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Archive for The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

As the countdown to Britten’s Orchestra gets closer, we thought we would talk about the actual music that is going to be on the album. So, today we thought we’d start with “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” by Benjamin Britten. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, opus 34 was written by Benjamin Britten in 1964. It was orginially commissioned for an educational documentary film called The Instruments of the Orchestra, and featured… 

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Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Here at Reference Recordings, we are getting very excited about our upcoming album with the Kansas City Symphony, Britten’s Orchestra. So, to get you excited, here is a YouTube video of one of the movement’s from “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” Unfortunately, this is not the Kansas City Symphony. But, as you listen, imagine how great it will sound at audiophile quality in HRx, HDCD, possibly SACD, and maybe in the future on… 

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