Albert Herring

Album by Benjamin Britten

Albert Herring is a chamber opera by English composer Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1947. The work combines comic elements with an economical chamber orchestration, clear lyrical vocal writing and touches of English pastoral harmony, and it occupies a place in Britten's mid-career exploration of domestic drama and social satire.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Flor–ence!… Tell the midwife!” (Lady Billows)
    1:55
  2. 2.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Doctor Jessop’s midwife” (Florence)
    2:16
  3. 3.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “I hope we’re not too early, Florence?” (Miss Wordsworth)
    2:30
  4. 4.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Stuffy!” (Lady Billows)
    2:42
  5. 5.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Now then! Notebook, Florence!” (Lady Billows)
    2:46
  6. 6.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “The first suggestion on my list” (Vicar)
    4:35
  7. 7.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Is this all you can bring?” (Lady Billows)
    2:58
  8. 8.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Beggin’ your pardon” (Superintendent Budd)
    6:12
  9. 9.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. “Right! We’ll have him!” (Lady Billows)
    3:03
  10. 10.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene I. Interlude
    3:12
  11. 11.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Bounce me high” (Kids)
    2:30
  12. 12.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Shop! Hi! Albert!” (Sid)
    2:16
  13. 13.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Tickling a trout” (Sid)
    3:01
  14. 14.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Meet me at a quarter past eight” (Sid)
    3:03
  15. 15.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “He’s much too busy” (Albert)
    3:35
  16. 16.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “Good morning, young man” (Florence)
    1:34
  17. 17.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act I, Scene II. “We bring great news to you” (Lady Billows)
    5:00
  18. 18.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Isn’t he here?” (Florence)
    2:17
  19. 19.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “For three precious weeks” (Florence)
    3:32
  20. 20.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Quickly, quickly, come along!” (Miss Wordsworth)
    4:48
  21. 21.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Here they are, dears!” (Miss Wordsworth)
    2:26
  22. 22.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “My flowers are few” (Harry)
    2:35

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “I’m full of happiness” (Lady Billows)
    3:30
  2. 3.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “As representing the local Council” (Mayor)
    1:47
  3. 4.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “My heart leaps up with joy” (Miss Wordsworth)
    1:58
  4. 5.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Er–humph! Er–humph! I’m no great shakes” (Superintendent Budd)
    2:39
  5. 6.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. “Well tried, Albert!” (Vicar)
    3:07
  6. 7.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene I. Interlude
    6:54
  7. 8.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene II. “Albert the Good!” (Albert)
    7:26
  8. 9.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene II. “You oughtn’t to whistle!” (Nancy)
    4:00
  9. 10.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act II, Scene II. “Heaven helps those who help themselves!” (Albert)
    8:04
  10. 11.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. Introduction
    2:19
  11. 12.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Is she asleep?” (Emmie)
    3:32
  12. 13.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “I’m hungry, I’m tired” (Sid)
    1:19
  13. 14.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Give me a decent murder with a corpse!” (Superintendent Budd)
    1:09
  14. 15.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Have you found him?” (Mum)
    4:42
  15. 16.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Fools! Fools! Blundering fools!” (Lady Billows)
    2:21
  16. 17.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “In the midst of life is death” (All)
    4:22
  17. 18.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Albert…!” (All)
    0:40
  18. 19.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “I’m sorry about that” (Albert)
    2:12
  19. 20.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “I can’t remember everything” (Albert)
    6:10
  20. 21.
    Albert Herring, op. 39: Act III. “Albert’s come back to stay” (Nancy, Sid, Emmie, Cis, Harry)
    0:39

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