Donald Mitchell


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British publisher, musicologist, critic, writer and liner notes author, specialised in the work of Mahler and Britten.
Born 6 February 1925.
Died 28 September 2017.

APPEARANCES +


Britten*
The Complete Works For Stage & Screen
2013, 12xCD + Box, Comp, Decca, ,
Modern/Opera
Benjamin Britten
Operas (Paul Bunyan • Peter Grimes • The Rape Of Lucretia • Billy Budd • The Turn Of The Screw • A Midsummer Night's Dream)
2013, 13xCD, RM + Box, Comp, Erato, Warner Classics
Tony Palmer (7), Benjamin Britten
Tony Palmer's Film Of Death In Venice (The Opera By Benjamin Britten)
2012, DVD, NTSC, Gonzo Multimedia, ,
Modern/Opera
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem
2006
Mahler* / Chailly*, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*, RSO Berlin*
The Symphonies
2005, 12x CD, Box Set, ,
Romantic
Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 6
2005, CD, ,
Romantic
Gustav Mahler, Alban Berg - Claudio Abbado, Renée Fleming, Berliner Philharmoniker
Symphony No. 4, Sieben Frühe Lieder
2005
Mahler*, Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*
Symphony No. 9
2004
Gustav Mahler, Riccardo Chailly, Concertgebouworkest, Petra Lang
Symphony No. 3 & Bach Suite
2004
Gustav Mahler, Maureen Forrester ~ Heinz Rehfuss, Utah Symphony Orchestra - Vienna Symphony*, Maurice Abravanel* - Felix Prohaska
Symphony No. 1 / Des Knaben Wunderhorn
2003, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Artemis Classics, Vanguard Classics
Britten*, McPhee*, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
The Prince Of The Pagodas Suite / Tabuh-Tabuhan
2003
Mahler* - Melanie Diener • Petra Lang • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra* • Riccardo Chailly
Symphony No. 2 / Totenfeier
2002
Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 7
2002
Mahler* / Bonney*, Goerne*, Fulgoni*, Winbergh*, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*, Riccardo Chailly
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
2002
Gustav Mahler, Anna Larsson (2), Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3
2002
Mahler*, Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*
Symphony No. 8
2001, ,
Romantic
Sviatoslav Richter, Benjamin Britten, Mozart*, Schubert*, Debussy*
Piano Duets
2000, CD, Album, Comp, Decca
Mahler* / Berg* – Barbara Bonney, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*, Riccardo Chailly
Symphony No. 4 / 7 Early Songs
2000, CD, ,
Romantic/Modern
Mahler* - Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Quasthoff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
1999
Britten* / Kent Nagano, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer
Double Concerto / Two Portraits / Young Apollo / Sinfonietta
1999
Britten*, Kent Nagano, Hampson*, Rolfe Johnson*, Halfvarson*, Hallé Orchestra
Billy Budd
1998, 2x CD, ,
Opera/Modern
Mahler* / Urbanová*, Rappé*, Blochwitz*, Hagegård* - Hallé Orchestra & Choir*, Kent Nagano
Das Klagende Lied
1998, CD, ,
Romantic/Modern
Mahler*, Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*
Symphony No. 5
1998, CD, ,
Romantic/Modern
Mahler*, Rückert*, Thomas Hampson, Wolfram Rieger
Kindertotenlieder / Lieder / Der Einsame Im Herbst
1997
Benjamin Britten – Britten Singers*, BBC Philharmonic, Richard Hickox
The World Of The Spirit / King Arthur Suite / An American Overture
1996, CD, Chandos
Mahler*, Berg* Orch. Verbey*, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*, Riccardo Chailly
Mahler 1 / Berg: Sonata, Op. 1
1996
Benjamin Britten, Kent Nagano, Hallé Orchestra
The Rescue Of Penelope / Phaedra
1996
Mahler* - Abbado*
10 Symphonien
1995, Box, Comp + 12xCD, Deutsche Grammophon, ,
Romantic
Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gustav Mahler, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam, Lev Markiz
Der Tod Und Das Mädchen / String Quartet In F Minor, Op. 95
1995, ,
Classical/Romantic
Schubert* / Mahler*, Mito Chamber Orchestra*
Death And The Maiden / Adagioetto (From Symphony No. 5)
1995, ,
Romantic/Modern
Gustav Mahler – Cheryl Studer • Sylvia McNair • Andrea Rost • Anne Sofie von Otter • Rosemarie Lang • Peter Seiffert • Bryn Terfel • Jan-Hendrik Rootering – Rundfunkchor Berlin • Prager Philharmonischer Chor • Tölzer Knabenchor* – Berliner Philharmoniker • Claudio Abbado
Symphonie No. 8
1995, 2x CD, ,
Romantic
Mahler* ∙ Schoenberg*, Jean Rigby, Robert Tear, The Premiere Ensemble, Mark Wigglesworth
Das Lied Von Der Erde
1995, ,
Romantic/Modern
Britten*, Felicity Lott, Philip Langridge, Thomas Allen, Carlos Bonell, Osian Ellis, Graham Johnson (2), Northern Sinfonia, BBC Singers, The Wenhaston Boys' Choir, Steuart Bedford
Benjamin Britten - The Folk Songs
1995, ,
Modern
Gustav Mahler • Berliner Philharmoniker • Claudio Abbado
Symphonie No. 5
1993
Britten* - Barstow* • Langridge* • Opie* • Kenny* • Jones* • Summers* • Welsh National Opera • Sir Charles Mackerras
Gloriana
1993, ,
Opera/Modern
John Gay, Benjamin Britten - Murray*, Kenny*, Collins*, Langridge*, Rawnsley*, Lloyd*, Steuart Bedford
The Beggar's Opera
1993, ,
Classical/Ballad/Opera
Gustav Mahler – Berliner Philharmoniker · Claudio Abbado
Symphonie No. 1
1991, ,
Romantic/Symphony
Benjamin Britten, Philip Brunelle, The Plymouth Music Series
Paul Bunyan
1988, ,
Opera
Gustav Mahler - Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphonie No. 9 / Symphonie No. 10 - Adagio
1988, ,
Romantic
Britten*, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
Sinfonia Da Requiem / An American Overture / Occasional Overture / Suites On English Folk Tunes, 'A Time There Was…'
1986
Schubert*, Mahler*, Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra, Ann Murray
Der Tod Und Das Mädchen Streichquartett D-Moll D.810 / Der Tod Und Das Mädchen, D.531
1986, ,
Romantic
Gustav Mahler, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
Symphonie No. 7
1984
Britten* - Jill Gomez, Peter Donohoe & Philip Fowke, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle*
Young Apollo / Canadian Carnival / Four French Songs / Scottish Ballad
1982
Benjamin Britten
Our Hunting Fathers / On This Island / A Charm Of Lullabies
1981, LP, Mono, Gat, BBC Records, BBC Artium, ,
Modern
Mozart* - Members Of The Vienna Octet*
Clarinet Quintet, Piano & Wind Quintet
1981
Benjamin Britten / Peter Pears, Osian Ellis
A Birthday Hansel Etc.
1976
Benjamin Britten
Death In Venice
1974
Britten*
Three Church Parables
1971, 3xLP + Box, Decca, ,
Modern/Opera
Benjamin Britten
Owen Wingrave
1971
Wandsworth School Boys' Choir ‧ Russell Burgess ‧ Benjamin Britten
The Golden Vanity ‧ Children's Crusade
1970, LP, Decca
Britten*, Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, The London Symphony Orchestra* And The English Chamber Orchestra* Conducted By Benjamin Britten
Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings / Les Illuminations
1967, Vinyl Holland pressing, ,
Modern
Benjamin Britten
The Burning Fiery Furnace
1967
Britten*
Curlew River
1966, ,
Opera/Modern
Mahler*, Symphony Orchestra Of The Vienna Festival* Conducted By Felix Prohaska
Songs From Des Knaben Wunderhorn = The Youth's Magic Horn
1963, Vinyl, ,
Romantic/Modern
Grieg*, Mozart*, Karl Munchinger*, The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra*
Holberg Suite (Opus 40) · Les Petits Riens - Ballet (K. Anh. 10)
1960
Mozart*, Members Of The Vienna Octet* and Walter Panhoffer
Quintet In E Flat Major For Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn And Bassoon (K.452)
1959
Mozart*, Tchaikovsky*, Solti*, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Serenade For Strings
1958
Mozart* - Julius Katchen
Sonata No. 15 In C Major (K.545) ('Sonate Facile') / Sonata No. 11 In A Major (K.331) / Sonata No. 13 In B Flat Major (K.333)
1957, LP, Mono, Decca, Decca
Britten* / Covent Garden Orchestra*
The Prince Of The Pagodas
1957, 2xLP + Box, Mono, London Records
Britten*, Covent Garden Orchestra*
The Prince Of The Pagodas
1957
Mozart* - Wilhelm Backhaus With The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra* Conducted By Karl Böhm
Piano Concerto No. 27 In B Flat Major (K.595)/ Sonata No. 11 In A Major (K.331)
1956
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Franz Schubert
Divertimento No. II (K. 251) / Five Minuets / Five German Dances
1956, ,
Romantic/Classical
Benjamin Britten, The English Opera Group Orchestra*, The Choir Of Alleyn's School
The Little Sweep (Let's Make An Opera) Opus 45
1956
Bruckner* / Wagner* - Hans Knappertsbusch, The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*
Symphony No. 5 / Götterdämmerung
1956
Mozart*, Hilde Gueden*, Wilma Lipp, Emmy Loose, Leopold Simoneau, Walter Berry, Kurt Boehme*, Vienna State Opera Chorus*, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra*, Karl Böhm
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
1955, ,
Opera/Classical
Benjamin Britten - The Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra* / Julius Katchen, The London Symphony Orchestra*
Sinfonia Da Requiem, Opus 20 / Diversions For Piano (Left Hand) And Orchestra, Opus 21
1954
Britten*, Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Eugene Goosens*, The Strings Of The New Symphony Orchestra*
Les Illuminations / Serenade For Tenor, Horn And Strings
1954
Mahler* - Pro Musica Symphony, Vienna* - Jascha Horenstein
Symphony No. 1 "Titan"
1953, ,
Romantic
Mozart* - Members Of The Vienna Octet*
Clarinet Quintet, Piano & Wind Quintet
LP, Ace Of Diamonds
Benjamin Britten, Philip Langridge, Felicity Lott, Ann Murray, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Frank Lloyd, English Chamber Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Steuart Bedford
The Complete Orchestral Song Cycles
2xCD, Collins Classics,
Friedrich Gulda with The New Symphony Orchestra Of London conducted by Anthony Collins (2), Mozart*
Concerto No. 25 In C Major For Piano And Orchestra (K. 503) / Concerto No. 26 In D Major For Piano And Orchestra (K. 537) ("Coronation")
Mahler* / Claudio Abbado
Symphonie No. 1, Symphonie No. 10 - Adagio
Mozart*, Das Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Ernst Märzendorfer
Divertimento No. 7 In D Major, Divertimento No. 1 In E Flat Major, Two Minuets With Contredanses
Gustav Mahler, Cheryl Studer · Waltraud Meier · Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Philharmoniker · Claudio Abbado
Symphonie No. 2