Benjamin Britten
1963 to 2026 · 420 releases on sleeves
Albums 342
Britten2026
Suites for Solo Cello2025
Britten: Lachrymae / Enescu: String Octet (version for string orchestra)2025
Edward Gardner conducts Britten2025
BBC Music, Volume 33, Number 8: Spring Symphony2025
Music based on texts by Michelangelo2025
The Prince of the Pagodas2024
String Quartet no. 2, op. 362024
Violin Concerto / Chamber Works2024
Violin Concerto / Double Concerto for Violin and Viola2024
Four Sea Interludes2024
BBC Music, Volume 31, Number 11: The Best of British2023
Violin Concertos2023
The Poet's Echo2023
Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite2023
Britten : Hagen : Strauss2022
Our Hunting Fathers / Quatre chansons françaises / Symphonic Suite from Gloriana2022
Les Illuminations / Serenade / Nocturne2022
The Turn of the Screw2022
Britten: Les Illuminations / Quatre Chansons françaises / Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne (selections)2021
String Quartets no. 1 & no. 3 / Simple Symphony2021
British Solo Cello Music2021
Complete Music with Guitar & Voice2021
Complete Folk Songs for Voice and Piano2021
English Music for Strings2021
Saint Nicolas / A Ceremony of Carols2020
A Ceremony of Carols2020
Canticles2020
Sacred Choral Works2020
The British Project - Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem2020
Peter Grimes2020
Cello Suites2020
BBC Music, Volume 27, Number 8: Panis Angelicus2019
Hymn to St Cecilia / Choral Dances from Gloriana / Choral Works2019
Hodie! Choral Works of Benjamin Britten & Daniel Pinkham2019
Illuminations2018
Owen Wingrave2018
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem / Bernstein: Chichester Psalms2017
Britten Cello Suites2017
Violin Concertos2017
Suites & Fantasies2017
Chaconnes and Fantasias2017
Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra & Haydn: Concerto in C for Cello and Orchestra2017
British Clarinet Concertos, Volume 22016
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / Lachrymae / Prelude and Fugue / Young Apollo2016
The Turn of the Screw2016
Violin Concertos2016
Four Sea Interludes / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Simple Symphony2016
BBC Music, Volume 24, Number 1: Britten & Brahms: Violin Concertos2015
Children’s Crusade / A Ceremony of Carols2015
Illuminations2015
Piano Concertos / Nocturnes2015
Great Britain2015
Works For Voice & Guitar2015
Hymns to Saint Cecilia2014
String Quartet in F / Simple Symphony / Rhapsody / Phantasy / Quartettino2014
Vocal & Choral2014
The Stream in the Valley2014
Violin Concertos2014
War Requiem2014
String Quartets 1, 2 & 32013
Saint Nicolas, Hymn to St Cecilia, Rejoice in the Lamb2013
A Ceremony of Carols2013
Frank Bridge Variations / Lachrymae / Elegy for Strings / Simple Symphony / Two Portraits2013
Peter Grimes2013
War Requiem2013
Vocal Works2013
String Quartets nos. 1 & 3 / Alla Marcia2013
Nocturnal2013
Piano Concerto - Violin Concerto2013
Songs2013
Gloriana2013
The Sacred Choral Music2013
Around Britten2013
Suites for Solo Cello2013
Cello Symphony, Cello Sonata & Cello Suites2013
The Masterpieces2013
BBC Music, Volume 21, Number 4: War Requiem2013
Britten2013
Britten to America2013
Saint Nicolas2013
Solo Cello Suites2013
Spring Symphony • Welcome Ode • Psalm 1502013
The Canticles2013
Tiffin Boys' Choir Sings Britten2013
Violin Concertos2013
A Ceremony of Carols / Saint Nicolas2012
The Turn of the Screw2012
Benjamin Britten: War Requiem2012
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / Nocturne / Finzi: Dies Natalis2012
Violin Concerto / Double Concerto / Lachrymae2012
The Cello Suites2011
Phaedra / A Charm of Lullabies / Lachrymae2011
Cello Symphony / Symphonic Suite from "Gloriana" / Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes"2011
The Prince of the Pagodas / The Miraculous Mandarin2011
Winter Words • Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo • Six Folk Song Arrangements2011
Les Illuminations2010
Songs & Proverbs of William Blake2010
String Quartet no. 2 / 3 Divertimenti / Miniature Suite / String Quartet in D2010
Cello Symphony / Cello Suite no. 12010
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / Poston: An English Day-Book2010
Britten’s Orchestra2009
Unknown Britten2009
Before Life & After2009
Violin Concertos2009
Double Concerto For Violin & Viola / Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge / Les Illuminations2009
Musik mit Oboe2009
Simon Rattle: Britten2009
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 342008
Billy Budd2008
Piano Concerto / Diversions / Young Apollo2008
War Requiem2008
Who Are These Children? / Winter Words / Four Burns Songs2008
Britten Abroad2008
Three Suites for Cello2008
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge / Lachrymae / Two Portraits / Simple Symphony2008
Folksong Arrangements2008
The Best of Britten2008
The Collector's Edition2008
A Midsummer Night’s Dream2007
Britten on Film2007
Orchestral Works / British Folk Song Arrangements2007
Six Metamorphoses After Ovid: Anatomy of a Masterpiece2007
Britten Conducts Britten, Vol. IV2006
BBC Music, Volume 15, Number 3: Britten: Plymouth Town / Nocturne / Williams: Ballads for Orchestra2006
Britten & Bliss2006
Elgar: Enigma Variations / Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra2006
The Complete Works for Oboe2006
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Nocturne / Les Illuminations2006
Serenade / Nocturne / Les Illuminations / Noye's Fludde2006
The English Song Series, Volume 13: Folk Song Arrangements, Volume 22005
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / Les Illuminations / Nocturne2005
The English Song Series, Volume 10: Folk Song Arrangements2005
Les Illuminations2005
Death in Venice2005
String Quartets / Three Divertimenti2005
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra2005
Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra; Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge2005
Simple Symphony / Temporal Variations / Suite on English Folk Tunes2004
Les Illuminations / Our Hunting Fathers / Chansons Francaises2004
Peter Grimes2004
Cello Suites2004
Britten: Cello Symphony / Cello Suite no. 2 / Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 12004
The English Song Series, Volume 7: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / The Holy Sonnets of John Donne / Winter Words2004
Love From a Stranger: Four British Film Scores2004
Britten: Cello Suite No. 1 / Bach, J.S.: Cello Suite no. 5 / Kodaly: Cello Sonata2004
Come, Heavy Sleep2004
Folksongs2004
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / Nocturne / Phaedra2004
Britten: Violin Concerto / Walton: Viola Concerto2003
St. Nicolas / Christ’s Nativity2003
Suites for Solo Cello2003
Britten: Prince of the Pagodas - Suite / Mcphee: Tabuh-Tabuhan2003
Auden Songs: On This Island / Cabaret Songs / Five Poems / Fish in the Unruffled Lakes2003
Piano Concerto / 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo / Sinfonia da Requiem2003
Albert Herring2003
Albert Herring2003
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem / Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia / Holst: Egdon Heath / The Perfect Fool2003
La vie est une parade2003
The Rape of Lucretia / Phaedra2003
The Canticles2002
Double Concertos2002
Sacred and Profane2002
String Quartets 2 & 32002
The Turn of the Screw2002
Sacred and Profane / A.M.D.G. / Five Flower Songs / Old French Carol / Choral Dances from Gloriana2001
Peter Grimes2001
Cello Suites nos. 1-32001
The British Music Collection: Benjamin Britten: The Rarities2001
Holiday Diary: The Music for One and Two Pianos2001
The Holst Singers and Orchestra: Britten, Bliss, and Holst2001
The Passionate Englishman2001
Three Suites for Violoncello Solo2001
Sinfonia da Requiem / 4 Sea interludes / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra2000
Rejoice in the Lamb / Hymn to St Cecilia / Missa Brevis2000
Billy Budd2000
Cello Suites no. 1 - 32000
The Turn of the Screw2000
Britten: Cello Symphony / Elgar: Cello Concerto1999
String Quartets, Vol. 2: Quartet No. 3 / A Simple Symphony1999
Serenade / Our Hunting Fathers / O Waly Waly / Oliver Cromwell1999
The Prodigal Son1999
Britten: Overture "The Building of the House" / Bridge: Enter Spring / The Sea / Holst: Egdon Heath / A Fugal Concerto1999
Choral Edition, Volume 31999
Double Concerto / Two Portraits / Young Apollo / Sinfonietta1999
Our Hunting Fathers / Who Are These Children? / Still Falls the Rain / Lachrymae1999
Violin Concerto / Cello Symphony1999
Marita and Her Heart’s Desire1998
String Quartets1998
String Quartets, Volume 11998
Serenade / Les Illuminations / Nocturne1998
Britten: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op. 13 / Elgar: Enigma-Variations1998
Billy Budd1998
Choral Edition, Volume 21998
Curlew River1998
Suites pour violoncelle seul1998
Britten: Cello Symphony / Walton: Cello Concerto1997
A Ceremony of Carols1997
Spring Symphony / Hymn to St. Cecilia / Five Flower Songs1997
A Ceremony of Carols1997
A Ceremony of Carols1997
A Ceremony of Carols1997
Britten: Cello Sonata In C Major, Op.65 / Schumann: 5 Stücke im Volkston / Debussy: Cello Sonata1997
Britten: Piano Concerto / Debussy: Fantaisie1997
Choral Edition, Volume 11997
Noye’s Fludde / A Ceremony of Carols1997
Richter Plays Britten1997
A Midsummer Night’s Dream1996
Britten: Spring Symphony / Bridge: Enter Spring / Summer1996
String Quartets nos. 1 & 3 / Three Divertimenti / Alla marcia1996
Phaedra / Lachrymae / The Sword in the Stone / Night Mail / Sinfonietta1996
Peter Grimes1996
Britten: Les Illuminations / Our Hunting Fathers / Quatre Chansons Françaises / Bridge: Berceuse1996
Britten: Spring Symphony, op. 44 / Walton: Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in A minor1996
Canticles I-V / The Heart of the Matter1996
Cello Suites nos. 1-31996
Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings / Les Illuminations / Nocturne1996
The Salley Gardens1996
The World of the Spirit / King Arthur Suite / An American Overture1996
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Canadian Carnival / An American Overture / Suite on English Folk Tunes / Sinfonia da Requiem1996
War Requiem1996
Christ's Nativity / A Shepherd's Carol / Hymn to the Virgin / A Boy Was Born1995
The Red Cockatoo / The Holy Sonnets of John Donne and Other Songs1995
Seven Sonnets / Music of Bali / British Folk Songs1995
A Ceremony of Carols1995
Lachrymae / Frank Bridge Variations / Simple Symphony1995
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 / Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a / Passacaglia / An American Overture1995
A Ceremony of Carols / Saint Nicolas1995
Music for Oboe / Music for Piano1995
The Little Sweep / Rejoice in the Lamb1995
The Rape of Lucretia1994
Metamorphoses1994
Orchestral Favourites, Volume V: Four Sea Interludes / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Frank Bridge Variations / Simple Symphony1994
Piano Concerto / Soirées Musicales / Matinées Musicales1994
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Simple Symphony / Sea Interludes1994
Spring Symphony / Four Sea Interludes / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra1994
The Turn of the Screw1994
A Ceremony of Carols1993
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra / Suite on English Folk Tunes / Johnson over Jordan / Four Sea Interludes1993
Noye's Fludde / The Golden Vanity1993
Britten: War Requiem / Penderecki: Threnos / Berg: Violin Concerto1993
A Ceremony of Carols / A Boy Was Born / Friday Afternoons / Psalm 1501993
Billy Budd1993
Britten's Blues & Cabaret Songs & Songs by Cole Porter1993
Peter Grimes1993
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Our Hunting Fathers / Folksongs1993
Spring Symphony/Cantata Academica1993
The Choral Works Vol. 31993
The Choral Works, Volume II1993
The Little Sweep / Gemini Variations / Children’s Crusade1993
War Requiem1992
Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Purcell / Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes / Suite on English Folk Tunes1992
The Five Canticles1992
Sinfonietta, op. 1 / Serenade, op. 31 / Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal / Nocturne, op. 601992
Serenade / Winter Words / Michelangelo Sonnets1992
Sinfonia da Requiem / Gloriana Suite / Sea Interludes1992
The Three Cello Suites1992
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge / Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia from Peter Grimes1991
Britten / Hindemith / Reger / Schnittke1991
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes) / Courtly Dances (Gloriana) / Suite on English Folk Tunes (A Time There Was)1991
Chamber Music1991
A Ceremony of Carols / Rejoice in the Lamb / A Boy Was Born1991
Britten: Cantata misericordium / Deus in adjutorium meum / Chorale on an Old French Carol / Finzi: Requiem da camera / Holst: Psalms 86 & 1481991
Britten: Cello Symphony / Bridge: Oration1991
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Simple Symphony / Prokofiev: Classical Symphony1991
Peter Grimes1991
Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto1991
Streichquartette: Nr. 2, op. 36 / Nr. 3, op. 941991
String Quartets / Simple Symphony1991
War Requiem / Sinfonia da Requiem / Ballad of Heroes1991
The Canticles1990
Death in Venice1990
The Turn of the Screw1990
Michelangelo Sonnets / Canticle 1 "My Beloved Is Mine" / Winter Words / The Salley Gardens / The Trees They Grow So High / Little Sir William / O Waly, Waly1990
The Complete Suites for Solo Cello1990
Saint Nicolas / Rejoice in the Lamb1990
String Quartets 2 & 3 / Sinfonietta1990
The Burning Fiery Furnace1990
The Company of Heaven1990
The Prince of the Pagodas1990
The String Quartets 2 & 31990
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Four Sea Interludes1990
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10 / Young Apollo, op. 16 / Lachrymae, op. 48a / Simple Symphony, op. 41990
Violin Concerto / Canadian Carnival / Mont Juic Suite1990
LCO 4: Britten1989
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Les Illuminations / Lachrymae1989
Cello Symphony / Sinfonia da Requiem1989
Curlew River1989
Billy Budd1989
Albert Herring1989
Les Illuminations / Quatre chansons françaises / Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings1989
Saint Nicolas / Hymn to Saint Cecilia1989
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Symphony for Cello and Orchestra / Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes" / Pärt: Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten1989
Les Illuminations / Bridge Variations / Simple Symphony1989
War Requiem, op. 661989
The Three Cello Suites1988
A.M.D.G. / Hymn to St Cecilia / A Boy Was Born / A Shepherd's Carol1988
Britten, Shostakovich: Sonatas for Cello and Piano / Prokofiev: Ballad, op. 151988
Ceremonies of Carols1988
Neil MacKie Sings Britten1988
Paul Bunyan1988
Choral Music From King’s College, Cambridge1987
Music for Voice and Piano1987
Phaedra; Les Illuminations; Five French Folksongs1987
The Complete Music for String Quartet Volume 11987
Britten: Four Sea Interludes / Passacaglia / Bridge: The Sea / Bax: On the Sea Shore1986
Serenade / Les Illuminations / Nocturne1986
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra / Death in Venice (Suite)1985
Britten: Variations On A Theme of Frank Bridge / Simple Symphony / Prelude and Fugue1985
Peter Grimes1985
Rejoice in the Lamb / A Wedding Anthem / Festival Te Deum / A Boy was Born1985
Works for 2 Pianos1985
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Four Sea Interludes / Men of Goodwill1984
War Requiem1983
A Ceremony of Carols / Te Deum / Hymns to St. Peter, The Virgin, St. Cecilia1982
Symphonic Suite Gloriana / Prelude and Dances from the Prince of the Pagodas1982
Britten: Scottish Balad / Martinů: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra1981
Our Hunting Fathers / On This Island / A Charm of Lullabies1981
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Les Illuminations1979
Four Sea Interludes / Passacaglia From “Peter Grimes” / Sinfonia da Requiem1976
Britten - Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Les Illuminations1971
Songs & Proverbs of William Blake - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne1969
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Op. 34 / Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, Op. 101967
A Midsummer Night’s Dream1966
Rejoice in the Lamb / Missa brevis / A Ceremony of Carols1965
War Requiem1963
A Ceremony of Carols
Albert Herring
Britten Songs, Volume 1
Britten: Lachrymae / Hindemith: Sonate / Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano
Britten: Serenade / Berkeley: Horn Trio / Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no. 1
Choral Music
Duo Pianists Perform Works by Britten, Martinu, Brahms, Lutokowski
Le Petit Ramoneur
Masterpieces of Cabaret
Oboe - Solo and Accompanied
Partsongs / Hymn To The Virgin / Missa Brevis
Simple Symphony
The Complete Orchestral Song-Cycles
The Little Sweep / A Boy Was Born
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10 / Simple Symphony, op. 4 / Prelude and Fugue, op. 29
Works for String Orchestra
EPs 2
Live albums 19
Spring Symphony / Sinfonia da Requiem / Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra2024
A Midsummer Night’s Dream2016
Cello Symphony / Cello Sonata2014
War Requiem2013
The Rape of Lucretia2013
The Turn of the Screw2013
War Requiem2013
War Requiem2012
War Requiem2012
War Requiem2011
War Requiem2010
String Quartets nos. 2 and 3 / Three Divertimenti2010
BBC Music, Volume 18, Number 4: Britten: St. Nicolas / Howells: Three Carol-Anthems2009
Britten – War Requiem2006
War Requiem Op. 662006
BILLY BUDD2003
War Requiem2000
BBC Music, Volume 7, Number 2: The Prodigal Son1998
War Requiem1998
Compilations 57
Liturgic Pappano2024
English String Music: Britten, Holst, Purcell, Vaughan Williams...2024
The Music for String Quartet2022
Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia / Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra2022
Truls Mørk Plays Benjamin Britten2019
A Boy Was Born2019
Cantata Academica / Hymn to St. Cecilia / A Hymn to the Virgin / Choral Dances from Gloriana / Missa Brevis / Rejoice in the Lamb2019
Cello Suites 1 & 2 / Symphony for Cello and Orchestra2017
The Performer: Complete Decca Recordings2013
The Complete Works2013
Britten 100: The Birthday Collection2013
Britten: Spring Symphony; Four Sea Interludes; Simple Symphony2013
Orchestral Works2013
The Choral Edition2013
Britten Rarities2012
Peter Grims (scenes) / The Rape of Lucretia / Michelangelo & John Donne Sonnets / Violin Concerto / Piano Concerto / Berkeley / Rubbra2011
Four Sea Interludes / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Simple Symphony2008
British Composers: Britten: War Requiem / Bliss: Morning Heroes2007
Britten: Diversions, op. 21 / Khrennikov: Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 9 / Orff: Carmina Burana2007
British Composers: The Prince of Pagodas / Gloriana - Symphonic Suite2006
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / Winter Words / Who are these Children / Tit for Tat / Let the Florid Music Praise / Purcell Realizations2006
Simple Symphony, op. 4 / Prelude & Fugue for Eighteen Strings, op. 29 / Violin Concerto, op. 152006
Britten Choral Works II: A Ceremony of Carols2005
Britten Conducts Britten2005
Britten Conducts Britten: Operas II: A Midsummer Night's Dream / The Rape of Lucretia / The Turn of the Screw / Bedford: Death in Venice / Mackerras: Gloriana2004
Britten Conducts Britten: Operas I: Albert Herring · Billy Budd · Owen Wingrave · Peter Grimes2004
Choral Music2004
The Modern "Orpheus Britannicus"2004
Serenade / Violin Concerto / Concerto for Double Strings2003
War Requiem / Spring Symphony / Five Flower Songs / Hymn to St. Cecilia2002
Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings / 4 Folksongs / Walton: Façade2001
Rattle Conducts Britten2000
British Composers: Britten: Winter Words etc.2000
The Best of Britten2000
Four Sea Interludes / Passacaglia / Young Apollo / Lachrymae / Simple Symphony / Suite from 'Death in Venice' / Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge1999
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis / Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes1998
Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10 / Béla Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra (1939)1998
Première Recordings 1938–19461998
The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra / Four Sea Interludes1998
Britten: Anglo-American Chamber Music Series1996
Complete Music for String Quartet1995
Britten: Simple Symphony / Janáček: Suite / Suchoň: Serenade1994
World of Britten1993
Julian Bream Edition, Volume 18: Music for Voice & Guitar1993
Musik aus England, II1993
Spring Symphony / Four Sea Interludes1993
A Ceremony of Carols / Rejoice in the Lamb / Missa Brevis / Festival Te Deum / Jubliate Deo / Hymn to St Peter / A Hymn of St Colomba / A Hymn to the Virgin1990
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Sea Interludes1990
Cello Suites 1 & 2 / Cello Sonata1989
Britten: Ceremony of Carols / Bruckner: Motetten1988
Piano Concertos1988
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge / Matinées musicales, op. 24 / Soirées musicales, op. 91983
Concerto for Piano / Concerto for Violin1971
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra / Simple Symphony / Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge1969
20th Century Guitar
Masterpiece: Britten
Simple Symphony / Klavierkonzert / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra