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Background: The works on this recording cover the entire span of Britten's published output - from the Simple Symphony of 1934, to the string orchestral arrangement of Lachrymae completed in the last year of his life. Britten always retained a special affection for his childhood efforts and in the Simple Symphony reworked his earliest compositions making them 'more fit for general consumption'.

In contrast there is a special poignancy about the works of his final three years, composed after Britten’s unsuccessful heart operation. In its earthy treatment of the folk-song material, the Suite on English Folk Tunes, his last purely orchestral work, is at the furthest remove from the sentimentality often associated with the English pastoral tradition.

CATALOGUE NR: 8557205
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
RELEASE DATE: 03-Jan-2005

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: Simple Symphony op.4. Temporal Variations for oboe and piano. A Charm of Lullabies op.41. Lachrymae - Reflections on a Song of Dowland op.48. Suite on English Folk Tunes op.90.
ORCHESTRA: Northern Sinfonia
CONDUCTOR: Steuart Bedford
ARTISTS: Nicholas Daniel   Catherine Wyn-Rogers   Philip Dukes  

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'all the soloists are impeccable and the disc fills an important gap in the Britten discography with real distinction'

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