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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down"

Stephen Terry, Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

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  1. Released on London Records, also Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones), The Girl Can’t Help It (Little Richard) and You Can’t Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stones)

  2. Engineered by James Lock, also Ave Maria (Luciano Pavarotti), Etude in E major, op. 10 no. 3 “Tristesse” (Vladimir Ashkenazy) and La bohème: Atto I. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo) (Mirella Freni)

  3. Produced by John Mordler, also Lakmé : « Viens, Mallika » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Flower duet) (Jane Berbié), Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Joan Sutherland) and Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (Plácido Domingo)

  4. Recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, also Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (Plácido Domingo), Fedora: Act II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris) (Luciano Pavarotti) and Concerto for Piano No. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: III. Allegro vivace assai (cadenza: Radu Lupu) (Alfred Brendel)

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Written by
Benjamin Britten
Produced by
John Culshaw and John Mordler
Performed by
Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, Peter Pears, Stephen Terry and Thomas Hemsley
Engineered by
Gordon Parry, James Brown and James Lock
Part of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Recorded at
Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Released on
London Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Heather Harper

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Heather Harper

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  2. 2MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Josephine Veasey

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Josephine Veasey

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  3. 3MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Peter Pears

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Peter Pears

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  4. 4MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Stephen Terry

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Stephen Terry

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  5. 5MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Thomas Hemsley

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was performed by Thomas Hemsley

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  6. 6MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was produced by John Culshaw

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was produced by John Culshaw

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  7. 7MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was produced by John Mordler

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was produced by John Mordler

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  8. 8MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was written by Benjamin Britten

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was written by Benjamin Britten

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  9. 9MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" is part of the release A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" is part of the release A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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  10. 10MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall

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  11. 11MusicBrainz London Records is the label of the song A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down"

    London Records is the label of the song A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down"

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  12. 12MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was engineered by Gordon Parry

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was engineered by Gordon Parry

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  13. 13MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was engineered by James Brown

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was engineered by James Brown

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  14. 14MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was engineered by James Lock

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was engineered by James Lock

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  15. 15MusicBrainz A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was released on 1990

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. "Up & Down" was released on 1990

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