British Composers: The Prince of Pagodas / Gloriana - Symphonic Suite - Britten; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Uri Segal

British Composers: The Prince of Pagodas / Gloriana - Symphonic Suite

Compilation by Britten; London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Uri Segal

Released 6 February 2006

Tracklist

Digital Media 1
1
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I: Prelude
Benjamin Britten
2:17
2
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: The Fool and the Dwarf (David Purser, principal trombone)
Benjamin Britten
1:51
3
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: March and Courtiers' Dance (John Harle, alto saxophone)
Benjamin Britten
3:34
4
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Entry of the Pages and the Four Kings (Sebastian Bell, principal flute)
Benjamin Britten
2:22
5
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of the King of the North
Benjamin Britten
1:28
6
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of the King of the East (Michael Thompson, horn)
Benjamin Britten
2:41
7
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of the King of the West
Benjamin Britten
1:06
8
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of the King of the South (John Chimes, timpani; Kevin Nutty, native drums)
Benjamin Britten
1:37
9
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: The Kings bow before the Emperor
Benjamin Britten
0:58
10
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of Princess Belle Epine
Benjamin Britten
3:15
11
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of Princess Belle Rose and Pas de deux (Gareth Hulse, oboe; John Miller, trumpet)
Benjamin Britten
5:53
12
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: The Kings and Belle Rose
Benjamin Britten
1:57
13
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Belle Epine and the Four Kings
Benjamin Britten
2:31
14
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: The Rage of the Kings
Benjamin Britten
1:45
15
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Entry of the Four Winged Frogs (John Orford, principal bassoon)
Benjamin Britten
3:29
16
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Introduction: Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs
Benjamin Britten
1:29
17
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Waltz (Clouds, Stars and Moon)
Benjamin Britten
5:09
18
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs
Benjamin Britten
0:43
19
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Entrée (Sea Horses, Fish Creatures and Waves)
Benjamin Britten
1:52
20
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Variation (Sea Horses)
Benjamin Britten
1:27
21
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Variation (Fish Creatures) (Helen Tunstall, harp; Joy Farrall, clarinet)
Benjamin Britten
3:22
22
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Coda
Benjamin Britten
2:01
23
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs
Benjamin Britten
0:42
24
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Pas de deux (Male and Female Flames)
Benjamin Britten
1:21
25
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Variation (Male Flame)
Benjamin Britten
1:09
26
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Variation (Female Flame)
Benjamin Britten
1:20
27
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Coda
Benjamin Britten
1:48
28
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Belle Rose, exhausted, borne in by the Frogs
Benjamin Britten
1:03
29
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: Belle Rose in darkness (Nona Liddell, violin)
Benjamin Britten
2:03
30
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: The Pagodas (James Holland, principal percussion; John Constable, principal keyboard)
Benjamin Britten
4:52
31
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: The Salamander
Benjamin Britten
3:16
32
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: Pas de deux (The Prince and Belle Rose) (Nicholas Daniel, cor anglais; Helen Tunstall, harp)
Benjamin Britten
4:53
33
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: Belle Rose hunts for the Prince
Benjamin Britten
2:45
Digital Media 2
1
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 1: The Palace of the Middle Kingdom: Empress Belle Epine
Benjamin Britten
4:44
2
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 1: The Palace of the Middle Kingdom: The Old Emperor (John Harle, alto saxophone)
Benjamin Britten
3:06
3
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 1: The Palace of the Middle Kingdom: Appearance of Belle Rose and the Salamander
Benjamin Britten
1:57
4
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Transformation
Benjamin Britten
4:26
5
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Pas de six: Entrée
Benjamin Britten
2:00
6
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Variation I: Pas de deux
Benjamin Britten
3:47
7
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Variation II: Girl's Solo (Nona Liddell, violin; Christopher van Kampen, cello)
Benjamin Britten
1:05
8
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace, Variation III : Boy's Solo
Benjamin Britten
1:05
9
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace, Variation III : Pas de trois
Benjamin Britten
1:54
10
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace, Variation III : Coda
Benjamin Britten
1:21
11
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Pas de caractère (The Emperor and the Fool)
Benjamin Britten
1:48
12
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Pas de deux (Belle Rose and the Prince of the Pagodas)
Benjamin Britten
4:04
13
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Variation (The Prince)
Benjamin Britten
1:08
14
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Variation (Belle Rose)
Benjamin Britten
2:26
15
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Finale
Benjamin Britten
4:31
16
The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Apotheosis
Benjamin Britten
1:41
17
Gloriana - Symphonic Suite from the opera Op. 53a: I. The Tournament
Benjamin Britten
4:01
18
Gloriana - Symphonic Suite from the opera Op. 53a: II. The Lute Song (John Williams, oboe)
Benjamin Britten
4:26
19
Gloriana - Symphonic Suite from the opera Op. 53a: III. The Courtly Dances
Benjamin Britten
9:56
20
Gloriana - Symphonic Suite from the opera Op. 53a: IV. Gloriana moritura
Benjamin Britten
6:59