 {2LPS}

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Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

Comments:- Recording of a version in French the name «Faisons un Opéra». Presumably the recording is of a French translation of the complete «Let's Make an Opera!». The LPs issued by Adès are listed in the online catalogue of the Durbeck Archive (http://www.datalogue.info)

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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