Composer
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976); ENG
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Stage Works
1,547 tracks
- Operas
1,420 tracks
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.64 (opera)
125 tracks
- Albert Herring, Op.39 (chamber opera)
237 tracks
- Beggar's Opera
71 tracks
- Billy Budd, Op.50 (opera)
89 tracks
- Death in Venice (opera in 2 acts), Op.88
118 tracks
- Gloriana, Op.53 (opera)
115 tracks
- Little Sweep, Op.45 (children's opera)
16 tracks
- Noye's Fludde, Op.59 (children's opera)
33 tracks
- Owen Wingrave, Op.85 (opera)
40 tracks
- Paul Bunyan, Op.17 (operetta)
43 tracks
- Peter Grimes, Op.33 (opera)
365 tracks
- Rape of Lucretia, Op.37 (chamber opera)
99 tracks
- Turn of the Screw, Op.54 (chamber opera)
69 tracks
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.64 (opera)
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Other Stage Works
127 tracks
- Operas
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Vocal Works
2,100 tracks
- Songs Cycles, Folksong Collections, etc.
1,008 tracks
- Friday Afternoons, Op.7
1 track
- A Birthday Hansel, for tenor and harp, Op.92 (song cycle)
23 tracks
- A Charm of Lullabies, for voice and piano, Op.41
41 tracks
- Beware! 3 early songs, for voice and piano
1 track
- Cabaret Songs for Hedli Anderson (texts by W.H. Auden)
19 tracks
- 4 Chansons Françaises, for voice and orchestra
8 tracks
- 8 Folksong Arrangements for High Voice and Harp
21 tracks
- Folksong Arrangements, Vol.1 ('British Isles')
49 tracks
- Folksong Arrangements, Vol.2 ('France')
23 tracks
- Folksong Arrangements, Vol.3 ('British Isles')
44 tracks
- Folksong Arrangements, Vol.4 ('Moore's Irish Melodies')
39 tracks
- Folksong Arrangements, Vol.5 ('British Isles')
20 tracks
- Folksong Arrangements, Vol.6 ('England'; for voice and guitar)
31 tracks
- 6 Hölderlin Fragment, for tenor and piano, Op.61 (song cycle)
13 tracks
- Les Illuminations, Op.18 (song cycle; text by Rimbaud; for voice and strings)
173 tracks
- Nocturne, Op.60 (song cycle)
51 tracks
- On this Island, Op.11 (song cycle)
26 tracks
- Our Hunting Fathers, for high voice and orchestra, Op.8 (song cycle)
5 tracks
- Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus, 6 Songs for voice and piano
4 tracks
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op.31 (song cycle)
121 tracks
- Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake (song cycle)
35 tracks
- Songs from the Chinese, for high voice and guitar, Op.58 (song cycle)
36 tracks
- 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op.22 (song cycle)
56 tracks
- The Heart of the Matter, for tenor, narrator, horn, piano (song cycle)
13 tracks
- The Holy Sonnets of John Donne (song cycle), Op.35
54 tracks
- The Poet's Echo, for high voice and piano, Op.76 (song cycle)
7 tracks
- Tit for Tat (song cycle)
10 tracks
- Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements
12 tracks
- Who are these Children?, for tenor and piano, Op.84 (song cycle)
30 tracks
- Winter Words, for tenor and piano, Op.52 (song cycle)
41 tracks
- Hadrian's Wall, for voice and piano
1 track
- Friday Afternoons, Op.7
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Solo Songs and Other Solo Vocal Works
48 tracks
- The Birds (song)
4 tracks
- Canticle 1: My Beloved Is Mine, for high voice and piano, Op.40
3 tracks
- Canticle 2: Abraham and Isaac, for alto, tenor, and piano, Op.51
5 tracks
- Canticle 3: Still Falls the Rain, for tenor, horn and piano, Op.55
3 tracks
- Canticle 4: The Journey of the Magi, for countertenor, tenor, baritone and piano, Op.86
3 tracks
- Canticle 5: The Death of St.Narcissus, for tenor and harp, Op.89
5 tracks
- Children and Sir Nameless (song)
2 tracks
- Corpus Christi Carol (song)
5 tracks
- A Divine Hymn (Jeremiah Clarke; song)
1 track
- Fish in the Unruffled Lakes (song)
3 tracks
- If it's ever spring again (song)
2 tracks
- Night covers up the rigid land (song)
1 track
- Now sleeps the crimson petal, for tenor, horn and strings (song)
2 tracks
- The Sun Shines Down (song)
1 track
- To Lie Flat on the Back (song)
1 track
- Underneath the Abject Willow, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, and piano
2 tracks
- What's in Your Mind? (song)
1 track
- When You’re Feeling Like Expressing Your Affection (song)
2 tracks
- Wild with passion, song for high voice and piano
1 track
- Britain to America, for voice and chorus
1 track
- The Birds (song)
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Accompanied Choral Works
562 tracks
- Antiphon, for chorus and organ, Op.56b
7 tracks
- Ballad of Heroes, for high voice, chorus and orchestra, Op.14
3 tracks
- Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, for male chorus and piano
4 tracks
- The Bitter Withy, folk song for tenor, boys' chorus and piano (unfinished)
1 track
- Cantata academica, for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, Op.62
8 tracks
- 6 Choral Dances from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus and harpsichord), Op.53
6 tracks
- Cantata misericordium, for tenor, baritone, chorus, string quartet, piano, harp, tympani, and strings, Op.69
8 tracks
- Children's Crusade, ballad for child voices, percussion, 2 pianos, and organ, Op.82
1 track
- Fancie: Tell me where is fancy bred, for unison chorus and piano
2 tracks
- Festival Te Deum, for trumpet, chorus and organ, Op.32
6 tracks
- Friday Afternoons, children's songs for children's chorus and piano, Op.7
62 tracks
- The Golden Vanity, vaudeville for boys' voices and piano, Op.78
8 tracks
- Hymn of St. Columba (Regis regum rectissimi), for chorus and organ
6 tracks
- Hymn to St. Peter, for trumpet, chorus and organ, Op.56a
4 tracks
- Jubilate Deo in C, for chorus and organ
10 tracks
- King Herod and the Cock, for unison chorus and piano
3 tracks
- May, for unison chorus and piano
1 track
- Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus and organ in D, Op.63
37 tracks
- The Oxen, carol for female chorus and piano
1 track
- Phaedra, dramatic cantata for mezzo-soprano, string orchestra, percussion, and harpsichord, Op.93
23 tracks
- Psalm 150, for children's chorus and instruments, Op.67
6 tracks
- Rejoice in the Lamb, festival cantata for trumpet, ATB soloists, chorus, and organ, Op.30
80 tracks
- Saint Nicholas, cantata for tenor, choruses, and large ensemble, Op.42
46 tracks
- Te Deum, for trumpet, chorus and organ in C
5 tracks
- The Twelve Apostles, for tenor, unison voices, and piano
1 track
- A Wedding Anthem, for soprano, tenor, chorus, and organ, Op.46
4 tracks
- War Requiem, for STB soloists, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra, and organ, Op.66
149 tracks
- Welcome Ode, for young people's chorus and orchestra, Op.95
10 tracks
- The World of the Spirit, music for a radio program, for SATB soloists, chorus and orchestra
29 tracks
- The Ascent of F6, for tenor, choir, and ensemble
17 tracks
- On the Frontier, for choir and ensemble
13 tracks
- On the Frontier, incidental music for male voice, chorus, 2 trumpets, percussion, accordion and piano
1 track
- Antiphon, for chorus and organ, Op.56b
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A cappella Choral Works
482 tracks
- A Boy Was Born, choral variations, Op.3
58 tracks
- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28
241 tracks
- A Hymn to the Virgin, for double chorus
36 tracks
- A Shepherd's Carol, for chorus
1 track
- A Wealden Trio: The Song of the Women, carol for female chorus
1 track
- A.M.D.G. (Ad majorem Dei gratiam)
16 tracks
- Advance Democracy, for double chorus
5 tracks
- 6 Choral Dances from Gloriana, for a cappella chorus (or tenor, chorus, and harp), Op.53
13 tracks
- Chorale on an Old French Carol, for double chorus
3 tracks
- Christ's Nativity, Christmas suite for chorus
6 tracks
- Deus in adjutorium meum, 'Psalm 70' motet for chorus (from 'This Way to the Tomb')
3 tracks
- 5 Flower Songs, Op.47
20 tracks
- Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op.27
19 tracks
- Jubilate Deo in Eb
2 tracks
- 8 Sacred and Profane Medieval Lyrics, for SSATB chorus, Op.91
43 tracks
- Sweet was the Song, carol for female chorus
5 tracks
- The Company of Heaven
1 track
- The Holly and the Ivy, folksong arrangement for chorus
1 track
- The Sycamore Tree, carol
1 track
- 3 Two-Part Songs, for boys' or female chorus
6 tracks
- Venite exultemus Domino
1 track
- A Boy Was Born, choral variations, Op.3
- Songs Cycles, Folksong Collections, etc.
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Orchestral Works
1,205 tracks
- Symphonies
153 tracks
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Concertos and Similar Works
261 tracks
- Cello Symphony, Op.68
39 tracks
- Diversions, for piano left hand and orchestra, Op.21
52 tracks
- Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) and orchestra, Op.53a
25 tracks
- Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of Dowland, for viola and string orchestra, Op.48a
56 tracks
- Piano Concerto in D, Op.13
35 tracks
- 2 Portraits, for viola and orchestra
4 tracks
- Scottish Ballad, for 2 pianos and orchestra, Op.26
2 tracks
- Violin Concerto in D-, Op.15
41 tracks
- Rondo Concertante, for piano and strings (incomplete)
2 tracks
- In Memoriam Dennis Brain, for 4 horns and strings (sketch)
2 tracks
- Movements for a Clarinet Concerto, for clarinet and strings (realization of sketches by C. Matthews)
3 tracks
- Cello Symphony, Op.68
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Other Orchestral Works
791 tracks
- An American Overture
2 tracks
- Canadian Carnival, Op.19
1 track
- Coal Face, film score
13 tracks
- King Arthur, suite
8 tracks
- Love from a Stranger, film score for orchestra
7 tracks
- Matinées musicales, Op.24 ('Rossini Suite No.2')
22 tracks
- Men Behind the Meters, film score
3 tracks
- Men of Goodwill, variations on a carol
1 track
- Negroes/God's Chillun, film score
8 tracks
- Night Mail, film score
3 tracks
- Occasional Overture in C, Op.38 (withdrawn)
1 track
- Passacaglia (from Peter Grimes), Op.33b
7 tracks
- Peace of Britain
1 track
- 4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op.33a
93 tracks
- Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op.1
17 tracks
- Soirées Musicales, Op.9 ('Rossini Suite No.1')
20 tracks
- Suite on English folk tunes (A time there was), Op.90
31 tracks
- Telegrams, film score
1 track
- The King's Stamp, film score
10 tracks
- The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57a (suite from the ballet)
21 tracks
- The Tocher Suite, from ballet film
5 tracks
- The Way to the Sea, film score
11 tracks
- Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op.10
211 tracks
- Variations on an Elizabethan Theme: Variation 4, for orchestra (movement of collaborative work)
1 track
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib and orchestra, Op.34
274 tracks
- Elegy for Strings
1 track
- An American in England, for orchestra
11 tracks
- Untitled Fragment, for strings
1 track
- The Sword in the Stone Suite (Arr. O. Knussen and C. Matthews)
6 tracks
- An American Overture
- Symphonies
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Chamber Works
1,014 tracks
- Works for Cello
522 tracks
- Cello Sonata in C, Op.65
86 tracks
- Folk Song Setting (arr. cello and piano)
1 track
- Solo Cello Suite No.1, Op.72
173 tracks
- Solo Cello Suite No.2, Op.80
80 tracks
- Solo Cello Suite No.3, Op.87
178 tracks
- Tema 'Sacher,' for solo cello
4 tracks
- Cello Sonata in C, Op.65
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Other Chamber Works
492 tracks
- Alla marcia, for string quartet
5 tracks
- 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet
24 tracks
- Elegy, for solo viola
3 tracks
- Fanfare for St. Edmundsbury, for trumpets in multiples of 3
4 tracks
- Gemini Variations, for flute, violin, and piano, 4 hands, Op.73
15 tracks
- 2 Insect Pieces, for oboe and piano
10 tracks
- Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op.48a
2 tracks
- 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op.49
48 tracks
- Miniature Suite for String Quartet
4 tracks
- Nocturnal after John Dowland, for guitar, Op.70
102 tracks
- Phantasy Quartet in F-, for oboe and string trio, Op.2
10 tracks
- Prelude and Fugue, for 18 strings, Op.29
15 tracks
- Quartettino for String Quartet
6 tracks
- Reflection, for viola and piano
1 track
- Russian Funeral, for brass and percussion
2 tracks
- String Quartet in D
5 tracks
- String Quartet in F
8 tracks
- String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.25
13 tracks
- String Quartet No.2 in C, Op.36
18 tracks
- String Quartet No.3, Op.94
50 tracks
- Suite for Violin and Piano, Op.6
21 tracks
- Suite in C, for harp, Op.83
42 tracks
- Temporal Variations for Oboe and Piano
63 tracks
- Young Apollo, for piano, string quartet, and strings, Op.16 (withdrawn by composer)
2 tracks
- Gloriana: Courtly Dances
7 tracks
- The Second Lute-Song of the Earl of Essex (From Gloriana)
1 track
- There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook (arr. B. Britten for viola and piano)
1 track
- Reveille, for violin and piano
1 track
- Etude, for viola
1 track
- Valse in B, for violin and piano
1 track
- Simple Symphony, Op.4 (version for string quartet)
4 tracks
- Phantasy in F-, for string quintet
1 track
- Rhapsody, for string quartet
1 track
- Bagatelle, for piano trio
1 track
- Alla marcia, for string quartet
- Works for Cello
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Keyboard Works
26 tracks
- A Little Idyll, for piano
1 track
- Holiday Diary, Op.5
5 tracks
- Night Piece (Notturno), for piano
2 tracks
- 2 Pieces for 2 Pianos, Op.23
5 tracks
- Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria, for organ
1 track
- 5 Waltzes, for piano
5 tracks
- Variations for piano (incomplete)
7 tracks
- A Little Idyll, for piano
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Vocal Works
17 tracks
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Accompanied Choral Works
5 tracks
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A cappella Choral Works
12 tracks
- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28
12 tracks
- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28
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Accompanied Choral Works
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Orchestral Works
4 tracks
- Symphonies
4 tracks
- Simple Symphony, Op.4
4 tracks
- Simple Symphony, Op.4
- Symphonies
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Chamber Works
10 tracks
- Works for Cello
5 tracks
- Cello Sonata in C, Op.65
5 tracks
- Cello Sonata in C, Op.65
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Other Chamber Works
5 tracks
- Suite in C, for harp, Op.83
5 tracks
- Suite in C, for harp, Op.83
- Works for Cello
Below are works by B.Britten that every music lover should explore:
- Stage Works
- Billy Budd, Op.50 (opera)
89 tracks
- Peter Grimes, Op.33 (opera)
365 tracks
- Turn of the Screw, Op.54 (chamber opera)
69 tracks
- Billy Budd, Op.50 (opera)
- Vocal Works
- Les Illuminations, Op.18 (song cycle; text by Rimbaud; for voice and strings)
173 tracks
- Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Op.31 (song cycle)
121 tracks
- War Requiem, for STB soloists, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra, and organ, Op.66
149 tracks
- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28
241 tracks
- Les Illuminations, Op.18 (song cycle; text by Rimbaud; for voice and strings)
- Orchestral Works
- Chamber Works
- Cello Sonata in C, Op.65
86 tracks
- Cello Sonata in C, Op.65
