Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Sinfonia Da Requiem Format:Booklet These two works are joined

These two works are joined by a reissue of the London Sinfonietta's recording of Ritual Fragment

George Hooper

sets a series of poems by Edith Sitwell for soprano and string quartet ranging from the foreboding to the frivolous

(P) 2001 NMC Recordings Ltd

Engineer: Philip MacBean

Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Sinfonia Da Requiem Format:Booklet These two works are joinedRelease Date: 1 December 1995 Three recordings from 1941, publicly available for the first time following transfer from the original 78rpm discs and lengthy subsequent treatment: the centrepiece is an off air recording of the American premiere of Les Illuminations with Peter Pears. Peter Pears tenor CBS Symphony OrchestraBenjamin Britten conductorNew York Philharmonic Orchestra Sir John Barbirolli conductor AUDIO REVIEWS 'These are historical