Description
Britten - Symphony for cello and orchestra, op. 68 (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, Yo-Yo Ma (cello); Maxwell Davies - Concerto For Violin And Orchestra (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) / Sony Classical Audio CD 1993 / SMK 58928
UPC 5099705892824
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).
| Label: | Sony Classical – SMK 58928 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Austria |
| Released: |
1993 |
| Genre: | Classical |
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Tracklist:
BENJAMIN BRITTEN (1913-1976)
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op.68
1. I. Allegro maestoso 12.34
2. II. Presto inquieto 3.53
3. III. Adagio - cadenza ad lib 11.30
4. IV. Passacaglia: Andante allegro 7.14
SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES (1934 -)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
5. I. Allegro moderato 16.43
6. II. Adagio 6.42
7. III. Allegro non troppo 7.36
- Cello - YO-YO MA
- Orchestra - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Violin - ISAAC STERN
