The Turn of the Screw

Album by Benjamin Britten

The Turn of the Screw is a chamber opera by English composer Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1954. Scored for a small orchestra and focused vocal forces, the work employs tightly woven thematic cells, contrapuntal textures and recurring instrumental motifs to produce a spare, often eerie psychological drama, and it represents Britten's mid-career turn towards compact, psychologically intense operatic writing.
First released: 12th February 2016

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Prologue
  2. 2.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Variation VIII
  3. 3.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Scene 1. Colloquy and Soliloquy
  4. 4.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Theme
  5. 5.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Scene 1. The Journey
  6. 6.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Variation IX
  7. 7.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Scene 2. The Bells
  8. 8.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Variation I
  9. 9.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Scene 2. The Welcome
  10. 10.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Variation X
  11. 11.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Variation II
  12. 12.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Scene 3. Miss Jessel
  13. 13.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Variation XI
  14. 14.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Scene 3. The Letter
  15. 15.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Scene 4. The Bedroom
  16. 16.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Variation III
  17. 17.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Scene 4. The Tower
  18. 18.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Variation XII
  19. 19.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Scene 5. Quint
  20. 20.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Variation IV
  21. 21.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Scene 5. The Window
  22. 22.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Variation XIII
  23. 23.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Scene 6. The Piano
  24. 24.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Variation V
  25. 25.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Variation XIV
  26. 26.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Scene 6. The Lesson
  27. 27.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Variation VI
  28. 28.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Scene 7. Flora
  29. 29.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Scene 7. The Lake
  30. 30.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Variation XV
  31. 31.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 2: Scene 8. Miles
  32. 32.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Variation VII
  33. 33.
    The Turn of the Screw, op. 54: Act 1: Scene 8. At Night

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