( LONDON LL 1640 ) － Recorded During An actual Performance at The Aldeburgh Festival 1956
Britten 的住家就在 Aldeburgh 附近，最喜愛去 the garden of Aldeburgh 散步。他在那裡度過大半的生平，也包括了 Aldeburgh Festival 的表演活動。
2000年由 BBC 與 DECCA 公司出版了 5 張 『 BRITTEN AT ALDEBURGH 』的CD，就是記錄著當年活動。不單是由 Britten 掌大旗，還有如RICHTER ... 等藝術家共襄盛舉，可說眾星群集盛況一時。
第 5 張CD 曲目包括 Haydn: Symphonies No. 45, Farewell & No.55, Schoolmaster / Mozart: Piano Concerto No.12 ，而其中的 Haydn: Symphonies No. 45 ，55 就是本唱片 (LONDON LL 1640)。
Britten 本來就擅長於 鋼琴與指揮，由本唱片可知他指揮 Haydn: Symphonies 並不拘泥於標題形式，聽來相當爽朗。本唱片的錄音是很好的 MONO 錄音，2000年的CD 也是以MONO 方式再出版，並沒有轉成 STEREO 。
LP-A:
1. Sym No.55 in E flat 'Schoolmaster': I. Allegro Di Molto
2. Sym No.55 in E flat 'Schoolmaster': II. Adagio, Ma Semplicemente
3. Sym No.55 in E flat 'Schoolmaster': III. Menuetto - Trio
4. Sym No.55 in E flat 'Schoolmaster': IV. Finale: Presto
LP-B:
5. Sym No.45 in f# 'Farewell': I. Allegro Assai
6. Sym No.45 in f# 'Farewell': II. Adagio
7. Sym No.45 in f# 'Farewell': III. Menuet: Allegretto - Trio
8. Sym No.45 in f# 'Farewell': IV. Finale: Presto – Adagio
Britten ／ the aldeburch festival orchestra ( English Chamber Orchestra )
Britten at Aldeburgh: Haydn: Symphonies No. 45, Farewell & No.55, Schoolmaster / Mozart: Piano Concerto No.12
DECCA 458 869-2
Edward Benjamin Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.
This picture was taken in 1955 in the garden of Aldeburgh and sees Britten having a discussion with Imogen Holst (daughter of Gustav) and tenor Peter Pears.
