Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Emanuel School Boys' Chorus, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Spring Symphony download free

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Part 1
A.a	Introduction: Shine Out Words By – Anon. 16th Century*
A.b	The Merry Cuckoo Words By – Edmund Spenser
A.c	Spring The Sweet Spring Words By – Thomas Nashe
A.d	The Driving Boy Words By – George Peele
A.e	The Morning Star Words By – John Milton
Part 2
B1.a	Welcome Maids Of Honour Words By – Robert Herrick
B1.b	Water Above Words By – Henry Vaughan
B1.c	Out On The Lawn I Lie On Bed Words By – W. H. Auden
Part 3
B2.a	When Will My May Come Words By – Richard Barnefield
B2.b	Fair And Fair Words By – George Peele
B2.c	Sound The Flute Words By – William Blake
Part 4
B3	Finale: London, To Thee I Do Present Words By – Anon. 13th Century*, Beaumont*, Fletcher*

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Printed By – St. James Press
• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Published By – Hawkes & Son
• Published By – Longmans, Green & Co.

Credits

• Chorus – Chorus Of Boys From Emanuel School, Wandsworth, London*, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
• Chorus Master [Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden] – Douglas Robinson
• Chorus Master [Director Of Music, Chorus Of Boys From Emanuel School, Wandsworth] – Donald Cashmore
• Composed By – Benjamin Britten
• Conductor – Benjamin Britten
• Contralto Vocals – Norma Procter
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Kenneth Wilkinson
• Leader – Charles Taylor
• Liner Notes – Gordon Stewart
• Mastered By – E
• Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
• Producer [Uncredited] – Erik Smith
• Soprano Vocals – Jennifer Vyvyan
• Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears

Notes

This is the first UK version for this Category

LABELS:
- Black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels
- "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1960"
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- 'Half-moon' flipbacks (aka scalloped)
- Boxed Decca logo on front and back
- Large "STEREO" on front
- Thin spine with no text on it
- "Recorded in association with The British Council"
- "Printed by St. James Press, London, S.E. 1"
- Liner notes in English on back

INSERT:
- 1 sheet, 2 pages
- Contains the lyrics for the symphony
- Note for track A.a: "* From Elizabthan Lyrics by the late Norman Ault, published by Longmans, Green & Co."
- Note for track B1.c: "* by kind permission of W.H. Auden"

PUBLISHERS:
- Hawkes & Son for the musical content
- Longmans, Green & Co. for lyrics on track A.a

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SXL 2264 on sleeve
- SXL.2264 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 22 - 26 November 1960 in Kingsway Hall, London
- Labelography code: ED1
- Corresponding mono issue has Category LXT 5624
- Sub tracks are not banded on vinyl

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-5037-2E I ET 2 1 SM
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant): ZAL-5038-2E N ET 2 1 SM
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side A): ZAL.5037
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label - side B): ZAL.5038

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LXT.5624	Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Emanuel School Boys' Chorus*, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Emanuel School Boys' Chorus*, Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Spring Symphony ‎(LP, Mono)	Decca, Decca	LXT.5624	UK	1960
OS 25242	Benjamin Britten	Spring Symphony ‎(LP)	London Records	OS 25242	US	Unknown
5612	Benjamin Britten	Spring Symphony ‎(LP, Mono)	London Records	5612	UK	Unknown
LXT 5624, LXT.5624	Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Emanuel School Boys' Chorus*, Chorus* And Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Emanuel School Boys' Chorus*, Chorus* And Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Spring Symphony ‎(LP, Mono, RP)	Decca, Decca	LXT 5624, LXT.5624	UK	Unknown
LXT 5624, LXT.5624	Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Emanuel School Boys' Chorus*, Chorus* And Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden	Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Norma Procter, Peter Pears, Emanuel School Boys' Chorus*, Chorus* And Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Spring Symphony ‎(LP, Mono, RP)	Decca, Decca	LXT 5624, LXT.5624	UK	Unknown