The Collector's Edition

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Symphony No.1 in B-flat minor: I. Allegro Assai

  Bernard Haitink & Philharmonia Orchestra
  16:19
• 2
  Symphony No.1 in B-flat minor: II. Presto, Con Malizia

  Bernard Haitink & Philharmonia Orchestra
  6:41
• 3
  Symphony No.1 in B-flat minor: III. Andante Con Malincolia

  Bernard Haitink & Philharmonia Orchestra
  14:10
• 4
  Symphony No.1 in B-flat minor: IV. Maestoso - Brioso Ed Ardentemente - Vivacissimo - Maestoso

  Bernard Haitink & Philharmonia Orchestra
  13:56
• 5
  Symphony No.2: I. Allegro Molto

  André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra
  8:38
• 6
  Symphony No.2: II. Lento Assai

  André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra
  10:05
• 7
  Symphony No.2: III. Passacaglia: Theme, Variations, Fugato & Coda - Scherzando

  André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra
  8:46
• CD 2
• 1
  Violin Concerto: I. Andante Tranquillo

  Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Ida Haendel
  11:33
• 2
  Violin Concerto: II. Presto Capriccioso a La Napolitana

  Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Ida Haendel
  6:44
• 3
  Violin Concerto: III. Vivace

  Paavo Berglund, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Ida Haendel
  13:00
• 4
  Viola Concerto: I. Andante Comodo

  André Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Nigel Kennedy
  8:52
• 5
  Viola Concerto: II. Vivo, Con Molto Preciso

  André Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Nigel Kennedy
  4:17
• 6
  Viola Concerto: III. Allegro Moderato

  André Previn, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Nigel Kennedy
  12:48
• 7
  Improvisations on an Impromptu of Benjamin Britten

  André Previn & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  16:11
• CD 3
• 1
  Overture: Portsmouth Point
  5:37
• 2
  Comedy Overture: Scapino
  8:44
• 3
  Siesta
  6:14
• 4
  Sonata For Strings (Arr. Of String Quartet): I. Allegro / II. Presto / III. Lento / IV. Allegro Molto
  26:56
• 5
  Cello Concerto: I. Moderato / II. Allegro Appassionato / III. Lento - Brioso - Allegro Molto - Rapsodicamente - Adagio
  29:44
• CD 4
• 1
  Coronation March (1937): Crown Imperial
  8:39
• 2
  Coronation March (1953): Orb And Sceptre
  6:51
• 3
  Johannesburg Festival Overture
  7:18
• 4
  Capriccio Burlesco
  7:23
• 5
  'Spitfire' Prelude And Fugue: Prelude / Fugue
  7:23
• 6
  The Battle Of Britain - Suite: Spitfire Music - Battle In The Air / March And Siegfried Music
  12:30
• 7
  Variations On A Theme By Hindemith: Tema: Andante Con Moto / I. Vivace / II. Allegramente / III. Larghetto / IV. Moto Perpetuo (Con Slancio) / V. Andante Con Moto / VI. Scherzando / VII. Lento Molto / VIII. Vivacissimo / IX. Maestoso / Finale: Allegro Molto
  23:28
• CD 5
• 1
  Henry V - Suite: Prelude: The Globe / Passacaglia: The Death Of Falstaff / Touch Her Soft Lips And Part / Agincourt Song
  13:26
• 2
  Troilus And Cressida - Act II: Interlude
  4:44
• 3
  As You Like It - Suite: Title Music / Fountain Scene - Wrestling Scene / Sunrise / Procession / Snake Scene / Waterfall Scene / Hymn
  14:41
• 4
  A History Of The English-Speaking People - March
  4:51
• 5
  Hamlet - Funeral March (Arr. Muir Mathieson)
  4:55
• 6
  Richard III - Prelude (Arr. Muir Mathieson)
  7:46
• 7
  Richard III - A Shakespeare Suite (Arr. Muir mathieson): I. Fanfare / II. Music Plays / III. The Princess In The Tower / IV. With Drum And Colours / V. I Would I Knew Thy Heart / Trumpets Sound
  12:04
• CD 6
• 1
  Façade: An Entertainment (With Poems By Edith Sitwell): Fanfare / 1. Hornpipe / 2. En Famille / 3. Mariner Man / 4. Long Steel Grass / 5. Through Gilded Trellises / 6. Tango-Pasodoble (I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside) / 7. Lullaby For Jumbo / 8. Black Mrs Behemoth / 9. Tarantella / 10. A Man From A Far Countree / 11. Ny The Lake / 12. Country Dance / 13. Polka / 14. Four In The Morning / 15. Something Lies Beyond The Scene / 16. Valse / 17. Jodelling Song / 18. Scotch Rhapsody / 19. Popular Song / 20. Old Sir Faulk (Fox-trot) / 21. Sir Beelzebub
  36:59
• 2
  Façade: Two Suites For Orchestra: Fanfare (Suite II No.1) / Scotch Rhapsody (Suite II No.2) / Valse (Suite II No.2) / Tango-Pasodoble (Suite I No.4) / Swiss Jodelling Song (Suite I No.3) / Country Dance (Suite II No.3) / Polka (Suite I No.1) / Moche Espagnole (Suite II No.4) / Popular Song (Suite II No.5) / Old Sir Faulk (Suite II. No.6) / Tarantella - Sevillana (Suite I No.5)
  22:47
• 3
  The Wise Virgins: Ballet Suite (J.S. Bach, Orch. Walton): 1. What God Hath Done, Is Rightly Done: Vivace Assai (From Cantata 99) / 2. Lod Hear My Longing / 3. See What His Love Can Do / 4. Ah! How Ephemeral / 5. Sheep May Safely Graze / 6. Praise Be To God
  19:30
• CD 7
• 1
  Henry V - Suite (Arr. Mathieson): 1. Overture: The Globe Playhouse / 2. Passacaglia: The Death Of Falstaff / 3. Charge And Battle / 4. Touch Her Soft Lips And Part / 5. Agincourt Song
  15:11
• 2
  Partita For Orchestra: I. Toccata: Brioso / II. Pastorale Siciliana: Andante Comodo / III. Giga Burlesca: Allegro Giovale
  15:47
• 3
  Sinfonia Concertante For Orchestra With Piano Obbligato: I. Maestoso / II. Andante Comodo / III. Allegro Vivo Sempre Scherzando
  17:39
• 4
  String Quartet In A Minor: I. Allegro / II. Presto / III. Lento / IV. Allegro Molto
  26:16
• CD 8
• 1
  Piano Quartet: I. Allegramente / II. Allegro Scherzando / III. Andante Tranquillo / IV. Allegro Molto
  28:52
• 2
  Violin Sonata: I. Allegro Tranquillo / II. Variazioni: Andante
  25:59
• 3
  Five Bagatelles For Guitar: I. Allegro / II. Lento / III. Alla Cubana / IV. [Lento] / V. Con Slancio
  14:11
• CD 9
• 1
  Belshazzar's Feast (Texts Selected And Arranged From The Bible By Osbert Sitwell): Thus Spake Isaiah: Maestoso - / Babylon Was A Great City: Quasi Recitativo - / Thus In Babylon, The Mighty City: Allegro Molto - / And In That Same Hour As They Feasted: Quasi Recitativo - / Then Sing Aloud To God Our Strength: Lento - Allegro Giocoso - / Then Sing Aloud To God Our Strength: Allegro
  34:25
• 2
  In Honour Of The City Of London (Dunbar)
  16:29
• 3
  Coronation Te Deum
  9:25
• 4
  Gloria
  18:56
• CD 10
• 1
  Troilus And Cressida - Opera In Three Acts - Libretto By Christopher Hassall - Second Revised Version (1972-6): Act I: (Adagio) - Virgin Of Troas / Ten Long Years Have Dragged / Back To Your Hovels / Is Cressida A Slave? / Child Of The Wine-Dark Wave / Morning And Evening / Forgive Me... Pandarus!... Passing Through The City / O Pallas, Virgin Daughter / Slowly It All Come Back / Nothing But Troilus' Patronage / Prince Troilus! / Dear Child, You Need A Little Comfort / Act II, Scene One: (Allegretto) - Does Talking Put You Off? / How Can I Sleep? - / At The Haunted End Of The Day / Hush! Don't Be Alarmed! / If One Last Doubt / Scene Two: Orchestral Interlude (A Tempo Tempestuoso)
  67:19
• CD 11
• 1
  Troilus And Cressida - Opera In Three Acts - Second Revised Version (1972-6): From Isle To Isle Chill Waters / Who Would Go Drumming About The Town? / My Name Is Diomede / Oh, I'm No Use, No Use / Act III: (Lugubre) - Is There No Word? / No Answering Sign On The Walls / Cressida, Daughter / O Gods, O Deathless Gods / Proud, Wondrous Cressida / So Here's An End Of It All / Evadne... Evadne... Troilus! / Will I Please Him Thus? / What Is This Sudden Alarm? / Troy, False Of Heart, Yet Fair! / Troilus, You Must Not Die For Me / Diomede... Father!
  15:04
• CD 12
• 1
  The Bear - An Extravaganza In One Act. Libretto Adapted From Anton Chekhov By Paul Dehn And William Walton. Lyrics By Paul Dehn: (Lento Funebre) - It Is Not Just, Madam / I Lost My Missus Too / You Know Quite Well / Instead Of Talking Like That / Who Is That? / Fool! Oaf! Blockhead! / I Lent Him The Sum / There! She's Vanished / Well, What Is It? / Mud In My Hair! Muck On My Boots! / Sir, In My Solitude / But What Can I do / You Don't Seem To Know How To Behave / Madame, Je Vous Prie / That's Rude And Not At All Clever Or Funny / I Was A Constant, Faithful Wife / Please Don't Shout. I'm Not You Bailiff / It's About Time We Gave Up The Idea / I'll Pick Her Off Like A Partridge / I Like Her / (Con Molto Sentiment Falso) - Listen... Are You Still Angry? / Fire! I Would Gladly Die / Keep Away! Stand Back! Hands Off!
  48:42
• 2
  Set Me As A Seal Upon Thine Heart (Song Of Solomon 8, 6 & 7)
  3:49
• 3
  What Cheer? (Trad.)
  1:27
• 4
  Where Does The Uttered Music Go (Masefield)
  7:25
• 5
  A Queen's Fanfare
  0:50

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Release credits

• André Previn
  conductor [1.5-7, 2.4-7]
• Bernard Haitink
  conductor [1-4]
• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-3]
• Christopher Bishop
  producer [2.7, 1.5-7]
• Christopher Parker
  balance [2.7, 1.5-7]
• Ida Haendel
  violin [1-3]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1.5-7, 2.7]
• Nigel Kennedy
  viola [4-6]
• Paavo Berglund
  conductor [1-3]
• Philharmonia Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-4]
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  performing orchestra [4-6]

Issues

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  The Collector's Edition

  12x CD
  2012