‎Britten: Albert Herring by Sir Peter Pears

Flor-ence! tell the midwife!

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Sylvia Fisher, Johanna Peters

1:57

Doctor Jessop's midwife

Benjamin Britten, Johanna Peters, English Chamber Orchestra

2:16

I hope we're not too early, Florence?

English Chamber Orchestra, John Noble, Benjamin Britten, April Cantelo, Johanna Peters, Owen Brannigan

2:30

Stuffy!

Johanna Peters, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Sylvia Fisher, Edgar Evans, Owen Brannigan, April Cantelo, John Noble

2:42

Now then! Notebook, Florence!

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sylvia Fisher

2:46

The first suggestion on my list

English Chamber Orchestra, Johanna Peters, April Cantelo, Edgar Evans, Benjamin Britten, Owen Brannigan, Sylvia Fisher, John Noble

4:35

Is this all you can bring?

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sylvia Fisher, Johanna Peters

2:58

Beggin' your pardon

Owen Brannigan, Johanna Peters, Benjamin Britten, Edgar Evans, Sylvia Fisher, April Cantelo, English Chamber Orchestra, John Noble

6:12

Right! We'll have him!

Edgar Evans, Benjamin Britten, John Noble, April Cantelo, English Chamber Orchestra, Owen Brannigan, Sylvia Fisher, Johanna Peters

3:03

Interlude

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

3:12

Bounce me high

Stephen Terry, Anne Pashley, Benjamin Britten, Sheila Amit, English Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Ward

2:30

Shop! Hi! Albert!

Benjamin Britten, Joseph Ward, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra

2:16

Tickling a trout

Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Joseph Ward, English Chamber Orchestra, Catherine Wilson

3:01

Meet me at a quarter past eight

Catherine Wilson, Benjamin Britten, Joseph Ward, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears

3:03

He's much too busy

English Chamber Orchestra, Sheila Amit, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears

3:35

Good morning, young man

Benjamin Britten, Sheila Rex, Johanna Peters, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra

1:34

We bring great news to you

Johanna Peters, Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Anne Pashley, Edgar Evans, Sylvia Fisher, Benjamin Britten, Sheila Amit, Sheila Rex, English Chamber Orchestra, April Cantelo, Owen Brannigan, John Noble

4:51

Isnt he here?

Joseph Ward, English Chamber Orchestra, Catherine Wilson, Benjamin Britten, Johanna Peters

2:26

For three precious weeks

Joseph Ward, Catherine Wilson, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Johanna Peters

3:32

Quickly! Quickly, come along!

English Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Terry, Anne Pashley, Benjamin Britten, April Cantelo, Catherine Wilson, Sheila Amit, Joseph Ward

4:48

Here they are, dears!

Benjamin Britten, Sheila Rex, John Noble, Sheila Amit, Johanna Peters, Stephen Terry, Anne Pashley, Sylvia Fisher, Owen Brannigan, Joseph Ward, English Chamber Orchestra, April Cantelo, Edgar Evans, Catherine Wilson

2:26

My flowers are few

Sheila Rex, John Noble, Sheila Amit, Joseph Ward, Owen Brannigan, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Johanna Peters, Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Anne Pashley, Sylvia Fisher, April Cantelo, Edgar Evans, Catherine Wilson

2:35

I'm full of happiness

Sylvia Fisher, English Chamber Orchestra, John Noble, Benjamin Britten

3:32

As representing the local Council

Joseph Ward, Sylvia Fisher, April Cantelo, John Noble, Johanna Peters, Stephen Terry, Anne Pashley, Owen Brannigan, English Chamber Orchestra, Catherine Wilson, Benjamin Britten, Sheila Rex, Edgar Evans, Sheila Amit

1:47

My heart leaps up with joy

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, April Cantelo, John Noble

1:58

Er-humph! Er-humph! I'm no great shakes

John Noble, Catherine Wilson, English Chamber Orchestra, Owen Brannigan, Johanna Peters, Sir Peter Pears, Edgar Evans, Joseph Ward, Sheila Rex, Sylvia Fisher, Benjamin Britten, April Cantelo

2:39

Well tried, Albert!

Sheila Amit, Edgar Evans, Sylvia Fisher, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, April Cantelo, Johanna Peters, Stephen Terry, Anne Pashley, Joseph Ward, Sheila Rex, John Noble, Catherine Wilson, Owen Brannigan

3:07

Interlude

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

6:54

Albert the Good!

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten

7:26

You oughtnt to whistle!

Joseph Ward, Catherine Wilson, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

4:00

Heaven helps those who help themselves!

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Joseph Ward, Sheila Rex, Catherine Wilson

7:58

Introduction

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

2:25

Is she asleep?

Benjamin Britten, Edgar Evans, Catherine Wilson, Sheila Amit, Stephen Terry, Anne Pashley, Owen Brannigan, Joseph Ward, English Chamber Orchestra

3:32

I'm hungry, I'm tired

English Chamber Orchestra, Owen Brannigan, Catherine Wilson, Benjamin Britten, Joseph Ward

1:19

Give me a decent murder with a corpse!

Benjamin Britten, Owen Brannigan, Stephen Terry, English Chamber Orchestra

1:09

Have you found him?

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Stephen Terry, Owen Brannigan, Sheila Rex, Catherine Wilson, April Cantelo, John Noble, Edgar Evans

4:42

Fools! Fools! Blundering fools!

Sheila Rex, Benjamin Britten, Sheila Amit, English Chamber Orchestra, Edgar Evans, John Noble, Johanna Peters, Anne Pashley, Sylvia Fisher, Catherine Wilson, April Cantelo

2:21

in the midst of life is death

Edgar Evans, Johanna Peters, Stephen Terry, April Cantelo, Anne Pashley, Sylvia Fisher, Joseph Ward, Sheila Rex, John Noble, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Catherine Wilson, Sheila Amit, Owen Brannigan

4:22

Albert!

April Cantelo, Sylvia Fisher, Sheila Rex, Benjamin Britten, Edgar Evans, English Chamber Orchestra, Johanna Peters, Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Anne Pashley, Owen Brannigan, Joseph Ward, Catherine Wilson, John Noble, Sheila Amit

0:40

I'm sorry about that

English Chamber Orchestra, Sheila Rex, Sylvia Fisher, John Noble, Owen Brannigan, Catherine Wilson, April Cantelo, Johanna Peters, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Joseph Ward, Edgar Evans

2:12

I cant remember everything

Joseph Ward, Sheila Amit, Owen Brannigan, April Cantelo, Edgar Evans, Johanna Peters, Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Anne Pashley, Catherine Wilson, Sheila Rex, John Noble, Benjamin Britten, Sylvia Fisher, English Chamber Orchestra

6:10

Albert's come back to stay

Catherine Wilson, Joseph Ward, Johanna Peters, Sheila Rex, Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Anne Pashley, April Cantelo, Sheila Amit, Edgar Evans, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sylvia Fisher, John Noble

0:39

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Peter Pears

Vocals, Tenor
Benjamin Britten

Conductor
English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra
Sylvia Fisher

Soprano, Vocals

John Mordler

Assistant Producer
John Culshaw

Producer
Kenneth Wilkinson

Recording Engineer
Peter Dinmont

Liner Notes
Claudio Maria Perselli

Liner Notes
Roderich de Weerth

Liner Notes

Britten: Albert Herring

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Benjamin Britten

Sir Peter Pears

Benjamin Britten

English Chamber Orchestra

Sylvia Fisher

Production

Britten: Albert Herring

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