‎Britten: Albert Herring by Sir Peter Pears

Flor-ence! tell the midwife!

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

1:57

Doctor Jessop's midwife

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Johanna Peters

2:16

I hope we're not too early, Florence?

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

2:30

Stuffy!

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

2:42

Now then! Notebook, Florence!

Sylvia Fisher, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

2:46

The first suggestion on my list

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

4:35

Is this all you can bring?

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

2:58

Beggin' your pardon

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

6:12

Right! We'll have him!

Edgar Evans, April Cantelo, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Owen Brannigan, John Noble, 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, Joseph Ward, English Chamber Orchestra

2:30

Shop! Hi! Albert!

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

2:16

Tickling a trout

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

3:01

Meet me at a quarter past eight

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

3:03

He's much too busy

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

3:35

Good morning, young man

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

1:34

We bring great news to you

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

4:51

Isnt he here?

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

2:26

For three precious weeks

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

3:32

Quickly! Quickly, come along!

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

4:48

Here they are, dears!

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

2:26

My flowers are few

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

2:35

I'm full of happiness

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

3:32

As representing the local Council

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

1:47

My heart leaps up with joy

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

1:58

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

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

2:39

Well tried, Albert!

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

3:07

Interlude

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

6:54

Albert the Good!

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten

7:26

You oughtnt to whistle!

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

4:00

Heaven helps those who help themselves!

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

7:58

Introduction

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

2:25

Is she asleep?

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

3:32

I'm hungry, I'm tired

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

1:19

Give me a decent murder with a corpse!

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

1:09

Have you found him?

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

4:42

Fools! Fools! Blundering fools!

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

2:21

in the midst of life is death

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

4:22

Albert!

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

0:40

I'm sorry about that

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

2:12

I cant remember everything

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

6:10

Albert's come back to stay

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

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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