As an overview of Britten’s orchestralwriting, this disc makes for an interestingcompilation, contrasting the edginess of hisfamous symphony for cello and orchestra –written originally for Rostropovich – withsymphonic suites drawn from two operaticworks, Peter Grimes and Gloriana. The latter,rarely performed, was a critical failure asan opera, but the symphonic suite Brittenextracted from it is great. Edward Gardnerand the BBC Philharmonic are very muchat home with this music, while Paul Watkinsadds plenty of bite to the cello symphony.