Langridge, Philip 1939-2010Overview
Publication Timeline
Most widely held works by
Philip Langridge
Messiah
by George Frideric Handel
(
Recording
)
80 editions published between 1976 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 596 libraries worldwide Based on the first London performance of March 23rd, 1743.
Billy Budd
by Benjamin Britten
(
Visual
)
22 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 407 libraries worldwide Dramatizes the moral dilemma of Captain Vere when, in accordance with Admiralty regulations, he must demand the court martial to sentence to death by hanging the innocent seaman who was provoked to strike and kill the villanous master-at-arms.
Wozzeck an opera in 3 acts and 15 scenes
by Alban Berg
(
Visual
)
34 editions published between 1983 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 406 libraries worldwide Story encompassing the gruesome detail, horror, passion, and torment that characterized works of the German Expresionist movement. Wozzeck is an impoverished soldier driven insane by his manipulative superiors and his mistress' infidelity. In a jealous rage, he stabs her, then drowns when he tries to wash the blood from his hands.
Moses und Aron
by Arnold Schoenberg
(
Recording
)
28 editions published between 1976 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 396 libraries worldwide Moses und Aron: Oper in drei Akten.
Gloriana
by Benjamin Britten
(
Recording
)
14 editions published between 1993 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 352 libraries worldwide Gloriana: Opera in Three Acts, op. 53. Libretto: William Plomer.
Billy Budd an opera
(
Visual
)
5 editions published between 1988 and 1996 in English and held by 320 libraries worldwide Billy Budd, a young seaman, is persecuted malevolently by his master-at-arms, John Claggart. Unjustly accused of mutiny, Billy accidentally strikes Claggart dead, and the tormented Captain Vere has no option but to hang him.
Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610
by Claudio Monteverdi
(
Recording
)
32 editions published between 1974 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 318 libraries worldwide Maria-vesper (1610).
The turn of the screw
by Benjamin Britten
(
Recording
)
17 editions published between 1983 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 306 libraries worldwide Based on the novel of the same name by Henry James, the text of Britten's gripping and high-tensioned opera concerns the curse of evil that afflicted two children in the charge of a neurotic governess. They live in a house haunted by the ghosts of two former servants. One of the children, a girl, becomes a victim of terror, while the other, a boy, meets his death.
Wozzeck opera in 3 acts and 15 scenes
(
Visual
)
9 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in German and held by 299 libraries worldwide The story encompasses the gruesome detail, horror, passion, and torment that characterized works of German Expressionist movement. Wozzeck is an impoverished soldier driven insane by his manipulative superiors and his mistress' infidelity. In a jealous rage, he stabs her, then drowns when he tries to wash the blood from his hands.
Oedipus Rex
(
Visual
)
10 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 287 libraries worldwide Performance of Stravinski's work from the Saito Kinen Festival in Matsumoto, Japan.
The rake's progress
by Igor Stravinsky
(
Recording
)
16 editions published between 1984 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 280 libraries worldwide
King Priam
by Michael Tippett
(
Recording
)
20 editions published between 1981 and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 273 libraries worldwide
Folk song arrangements
by Benjamin Britten
(
Recording
)
11 editions published between 1995 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 273 libraries worldwide
Gurrelieder
by Arnold Schoenberg
(
Recording
)
15 editions published between 1995 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 268 libraries worldwide
War requiem : op. 66 ; Sinfonia da requiem : op. 20 ; Ballad of heroes : op. 14
by Benjamin Britten
(
Recording
)
9 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 263 libraries worldwide
Peter Grimes
by Benjamin Britten
(
Recording
)
20 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 261 libraries worldwide Set in a small village in England, the story relates fisherman Peter Grimes' inability to become a part of the community. Because his apprentice has been drowned at sea, he has incurred the wrath and distrust of the townspeople.
Boris Godunov
by Модест Петрович Мусоргский
(
Recording
)
12 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 256 libraries worldwide
The tempest
by Thomas Adès
(
Recording
)
4 editions published in 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 254 libraries worldwide
The Hyperion Schubert edition. 4 Complete songs = Sämtliche Lieder = Mélodies intégrales
by Franz Schubert
(
Recording
)
14 editions published between 1988 and 2000 in German and Undetermined and held by 247 libraries worldwide
L'incoronazione di Poppea
by Claudio Monteverdi
(
Recording
)
7 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in Italian and German and held by 245 libraries worldwide more
fewer
Audience Level
 Related Identities
Associated Subjects
Aaron--(Biblical priest) Auden, W. H.--1907-1973 Ballets Boris Fyodorovich Godunov,--Czar of Russia,--1551 or 2-1605 Cantatas, Sacred Cantatas, Secular Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra Collin, Matthäus von,--1779-1824 Donne, John,--1572-1631 Drama Elizabeth--I,--Queen of England,--1533-1603 Europe--British Isles Folk songs, English Folk songs, French Folk songs--Instrumental settings France Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928 Jacobsen, J. P.--1847-1885 Jesus Christ Live sound recordings Magnificat (Music) Michelangelo Buonarroti,--1475-1564 Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble) Moses--(Biblical leader) Motets Music Musical settings Music videos Operas Operas--Excerpts Oratorios Orchestral music Requiems Schlechta, Franz von Solo cantatas, Secular (Medium voice) Song cycles Songs (High voice) with guitar Songs (High voice) with harp Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble Songs (High voice) with orchestra Songs (High voice) with piano Songs (Medium voice) with piano Songs with piano Symphonies Vespers (Music) Vocal duets with piano Vocal music Vocal trios with piano Wolfe, Humbert,--1885-1940
|
Alternative Names
Langidge, Philip, 1939-
Langidge, Philip, 1939-2010
Langridge, Philip Gordon.
Langridge, Philip Gordon, 1939-
Langridge, Philip Gordon, 1939-2010
Languages
English
(550)
Undetermined (315) German (264) Italian (121) Latin (84) French (78) No Linguistic content (57) Czech (37) Russian (23) Multiple languages (19) Dutch (13) Polish (7) Miscellaneous languages (7) Spanish (4) Chinese (1) Japanese (1) Church Slavic (1) Covers
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
