Tracklist

  • CD 1: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings • Les Illuminations
  • 1
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: I. Prologue
    Benjamin Britten
    1:27
  • 2
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: II. Pastoral
    Benjamin Britten
    3:36
  • 3
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: III. Nocturne
    Benjamin Britten
    3:26
  • 4
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: IV. Elegy
    Benjamin Britten
    4:39
  • 5
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: V. Dirge
    Benjamin Britten
    3:57
  • 6
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VI. Hymn
    Benjamin Britten
    2:02
  • 7
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VII. Sonnet
    Benjamin Britten
    3:49
  • 8
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VIII. Epilogue
    Benjamin Britten
    1:34
  • 9
    Les Illuminations op. 18: I. Fanfare
    Benjamin Britten
    1:52
  • 10
    Les Illuminations op. 18: II. Villes
    Benjamin Britten
    2:24
  • 11
    Les Illuminations op. 18: IIIa. Phrase
    Benjamin Britten
    1:01
  • 12
    Les Illuminations op. 18: IIIb. Antique
    Benjamin Britten
    2:31
  • 13
    Les Illuminations op. 18: IV. Royauté
    Benjamin Britten
    1:39
  • 14
    Les Illuminations op. 18: V. Marine
    Benjamin Britten
    0:57
  • 15
    Les Illuminations op. 18: VI. Interlude
    Benjamin Britten
    2:07
  • 16
    Les Illuminations op. 18: VII. Being beauteous
    Benjamin Britten
    3:59
  • 17
    Les Illuminations op. 18: VIII. Parade
    Benjamin Britten
    2:41
  • 18
    Les Illuminations op. 18: IX. Départ
    Benjamin Britten
    2:38
  • CD 2: Sinfonia da Requiem • Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings
  • 1
    Sinfonia da Requiem op. 20: I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato) / II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco) / III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo)
    Benjamin Britten
    19:46
  • 2
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: I. On a poet’s lips I slept
    Benjamin Britten
    3:21
  • 3
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: II. Below the thunders of the upper deep
    Benjamin Britten
    3:18
  • 4
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: III. Encitured with a twine of leaves
    Benjamin Britten
    2:15
  • 5
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: IV. Midnight’s bell goes ting, ting, ting
    Benjamin Britten
    2:27
  • 6
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: V. But that night when on my bed I lay
    Benjamin Britten
    3:02
  • 7
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VI. She sleeps on soft, last breaths
    Benjamin Britten
    4:30
  • 8
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VII. What is more gentle than a wind in summer?
    Benjamin Britten
    3:27
  • 9
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VIII. When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see
    Benjamin Britten
    4:01
  • CD 3: Peter Grimes: Opera in Three Acts and a Prologue
  • 1
    Peter Grimes: Prologue. “Peter Grimes!” (Hobson)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:26
  • 2
    Peter Grimes: Prologue. “You sailed your boat round the coast” (Swallow)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:04
  • 3
    Peter Grimes: Prologue. “Peter Grimes, I here advise you!” (Swallow)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:09
  • 4
    Peter Grimes: Prologue. “The truth… the pity… and the truth” (Peter)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:54
  • 5
    Peter Grimes: Interlude I: On the beach (Dawn)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:57
  • 6
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Oh! Hang at open doors the net, the cork” (Women, Fishermen)
    Benjamin Britten
    5:35
  • 7
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Hi! Give us a hand!” (Peter)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:18
  • 8
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “I have to go from pub to pub” (Hobson)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:58
  • 9
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Let her among you without fault cast the first stone” (Ellen)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:08
  • 10
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Look, the storm cone!” (Balstrode)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:41
  • 11
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “And do you prefer the storm” (Balstrode)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:56
  • 12
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “What harbour shelters peace” (Peter)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:11
  • 13
    Peter Grimes: Interlude II: The Storm
    Benjamin Britten
    4:08
  • 14
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Past time to close!” (Auntie)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:21
  • 15
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “We live and let live” (Balstrode)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:57
  • 16
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Have you heard? The cliff is down” (Keene)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:22
  • 17
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Now the Great Bear and Pleiades” (Peter)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:40
  • 18
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Old Joe has gone fishing” (Keene)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:28
  • 19
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “The bridge is down, we half swam over” (Hobson)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:37
  • 20
    Peter Grimes: Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach
    Benjamin Britten
    2:23
  • 21
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight” (Ellen)
    Benjamin Britten
    5:40
  • 22
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Let this be a holiday” (Ellen)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:59
  • 23
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “This unrelenting work” (Ellen)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:40
  • 24
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Fool to let it come to this!” (Auntie)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:18
  • 25
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “What is it?” (Chorus)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:02
  • 26
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “People!… No! I will speak!” (Boles)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:09
  • CD 4: Peter Grimes: Opera in Three Acts and a Prologue (contd.)
  • 1
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “We planned that their lives should have a new start” (Ellen)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:25
  • 2
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Swallow! Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?” (Rector)
    Benjamin Britten
    0:43
  • 3
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Now is gossip put on trial” (Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow, Chorus)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:12
  • 4
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “From the gutter, why should we trouble at their ribaldries?” (Nieces)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:34
  • 5
    Peter Grimes: Interlude IV: Passacaglia
    Benjamin Britten
    5:27
  • 6
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Go there!” (Peter)
    Benjamin Britten
    7:18
  • 7
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Now!... Now!…” (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene, Chorus)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:09
  • 8
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Peter Grimes! Nobody here?” (Rector)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:07
  • 9
    Peter Grimes: Interlude V: Evening
    Benjamin Britten
    4:19
  • 10
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Assign your prettiness to me” (Swallow)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:36
  • 11
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Pah!… Ahoy!” (Swallow, Keene)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:48
  • 12
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Come along, Doctor!” (First Burgess)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:18
  • 13
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness” (Ellen)
    Benjamin Britten
    5:09
  • 14
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!” (Mrs. Sedley)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:59
  • 15
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Who holds himself apart, lets his pride rise” (Chorus)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:45
  • 16
    Peter Grimes: Interlude VI: Fog
    Benjamin Britten
    2:36
  • 17
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “Grimes! Grimes!” (Chorus)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:55
  • 18
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “Peter, we’ve come to take you home” (Ellen)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:29
  • 19
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “To those who pass the Borough” (Chorus)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:50
  • CD 5: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
  • 1
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Das Wandern
    Franz Schubert
    2:27
  • 2
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Wohin?
    Franz Schubert
    2:02
  • 3
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Halt!
    Franz Schubert
    1:30
  • 4
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Danksagung an den Bach
    Franz Schubert
    2:26
  • 5
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Am Feierabend
    Franz Schubert
    2:29
  • 6
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Neugierige
    Franz Schubert
    4:20
  • 7
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Ungeduld
    Franz Schubert
    2:41
  • 8
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Morgengruß
    Franz Schubert
    3:56
  • 9
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Des Müllers Blumen
    Franz Schubert
    3:32
  • 10
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Tränenregen
    Franz Schubert
    5:08
  • 11
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Mein!
    Franz Schubert
    2:10
  • 12
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Pause
    Franz Schubert
    4:30
  • 13
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Mit dem grünen Lautenbande
    Franz Schubert
    2:08
  • 14
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Jäger
    Franz Schubert
    1:17
  • 15
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Eifersucht und Stolz
    Franz Schubert
    1:34
  • 16
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Die liebe Farbe
    Franz Schubert
    4:01
  • 17
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Die böse Farbe
    Franz Schubert
    1:54
  • 18
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Trockne Blumen
    Franz Schubert
    3:33
  • 19
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Müller und der Bach
    Franz Schubert
    4:11
  • 20
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Des Baches Wiegenlied
    Franz Schubert
    7:17
  • CD 6: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra • Diversions
  • 1
    Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations & Fugue on a theme of Purcell), op. 34
    Benjamin Britten
    16:57
  • 2
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Theme
    Benjamin Britten
    1:06
  • 3
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation I (Recitative)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:28
  • 4
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation II (Romance)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:29
  • 5
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation III (March)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:19
  • 6
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IV (Arabesque)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:37
  • 7
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation V (Chant)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:47
  • 8
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VI (Nocturne)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:07
  • 9
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VII (Badinerie)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:25
  • 10
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VIII (Burlesque)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:52
  • 11
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXa (Toccata)
    Benjamin Britten
    0:48
  • 12
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXb (Toccata II)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:01
  • 13
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation X (Adagio)
    Benjamin Britten
    4:17
  • 14
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation XI (Tarantella)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:36
  • CD 7: A Ceremony of Carols • Violinkonzert | Violin Concerto
  • 1
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Procession (Senza misura)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:11
  • 2
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Wolcum Yole! (Allegro con brio)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:30
  • 3
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: There Is No Rose (Allegretto)
    Benjamin Britten
    2:25
  • 4
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: That Yonge Child (Andante quasi recitativo)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:39
  • 5
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Balulalow (Andante piacevole)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:31
  • 6
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: As Dew in Aprille (Allegro)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:08
  • 7
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: This Little Babe (Presto con fuoco)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:28
  • 8
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Interlude (Andante pastorale)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:44
  • 9
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night (Andante comodo)
    Benjamin Britten
    3:16
  • 10
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Spring Carol (Allegretto)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:13
  • 11
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Deo gracias (Presto)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:16
  • 12
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Recession (Senza misura)
    Benjamin Britten
    1:14
  • 13
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: I. Moderato con moto
    Benjamin Britten
    9:16
  • 14
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: II. Vivace
    Benjamin Britten
    8:23
  • 15
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento
    Benjamin Britten
    13:59
  • CD 8: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge • A Charm of Lullabies
  • 1
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: I. Introduction and Theme
    Benjamin Britten
    1:57
  • 2
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: II. Adagio
    Benjamin Britten
    2:53
  • 3
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: III. March
    Benjamin Britten
    1:17
  • 4
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: IV. Romance
    Benjamin Britten
    1:40
  • 5
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: V. Aria italiana
    Benjamin Britten
    1:18
  • 6
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VI. Bourrée classique
    Benjamin Britten
    1:24
  • 7
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VII. Wiener Walzer
    Benjamin Britten
    2:48
  • 8
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VIII. Moto perpetuo
    Benjamin Britten
    1:03
  • 9
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: IX. Funeral March
    Benjamin Britten
    3:54
  • 10
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: X. Chant
    Benjamin Britten
    1:42
  • 11
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: XI. Fugue & XII. Finale
    Benjamin Britten
    7:08
  • 12
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: I. Cradle Song
    Benjamin Britten
    2:13
  • 13
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: II. The Highland Bales
    Benjamin Britten
    2:05
  • 14
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: III. Sephestia’s Lullaby
    Benjamin Britten
    2:14
  • 15
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: IV. A Charm
    Benjamin Britten
    1:28
  • 16
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: V. The Nurse’s Song
    Benjamin Britten
    4:24
  • CD 9: The Prince of the Pagodas: Act 1 + 2
  • 1
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Prelude
    Benjamin Britten
    2:19
  • 2
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Fool and the Dwarf
    Benjamin Britten
    1:20
  • 3
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Emperor
    Benjamin Britten
    1:29
  • 4
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Gavotte
    Benjamin Britten
    2:35
  • 5
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Four Kings
    Benjamin Britten
    1:20
  • 6
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the North
    Benjamin Britten
    1:17
  • 7
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the East
    Benjamin Britten
    2:31
  • 8
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the West
    Benjamin Britten
    1:07
  • 9
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the South
    Benjamin Britten
    1:43
  • 10
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Belle Epine
    Benjamin Britten
    2:26
  • 11
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Belle Rose
    Benjamin Britten
    6:10
  • 12
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Kings and Belle Rose
    Benjamin Britten
    1:25
  • 13
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Triumph of Belle Epine
    Benjamin Britten
    1:52
  • 14
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Rage of the Kings
    Benjamin Britten
    1:41
  • 15
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Four Frogs
    Benjamin Britten
    3:01
  • 16
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Air
    Benjamin Britten
    5:35
  • 17
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Water
    Benjamin Britten
    7:13
  • 18
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Fire
    Benjamin Britten
    5:59
  • 19
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. Belle Rose in Pagoda‐Land
    Benjamin Britten
    2:06
  • 20
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Pagodas
    Benjamin Britten
    3:02
  • 21
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Salamander
    Benjamin Britten
    3:02
  • 22
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Prince and Belle Rose
    Benjamin Britten
    5:54
  • CD 10: The Prince of the Pagodas: Act 3
  • 1
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Epine as Empress
    Benjamin Britten
    2:45
  • 2
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. The Old Emperor
    Benjamin Britten
    2:51
  • 3
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Rose and the Salamander
    Benjamin Britten
    1:33
  • 4
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Transition
    Benjamin Britten
    3:08
  • 5
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. The Pagoda Palace
    Benjamin Britten
    1:36
  • 6
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de six
    Benjamin Britten
    2:03
  • 7
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 1
    Benjamin Britten
    3:43
  • 8
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 2
    Benjamin Britten
    1:06
  • 9
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 3
    Benjamin Britten
    1:08
  • 10
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de trois
    Benjamin Britten
    1:24
  • 11
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de deux
    Benjamin Britten
    4:05
  • 12
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 4
    Benjamin Britten
    1:10
  • 13
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 5
    Benjamin Britten
    2:16
  • 14
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Finale
    Benjamin Britten
    6:10

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