Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 4. The Driving Boy

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Relationships

composer:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1948-10 until 1949-06)
librettist:John Clare (shepherd poet)
George Peele
part of:Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1 (order: 4)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1949-07-14Spring Symphony, op. 44: IV. The driving boyJo Vincent, The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Eduard van Beinum2:02
1978-06-28 – 1978-06-29A Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part One. IV. The Driving BoyLondon Symphony Orchestra, André Previn2:09
1980-09-06Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part I. The Driving BoyliveBBC Symphony Chorus, Linda Finnie, London Voices, Southend Boys’ Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky2:07
1995-06Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part I: The Driving Boy (Children's Chorus)Monteverdi Choir, Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner1:50
2013-01-25Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part I, IV When as the Rye (The Driving Boy)liveElizabeth Atherton, BBC National Chorus of Wales, Cardiff Polyphonic Choir, Brecon Cathedral Choir, Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral Choir, Jennifer Johnston, Andrew Kennedy, Llandaff Cathedral Choir, St. Davids Cathedral Choir, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton2:09
2018-09-16 – 2018-09-18Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part I: The Driving BoyliveElizabeth Watts, Tiffin Boys’ Choir, Tiffin Children’s Chorus, The Tiffin Girls’ School Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle2:00
Spring Symphony, op. 44: 4. The driving boyOrchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten2:04
Spring Symphony, op. 44: The Driving BoyAlexandra Yakovenko, Nina Postavnicheva, Vladimir Mahov, Grand Symphony Orchestra of Radio and Television and Chorus of Boys, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky?:??
Spring Symphony, Op. 44: The Driving Boy. Allegro MoltoBenjamin Britten1:58