Illuminations

Album by Benjamin Britten & Claude Debussy & Stacy Garrop & Osvaldo Golijov & Avalon String Quartet

Les Illuminations is a song cycle by English composer Benjamin Britten, composed in 1939. Scored for high voice and string ensemble, it pairs expressive vocal writing with vivid string textures and a mix of modal and chromatic harmonies, representing an early exploration of Britten's vocal-orchestral technique on the eve of the Second World War.
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  1. 1.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 10: I. Animé et très décidé
    6:26
  2. 2.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 10: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
    3:46
  3. 3.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 10: III. Andantino, doucement expressif
    7:34
  4. 4.
    String Quartet in G minor, op. 10: IV. Très modéré
    7:17
  5. 5.
    Three Divertimenti: I. March
    3:40
  6. 6.
    Three Divertimenti: II. Waltz
    3:04
  7. 7.
    Three Divertimenti: III. Burlesque
    3:27
  8. 8.
    Alla Marcia
    3:19
  9. 9.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: The Book of Hours is Opened
    1:40
  10. 10.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: Catherine of Cleves Prays to the Virgin and Child
    3:45
  11. 11.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: Singing Angels
    1:24
  12. 12.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: Interlude (Book of Hours)
    0:39
  13. 13.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: Christ Carrying the Cross
    3:35
  14. 14.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: Interlude (Book of Hours)
    0:30
  15. 15.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: Mouth of Hell
    2:35
  16. 16.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: Trinity Enthroned
    3:19
  17. 17.
    String Quartet no. 4: Illuminations: The Book of Hours is Closed
    1:59
  18. 18.
    Tenebrae
    12:42

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