(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1970(STU) - Britten Benjamin - English Chamber Orchestra*
2 1971(FI) - Britten Benjamin - English Chamber Orchestra**
3 2001(FI) - Nagano Kent - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin**
4 2007(LI) - Macdonald Rory - City of London Sinfonia*
5 2007 - Hickox Richard - City of London Sinfonia*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Wandsworth School Boy's Choir
Owen Wingrave - Benjamin Luxon
Spencer Coyle - John Shirley-Quirk
Lechmere - Nigel Douglas
Miss Wingrave - Sylvia Fisher
Mrs. Coyle - Heather Harper
Mrs. Julien - Jennifer Vyvyan
Kate - Janet Baker
General Sir Philip Wingrave - Peter Pears
Narrator - Peter Pears
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 379-381 {3LPS} (1971)ª; Decca SER 379-381 {3LPS} (1971)ª; Decca SET 501-502 {2LPS}; London OSA 1291 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 433 200-2 (+Six Hödlerin Fragments +The Poet's Echo) {2CDS} (1993)ª; Decca 475 6020 (Britten conducts Britten) {8CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.78; GIUDICI p.110 (2) p.173; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.100
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1971 p.71; July 1971 p.161; October 1971 p.599 November 1993 p.138 [CH]; August 2004 p.73 (mention) [AB]
Opera - October 1993 p.1167
Opera News - February 19 1994 p.32
Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.58-S.59 [JL]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.182-184 [CJT]; Vol.11 No.1 1994 p.169
Opéra International - NO 172 septembre 1993 p.66
Diapason - NO 397 octobre 1993 p.126
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.116
Classic CD - October 1993 p.80
Répertoire - No.61 September 1993 p.39
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.82 [LB]
Comments:- Recording made in 1970 shortly after the first television recording. The opera was first performed in the theatre 1973
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Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1971(FI)
Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Boys of Wandsworth School
Owen Wingrave - Benjamin Luxon
Spencer Coyle - John Shirley-Quirk
Lechmere - Nigel Douglas
Miss Wingrave - Sylvia Fisher
Mrs. Coyle - Heather Harper
Mrs. Julien - Jennifer Vyvyan
Kate - Janet Baker
General Sir Philip Wingrave - Peter Pears
Narrator - Peter Pears
Colonel Wingrave - Peter Pears
Young Wingrave - Stephen Hattersley
Young Wingrave's friend - Geoffrey West
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VHS 2324 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.78; GIUDICI p.110 (2) p.173; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.100
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film transmitted by BBC2 on 16 May 1971. See Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 May 1971 p.25.
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 2001(FI)
Orchestra - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin
Chorus - The Choristers of Westminster Cathedral Choir
Owen Wingrave - Gerald Finley
Spencer Coyle - Peter Savidge
Lechmere - Hilton Marlton
Miss Wingrave - Josephine Barstow
Mrs. Coyle - Anne Dawson
Mrs. Julien - Elizabeth Gale
Kate - Charlotte Hellekant
General Sir Philip Wingrave - Martyn Hill
Narrator - Andrew Burden
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100.372 (2003)ª; Kultur D 2923 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.78; GIUDICI p.110 (2) p.173; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.100
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2004 p.85 [RF2]
Opera - June 2004 pp.744-745 [GH]
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.1 September/October 2005 pp.357-358 [PI]
Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.89 [VB]
Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.127 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - April (published February) 2004 p.90 [MR]
International Record Review - April 2004 p.84 [HC]
Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.122 [PT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.92 [XC]
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film. The DVDs issued by ArtHaus and Kultur also include a «special feature» - «Benjamin Britten: The Hidden Heart»
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Conductor Rory Macdonald - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - City of London Sinfonia
Owen Wingrave - Jacques Imbrailo
Spencer Coyle - Steven Page
Lechmere - Thomas Walker
Miss Wingrave - Vivian Tierney
Mrs. Coyle - Elizabeth Woollett
Mrs. Julien - Jennifer Rhys-Davies
Kate - Allison Cook
General Sir Philip Wingrave - Richard Berkeley-Steele
Narrator - Toby Spence
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2819-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.78; GIUDICI p.110 (2) p.173; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.100
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Linbury Theatre (May 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Richard Hickox - 2007
Orchestra - City of London Sinfonia
Chorus - Tiffin Boys Choir
Owen Wingrave - Peter Coleman-Wright
Spencer Coyle - Alan Opie
Lechmere - James Gilchrist
Miss Wingrave - Elizabeth Connell
Mrs. Coyle - Janice Watson
Mrs. Julien - Sarah Fox
Kate - Pamela Helen Stephen
General Sir Philip Wingrave - Robin Leggate
Narrator - Robin Leggate
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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 10473 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Owen Wingrave by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.78; GIUDICI p.110 (2) p.173; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.100
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