(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1956(STU) - Britten Benjamin - English Opera Group Orchestra*
2 1974-75?(STU) - Kares Jirí - Orchestra*
3 1977(STU) - Ledger Philip - Medici String Quartet*
4 1979?(STU) - Juzeau Patrick - Orchestre*
5 1996(FI) - Halsey Simon - The Coull Quartet**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - English Opera Group Orchestra
Chorus - Alleyn's School Choir
Sam - David Hemmings
Rowan - Jennifer Vyvyan
Miss Baggot - Nancy Thomas
Juliet Brook - April Cantelo
Black Bob - Trevor Anthony
Tom - Trevor Anthony
Clem - Peter Pears
Alfred - Peter Pears
Gay Brook - Michael Ingram
Sophie Brook - Marilyn Baker
John Crome - Robin Fairhurst
Hugh Crome - Lyn Vaughan
Tina Chrome - Gabrielle Soskin
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5163 {1LP} (1956)ª;; Decca «Eclipse» ECM 2166 {1LP} (1975)ª; London XLL 1439 {1LP} (1956)ª;; London A 4107 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Decca 436 393-2 (collection) {1CD} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1956 p.92 [TH]; July 1975 p.238 [AB]; November 1993 p.138 [CH]
Opera - November 1956 p.690
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.173-175 [DWW]
Opéra International - No.172 september 1993 p.66
Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.126
American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.77 [JH]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1956 p.9
Gramophone Record Review - August 1956 p.630 [NC]
Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.39
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Conductor Jirí Kares - 1974-75?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Detsky Sbor Bambini di Praga
Sam - Miroslav Prusek
Rowan - Nadezda (Nada) Sormová
Miss Baggot - Ivana Mixová
Juliet Brook - Jitka Pokorná
Black Bob - Jan Kyzlink
Tom - Karel Hanus
Clem - Viktor Koci
Alfred - Lubomir Procházka
Gay Brook - Radovan Stainer
Sophie Brook - Dagmar Soukupová
John Crome - Pavel Kudelasek
Hugh Crome - Bohdan Havel
Tina Chrome - Martina Kritznerova
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Black Disc - Supraphon 1 12 1976 {1LP}
Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
Comments:- The LP issued by Supraphon is listed in the online catalogue of the Durbeck Archive:- ####http://www.datalogue.info
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Conductor Philip Ledger - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Medici String Quartet
Chorus - Finchley Children's Music Group - Choral Scholars of King's College
Sam - Sam Monck
Rowan - Mary Wells
Miss Baggot - Heather Begg
Juliet Brook - Catherine Benson
Black Bob - Robert Lloyd
Tom - Robert Lloyd
Clem - Robert Tear
Alfred - Robert Tear
Gay Brook - Cato Fordham
Sophie Brook - Catherine Wearing
John Crome - David Glick
Hugh Crome - Colin Huehns
Tina Chrome - Katherine Willis
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Black Disc - HMV ASD 3608 {1LP}
Compact Disc - EMI CDM 5 65111 2 (collection) {1CD}
Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1978 p.955 [MEO]; March 1979 p.1629 [SIR]; July 1995 p.46 [MR]
Opera Now - July 1995 p.55
BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.75
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Conductor Patrick Juzeau - 1979?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Gladys - Maria Murano
Miss Baggott - Maria Murano
Pamela - Sylvie Kapeluche
Rowan - Sylvie Kapeluche
Anne - Joëlle Vautier
Juliette - Joëlle Vautier
Max - André Battedou
Clem - André Battedou
Alfred - André Battedou
Norman - Claude Legendre
Bob - Claude Legendre
Tom - Claude Legendre
Lucie - Martine Cohen-Salmon
Lydie - Sigale Grynberg
Nathalie - Béatrice Guiard
Hughes - Ciril Raymond
Eric - Gael Segretinet
Marc - Christophe Soula
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Black Disc - Adès ALB 850 {2LPS}
Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
Comments:- Recording of a version in French the name «Faisons un Opéra». Presumably the recording is of a French translation of the complete «Let's Make an Opera!». The LPs issued by Adès are listed in the online catalogue of the Durbeck Archive:- ####http://www.datalogue.info
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Conductor Simon Halsey - 1996(FI)
Orchestra - The Coull Quartet
Chorus - City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Sam - Edward Yeo
Miss Baggot - Felicity Palmer
Juliet Brook - Lisa Milne
Black Bob - Stephen Richardson
Tom - Stephen Richardson
Clem - John Graham-Hall
Alfred - John Graham-Hall
Gay Brook - Liam Shena
Sophie Brook - Julia Campbell
John Crome - Kevin Bloomer
Hugh Crome - Nigel Wall
Tina Chrome - Francesca Massey
Anne - Lisa Milne
Max - John Graham-Hall
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus 102 107 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.131; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - February 2007 p.25 [RP]
Comments:- This video recording is of a «feature film» which includes a performance of «The Little Sweep». The singers are those listed above and there is a separate cast of actors.
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