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Benjamin Britten

128 Compositions
1928 Quatre chansons françaises 2132-4000-1perc-hp-pf-str-soloist(hi.v) 13' 00''
1929 The Birds 1121-0000-hp-str 2' 00''
1930 Two Portraits str 14' 00''
1931 Two Psalms 2222-4231-timp+2-str-chorus(SATB) 16' 00''
1931 Plymouth Town 1121-2110-timp+2-str 25' 00''
1932/1936 Sinfonietta (Version for 2 Horns) , op. 1b 1111-2000-str 15' 00''
1932 Double Concerto for Violin & Viola 2222-2200-timp+1-str-soloists(vln,vla) 22' 00''
1932/? Double Concerto for Violin & Viola (String Orchestra Version)  (arr. C. Matthews ) str-soloists(vln,vla) 22' 00''
1932 Sinfonietta (Version for 1 Horn) , op. 1 1111-1000-str 15' 00''
1934 Te Deum hp-str-chorus(SATB)-soloist(S) 8' 00''
1934 Simple Symphony , op. 4 str 16' 00''
1935/2012 Friday Afternoons  (arr. H. Davies / Tircuit ) 3232-4231-timp+3-hp-str-chorus(SA) 20' 00''
1935/? Friday Afternoons: A New Year Carol  (arr. Westrop ) , op. 7 1perc-hp-str-chorus(SATB) 2' 00''
1935 Friday Afternoons: A New Year Carol , op. 7 hp-str-chorus(SSA) 2' 00''
1936/1993 Temporal Variations  (arr. C. Matthews ) str-soloist(ob) 14' 00''
1936 Night Mail 1101-0100-7perc-hp-str(1.0.1.1.1)-soloist(n) 6' 00''
1936/? Love from a Stranger  (arr. C. Matthews ) 2222-0211-timp+2-hp-str 8' 00''
1936 Irish Reel 1111-1000-timp-hp-str 3' 00''
1936 Our Hunting Fathers , op. 8 2222-4231-timp+2-hp-str-soloist(hi.v) 27' 00''
1936/? Our Hunting Fathers (Reduced Version)  (arr. Phibbs ) , op. 8 1111-1000-1perc-hp-str-soloist(hi.v) 27' 00''
1936 Soirées musicales (after Rossini) , op. 9 2222-4230-timp+3-hp-str 10' 00''
1937 King Arthur: Suite 3232-4331-timp+2-hp-str 27' 00''
1937 The Company of Heaven timp-org-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(n,ST) 45' 00''
1937 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge , op. 10 str 26' 00''
1937 Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan Dances , op. 24 2222-4231-timp+3-hp-str 12' 00''
1938/? The World of the Spirit  (arr. Mitchell ) 2222-4231-timp+1-hp-org-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(2n,SABarT) 42' 00''
1938 Concerto for Piano No. 1 (Revised Version) , op. 13 2222-4231-timp+2-hp-str-soloist(pf) 33' 00''
1939/1965 Concerto for Violin , op. 15 3222-4331-timp+2-hp-str-soloist(vln) 31' 00''
1939/2004 Three Unused Songs for Les Illuminations  (arr. C. Matthews ) str-soloist(hi.v) 8' 30''
1939 Johnson over Jordan: Incidental Music 1131-0210-timp+1-str-soloist(S) 35' 00''
1939/? Johnson over Jordan: Suite  (arr. Hindmarsh ) 1121-0210-timp+1-pf-str 14' 00''
1939 The Spider and the Fly 1131-0210-timp+2-pf-str 4' 00''
1939 Ballad of Heroes (Soprano) , op. 14 3333-4531-timp+3-hp-str-chorus(SATB)-soloist(S) 17' 00''
1939 Ballad of Heroes (Tenor) , op. 14 3333-4531-timp+3-hp-str-chorus(SATB)-soloist(T) 17' 00''
1939 Young Apollo , op. 16 str-soloists(pf,2vln,vla,vc) 10' 00''
1939 Les Illuminations (for Tenor) , op. 18 str-soloist(T) 21' 00''
1939 Les Illuminations (for Soprano) , op. 18 str-soloist(S) 21' 00''
1939 Canadian Carnival , op. 19 2222-4331-timp+2-hp-str 14' 00''
1940 Sinfonia da requiem , op. 20 3333-6331-timp+3-2hp-pf-str 21' 00''
1940 Diversions on a Theme , op. 21 2223-4231-timp+3-hp-str-soloist(pf) 23' 00''
1940/? Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo  (arr. C. Matthews ) , op. 22 2232-4231-timp+2-hp-str-soloist(T) 16' 00''
1941 An American Overture 3333-4331-timp+2-2hp-pf-str 10' 00''
1941 Paul Bunyan: Inkslinger's Aria 0000-0221-timp+1-hp-pf-str-chorus(TB)-soloist(T) 5' 00''
1941 Paul Bunyan: Lullaby of Dream Shadows 2121-2221-timp+1-hp-pf-str-chorus(SATB) 6' 00''
1941/? Paul Bunyan: Overture  (arr. C. Matthews ) 2131-2221-timp+2-hp-pf-str 5' 00''
1941 Matinées musicales (after Rossini) , op. 24 2222-2230-timp+2-hp-pf-cel-str 16' 00''
1941 Scottish Ballad , op. 26 2223-4231-timp+2-hp-str-soloists(2pf) 13' 00''
1942/2007 Concerto for Clarinet  (arr. C. Matthews ) 2212-4230-timp+1-hp-str-soloist(cl) 17' 00''
1942/? Movement for Clarinet and Orchestra  (arr. C. Matthews ) 2212-4230-timp+1-hp-str-soloist(cl) 6' 00''
1943/? The Rescue of Penelope  (arr. de Souza ) 2222-4331-timp+2-hp-pf-str-soloists(SMBarT) 45' 00''
1943 Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal str-soloists(hn,T) 5' 00''
1943 Prelude and Fugue for 18 Strings , op. 29 str 9' 00''
1943/? Rejoice in the Lamb  (arr. I. Holst ) , op. 30 1111-1000-1perc-org-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(SATB) 16' 00''
1943 Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings , op. 31 str-soloists(hn,T) 25' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: Interlude No. 6 , op. 33 2223-4331-timp+1-hp-str 3' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: Look, the Storm Cone , op. 33 2223-4331-timp+2-hp-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(ca,SSBarBarTT) 3' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: Peter's Dreams , op. 33 2220-2210-hp-str-soloist(T) 4' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: Church Scene , op. 33 2222-2231-timp+1-hp-org-str-soloist(S) 4' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: Embroidery Aria , op. 33 2203-4330-timp+1-hp-str-soloist(S) 5' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: From the Gutter , op. 33 2223-4230-str-soloists(ca,SSS) 5' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: Let Her Among You Without Fault , op. 33 2223-4330-timp+1-hp-str-soloist(S) 3' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes , op. 33a 2223-4331-timp+2-hp-str 16' 00''
1945 Peter Grimes: Passacaglia , op. 33b 2223-4331-timp+3-hp-cel-str 7' 00''
1945/? String Quartet No. 2 in C  (arr. D. Matthews ) , op. 36 str 31' 00''
1946/1947 The Rape of Lucretia: Act 2, Scene 2 , op. 37 1111-1000-1perc-hp-str-soloists(ca,SMBarBarB) 36' 00''
1946 The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra , op. 34 3222-4231-timp+6-hp-str-soloist(n) 18' 00''
1946 The Rape of Lucretia: Flower Song , op. 37 0101-0000-hp-str(1.1.1.1.1)-soloist(ca) 7' 00''
1946 The Rape of Lucretia: The Ride , op. 37 1111-1000-1perc-hp-str(1.1.1.1.1)-soloist(T) 4' 00''
1946 The Rape of Lucretia: Slumber Song , op. 37 1010-1000-hp-soloist(M) 4' 00''
1946 Occasional Overture in C major , op. 38 3333-4331-timp+3-hp-cel-str 8' 00''
1947 Men of Goodwill: Variations on a Christmas Carol 3222-4231-timp+2-hp-str 8' 00''
1947 Albert Herring: What Would Missus Herring Say? , op. 39 1111-1000-1perc-hp-pf-str(1.1.1.1.1)-soloist(M) 2' 30''
1947 Albert Herring: Albert's Monologue , op. 39 1111-1000-1perc-hp-str-soloist(T) 8' 00''
1947 Albert Herring: Now Then, Notebook Florence! , op. 39 1111-1000-1perc-str(1.1.1.1.1)-soloist(S) 3' 00''
1947/? A Charm of Lullabies: Three Songs  (arr. C. Matthews ) , op. 41 2222-2000-hp-str-soloist(M) 9' 00''
1947/? A Charm of Lullabies  (arr. C. Matthews ) , op. 41 2222-2000-hp-str-soloist(M) 13' 00''
1948 Saint Nicolas , op. 42 1perc-2pf-org-str-chorus(SATB)-soloist(T) 50' 00''
1949 Spring Symphony , op. 44 3333-4331-timp+6-2hp-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(SAT) 43' 00''
1950 Lachrymae , op. 48a str-soloist(vla) 15' 00''
1951 Billy Budd: Act 2, Scene 3: Billy's Soliloquy & Farewell , op. 50 4333-4431-timp+1-hp-str-soloist(Bar) 5' 00''
1951 Billy Budd: Claggart's Aria "O beauty, o handsomeness, goodness" , op. 50 4333-4431-timp+1-hp-str-soloist(B) 5' 00''
1953/1964 Gloriana: Five Courtly Dances  (arr. Stone ) , op. 53 1121-2210-timp+1-pf-str 10' 00''
1953/2020 Winter Words  (arr. Holloway ) 2222-2200-1perc-hp-str-soloist(hi.v) 16' 00''
1953 Gloriana: Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex (for Tenor) , op. 53 hp-str-soloist(T) 4' 00''
1953 Gloriana: Courtly Dances , op. 53 2222-4231-timp+4-str 9' 00''
1953 Gloriana: Masque , op. 53 0000-4000-timp+1-hp-str-chorus(SATB) 12' 00''
1953 Gloriana: Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex (for Oboe) , op. 53 hp-str-soloist(ob) 4' 00''
1953 Gloriana: Symphonic Suite , op. 53a 3333-4331-timp+4-hp-str-soloist(T) 26' 00''
1954 Turn of the Screw: Act 2, Variations XIII & XIV , op. 54 1111-1000-1perc-hp-pf-str(1.1.1.1.1) 1' 30''
1956 The Prince of the Pagodas: Pas de six , op. 57a 3333-4331-timp+2-hp-pf-str 11' 00''
1956 The Prince of the Pagodas: Prelude & Dances , op. 57b 3333-4331-timp+3-hp-pf-str 33' 00''
1957/? The Prince of the Pagodas: Suite  (arr. Cooke / Mitchell ) , op. 57 3333-4331-timp+6-hp-2pf-cel-str 47' 00''
1958 Nocturne , op. 60 1111-1000-timp-hp-str-soloist(T) 26' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: Oliver Cromwell str-soloist(v) 1' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: Quand j'étais chez mon pere 2222-2200-timp+1-hp-str-soloist(v) 2' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: La Noël passée str-soloist(v) 4' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse 0222-0200-str-soloist(v) 2' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: Fileuse 0200-0200-2perc-hp-str-soloist(v) 2' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: Eho! Eho! 2202-2000-str-soloist(v) 2' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: The Plough Boy str-soloist(v) 2' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: The Bonny Earl o'Moray 2222-2200-timp+1-hp-str-soloist(v) 3' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: Come you not from Newcastle? 2222-2000-timp+1-hp-str(4.0.0.0.2)-soloist(v) 1' 15''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: Little Sir William 2222-2200-timp-hp-str-soloist(v) 3' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: O can ye sew cushions? 2222-2000-hp-soloist(v) 2' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: O Waly Waly 1000-0000-str-soloist(v) 3' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: La belle est au jardin d'amour 2021-0000-str-soloist(v) 3' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: The Salley Gardens (Chamber Orchestra Version) 0001-0000-hp-str-soloist(v) 3' 00''
1959 Fourteen Folk Songs: The Salley Gardens (Strings Version) str-soloist(v) 3' 00''
1959 Cantata academica, Carmen basiliense , op. 62 2222-4231-timp+4-2hp-pf-cel-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(SATB) 21' 00''
1960 A Midsummer Night's Dream: Welcome Wanderer! , op. 64 2121-2110-2hp-cel-str-soloist(Ct) 5' 00''
1960 A Midsummer Night's Dream: On the Ground Sleep Sound , op. 64 2121-2110-2perc-2hp-str 3' 00''
1960 A Midsummer Night's Dream: Come Now a Roundel , op. 64 1perc-str-soloist(v) 8' 30''
1960 A Midsummer Night's Dream: Be Kind and Courteous , op. 64 2120-0100-2perc-2hp-str(no vln1,no vln2,no vla)-soloist(v) 1' 00''
1960 A Midsummer Night's Dream: When My Cue Comes... , op. 64 2121-2110-1perc-hp-str-soloist(Bar) 4' 00''
1960 A Midsummer Night's Dream: Prelude to Act II , op. 64 2121-2110-1perc-2hp-str 4' 00''
1961 War Requiem , op. 66 4544-7431-timp+5-hp-pf-org-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(STB) 1h 18' 00''
1963 Symphony for Cello , op. 68 2222-2211-timp+2-str-soloist(vc) 35' 00''
1963 Cantata misericordium , op. 69 timp-hp-pf-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(2vln,vla,vc,TB) 20' 00''
1967 The Building of the House (Organ Version) , op. 79 2222-2201-timp+1-org-str 5' 00''
1967 The Building of the House (Brass Version) , op. 79 2222-2331-timp+1-org-str 5' 00''
1967 The Building of the House (Chorus Version) , op. 79 2222-2201-timp+1-str-chorus(SATB) 5' 00''
1969 Children's Crusade , op. 82 6perc-2pf 19' 00''
1971 God Save the Queen 3333-4431-timp+3-hp-str 1' 00''
1973/? Death in Venice: Suite  (arr. Bedford ) , op. 88a 2222-2221-timp+4-hp-pf-str 27' 00''
1975 Suite on English Folk Tunes , op. 90 2222-2200-timp+2-hp-str 15' 00''
1975 Phaedra , op. 93 timp+2-str-soloist(M) 15' 00''
1976/1985 Praise We Great Men  (arr. C. Matthews ) 3222-4200-timp+2-hp-pf-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(SATB) 8' 00''
1976 Welcome Ode , op. 95 2222-4231-timp+3-pf-str-chorus(SATB) 9' 00''

5 Arrangements
1817/1942 Schubert : Die Forelle  (arr. Britten ) , D.550 0020-0000-str-soloist(M) 2' 00''
1840/1942 R. Schumann : Spring Night  (arr. Britten ) , op. 39, no. 12 1121-2210-1perc-hp-str-soloist(M) 2' 00''
1847/1941 Chopin : Les Sylphides  (arr. Britten ) 2222-2210-timp+1-hp-str 27' 00''
1896/1941 Mahler : What the Wild Flowers Tell Me  (arr. Britten ) 2222-4300-2perc-hp-str 10' 00''
?/1946 Purcell : Orpheus Britannicus: Six Songs  (arr. Britten ) 2201-0100-str-soloist(S) 13' 00''