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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

~ Benjamin Britten (Composer), Sir Simon Rattle (Conductor), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)

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Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Audio CD (16 Sep 1996)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Label: EMI
ASIN: B000002RV6
Other Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,786 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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1. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Theme (Allegro maestoso e largamente)
2. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.A: Fls & piccolo
3. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.B: Obs (Lento)
4. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.C: Cls (Moderato)
5. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.D: Bns (Allegro alla marcia)
6. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.E: Vns (Brillante: alla polacca)
7. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.F: Vas (Meno mosso)
8. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.G: Vcs
9. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.H: Double basses (Comminciando lento ma poco a...
10. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.I: Harp (Maestoso)
11. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.J: Hns (L'istesso tempo)
12. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.K: Tpts (Vivace)
13. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.L: Trbns & bass tuba (Allegro pomposo)
14. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Var.M: Percussion (Moderato)
15. Young Person's Guide to the Orch, Op.34: Fugue (Allegro molto)
16. Canadian Carnival, Op.19
17. An American Ov, Op.27
18. Ste on English Folk Tunes: 'A time there was...', Op.90: I. Cakes & Ale
19. Ste on English Folk Tunes: 'A time there was...', Op.90: II. The Bitter Withy
20. Ste on English Folk Tunes: 'A time there was...', Op.90: III. Hankin Booby
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(The) Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Simon Rattle
Canadian Carnival
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Simon Rattle
(An) American Overture
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Simon Rattle
Suite on English Folk Tunes, 'A time there was...'
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Simon Rattle
Sinfonia da Requiem
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Simon Rattle

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good CD of Benjamin Britten's orchestral music, 12 Mar 2009

By	John Sheldon (Herefordshire, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The cover of this disc of Britten's music highlights the `Young Persons' Guide to the Orchestra' which is a set of variations on a tune by Henry Purcell, each variation designed to demonstrate particular orchestral instruments, and EMI have reproduced the various instrumental sounds convincingly. The `cellos and double basses have swopped places with the 2nd violins, so the lower strings are heard from your LH speaker. I am still not convinced by this seating arrangement for recordings, but in the violins' variation you hear the 1st violins to your left, the 2nd violins to your right, which may actually be what the composer wanted. The recording is pure music, without the spoken commentary sometimes used.
Although this CD is marketed highlighting the `Guide' it contains other pieces at least as interesting and possibly in the long run more rewarding; and they all demonstrate Britten's brilliant use of orchestral instruments again clearly recorded by EMI. The Canadian Carnival is a colourful, often lively romp using Canadian folk tunes and the American Overture is equally vibrant but with a wider emotional range. The English Folk Tune Suite has superb use of orchestral instruments in a more intimate setting. The Sinfonia da Requiem is the weightiest work on the disc, its wide dynamic range kept user friendly for domestic use by EMI, but without losing the drama and emotional intensity that Rattle draws from the CBSO.
This disc is recommended as a good performance and recording of a variety of pieces, which despite their differences explore and celebrate the sounds of the orchestra.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Recordings don't get any better than this, 27 Jul 2001

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This recording of the Young person's guide to the orchestra takes you right into the concert hall, the excitment, invigoration and sheer power of the recording leaves you breathless.

The transition of music from live performance onto disc is not an easy one and only a handful of recordings achieve it - but this is one of them

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