Britten: Chamber And Instrumental Works

Suites for cello solo, Nos. 1-3 Truls Mork String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 Endellion String Quartet String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36 Endellion String Quartet String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94 Endellion String Quartet Rhapsody for String Quartet Endellion String Quartet Elegy for unaccompanied viola Garfield Jackson (viola) Phantasy in F minor for string quintet Nicholas Logie (viola) Endellion String Quartet Phantasy Quartet for Oboe & String Trio, Op. 2 Douglas Boyd (oboe) Endellion String Quartet Three Divertimenti Endellion String Quartet Alla Marcia Endellion String Quartet Holiday Diary Op. 5 for solo piano Stephen Hough (piano) Three Character Pieces Stephen Hough (piano) Night Pieces (Notturno) for piano Stephen Hough (piano) Variations for piano solo Stephen Hough (piano) Two Lullabies for Two Pianos Stephen Hough (piano), Ronan O'Hara (piano) Mazurka Elegiaca op.23 no.2 Stephen Hough (piano), Ronan O'Hara (piano) Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca, op.23 No.1 Stephen Hough (piano), Ronan O'Hara (piano) Suite Op. 6 Alexander Barantschik (violin), John Alley (piano) Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 65 Moray Welsh (cello), John Lenehan (piano) Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe, Op. 49 Roy Carter (oboe) Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70 Julian Bream (guitar)

Britten had a great affinity with chamber music from an early age; it provided him with the perfect medium for experimenting with and assimilating a wide variety of musical styles and techniques. Featuring a selection of quartets, suites and sonatas, as well as some of the many works that Britten wrote for distinguished soloists of his time, this set is a fitting tribute to one of the 20th century’s most accomplished chamber music composers.This box is part of EMI's series of releases celebrating the Benjamin Britten centenary.