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Britten: Simple Symphony; Temporal Variations; Suite on English Folk Tunes ()

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Britten: Simple Symphony; Temporal Variations; Suite on English Folk Tunes - Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano); Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Philip Dukes (viola); Royal Northern Sinfonia
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  1. Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4
  2. Temporal Variations, for oboe & piano
  3. A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41
  4. Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a
  5. Suite on English folk tunes (A time there was), for orchestra, Op. 90

With this re-release of Britten's orchestral music, another wonderful volume of the late and lamented Collins Classics Britten series is back in circulation. Led by Steuart Bedford, Collins' Britten series was a planned complete edition of the music of the great twentieth century English composer. Unfortunately, after superb releases of the song cycles, the folk-song settings, and a handful of other discs, the closing of Collins curtailed further issues. Naxos has begun reissuing the extant recordings and anyone who wants ...

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