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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelOgrd, Original Recordings
UPC0858492002527
eBay Product ID (ePID)12046058914
Product Key Features
Release Year2014
FormatRecord
GenreClassical Vocal Crossover
ArtistBritten
Release TitleNocturne
Dimensions
Item Height0.22 in
Item Weight0.89 lb
Item Length12.23 in
Item Width12.23 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks6
TracksNocturne Op.60 for Tenor Solo - Seven Obligato Instruments and String Orchestra (Part 1 of 2), Nocturne Op.60 for Tenor Solo - Seven Obligato Instruments and String Orchestra (Part 2 of 2), Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes' Op.33 Dawn (Act I), Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes' Op.33 Sunday Morning (Act II), Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes' Op.33 Moonlight (Act III), Storm (Act I), Passacaglia (Act II)
Number of Discs2
Notes(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!