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Artist: Britten, Benjamin & London Symphony Orchestra
Title: Britten Nocturne
Limited Edition: Only 2,500 Total Units
Format: LP 45 rpm 180 Gram Vinyl
Label: ORIGINAL RECORDINGS
Catalog Number:152
Barcode:858492002527 itemnumber=1000117424
Price: Pre-Order  $88.98  (All prices include domestic shipping.)
Genre: CLASSICAL
Release Date: 11/7/2014
Availability: Not Currently In Stock
Return Eligibility: NON-RETURNABLE
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(2-LP set) On this release, Benjamin Britten conducts the London Symphony Orchestra performing "Nocturne". Additionally, Peter Pears and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden perform "Four Sea Interludes" and "Passacaglia" from Peter Grimes. Nocturne is a song cycle by Benjamin Britten, written for tenor, seven obbligato instruments and strings. The seven instruments are flute, cor anglais, clarinet, bassoon, harp, French horn and timpani. "Nocturne" was Britten's fourth and final orchestral song cycle. It was dedicated to Alma Mahler. "Nocturne" was premiered in the Leeds Town Hall at the centenary Leeds Festival on 16 October 1958 by Peter Pears and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Rudolf Schwarz. This release is newly remastered by Bernie Grundman on his completely upgraded all analogue mastering system and reissued on audiophile 45rpm LP for the first time! 45rpm Heavyweight 180 Gram Audiophile Double Vinyl! Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analogue Master Tapes & Pressed at RTI! Numbered Deluxe Laminated Gatefold Jackets!

Track Listing
 1. 
Nocturne

 2. 
Dawn

 3. 
Sunday Morning

 4. 
Moonlight

 5. 
Storm

 6. 
Passacaglia


Performers on this Album
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten, conductor
Peter Pears
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Additional Technical Information Available For This Album
Release Format: LP         
Vinyl Weight: 180 grams
Vinyl Speed: 45 rpm
Initial Source Master Format: Analog Tape
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman
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