There are 3 recordings of Curlew River by Benjamin Britten on file

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1 1965(STU) - Britten Benjamin - English Opera Group*

2 1993(LI) - Angus David - Guildhall Chamber Ensemble*

3 1996(STU) - Marriner Neville - Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields*

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

Curlew River by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - English Opera Group

Chorus - English Opera Group

Madwoman - Peter Pears

Ferryman - John Shirley-Quirk

Abbot - Harold Blackburn

Traveller - Bryan Drake

Voice of Spirit - Bruce Webb

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 301 {1LP} (1966)ª;; Decca SET 301 {1LP} (1966)ª; Decca 1BB 101-3 (Church Parables) {3LPS} London OSA 1156 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Decca 421 858-2 {1CD} (1989)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1966 p.348 [AR]; April 1966 p.482 [DST]; June 1971 p.76 September 1989 p. [MK]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.178-182 [MS]

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Audio & Record Review - January 1966 p.12 [JW]

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Curlew River by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor David Angus - 1993(LI)

Orchestra - Guildhall Chamber Ensemble

Madwoman - Mark Milhofer

Ferryman - Gwyn HughesJones

Abbot - Matthew Hargreaves

Traveller - Mark Evans

Voice of Spirit - Hugo Ticciati

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Compact Disc; - Koch Schwann 3-1397-2 {1CD} (1996)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1996 p.115; July 1996 p.33

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Opera - April 1996 p.424, p.473 [RF]

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Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.106

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163

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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.70

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.220

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American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.102

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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.28

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.102 - novembre 1996 p.89

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.40

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Comments:- Recorded at a performance in St Gile's Church, Cripplegate, London (25 February 1993, see OPERA May 1993 p.607)

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Curlew River by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Neville Marriner - 1996(STU)

Orchestra - Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields

Chorus - London Voices

Madwoman - Philip Langridge

Ferryman - Thomas Allen

Abbot - Gidon Saks

Traveller - Simon Keenlyside

Voice of Spirit - Charles Richardson

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Compact Disc; - Philips 454 469-2 {1CD} (1998)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1998 p.96 [AB] ; January 1999 p.50 [IH]

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HiFi News & Record Review - November 1998 p.80 [CB]

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Opéra International - décembre 1999 No.241 pp.60-61 [CP]

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1998 p.77 [MR]

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Classic CD - September 1998 p.100 [MO]

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.76

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L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.77 [EG]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.77 [JS]

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Répertoire - No.123 avril 1999 p.32 [XDG]

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Das Opernglas - Januar 1999 S.64 [MW]

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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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