The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: IX. Variation H. Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando (double-bass)

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composer:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
part of:The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell) (order: 9)
is based on:Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1946Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation H: Double BassesLiverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent0:54
1953-09The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation H. Double Basses - Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerandoKoninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Eduard van Beinum1:00
1954-11-20The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation H: Double Basses - Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerandoMinneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti0:55
1956-08-15 – 1956-08-31The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: H. Double bassesSir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra1:03
1961-03-20The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell): Variation H. Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al Allegro (Double basses)Henry Chapin, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein0:56
1961-03-20Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, op. 34 “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” (without spoken text): Variations: E. Brillante / F. Meno mosso / G. [no tempo marking] / H. Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al AllegroNew York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein3:29
1962-01 – 1962-02The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: "The double bass stands as high as a man". Variation HOrchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Lorin Maazel1:03
1962-02The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Var. H. Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerandoOrchestre National, Paris, Lorin Maazel1:04
1963-05The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 (without spoken text): Variation H: Double Basses - Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerandoLondon Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten0:58
1963-07-23The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: IX. Variation H (Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando)liveBBC Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski1:04
1967-05-03The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: IX. Variation H. Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando (double-bass)Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli1:05
1967-07-18The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Var. H (Double Basses)Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa1:08
1971-08-27 – 1971-08-28The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Double basses - Lento (growing steadily faster)Richard Baker, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Raymond Leppard1:00
1973-02-13 – 1973-02-14The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation H (Kontrabass)London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn1:03
1977The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: H. Double basses - Comminciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando al allegroRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves1:09
1989-01The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op.34: Var. H: Double basses (Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al Allegro)Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek1:02
1989-01The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: III. The Strings Var. E, F, G, H, I (Brillante, Meno mosso, [L'istesso tempo], Accel, MaestosoRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek4:45
1989-11-08 – 1989-11-09Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations (Strings)Mark Levengood, Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd4:41
1991-04-23 – 1991-04-25The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 “Variations and Fugue on a theme of Henry Purcell”: Variation H - The Double BassLondon Symphony Orchestra, Steuart Bedford1:02
1993-03-18 – 1993-03-19The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variation H. Comminciando lento ma poco a poco accelerandoBournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox1:08
1995-01-28The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: IX. Variation 8 (Double basses): Comminciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al AllegroCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle1:01
1997-01-29 – 1997-02-01The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: String VariationsDame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Lanchbery4:04
1999-09-21 – 1999-09-22The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Double bassesBBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier1:06
2006-01-22 – 2006-01-23The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Doublebasses, Variation HCincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi1:04
2021-05-18The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variations E–H, Strings. Brillante, alla polacca – Meno mosso – Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerandoliveLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle4:01
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 "Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell": XIV. Double BassesAndré Previn, London Symphony Orchestra1:01
Guida del giovane all'orchestra, op. 34: Variazione H: "Ecco il contrabbasso grande e grosso come un uomo"Lorin Maazel, Orchestre national de France1:02
Guide de l'orchestre pour les jeunes: Variation H, contrebassesNew York Philharmonic0:57
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: DoublebassesRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn1:05
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: H. Double basses (Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al Allegro)London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sian Edwards1:00
The Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra: Variation VIII: Doublebasses (Comminciando lento, Ma poco accel.)The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy1:03
The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 (double basses)Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic0:58
The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 (excerpt)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Batiz5:11