The Turn of the Screw (1955): The Prologue - Act I: The Journey - The Welcome - The Letter - The Tower - The Window - The Letter Conclusion - The Lesson - The Lake - At Night

~ Recording by Britten

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1The Turn of the Screw (1955): The Prologue - Act I: The Journey - The Welcome - The Letter - The Tower - The Window - The Letter Conclusion - The Lesson - The Lake - At Night51:35BrittenThe Turn of the ScrewBritten; Peter Pears, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, Arda Mandikian, The English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin BrittenAlbum
  • -2000
Naxos Classical Archives9.80187-88

Relationships

soprano vocals:Joan Cross (soprano) (in 1955)
Olive Dyer (in 1955)
Arda Mandikian (in 1955)
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano) (in 1955)
tenor vocals:Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1955)
treble vocals:David Hemmings (in 1955)
orchestra:The English Opera Group Orchestra (in 1955)
conductor:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1955)
recording of:The Turn of the Screw: Act I (in 1955)
The Turn of the Screw: Prologue (The Prologue) (in 1955)

Related works

The Turn of the Screw: Act I

composer:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:Myfanwy Piper
part of:The Turn of the Screw (Opera in a prologue and two acts after the story by Henry James) (act) (order: 2)
parts:1. The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Theme / Act I, Scene 1. Recitative "The Journey" (Governess)
2. The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation I / Act I, Scene 2. "The Welcome" (Miles, Flora, Mrs. Grose, Governess)
3. The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation II / Act I, Scene 3. "The Letter" (Miles, Flora, Mrs. Grose, Governess)
4. The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation III / Act I, Scene 4. Air "The Tower" (Governess)
5. The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation IV / Act I, Scene 5. "The Window" (Miles, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose)
6. The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation V / Act I, Scene 6. "The Lesson" ( (Miles, Flora, Governess)
7. The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation VI / Act I, Scene 7. Air "The Lake" (Flora, Governess, Miles)
8. The Turn of the Screw: Act I, Variation VII / Act I, Scene 8. Duet "At Night" (Quint, Miles, Miss Jessel, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose)

The Turn of the Screw: Prologue (The Prologue)

composer:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1954)
librettist:Myfanwy Piper (in 1954)
part of:The Turn of the Screw (Opera in a prologue and two acts after the story by Henry James) (order: 1)