Peter Grimes, op. 33, Act 1: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades"
~ Recording by Peter Pears, Marion Studholme, Iris Kells, Raymond Nilsson, James Pease, Jean Watson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.17 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter) | 3:40 | Benjamin Britten | Peter Grimes (remastered at 96kHz in 24-bit digital stereo from the original analogue master tapes) | Britten; Pears, Britten | Album |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 467 682-2 |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1958-12) |
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| producer: | Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist) |
| tenor vocals: | Peter Pears (tenor) (in 1958-12) |
| orchestra: | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1958-12) |
| conductor: | Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1958-12) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1959) |
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| recorded at: | Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London) (in 1958-12) |
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| recording of: | Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter) (in 1958-12) |
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Related works
Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)
| composer: | Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1942 until 1945) |
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| librettist: | Charles Montagu Slater (from 1942 until 1945) |
| part of: | Peter Grimes: Act I: Scene 2 (movement) (order: 5) |
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