Britten The Performer[27 CD Box Set]

This 27-CD set brings together for the first time Brittens complete Decca recordings as pianist and conductor in which he performs music by other composers - an astonishing variety of music that ranges from large-scale choral works by Bach and Purcell to Schumann and Elgar, as well as orchestral works by Mozart, Haydn and Schubert. Solo vocal repertory is generously represented with important works by Schubert and Schumann and early twentieth-century English song. Chamber music features Britten the pianist in partnership with two of Brittens closest collaborators: Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter.

During the research and preparation for this set a major discovery was made. The existence of a few unpublished Schubert songs was already known and a few works which had never appeared on CD already ensured their inclusion at the planning stage. However the discovery of an unpublished tape containing almost 50 minutes of Mozart (including Symphony No.40) with the London Symphony Orchestra recorded in Kingsway Hall in December 1963 was a genuine once in a lifetime discovery!
CDs1-2
Bach: St John Passion
CD3
Bach: SŸer Trost, mein Jesus kommt
Bach: Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F
CD4
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in G
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in Bb
CDs5-6
Purcell: The Fairy Queen
Purcell: Celebrate This Festival - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary
CD7
Haydn: Symphony No.45 in F# minor
Haydn: Symphony No.55 in Eb, Hob.
Haydn: Cello Concerto in C
CD8
Mozart: Symphony No.25 in G minor
Mozart: Serenata notturna in D
Mozart: Symphony No.29 in A
CD9
Mozart: Symphony No.40 in G minor
Mozart: Symphony No.38 in D
CD10
Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C
Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E flat
Mozart: Si mostra la sorte
Mozart: Per piet , non ricercate
CDs11-12
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.12 in A
Mozart: Sonata for Piano Duet in C
Mozart: Sonata for Piano Duet in D
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.27 in Bb
CD13
Schubert: Symphony No.8 in B minor
Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione & Piano in A minor
Schubert: Divertissement in E minor
Debussy: En Blanc et Noir
CD14
Schubert: Fantasy in F minor Op.103
Schubert: Variations on an original Theme in A flat
Schubert: Grand Duo Sonata in C major
CDs15-17
Schubert: Winterreise
Schubert: Die Sch¶ne Mllerin
Schumann: Dichterliebe
Schubert: Selected Lieder
CDs18-19
Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes
Schumann: 5 Stcke im Volkston
CDs20-21
Delius: Summer Night on the River
Delius: Two Aquarelles
Bridge: Christmas Dance
Elgar: Introduction & Allegro for Strings
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
CD22
Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello & Piano
Shostakovich: Seven Poems of Alexander Blok
Jan¡ ek: Poh¡dka for Cello & Piano
CD23
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
Bridge: Phantasie in F# minor for Piano Quartet
Bridge: Sonata for Cello & Piano
Debussy: Sonata for Cello & Piano in D minor
CDs24-25
Songs by: Grainger, Purcell, Haydn, Holst, Bridge, Butterworth, Moeran, Warlock, Ireland, Berkeley, Oldham & Tippett
CD26
Schubert: Selected Lieder
Byrd: Variations on Sellingers Round
Britten: Fanfare from Gloriana
Anon.: God Save The Queen
CD27
Handel: Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day
Mozart: Si mostra la sorte
Mozart: Per piet , non ricercate
Mozart: Maurerische Trauermusik in C minor
Mozart: Symphony No.40 in G minor