The Modern "Orpheus Britannicus"

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Rome Is Now Ruled by the Etruscan Upstart

  Benjamin Britten
  2:33
• 2
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): It Is an Axiom Among Kings

  Benjamin Britten
  2:58
• 3
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Here the Thirsty Evening

  Benjamin Britten
  2:26
• 4
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Who Reaches Heaven First

  Benjamin Britten
  2:35
• 5
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Maria Was Unmasked at a Masked Ball

  Benjamin Britten
  4:14
• 6
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Collatinus Is Politically Astute

  Benjamin Britten
  6:11
• 7
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): There Goes a Happy Man

  Benjamin Britten
  4:17
• 8
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Tarquinus Does Not Dare

  Benjamin Britten
  1:58
• 9
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): My Horse! My Horse!

  Benjamin Britten
  3:19
• 10
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Their Spinning Wheel Unwinds

  Benjamin Britten
  5:06
• 11
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Listen! I Heard a Knock

  Benjamin Britten
  2:50
• 12
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): Time Trads Upon the Hands of Women

  Benjamin Britten
  3:20
• 13
  The Rape of Lucrezia, op. 37 (excerpts): The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep

  Benjamin Britten
  7:19
• CD 2
• 1
  Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo: XVI

  Benjamin Britten
  2:00
• 2
  Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo: XXXI

  Benjamin Britten
  1:18
• 3
  Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo: XXX

  Benjamin Britten
  3:08
• 4
  Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo: LV

  Benjamin Britten
  1:44
• 5
  Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo: XXXVIII

  Benjamin Britten
  1:48
• 6
  Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo: XXXII

  Benjamin Britten
  1:14
• 7
  Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo: XXIV

  Benjamin Britten
  4:38
• 8
  Serenade, op. 31: Prologue

  Benjamin Britten
  1:13
• 9
  Serenade, op. 31: Pastoral

  Benjamin Britten
  4:05
• 10
  Serenade, op. 31: Nocturne

  Benjamin Britten
  3:18
• 11
  Serenade, op. 31: Elegy

  Benjamin Britten
  4:18
• 12
  Serenade, op. 31: Dirge

  Benjamin Britten
  4:14
• 13
  Serenade, op. 31: Hymn

  Benjamin Britten
  2:02
• 14
  Serenade, op. 31: Sonnet

  Benjamin Britten
  4:10
• 15
  Serenade, op. 31: Epilogue

  Benjamin Britten
  1:18
• 16
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Dawn

  Benjamin Britten
  3:24
• 17
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Sunday Morning

  Benjamin Britten
  3:44
• 18
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Moonlight

  Benjamin Britten
  4:24
• 19
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Storm

  Benjamin Britten
  4:19
• 20
  Peter Grimes, op. 33: Passacaglia

  Benjamin Britten
  6:28
• CD 3
• 1
  Simple Symphony, op. 4: Boisterous Bouree

  Benjamin Britten
  3:23
• 2
  Simple Symphony, op. 4: Playful Pizzicato

  Benjamin Britten
  3:13
• 3
  Simple Symphony, op. 4: Sentimental Saraband

  Benjamin Britten
  8:06
• 4
  Simple Symphony, op. 4: Frolicsome Finale

  Benjamin Britten
  2:34
• 5
  British Folk Songs: The Ash Grove

  Benjamin Britten
  3:00
• 6
  British Folk Songs: The Sally Gardens

  Benjamin Britten
  2:57
• 7
  British Folk Songs: Little Sir William

  Benjamin Britten
  2:35
• 8
  British Folk Songs: Oliver Cromwell

  Benjamin Britten
  0:38
• 9
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Procession

  Benjamin Britten
  1:02
• 10
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Wolcum Yole

  Benjamin Britten
  1:18
• 11
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: There Is No Rose

  Benjamin Britten
  1:57
• 12
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: That Yonge Child

  Benjamin Britten
  1:32
• 13
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Balulalow

  Benjamin Britten
  1:21
• 14
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: As Dew in Aprille

  Benjamin Britten
  0:58
• 15
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: This Little Babe

  Benjamin Britten
  1:18
• 16
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Interlude

  Benjamin Britten
  3:01
• 17
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night

  Benjamin Britten
  4:01
• 18
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Spring Carol

  Benjamin Britten
  1:06
• 19
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Deo Gratias

  Benjamin Britten
  1:02
• 20
  A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Recession

  Benjamin Britten
  1:08
• 21
  Music of Bali: Pemungkah

  Benjamin Britten
  2:42
• 22
  Music of Bali: Rebong

  Benjamin Britten
  2:51
• 23
  Music of Bali: Gambangan

  Benjamin Britten
  1:35
• 24
  Music of Bali: LaguDelem

  Benjamin Britten
  1:25
• 25
  Music of Bali: Tabu Telu

  Benjamin Britten
  2:36
• CD 4
• 1
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Full Orchestra

  Benjamin Britten
  1:56
• 2
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Flutes & Piccolo

  Benjamin Britten
  0:34
• 3
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Oboes

  Benjamin Britten
  0:59
• 4
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Clarinets

  Benjamin Britten
  0:37
• 5
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Bassoons

  Benjamin Britten
  0:52
• 6
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Violins

  Benjamin Britten
  0:38
• 7
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Violas

  Benjamin Britten
  1:13
• 8
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Cellos

  Benjamin Britten
  1:17
• 9
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Double Basses

  Benjamin Britten
  0:54
• 10
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Harp

  Benjamin Britten
  0:52
• 11
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Horns

  Benjamin Britten
  0:43
• 12
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Trumpets

  Benjamin Britten
  0:34
• 13
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Trombones & Bass Tuba

  Benjamin Britten
  1:00
• 14
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Percussion

  Benjamin Britten
  1:34
• 15
  Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Fugue

  Benjamin Britten
  2:58
• 16
  Introduction & Rondo alla burlesca, op. 23, No. 1

  Benjamin Britten
  8:53
• 17
  Mazurka Elegica, op. 23 no. 2

  Benjamin Britten
  7:30
• 18
  Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: Lacrymosa

  Benjamin Britten
  9:50
• 19
  Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: Dies Irae

  Benjamin Britten
  4:57
• 20
  Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: Requiem aeternam

  Benjamin Britten
  8:01

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Release credits

• Arthur S. Clarke
  balance [1-7]
• Benjamin Britten
  conductor [9-14], piano [3.5, 3.5-6, 3.6-7, 3.7-8, 3.8, 3.21-25, 2.1-7, 4.16-17]
• Boyd Neel
  conductor [1-4]
• Colin McPhee
  piano [21-25]
• Dennis Brain
  horn [8-15]
• Eduard van Beinum
  conductor [16-20]
• Ivor Sims
  conductor [9-15, 17-20]
• Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
  performing orchestra [16-20]
• Maria Korchinska
  harp [9-20]
• Morrison Boys Choir
  choir vocals [9-15, 17-20]
• New York Philharmonic
  performing orchestra [18-20]
• Peter Pears
  tenor vocals [2.1, 2.1-7, 2.9-14, 3.5, 3.5-6, 3.6-7, 3.7-8, 3.8]
• Reginald Goodall
  conductor [1-13]
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-15]
• Sir Clifford Curzon
  piano [16-17]
• Sir John Barbirolli
  conductor [18-20]
• Sir Malcolm Sargent
  conductor [1-15]
• The Boyd Neel Orchestra
  performing orchestra [3.1-4, 2.9-14]
• The English Opera Group Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-13]
• Walter Legge
  producer [1-7]
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Issues

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  The Modern "Orpheus Britannicus"

  4x CD
  2004