Curlew River

Album by Benjamin Britten & Sir Neville Marriner

Curlew River is a one-act church parable by English composer Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1964. Drawing on elements of Japanese Noh theatre and English liturgical chant, the work uses modal melodies, sparse chamber orchestration and ritualistic vocal writing to create a theatrical, contemplative sound-world and marks Britten's exploration of sacred themes and stagecraft in his mid-career output.
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  1. 1.
    Curlew River: Te lucis ante terminum
    5:04
  2. 2.
    Curlew River: I Am the Ferryman
    4:50
  3. 3.
    Curlew River: I Come From the Westland
    4:44
  4. 4.
    Curlew River: But First May I Ask You
    5:25
  5. 5.
    Curlew River: Near the Black Mountains There I Dwell
    5:53
  6. 6.
    Curlew River: Ignorant Man!
    7:22
  7. 7.
    Curlew River: Curlew River, Smoothly Flowing
    8:14
  8. 8.
    Curlew River: Make Haste There, All of You!
    2:40
  9. 9.
    Curlew River: Ferryman, Tell Me, When Did It Happen
    4:58
  10. 10.
    Curlew River: Your Sad Search Is Ended
    1:23
  11. 11.
    Curlew River: Hoping, I Wandered On
    5:35
  12. 12.
    Curlew River: The Moon Has Risen
    5:50
  13. 13.
    Curlew River: Hear His Voice
    8:01

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