Les Illuminations

Album by Benjamin Britten & Scottish Ensemble & Clio Gould

Les Illuminations is a song cycle by Benjamin Britten, composed in 1939. Musically it pairs a high voice with a string ensemble, combining chamber-like textures, incisive harmonic language and vivid word-setting that illustrate Britten's developing orchestral colour and occupy a notable place in his early output as an example of his approach to vocal-orchestral writing.
First released: 7th February 2005

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Fanfare
  2. 2.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Villes
  3. 3.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Phrase
  4. 4.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Antique
  5. 5.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Royaute
  6. 6.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Marine
  7. 7.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Interlude
  8. 8.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Being Beauteous
  9. 9.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Parade
  10. 10.
    Les Illuminations, Op.18: Départ
  11. 11.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Introduction and Theme
  12. 12.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Adagio
  13. 13.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: March
  14. 14.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Romance
  15. 15.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Aria Italiana
  16. 16.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Bourrée Classique
  17. 17.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Wiener Walzer
  18. 18.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Moto Perpetuo
  19. 19.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Funeral March
  20. 20.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Chant
  21. 21.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge: Fugue and Finale
  22. 22.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31: Prologue
  23. 23.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31: 'Pastoral
  24. 24.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31: 'Nocturne
  25. 25.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31: 'Elegy
  26. 26.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31: 'Dirge
  27. 27.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31: 'Hymn
  28. 28.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31: 'Sonnet
  29. 29.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op.31: 'Epilogue

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