Curlew River

Author(s)

• Britten, Benjamin
• Plomer, William
• Pears, Peter, Sir
• Shirley-Quirk, John
• Drake, Bryan
• Blackburn, Harold
• Webb, Bruce
• Ledger, Philip
• Adeney, Richard
• Sanders, Neill
• Ellis, Osian
• Blades, James
• Aronowitz, Cecil
• Knussen, Stuart
• Tunnard, Viola

Bibliographic Information

Curlew River

Britten

London , King Record [distributor], p1977

Musical Sound Recording（Sound Disc,33 1/3 rpm）

Other Title

カーリュー・リヴァー : 能「隅田川」による教会上演用寓話 = Curlew River : a parable for church performance

Uniform Title

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 -- Curlew River

Note

For vocal soloists, chorus, and instrumental ensemble (organ, flute, horn, harp, percussion, viola and double bass)

Sung in English

Added title from container

"Libretto based on the Mediaeval Japanese No-play 'Sumidagawa' of Juro Montomasa by William Plomer"--Container

Peter Pears, tenor ; John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, baritones ; Harold Blackburn, bass ; Bruce Webb, boy soprano ; other vocal soloists ; Philip Ledger, organ ; Richard Adeney, flute ; Neill Sanders, horn ; Osian Ellis, harp ; James Blades, percussion ; Cecil Aronowitz, viola ; Stuart Knussen, double bass ; Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard, conductors

Recorded in Orford Parish Church

Pamphlet contains texts in English with Japanese translations, and program notes in Japanese

London: SLA-6199

"ZAL 7019/20" "SDLB 1797/8"--Label

• NCID: BA80789601
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London,Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: 1 sound disc
• Size: 12 in.
• Attached Material: 1 pamphlet (13 p. ; 30 × 30 cm.)
• Classification:
  • LCC : M2000
  • LCC : M1500
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Liturgical dramas
  • LCSH : Operas
• Uniform Title ID:
  • EA00131583