The Composer of the Month March is Benjamin Britten.
All works by Benjamin Britten.
1. Waltz & Burlesque from 3 Divertimenti
Belcea String Quartet
2. Green Broom from Five Flower Songs
Netherlands Chamber Choir conducted by John Alldis
3. Prologue, Pastoral & Nocturne from Serenade for tenor, horn and strings.
Neil Mackle, tenor, Barry Tuckwell, horn, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Steuart Bedford
4. Sunday Morning, Moonlight from Four Sea Interludes
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor Pešek
5. Pickled boys from Cantate St.Nicolas
BBC Singers & choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral, BBC Concert Orchestra
conducted by Paul Brough
6. Ballad from Owen Wingrave
The Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir, Peter Pears, tenor and Benjamin Luxon, baritone, English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten
7. Moderato con moto from Violin concerto
London Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov conducted by
Mstislav Rostropovitsj
8. Two insect Pieces for oboe and piano
Pauline Oostenrijk, oboe and Ivo Janssen, piano.