Britten Conducts Britten, Vol. IV

Album by Benjamin Britten

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto, op. 13: I. Toccata
    12:00
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto, op. 13: II. Waltz
    5:06
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto, op. 13: III. Impromptu
    8:07
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto, op. 13: IV. March
    8:50
  5. 5.
    Violin Concerto, op. 15: I. Moderato con moto
    9:17
  6. 6.
    Violin Concerto, op. 15: II. Vivace
    9:18
  7. 7.
    Violin Concerto, op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento
    13:45

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: I. Allegro maestoso
    12:30
  2. 3.
    Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: II. Presto inquieto
    3:38
  3. 4.
    Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: III. Adagio – Cadenza
    10:33
  4. 5.
    Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: IV. Passacaglia. Andante allegro
    7:22
  5. 6.
    Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: I. Lacrymosa
    8:46
  6. 7.
    Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: II. Dies irae
    5:04
  7. 8.
    Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: III. Requiem aeternam
    6:38
  8. 9.
    Cantata misericordium, op. 69
    19:48

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Prelude and Fugue for 18-part String Orchestra, op. 29
    9:16
  2. 4.
    Simple Symphony, op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée. Allegro maestoso
    3:24
  3. 5.
    Simple Symphony, op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato. Presto possibile, pizzicato sempre
    3:03
  4. 6.
    Simple Symphony, op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband. Poco lento e pesante
    7:53
  5. 7.
    Simple Symphony, op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale. Prestissimo con fuoco
    2:59
  6. 8.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Introduction and Theme. Lento maestoso – Allegretto poco lento
    1:58
  7. 9.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Adagio
    2:24
  8. 10.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: March. Presto alla marcia
    1:07
  9. 11.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Romance. Allegretto grazioso
    1:38
  10. 12.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Aria Italiana. Allegro brillante
    1:19
  11. 13.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Bourrée Classique. Allegro e pesante
    1:16
  12. 14.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Wierner Walzer. Vivace
    2:41
  13. 15.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Moto perpetuo. Allegro molto
    1:11
  14. 16.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Funeral March. Andante ritmico
    3:59
  15. 17.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Chant. Lento
    1:38
  16. 18.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Fugue and Finale. Allegro molto vivace – Lento e solenne
    7:35
  17. 19.
    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell
    16:30

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. Prelude
    2:21
  2. 5.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The Fool and the Dwarf
    1:20
  3. 6.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The Emperor – March
    1:29
  4. 7.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. Gavotte
    2:35
  5. 8.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The Four Kings
    1:20
  6. 9.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The King of the North
    1:17
  7. 10.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The King of the East
    2:31
  8. 11.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The King of the West
    1:07
  9. 12.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The King of the South
    1:43
  10. 13.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. Belle Epine
    2:26
  11. 14.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. Belle Rose
    6:10
  12. 15.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The Kings and Belle Rose
    1:25
  13. 16.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. Triumph of Belle Epine
    1:52
  14. 17.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. Rage of the Kings
    1:41
  15. 18.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The Four Frogs
    2:57
  16. 19.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Air
    5:35
  17. 20.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Water
    7:13
  18. 21.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Fire
    5:59
  19. 22.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. Belle Rose in Pagoda-Land
    2:06
  20. 23.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Pagodas
    3:02
  21. 24.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Salamander
    3:02
  22. 25.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Prince and Belle Rose
    5:55

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Epine as Empress
    2:47
  2. 6.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. The Old Emperor
    2:51
  3. 7.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Rose and the Salamander
    1:33
  4. 8.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Transition
    3:08
  5. 9.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. The Pagoda Palace
    1:36
  6. 10.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de six
    2:03
  7. 11.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 1
    3:43
  8. 12.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 2
    1:06
  9. 13.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 3
    1:08
  10. 14.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de trois
    1:24
  11. 15.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de deux
    4:05
  12. 16.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 4
    1:10
  13. 17.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 5
    2:16
  14. 18.
    The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Finale and Apotheosis
    6:10
  15. 19.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Theme
    1:06
  16. 20.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation I – Recitative
    1:28
  17. 21.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation II – Romance
    1:29
  18. 22.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation III – March
    1:19
  19. 23.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IV – Arabesque
    1:36
  20. 24.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation V – Chant
    1:47
  21. 25.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VI – Nocturne
    2:07
  22. 26.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VII – Badinerie
    1:25
  23. 27.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VIII – Burlesque
    1:52
  24. 28.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXa –Toccata I
    0:48
  25. 29.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXb – Toccata II
    2:01
  26. 30.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation X – Adagio
    4:17
  27. 31.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) & Orchestra, op. 21: Variation XI – Tarantella
    2:41
  28. 32.
    Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XVI
    1:59
  29. 33.
    Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXI
    1:22
  30. 34.
    Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXX
    3:16
  31. 35.
    Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto LV
    1:47
  32. 36.
    Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXVIII
    1:54
  33. 37.
    Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXII
    1:20
  34. 38.
    Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXIV
    4:55

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 1. Oh, my blacke Soule!
    3:20
  2. 7.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 2. Batter my heart
    1:20
  3. 8.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 3. Oh might those sighes and teares
    3:00
  4. 9.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 4. Oh, to vex me
    1:08
  5. 10.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 5. What if this present
    2:50
  6. 11.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 6. Since she whom I loved
    3:27
  7. 12.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 7. At the round earth’s imagined corners
    2:35
  8. 13.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 8. Thou hast made me
    1:31
  9. 14.
    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 9. Death, be not proud
    3:57
  10. 15.
    Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: The Pride of the Peacock…London
    3:07
  11. 16.
    Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Prisons are built…The Chimney Sweeper
    2:50
  12. 17.
    Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: The Bird anest…A Poison Tree
    4:28
  13. 18.
    Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Think in the morning…The Tyger
    2:34
  14. 19.
    Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: The Tygers of wrath…The Fly
    2:48
  15. 20.
    Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: The hours of folly…Ah, Sun Flower
    4:15
  16. 21.
    Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: To see a world…Every night and every morn
    3:28
  17. 22.
    Winter Words, op. 52: At day‐close in November
    1:40
  18. 23.
    Winter Words, op. 52: Midnight on the Great Western
    4:28
  19. 24.
    Winter Words, op. 52: Wagtail and baby
    1:58
  20. 25.
    Winter Words, op. 52: The little old table
    1:24
  21. 26.
    Winter Words, op. 52: The choirmaster’s burial
    3:46
  22. 27.
    Winter Words, op. 52: Proud songsters
    1:10
  23. 28.
    Winter Words, op. 52: At the railway station, Upway
    2:42
  24. 29.
    Winter Words, op. 52: Before life and after
    3:18
  25. 30.
    Tit for Tat: A song of enchantment
    2:27
  26. 31.
    Tit for Tat: Autumn
    1:13
  27. 32.
    Tit for Tat: Silver
    1:45
  28. 33.
    Tit for Tat: Vigil
    1:43
  29. 34.
    Tit for Tat: Tit for tat
    1:34

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Prologue
    1:24
  2. 8.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Pastoral “The day’s grown old”
    3:37
  3. 9.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Nocturne “The splendour falls on castle walls”
    3:20
  4. 10.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Elegy “O Rose, thou art sick”
    4:02
  5. 11.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Dirge “This ae nighte”
    3:44
  6. 12.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Hymn “Queen and huntress, chaste and fair”
    2:01
  7. 13.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Sonnet “O soft embalmer of the still midnight”
    4:09
  8. 14.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Epilogue
    1:33
  9. 15.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: I. Fanfare
    1:51
  10. 16.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: II. Villes
    2:32
  11. 17.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIa. Phrase
    0:57
  12. 18.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIb. Antique
    2:10
  13. 19.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: IV. Royauté
    1:37
  14. 20.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: V. Marine
    1:02
  15. 21.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: VI. Interlude
    2:21
  16. 22.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: VII. Being beauteous
    4:04
  17. 23.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: VIII. Parade
    2:48
  18. 24.
    Les Illuminations, op. 18: IX. Départ
    2:42
  19. 25.
    Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “On a poet’s lips I slept”
    3:22
  20. 26.
    Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “Below the thunders of the upper deep”
    3:18
  21. 27.
    Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “Encintured with a twine of leaves”
    2:12
  22. 28.
    Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “Midnight’s bell goes ting, ting, ting”
    2:30
  23. 29.
    Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “But that night when on my bed I lay”
    3:02
  24. 30.
    Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “She sleeps on soft, last breaths”
    4:30
  25. 31.
    Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “What is more gentle than a wind in summer?”
    3:27
  26. 32.
    Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see”
    4:01

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