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A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Theme. A boy was born by Benjamin Britten. 17 recordings in this catalogue, from 1957 to 2013.
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Most reissued recordings
The performances of this work issued on the most albums in the catalogue (compilations left out), at most two per conductor or soloist: a measure of which recordings labels have kept in print, not of quality.
- Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
1990 · on 6 albums
- Benjamin Britten
1957 · on 4 albums
Recordings (17)
Conductor
Orchestra
Label
Credited instrument
| Performers | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Hill, BBC Singers · view | 2013 | BBC Radio 3 | 2:07 |
| Paul McCreesh · view | 2012 | - | 2:15 |
| Edward Higginbottom · view | 2003 | Classical Communications Ltd. | 2:11 |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra · view | 2002 | BBC Music Magazine | 2:05 |
| Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge · view | 1990 | Universal Music Australia | 2:01 |
| Matthew Best, Westminster Cathedral Choir · view | 1984 | Hyperion | 2:12 |
| John Poole, Stephen Cleobury, BBC Singers · view | 1983 | BBC Radio Classics | 1:51 |
| Benjamin Britten · view | 1957 | London Classics | 2:02 |
| American Bach Soloists · view | - | - | 2:20 |
| John Scott, St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Terry Edwards · view | - | EMI | 2:15 |
| Paul Spicer · view | - | Chandos | 2:05 |
| Dale Warland · view | - | Gothic Records | 1:58 |
| Douglas Lawrence · view | - | - | 1:53 |
| Graham Ross · view | - | harmonia mundi | 2:39 |
| Harry Christophers, The Sixteen · view | - | Coro | 2:21 |
| Stephen Layton, David Goode · view | - | Music Sales Group | 1:01 |
| Stephen Layton · view | - | Hyperion | 2:34 |