Benjamin Britten Songs


Britten seemed to be a prolific artist and I'm a little intimidated as to the vast output to select from. I heard some songs on NPR which I liked. Can anyone pont me in the right direction insofar as recommendations?
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Naxos has an excellent series of Britten recordings. If you get their 2005 catalog, usually free, you can see all that's available. New/recent recordings include Volumes One and Two of his Orchestral Song Cycles; another CD of St. Nicholas, Christ's Nativity, and Psalm 150; and a fourth CD of Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Winter Words, et al. There's also some very recommendable Britten orchestral, instrumental, and chamber music on Naxos--all very inexpensive. Worth checking out.