Britten Conducts Britten: Operas II: A Midsummer Night's Dream / The Rape of Lucretia / The Turn of the Screw / Bedford: Death in Venice / Mackerras: Gloriana

Album by Benjamin Britten & Steuart Bedford & Charles Mackerras

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Over hill, over dale"
    4:04
  2. 2.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Oberon is passing fell and wrath"
    3:06
  3. 3.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Well, go thy way"
    3:24
  4. 4.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "How now my love?"
    4:32
  5. 5.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull"
    3:40
  6. 6.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Welcome wanderer!"
    4:30
  7. 7.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Is all our company her?"
    7:36
  8. 8.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Fair love, you faint with wand'ring in the wood"
    2:41
  9. 9.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Through the forest have I gone"
    1:45
  10. 10.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrius"
    5:14
  11. 11.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "Come, now a roundel and a fairy song"
    1:58
  12. 12.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "You spotted snakes with double tongue"
    2:14
  13. 13.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 1: "What thou seest when thou dost wake"
    1:46
  14. 14.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: Introduction: The wood
    3:19
  15. 15.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "Are we all met?"
    7:36
  16. 16.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "I see their knavery"
    3:05
  17. 17.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "Be kind and courteous to this gentleman"
    1:16
  18. 18.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "Hail, mortal, hail!"
    5:14
  19. 19.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "I have a reas'nable good ear in music"
    3:39
  20. 20.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "How now, mad spirit?"
    3:05

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "Flower of this purple dye"
    6:32
  2. 3.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "Puppet? Why so?"
    3:05
  3. 4.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "This is thy negligence"
    2:09
  4. 5.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "Up and down, up and down"
    6:02
  5. 6.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 2: "On the ground, sleep sound"
    3:04
  6. 7.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "My gentle Robin, see'st thou this sweet sight?"
    7:12
  7. 8.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "Helena! Hermi! Demetrius! Lysander!"
    4:46
  8. 9.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "When my cue comes, call me"
    3:37
  9. 10.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "Have you sent to Bottom's house?"
    3:09
  10. 11.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "Now, fair Hippolyta"
    7:24
  11. 12.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "If we offend, it is with our good will"
    1:20
  12. 13.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "Gentles, perchance you wonder at this show"
    1:16
  13. 14.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "In this same interlude it doth befall"
    1:10
  14. 15.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "O grim-look'd night, O night with hue so black"
    1:51
  15. 16.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "O wall, full often hast thou heard my moans"
    2:30
  16. 17.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "You ladies, you whose gentle hearts do fear"
    0:46
  17. 18.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "This lanthorn doth the horned moon present"
    1:50
  18. 19.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "Sweet moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams"
    1:52
  19. 20.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "Asleep, my love?"
    2:31
  20. 21.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "Come, your Bergomask"
    2:46
  21. 22.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64, Act 3: "Now the hungry lion roars"
    5:03

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Phaedra, op. 93: In May, in brilliant Athens
    6:37
  2. 4.
    Phaedra, op. 93: Oh Gods of wrath
    2:50
  3. 5.
    Phaedra, op. 93: My time's too short, your highness
    5:55
  4. 6.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart
    2:38
  5. 7.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: It is an axiom among kings
    2:33
  6. 8.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Here the thirsty evening
    2:53
  7. 9.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Who reaches heaven first
    2:32
  8. 10.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Maria was unmasked at a masked ball
    4:13
  9. 11.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Collatinus is politically astute
    4:29
  10. 12.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: There goes a happy man!
    4:14
  11. 13.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Tarquinius does not dare
    2:26
  12. 14.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: My horse! My horse! tarquinius does not wait
    3:06
  13. 15.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Their spinning-wheel unwinds
    5:19
  14. 16.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Listen! I heard a knock
    2:34
  15. 17.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: Time treads upon the hands of women
    3:42
  16. 18.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 1: The oatmeal slippers of sleep
    7:36

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: The prosperity of the Etruscans
    7:19
  2. 5.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: She sleeps as a rose
    5:25
  3. 6.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: Within this frail crucible of light
    4:25
  4. 7.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: Lucretia!...What do you want?
    5:57
  5. 8.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: Interlude: Here in this scene
    4:06
  6. 9.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: Oh! What a lovely day!
    4:26
  7. 10.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia
    4:59
  8. 11.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: Flowers bring to every year
    3:24
  9. 12.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: You were right
    3:51
  10. 13.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: Lucretia! Lucretia!
    2:57
  11. 14.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: Last night Tarquinius ravished me
    3:29
  12. 15.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: This dead hand lets fall
    4:08
  13. 16.
    The Rape of Lucretia, op. 37, Lib. Ronald Duncan, Act 2: Epilogue: Is it all?
    5:20

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Prologue
    2:48
  2. 6.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Theme: Scene 1: The Journey
    3:25
  3. 7.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Interlude: Variation I: Scene 2: The Welcome
    4:08
  4. 8.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Interlude: Variation II: Scene 3: The Letter
    3:51
  5. 9.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Interlude: Variation III: Scene 4: The Tower
    5:49
  6. 10.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Interlude: Variation IV: Scene 5: The Window
    9:59
  7. 11.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Interlude: Variation V: Scene 6: The Lesson
    4:44
  8. 12.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Interlude: Variation VI: Scene 7: The Lake
    6:37
  9. 13.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act One: Interlude: Variation VII: Scene 8: At Night
    10:44

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act Two: Interlude: Variation VIII: Scene 1: Colloquy and So- lioquy
    8:36
  2. 7.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act Two: Interlude: Variation IX: Scene 2: The Bells
    8:30
  3. 8.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act Two: Interlude: Variation X: Scene 3: Miss Jessel
    6:20
  4. 9.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act Two: Interlude: Variation XI: Scene 4: The Bedroom
    5:57
  5. 10.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act Two: Interlude: Variation XII: Scene 5: Quint
    2:06
  6. 11.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act Two: Interlude: Variation XIII: Scene 6: The Piano
    4:51
  7. 12.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act Two: Interlude: Variation XIV: Scene 7: Flora
    4:54
  8. 13.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54, Act Two: Interlude: Variation XV: Scene 8: Miles
    11:43

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: My mind beats on
    4:56
  2. 8.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Who's that? A foreigner, a traveller no doubt
    4:53
  3. 9.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Hey there, hey there, you!
    3:47
  4. 10.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Serenissima...Low-lying clouds, unending grey
    2:55
  5. 11.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Overture: Venice
    2:35
  6. 12.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Ah, Serenissima!
    5:20
  7. 13.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Mysterious gondola
    1:41
  8. 14.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: We are delighted to greet the signore
    4:08
  9. 15.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Was I wrong to come?
    6:13
  10. 16.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: There is indeed in every artist's nature
    2:40
  11. 17.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Children's games: Adziu, Adziu
    10:04
  12. 18.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Aou'! Stagando, aou'
    4:51
  13. 19.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Naturally, Signore, I understand
    7:55
  14. 20.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: Here will I stay, here dedicate my days
    9:43

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: First, the race!
    5:07
  2. 9.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 1: The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me
    4:17
  3. 10.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: So, it has come to this
    4:38
  4. 11.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Guardate, Signore!
    2:20
  5. 12.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Do I detect a scent?
    6:24
  6. 13.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Careful search now leads me to them
    7:47
  7. 14.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: This way for the players, Signori
    4:25
  8. 15.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso
    4:10
  9. 16.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: One moment, if you please
    2:00
  10. 17.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: In these last years
    2:56
  11. 18.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: So it is true
    4:22
  12. 19.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Receive the stranger god
    3:46
  13. 20.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: The empty beach: Do what you will with me
    1:59
  14. 21.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Yes! A very wise decision
    2:23
  15. 22.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Hurrah for the Piazza
    2:54
  16. 23.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Chaos, chaos and sickness
    4:23
  17. 24.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: The wind still blows from the land
    4:17
  18. 25.
    Death in Venice, op. 88, Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann, Act 2: Interlude: Ah, no!
    5:07

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: I. Prelude
    2:20
  2. 10.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: II. The Tornament
    4:18
  3. 11.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: III. Recitative & Fight
    1:25
  4. 12.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: IV. Entrance of the Queen
    1:29
  5. 13.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: V. Recitative
    1:07
  6. 14.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: VI. The two Lords' Explanation
    1:24
  7. 15.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: VII. Raleigh's Song
    1:43
  8. 16.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: VIII. Ensemble of Reconciliation
    4:52
  9. 17.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 1: IX. Recitative & Final March
    1:29
  10. 18.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 2: X. Prelude & Dialogue
    2:02
  11. 19.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 2: 1I. The Queen's Song
    1:57
  12. 20.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 2: 1II. Cecil's Song of Government
    1:56
  13. 21.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 2: 1III. Recitative & Essex's Entry
    2:35
  14. 22.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 2: 1IV. First Lute Song
    1:59
  15. 23.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 2: 1V. Second Lute Song
    3:43
  16. 24.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 2: 1VI. The First Duet for the Queen & Essex
    4:12
  17. 25.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 1 Scene 2: 1VII. Soliloquy & Prayer
    5:10
  18. 26.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 1: 1VIII. Prelude & Welcome
    4:03
  19. 27.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 1: 1IX. The Masque
    11:47
  20. 28.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 1: 20. Finale
    2:51
  21. 29.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 2: 2I. Prelude & Song
    2:14
  22. 30.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 2: 2II. Duet
    1:25
  23. 31.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 2: 2III. Double Duet
    1:46
  24. 32.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 2: 2IV. Quartet
    3:38

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 2V. Pavane
    2:09
  2. 11.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 2VI. Conversation
    1:20
  3. 12.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 2VII. Galliard
    1:50
  4. 13.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 2VIII. Conversation & the Queen's Entrance
    1:03
  5. 14.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 2IX. Lavolta
    1:25
  6. 15.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 30. Conversation
    0:49
  7. 16.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 3I. Morris dance
    1:04
  8. 17.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 3II. Recitative
    0:24
  9. 18.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 3III. The Queen's Burlesque
    1:49
  10. 19.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 3IV. Quartet
    2:50
  11. 20.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 3V. March
    0:46
  12. 21.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 3VI. The Queen's Announcement
    2:04
  13. 22.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 3VII. Ensemble
    3:08
  14. 23.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 2 Scene 3: 3VIII. Coranto
    1:16
  15. 24.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 1: 3IX. Prelude & Chatter
    2:54
  16. 25.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 1: 40. Essex's Intrusion
    0:56
  17. 26.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 1: 4I. The Second Duet of the Queen & Essex
    8:00
  18. 27.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 1: 4II. The Dressing-Table Song
    2:45
  19. 28.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 1: 4III. The Entrance of Cecil
    1:03
  20. 29.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 1: 4IV. Cecil's Report
    0:47
  21. 30.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 1: 4V. Discussion
    0:58
  22. 31.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 1: 4VI. The Queen's Decision
    1:38
  23. 32.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 2: 4VII. Ballad: Rondo
    10:35
  24. 33.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 3: 4VIII. Prelude & Verdict
    6:16
  25. 34.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 3: 4IX. Cecil's Warning
    0:56
  26. 35.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 3: 50. The Queen's Dilemma
    1:29
  27. 36.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 3: 5I. Trio
    2:30
  28. 37.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 3: 5II. Lady Essex's Pleading
    2:35
  29. 38.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 3: 5III. Penepole Rich's Pleading
    1:41
  30. 39.
    Gloriana, op. 53, Act 3 Scene 3: 5IV. Epilogue
    8:51

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