BaL 24.12.11 - Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

[salymap]

I can'tfind a single recording of it but think I have a Cassette somewhere. I 'grew up' with dozens oflive performances from Sargent and LSO or later the BBCSO. He certainly played it a lot, and I too like the way the fugue morphes into the theme to end the work. I also like the loud whip noise, which should cut through the orchestra. I have heard it [or rather not heard it] when it sounded almost inaudible. We always called it just the YPG.

I've never heard or seen the film as we didn't have TV at our school.

[Nick Armstrong]

van Beinum Decca ACL from which I got to know the work as a child.

I wonder if it ever appeared on CD? I'd be interested to hear it again.

Can't find a currently-available CD, but it can be downloaded on MP3: the whole piece for 89p !! That's Christmas value for you!! : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Britten-B-Or...sr=1-1-catcorr

[Il Grande Inquisitor]

Can't find a currently-available CD, but it can be downloaded on MP3: the whole piece for 89p !! That's Christmas value for you!! : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Britten-B-Or...sr=1-1-catcorr

I fear Amazon may be monitoring this forum... less than 20 minutes after Caliban's post and the YPG is only available if you download the whole album! Still, £5.99 ain't bad.

I do hope the excellent Kansas account gets a mention - it's quite superbly engineered by Prof Jonhson.

[mercia]

I remember the album so clearly: under the light blue title banner, a grainy black and white photo on the cover of two little lads wearing ties, listening attentively

your description has reminded me it was in my parent's record collection too

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRITTON-YOUNG-PERSONS-GUIDE-PROKOFIEV-LP-UK-EX-/260920379936?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D1%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5114278126664342110

[hmvman]

I was intrigued that the e-mail newsletter from CD Review this morning told us the recommended recording in the BAL section. I don't think they normally do that. I wonder if they meant to...

[Nick Armstrong]

I fear Amazon may be monitoring this forum... less than 20 minutes after Caliban's post and the YPG is only available if you download the whole album! Still, £5.99 ain't bad.

i'm very sorry - I think I copied the wrong link.

Here is the YPGO on its own for 89p...! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Britten-Youn...23983&sr=301-4

[visualnickmos]

I was intrigued that the e-mail newsletter from CD Review this morning told us the recommended recording in the BAL section. I don't think they normally do that. I wonder if they meant to...

I think we glimpsed auntie's bloomers...

[mercia]

was B Britten the last composer able to write a decent fugue?

[VodkaDilc]

was B Britten the last composer able to write a decent fugue?

Walton, Shostakovich?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

was B Britten the last composer able to write a decent fugue?

Well, Sid Britten couldn't!

But there are living masters of the form such as Ronald Stevenson, and there's a particularly impressive triple fugue in the String Quintet by one of our fellow Forumistas.

[jayne lee wilson]

First Hand Remasters of the 1956 LPO/Boult Nixa-Westminster stereo recordings includes a mono version with Sir Adrian himself narrating, and the stereo one; superb sound so - all you need!