Curlew River
Album by Britten; English Opera Group, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, Benjamin Britten
Released 5 May 1989
Tracklist
- 1Curlew River, op. 71 "Te lucis ante terminum"Benjamin Britten7:19
- 2Curlew River, op. 71 "I am the ferryman"Benjamin Britten3:08
- 3Curlew River, op. 71 "I come from the Westland"Benjamin Britten4:36
- 4Curlew River, op. 71 "But first may I ask you what is that strange noise?"Benjamin Britten2:41
- 5Curlew River, op. 71 "Clear as a sky without a cloud"Benjamin Britten2:22
- 6Curlew River, op. 71 "Near the Black Mountains there I dwelt"Benjamin Britten2:18
- 7Curlew River, op. 71 "A thousand leagues may sunder a mother and her son"Benjamin Britten3:19
- 8Curlew River, op. 71 "Ignorant man! You refuse a passage to me ..."Benjamin Britten2:10
- 9Curlew River, op. 71 "I beg your pardon"Benjamin Britten4:52
- 10Curlew River, op. 71 "Curlew River, smoothly flowing ..."Benjamin Britten2:14
- 11Curlew River, op. 71 "Today is an important day"Benjamin Britten5:32
- 12Curlew River, op. 71 "Look! While you were listening to my story ..."Benjamin Britten2:44
- 13Curlew River, op. 71 "Ferryman, tell me, when did it happen?"Benjamin Britten6:24
- 14Curlew River, op. 71 "Hoping, I wandered on"Benjamin Britten3:30
- 15Curlew River, op. 71 "He whose life was full of promise"Benjamin Britten2:21
- 16Curlew River, op. 71 "The moon has risen"Benjamin Britten5:55
- 17Curlew River, op. 71 "Go your way in peace, mother"Benjamin Britten2:29
- 18Curlew River, op. 71 "Good souls, we have shown you..."Benjamin Britten5:13
More by Britten, English Opera Group, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, Benjamin Britten
Release credits
- conductor
- performer
Issues
C5 May 1989





