The burning road, Will Todd. The company of heaven / Benjamin Britten

Type

Label

The burning road, Will Todd. The company of heaven / Benjamin Britten

Note

The 1st work a secular cantata for solo voices (SBar), chorus and orchestra; the 2nd work a sacred cantata for speakers, solo voices (ST), chorus, timpani, organ and stringsText of the 1st work by Ben Dunwell, based on the story of the Jarrow March of 1936 to protest the closing of the Jarrow Shipyards; text of the 2nd work selected by R. Ellis RobertsCompact discsProgram notes by Ralph Woodward and the conductor, notes on the conductor, orchestra, chorus, and on the composer and author of the text of the 2nd work, and complete texts of both works (12 pages) inserted in container

Capture and storage technique

unknown

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

SILKD 6021 -- Silva Classics

Kind of cutting

not applicable

Kind of disc cylinder or tape

mass produced

Kind of material

plastic with metal

Participant note

In 1st work: Jennifer Maybee, soprano ; Graeme Danby, baritone. In 2nd work: Fiona Shaw, Jonathan Pryce, speakers ; Charlotte Kinder, soprano ; Harry Nicholl, tenor ; Paul Knappitt, organ ; Matthew Turner, timpani. In both works: Crouch End Festival Chorus ; National Sinfonia ; David Temple, conductor

Physical Description

2 sound discs, digital, 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

1156816(Sirsi) o44480817(OCoLC)44480817

Tape configuration

not applicable