"Britten: The Complete Orchestral And Instrumental Music" - полное собрание оркестровых и инструментальных сочинений Бенджамина Бриттена, выпущенное в 2013 году. Записи осуществлены при участии ряда звукорежиссёров — в том числе Гордона Парри, Кеннета Уилкинсона, Джеймса Лока и других, продюсированием занимались Джон Калшоу, Эрик Смит, Эндрю Корнолл, Колин Мэттьюс и другие.
Бокс-сет издание на 13 CD. Содержит 48-страничный буклет (на английском языке), содержащий эссе Эндрю Хата об инструментальных и оркестровых сочинениях Бриттена, подробный перечень композиций по трекам, а также алфавитный список произведений.
Эдвард Бенджамин Бриттен, барон Бриттен (22 ноября 1913 — 4 декабря 1976) - английский композитор, дирижёр и пианист. Он был ключевой фигурой в британской музыке XX века; его творческое наследие включает оперы, другие вокальные сочинения, а также оркестровые и камерные произведения. Среди наиболее известных его работ — опера "Питер Граймс" (1945), "Военный реквием" (1962) и оркестровое сочинение "Путеводитель по оркестру для юных слушателей" (1945).
Издание снято с производства.
Simple Symphony; Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge - 478 5535 (82:01)
Sinfonietta Op.1
- 1-1. I Poco Presto Ed Agitato
- 1-2. II Variations: Andante Lento
- 1-3. III Tarantella: Presto Vivace
Simple Symphony For String Orchestra, Op. 4
- 1-4. I Boisterous Bourrée: Allegro Ritmico
- 1-5. II Playful Pizzicato: Presto Possibile Pizzicato Sempre
- 1-6. III Sentimental Saraband: Poco Lento E Pesante
- 1-7. IV Frolicsome Finale: Prestissimo Con Fuoco
Variations On A Theme By Frank Bridge, Op. 10
- 1-8. Introduction And Theme
- 1-9. Variation 1: Adagio
- 1-10. Variation 2: March
- 1-11. Variation 3: Romance
- 1-12. Variation 4: Aria Italiana
- 1-13. Variation 5: Bourrée Classique
- 1-14. Variation 6: Weiner Waltzer
- 1-15. Variation 7: Moto Perpetuo
- 1-16. Variation 8: Funeral March
- 1-17. Variation 9: Chant
- 1-18. Variation 10: Fugue And Finale
Soirées Musicales, Op. 9
- 1-19. I March
- 1-20. II Canzonetta
- 1-21. III Tirolese
- 1-22. IV Bolero
- 1-23. V Tarentella
Matinées Musicales, Op. 24
- 1-24. I March
- 1-25. II Nocturne
- 1-26. III Waltz
- 1-27. IV Pantomime
- 1-28. V Moto Perpetuo
Double Concerto For Violin & Viola; Clarinet Concerto - 478 5536 (71:56)
Rondo Concertante (1930) For Piano And Strings
- 2-1. I Allegro Molto
- 2-2. II Lento
- 2-3. Fragments For Strings (1930)
Two Portraits (1930)
- 2-4. No.1 "David Layton" For String Orchestra: Poco Presto
- 2-5. No.2 "E.B.B." For Solo Viola And String Orchestra: Poco Lento
Double Concerto In B Minor, For Violin, Viola And Orchestra
- 2-6. I Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- 2-7. II Rhapsody: Poco Lento
- 2-8. III Allegro Scherzando - Allegro Non Troppo
Movements For A Clarinet Concerto (c. 1942)
- 2-9. I
- 2-10. II
- 2-11. III
Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto - 478 5537 (66:18)
Piano Concerto, Op. 13
- 3-1. I Toccata
- 3-2. II Waltz
- 3-3. III Impromptu
- 3-4. IV March
Violin Concerto, Op. 15
- 3-5. I Moderato Con Moto
- 3-6. II Vivace
- 3-7. III Passacaglia: Andante Lento
Sinfonia Da Requiem; Diversions - 478 5538 (73:31)
Mont Juic - Suite Of Catalan Dances, Op. 12 [With Lennox Berkeley, Op. 9]
- 4-1. III Lament: Andante Moderato
- 4-2. IV Allegro Molto
- 4-3. Young Apollo, Op. 16
- 4-4. Canadian Carnival, Op. 19
Sinfonia Da Requiem, Op, 20
- 4-5. I Lacrymosa
- 4-6. II Dies Irae
- 4-7. III Requiem Aeternam
Diversions For Piano (Left Hand) And Orchestra, Op. 21
- 4-8. Theme
- 4-9. Variation 1: Recitative
- 4-10. Variation 2: Romance
- 4-11. Variation 3: March
- 4-12. Variation 4: Arabesque
- 4-13. Variation 5: Chant
- 4-14. Variation 6: Nocturne
- 4-15. Variation 7: Badinerie
- 4-16. Variation 8: Burlesque
- 4-17. Variation 9a: Toccata I
- 4-18. Variation 9b: Toccata II
- 4-19. Variation 10: Adagio
- 4-20. Variation 11: Tarantella
Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra - 478 5539 (69:01)
- 5-1. Scottish Ballad, Op. 26
- 5-2. An American Overture, Op. 27
- 5-3. Prelude And Fugue, Op. 28 For Eighteen-part String Orchestra
The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra (Variations And Fugue On A Theme Of Purcell)
- 5-4. Theme (Allegro Maestoso E Largamente)
- 5-5. Variation A: Flutes And Piccolo
- 5-6. Variation B: Oboes (Lento)
- 5-7. Variation C: Clarinets (Moderato)
- 5-8. Variation D: Bassoons (Allegro Alla Marcia)
- 5-9. Variation E: Violins (Brilliante: Alla Polacca)
- 5-10. Variation F: Violas (Meno Mosso)
- 5-11. Variation G: Cellos
- 5-12. Variation H: Double Basses (Cominciando Lento Ma Poco A Poco Accel. Al Allegro)
- 5-13. Variation I: Harp (Maestoso)
- 5-14. Variation J: Horns (L'istesso Tempo)
- 5-15. Variation K: Trumpets (Vivace)
- 5-16. Variation L: Trombones And Bass Tuba (Allegro Pomposo)
- 5-17. Variation M: Percussion (Moderato)
- 5-18. Fugue (Allegro Molto)
- 5-19. Men Of Goodwill (1947) Variations On A Christmas Carol For Orchestra
Variations On Sellinger's Round (1953) Variations On An Elizabethan Theme
- 5-20. Variation No. 4: Quick And Gay
- 5-21. Occasional Overture, Op. 38
Cello Symphony; Lachrymae, Op.48a - 478 5540 (74:08)
Cello Symphony, Op. 68
- 6-1. I Allegro Maestoso
- 6-2. II Presto Inquieto
- 6-3. III Adagio - Cadenza
- 6-4. IV Passacaglia: Andante Allegro
In Memoriam Dennis Brain (1958) For Four Horns And Strings
- 6-5. Introduction
- 6-6. Allegro
- 6-7. The Building Of The House - Overture, Op. 79
Suite On English Folk Tunes: 'A Time There Was...', Op.90
- 6-8. I Cakes And Ale
- 6-9. II The Bitter Withy
- 6-10. III Hankin Booby
- 6-11. IV Hunt The Squirrel
- 6-12. V Lord Melbourne
- 6-13. Lachrymae, Op. 48a
Lachrymae, Op.48; Works For Violin, Viola & Oboe - 478 5541 (77:20)
- 7-1. Reflection (1930) For Viola And Piano
- 7-2. Elegy (1930) For Unaccompanied Viola
- 7-3. Lachrymae, Op. 48
Suite, Op. 6 For Violin And Piano
- 7-4. Introduction: Andante Maestoso
- 7-5. I March: Allegro Alla Marcia
- 7-6. II Moto Perpetuo: Allegro Molto E Con Fuoco
- 7-7. III Lullaby: Lento Tranquillo
- 7-8. IV Waltz: Alla Valse: Vivace E Rubato
- 7-9. Reveille (1937) For Violin And Piano
Two Insect Pieces (1935) For Oboe And Piano
- 7-10. I The Grasshopper
- 7-11. II The Wasp
- 7-12. Temporal Variations (1936) For Oboe And Piano
Six Metamorphoses After Ovid, Op. 49 For Solo Oboe
- 7-13. I Pan (Senza Misura)
- 7-14. II Phaeton (Vivace Ritmico)
- 7-15. III Niobe (Andante)
- 7-16. IV Bacchus (Allegro Pesante)
- 7-17. V Narcissus (Lento Piacevole)
- 7-18. VI Arethusa (Largamente)
Cello Suites 1 & 2; Cello Sonata - 478 5542 (67:49)
Cello Suite No. 1, Op.72
- 8-1. Canto Primo: Sostenuto E Largamente
- 8-2. I Fuga: Andante Moderato
- 8-3. II Lamento: Lento Rubato
- 8-4. Canto Secondo: Sostenuto
- 8-5. III Serenata: Allegretto (Pizzicato)
- 8-6. IV: Marcia: Alla Marcia Moderato
- 8-7. Canto Terzo: Sostenuto
- 8-8. V Bordone: Moderato Quasi Recitativo
- 8-9. VI Moto Perpetuo E Canto Quarto: Presto
Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80
- 8-10. I Declamato: Largo
- 8-11. II Fuga: Andante
- 8-12. III Scherzo: Allegro Molto
- 8-13. IV Andante Lento
- 8-14. V Ciaconna: Allegro
Cello Sonata In C, Op. 65
- 8-15. I Dialogo: Allegro
- 8-16. II Scherzo-Pizzicato: Allegretto
- 8-17. III Elegia: Lento
- 8-18. IV Marcia: Energico
- 8-19. V Moto Perpetuo: Presto
Cello Suite No. 3; String Quartet No. 3 - 478 5543 (83:03)
Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87
- 9-1. I Introduzione: Lento
- 9-2. II Marcia: Allegro
- 9-3. III Canto: Con Moto
- 9-4. IV Barcarola: Lento
- 9-5. V Dialogo: Allegretto
- 9-6. VI Fuga: Andante Espressivo
- 9-7. VII Recitativo: Fantastico
- 9-8. VIII Moto Perpetuo: Presto
- 9-9. IX Passacaglia: Lento Solenne
Nocturnal After John Dowland, Op. 70
- 9-10. I Musingly (Meditativo)
- 9-11. II Agitated (Molto Agitato)
- 9-12. III Restless (Inquieto)
- 9-13. IV Uneasy (Ansioso)
- 9-14. V March-like (Quasi Una Marcia)
- 9-15. VI Dreaming (Sognante)
- 9-16. VII Gently Rocking (Cullente)
- 9-17. VIII Passacaglia (Misurato)
- 9-18. IX Slow And Quiet (Molto Tranquillo)
Suite For Harp, Op. 83
- 9-19. I Overture
- 9-20. II Toccata
- 9-21. III Nocturne
- 9-22. IV Fugue
- 9-23. Hymn
String Quartet No. 3, Op.94
- 9-24. I Duets
- 9-25. II Ostinato
- 9-26. III Solo
- 9-27. IV Burlesque
- 9-28. V Recitative And Passacaglia: La Serenissima
- 9-29. Tema "Sacher" (1976) For Solo Cello
Early Works For String Quartet - 478 5544 (75:26)
String Quartet In F Major (1928)
- 10-1. I Allegro Vivace E Con Brio
- 10-2. II Andante
- 10-3. III Allegro Vivace
- 10-4. IV Allegro Molto
Miniature Suite (1929) For String Quartet
- 10-5. I Novelette
- 10-6. II Menuetto
- 10-7. III Romanza
- 10-8. IV Allegro Molto
- 10-9. Rhapsody (1929) For String Quartet
Quartettino (1930)
- 10-10. I Andante - Allegro Molto E Con Fuoco
- 10-11. II Poco Adagio Ma Con Moto
- 10-12. III Allegro Molto Vivace
- 10-13. Phantasy In F Minor (1932) For String Quartet
- 10-14. Alla Marcia (1933) For String Quartet
Three Divertimenti (1936) For String Quartet
- 10-15. I March: Allegro Maestoso
- 10-16. II Waltz: Allegretto
- 10-17. III Burlesque: Presto
String Quartets 1 & 2 - 478 5545 (69:16)
String Quartet In D Major (1931)
- 11-1. I Allegro Maestoso
- 11-2. II Lento Ed Espressivo
- 11-3. III Allegro Giocoso
String Quartet No.1, Op.25
- 11-4. I Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Vivo
- 11-5. II Allegretto Con Slancio
- 11-6. III Andante Calmo
- 11-7. IV Molto Vivace
String Quartet No.2, Op.36
- 11-8. I Allegro Calmo, Senza Rigore
- 11-9. II Vivace
- 11-10. III Chacony: Sostenuto
Phantasy Quartet; Gemini Variations - 478 5546 (70:27)
- 12-1. Phantasy, Op.2 (Quartet For Oboe, Viola And Cello)
Alpine Suite (1955) For Recorder Trio
- 12-2. 1. Arrival At Zermatt
- 12-3. 2. Swiss Clock (Romance)
- 12-4. 3. Nursery Slopes
- 12-5. 4. Alpine Scene
- 12-6. 5. Moto Perpetuo: Down The Piste
- 12-7. 6. Farewell To Zermatt
- 12-8. Scherzo (1954) For Recorder Quartet
- 12-9. Timpani Piece For Jimmy (1955)
- 12-10. Fanfare For St Edmundsbury (1959) - For Three Trumpets
- 12-11. Voluntary On Tallis' "Lamentation" (1942)
- 12-12. Prelude To "They Walk Alone" (1938
- 12-13. Village Organist's Piece (1942)
- 12-14. Prelude And Fugue On A Theme Of Vittoria (1946)
Gemini Variations, Op.73 (Quartet For Two Players) - Twelve Variations And Fugue On An Epigram Of Zoltân Kodâly
- 12-15. Theme
- 12-16. Variations 1-12
- 12-17. Fugue
- 12-18. Introduction And Rondo Alla Burlesca, Op.23 No.1
- 12-19. Mazurka Elegiaca, Op.23 No.2
Piano Music - 478 5547 (71:03)
Five Waltzes (1923-25)
- 13-1. I Rather Fast And Nervous
- 13-2. II Quick, With Wit
- 13-3. III Dramatic
- 13-4. IV Rhythmic; Not Too Fast
- 13-5. V Variations: Quiet And Simple
- 13-6. A Little Idyll (1930)
Three Character Pieces (1930)
- 13-7. I Poco Allegro Vivace
- 13-8. II Poco Andante Grazioso
- 13-9. Poco Presto E Molto Capriccioso
- 13-10. Twelve Variations On A Theme (1931)
Two Lullabies (1936) For Piano Duo
- 13-11. Lullaby
- 13-12. Lullaby For A Retired Colonel
Holiday Diary, Op.5
- 13-13. I Early Morning Bathe
- 13-14. II Sailing
- 13-15. III Funfair
- 13-16. IV Night
From Sonatina Romantica (1940)
- 13-17. Moderato
- 13-18. Nocturne
- 13-19. Night Piece (Notturno) (1963)
Variations For Solo Piano (1965)
- 13-20. I Like An Improvisation
- 13-21. II
- 13-22. III Quick And Light
- 13-23. IV
- 13-24. V Quietly
- 13-25. VI Quick