There are 3 recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten on file

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1970(STU) - Britten Benjamin - English Chamber Orchestra*

2 1971(FI) - Britten Benjamin - English Chamber Orchestra**

3 2001(FI) - Nagano Kent - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin**

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

Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra

Chorus - Wandsworth School Boy's Choir

Owen Wingrave - Benjamin Luxon

Spencer Coyle - John Shirley-Quirk

Lechmere - Nigel Douglas

Miss Wingrave - Sylvia Fisher

Mrs. Coyle - Heather Harper

Mrs. Julien - Jennifer Vyvyan

Kate - Janet Baker

General Sir Philip Wingrave - Peter Pears

Narrator - Peter Pears

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 379-381 {3LPS} (1971)ª; Decca SER 379-381 {3LPS} (1971)ª; Decca SET 501-502 {2LPS}; London OSA 1291 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 433 200-2 (+Six Hödlerin Fragments +The Poet's Echo) {2CDS} (1993)ª; Decca 475 6020 (Britten conducts Britten) {8CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.78; GIUDICI p.110 (2) p.173; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.100

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1971 p.71; July 1971 p.161; October 1971 p.599 November 1993 p.138 [CH]; August 2004 p.73 (mention) [AB]

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Opera - October 1993 p.1167

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Opera News - February 19 1994 p.32

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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.58-S.59 [JL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.182-184 [CJT]; Vol.11 No.1 1994 p.169

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Opéra International - NO 172 septembre 1993 p.66

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Diapason - NO 397 octobre 1993 p.126

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.116

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Classic CD - October 1993 p.80

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Répertoire - No.61 September 1993 p.39

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.82 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording made in 1970 shortly after the first television recording. The opera was first performed in the theatre 1973

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Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1971(FI)

Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra

Chorus - Boys of Wandsworth School

Owen Wingrave - Benjamin Luxon

Spencer Coyle - John Shirley-Quirk

Lechmere - Nigel Douglas

Miss Wingrave - Sylvia Fisher

Mrs. Coyle - Heather Harper

Mrs. Julien - Jennifer Vyvyan

Kate - Janet Baker

General Sir Philip Wingrave - Peter Pears

Narrator - Peter Pears

Colonel Wingrave - Peter Pears

Young Wingrave - Stephen Hattersley

Young Wingrave's friend - Geoffrey West

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera (2003)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VHS 2324 (NTSC)

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Recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.78; GIUDICI p.110 (2) p.173; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.100

Comments:- Video recording of a television film transmitted by BBC2 on 16 May 1971. See Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 May 1971 p.25.

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Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Kent Nagano - 2001(FI)

Orchestra - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin

Chorus - The Choristers of Westminster Cathedral Choir

Owen Wingrave - Gerald Finley

Spencer Coyle - Peter Savidge

Lechmere - Hilton Marlton

Miss Wingrave - Josephine Barstow

Mrs. Coyle - Anne Dawson

Mrs. Julien - Elizabeth Gale

Kate - Charlotte Hellekant

General Sir Philip Wingrave - Martyn Hill

Narrator - Andrew Burden

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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100.372 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.78; GIUDICI p.110 (2) p.173; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.100

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2004 p.85 [RF2]

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Opera - June 2004 pp.744-745 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.89 [VB]

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Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.127 [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - April (published February) 2004 p.90 [MR]

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International Record Review - April 2004 p.84 [HC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.122 [PT]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.92 [XC]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film. The DVD issued by ArtHaus also includes a «special feature» - «Benjamin Britten: The Hidden Heart»

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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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