Death in Venice

~ Release by Benjamin Britten; Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Opera Group, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "My Mind Beats On"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten4:57
2Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Who's That? A Foreigner, a Traveller No Doubt"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [The Traveler]:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten4:53
3Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Hey There, Hey There, You!"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Elderly Fop]:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
baritone vocals [Ship's steward]:
Stuart Harling (English baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten3:48
4Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Serenissima...Low-Lying Clouds, Unending Grey"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Elderly Fop]:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten2:55
5Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: Overture: Venice
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten2:36
6Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Ah, Serenissima!"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Lido boatman]:
Michael Bauer (baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
baritone vocals [Old gondolier]:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Hotel porter]:
Kenneth Bowen (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten5:20
7Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Mysterious Gondola"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten1:42
8Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "We Are Delighted To Greet the Signore"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Hotel manager]:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten4:09
9Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Was I Wrong To Come?"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [German Father/Guide in Venice]:
Robert Carpenter Turner (baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
baritone vocals [Jaschiu's father]:
Peter Leeming (baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
baritone vocals [Ship's steward]:
Stuart Harling (English baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
bass vocals [Russian father]:
Michael Follis (bass) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Danish lady/Two Strolling Players]:
Penelope MacKay (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals [German mother]:
Janice Hooper Roe (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Russian nanny]:
Angela Vernon Bates (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
soprano vocals [English Lady/Lace-seller]:
Sheila Brand (soprano) (from 1974-04 to ????)
soprano vocals [French mother/Beggar woman]:
Anne Wilkens (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
soprano vocals [Her daughter/Strawberry-seller]:
Iris Saunders (soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
soprano vocals [Newspaper-seller]:
Anna Vincent (soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Hotel porter]:
Kenneth Bowen (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Two Americans/Glass-maker]:
Stephen James Adams (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Two Americans/Two strolling players]:
Neville Williams (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten6:13
10Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "There Is Indeed In Every Artist's Nature"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
soprano vocals [Strawberry-seller]:
Iris Saunders (soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten2:41
11Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Children's Games: Adziu, Adziu"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten10:04
12Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Aou'! Stagando, Aou'"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Guide in Venice]:
Robert Carpenter Turner (baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
baritone vocals [Old gondolier]:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
baritone vocals [Waiter]:
Stuart Harling (English baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
soprano vocals [Beggar woman]:
Anne Wilkens (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
soprano vocals [Lace-seller]:
Sheila Brand (soprano) (from 1974-04 to ????)
tenor vocals [Glass-maker]:
Stephen James Adams (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten4:51
13Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Naturally, Signore, I Understand"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Hotel manager]:
John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
baritone vocals [Lido boatman]:
Michael Bauer (baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gondoliers]:
Ronald Murdock (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Hotel porter]:
Kenneth Bowen (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten7:56
14Death in Venice, op. 88: Act 1: "Here Will I Stay, Here Dedicate My Days"
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [German Father/Guide in Venice]:
Robert Carpenter Turner (baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
baritone vocals [Jaschiu's father]:
Peter Leeming (baritone) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
bass vocals [Russian father]:
Michael Follis (bass) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
countertenor vocals [Voice of Apollo]:
James Bowman (UK countertenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Danish lady/Two Strolling Players]:
Penelope MacKay (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals [German mother]:
Janice Hooper Roe (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Russian nanny]:
Angela Vernon Bates (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
soprano vocals [English Lady/Lace-seller]:
Sheila Brand (soprano) (from 1974-04 to ????)
soprano vocals [French mother/Beggar woman]:
Anne Wilkens (mezzo-soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
soprano vocals [Her daughter/Strawberry-seller]:
Iris Saunders (soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
soprano vocals [Newspaper-seller]:
Anna Vincent (soprano) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Gustav con Aschenbach]:
Peter Pears (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Two Americans/Glass-maker]:
Stephen James Adams (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
tenor vocals [Two Americans/Two strolling players]:
Neville Williams (tenor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
partial recording of:
Death in Venice: Act I (from 1974-04 until 1974-05)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
Myfanwy Piper
part of:
Death in Venice
Benjamin Britten9:44
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