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Britten: Curlew River
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Title |
Curlew River: A parable for Church Performance |
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Composer |
Benjamin Britten. Libretto by William Plomer, based on the medieval No-play Sumidagawa by Juro Motomasa |
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Conductor |
Sir Neville Marriner |
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Performers |
Madwoman: Philip Langridge Ferryman: Thomas Allen Abbot: Gidon Saks Traveller: Simon Keenlyside Voice of the Spirit: Charles Richardson (Westminster Abbey Chorister) The Pilgrims: London Voices Members of The Academy of St Martin in the Fields |
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Label |
Philips |
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Code |
4544692 |
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Released |
July 1998. Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, July 1996 |
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Number of discs |
1 |
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ASIN |
B0000246NJ |
What the critics say
Reviewed by Alan Blyth for Gramophone, September 1998.
"Keenlyside far surpasses his predecessor as the more ruminative Traveller, singing with the strong, vibrant tone and sharply etched legato for which he has become famed."