Britten 100: The Birthday Collection

Album by Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears & Dennis Brain & Herbert von Karajan & Wiener Sängerknaben

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: I. Prologue
    1:27
  2. 2.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: II. Pastoral
    3:36
  3. 3.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: III. Nocturne
    3:26
  4. 4.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: IV. Elegy
    4:39
  5. 5.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: V. Dirge
    3:57
  6. 6.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VI. Hymn
    2:02
  7. 7.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VII. Sonnet
    3:49
  8. 8.
    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VIII. Epilogue
    1:34
  9. 9.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: I. Fanfare
    1:52
  10. 10.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: II. Villes
    2:24
  11. 11.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: IIIa. Phrase
    1:01
  12. 12.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: IIIb. Antique
    2:31
  13. 13.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: IV. Royauté
    1:39
  14. 14.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: V. Marine
    0:57
  15. 15.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: VI. Interlude
    2:07
  16. 16.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: VII. Being beauteous
    3:59
  17. 17.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: VIII. Parade
    2:41
  18. 18.
    Les Illuminations op. 18: IX. Départ
    2:38

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Sinfonia da Requiem op. 20: I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato) / II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco) / III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo)
    19:46
  2. 3.
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: I. On a poet’s lips I slept
    3:21
  3. 4.
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: II. Below the thunders of the upper deep
    3:18
  4. 5.
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: III. Encitured with a twine of leaves
    2:15
  5. 6.
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: IV. Midnight’s bell goes ting, ting, ting
    2:27
  6. 7.
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: V. But that night when on my bed I lay
    3:02
  7. 8.
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VI. She sleeps on soft, last breaths
    4:30
  8. 9.
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VII. What is more gentle than a wind in summer?
    3:27
  9. 10.
    Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VIII. When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see
    4:01

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Peter Grimes: Prologue. “Peter Grimes!” (Hobson)
    1:26
  2. 4.
    Peter Grimes: Prologue. “You sailed your boat round the coast” (Swallow)
    3:04
  3. 5.
    Peter Grimes: Prologue. “Peter Grimes, I here advise you!” (Swallow)
    2:09
  4. 6.
    Peter Grimes: Prologue. “The truth… the pity… and the truth” (Peter)
    1:54
  5. 7.
    Peter Grimes: Interlude I: On the beach (Dawn)
    2:57
  6. 8.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Oh! Hang at open doors the net, the cork” (Women, Fishermen)
    5:35
  7. 9.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Hi! Give us a hand!” (Peter)
    3:18
  8. 10.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “I have to go from pub to pub” (Hobson)
    1:58
  9. 11.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Let her among you without fault cast the first stone” (Ellen)
    3:08
  10. 12.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Look, the storm cone!” (Balstrode)
    2:41
  11. 13.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “And do you prefer the storm” (Balstrode)
    4:56
  12. 14.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “What harbour shelters peace” (Peter)
    1:11
  13. 15.
    Peter Grimes: Interlude II: The Storm
    4:08
  14. 16.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Past time to close!” (Auntie)
    4:21
  15. 17.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “We live and let live” (Balstrode)
    1:57
  16. 18.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Have you heard? The cliff is down” (Keene)
    1:22
  17. 19.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Now the Great Bear and Pleiades” (Peter)
    3:40
  18. 20.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Old Joe has gone fishing” (Keene)
    2:28
  19. 21.
    Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “The bridge is down, we half swam over” (Hobson)
    1:37
  20. 22.
    Peter Grimes: Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach
    2:23
  21. 23.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight” (Ellen)
    5:40
  22. 24.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Let this be a holiday” (Ellen)
    2:59
  23. 25.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “This unrelenting work” (Ellen)
    4:40
  24. 26.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Fool to let it come to this!” (Auntie)
    2:18
  25. 27.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “What is it?” (Chorus)
    1:02
  26. 28.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “People!… No! I will speak!” (Boles)
    2:09

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “We planned that their lives should have a new start” (Ellen)
    2:25
  2. 5.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Swallow! Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?” (Rector)
    0:43
  3. 6.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Now is gossip put on trial” (Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow, Chorus)
    2:12
  4. 7.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “From the gutter, why should we trouble at their ribaldries?” (Nieces)
    4:34
  5. 8.
    Peter Grimes: Interlude IV: Passacaglia
    5:27
  6. 9.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Go there!” (Peter)
    7:18
  7. 10.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Now!... Now!…” (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene, Chorus)
    2:09
  8. 11.
    Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Peter Grimes! Nobody here?” (Rector)
    3:07
  9. 12.
    Peter Grimes: Interlude V: Evening
    4:19
  10. 13.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Assign your prettiness to me” (Swallow)
    2:36
  11. 14.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Pah!… Ahoy!” (Swallow, Keene)
    2:48
  12. 15.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Come along, Doctor!” (First Burgess)
    3:18
  13. 16.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness” (Ellen)
    5:09
  14. 17.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!” (Mrs. Sedley)
    1:59
  15. 18.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Who holds himself apart, lets his pride rise” (Chorus)
    3:45
  16. 19.
    Peter Grimes: Interlude VI: Fog
    2:36
  17. 20.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “Grimes! Grimes!” (Chorus)
    4:55
  18. 21.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “Peter, we’ve come to take you home” (Ellen)
    2:29
  19. 22.
    Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “To those who pass the Borough” (Chorus)
    4:50

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Das Wandern
    2:27
  2. 6.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Wohin?
    2:02
  3. 7.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Halt!
    1:30
  4. 8.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Danksagung an den Bach
    2:26
  5. 9.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Am Feierabend
    2:29
  6. 10.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Neugierige
    4:20
  7. 11.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Ungeduld
    2:41
  8. 12.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Morgengruß
    3:56
  9. 13.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Des Müllers Blumen
    3:32
  10. 14.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Tränenregen
    5:08
  11. 15.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Mein!
    2:10
  12. 16.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Pause
    4:30
  13. 17.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Mit dem grünen Lautenbande
    2:08
  14. 18.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Jäger
    1:17
  15. 19.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Eifersucht und Stolz
    1:34
  16. 20.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Die liebe Farbe
    4:01
  17. 21.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Die böse Farbe
    1:54
  18. 22.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Trockne Blumen
    3:33
  19. 23.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Müller und der Bach
    4:11
  20. 24.
    Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Des Baches Wiegenlied
    7:17

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations & Fugue on a theme of Purcell), op. 34
    16:57
  2. 7.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Theme
    1:06
  3. 8.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation I (Recitative)
    1:28
  4. 9.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation II (Romance)
    1:29
  5. 10.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation III (March)
    1:19
  6. 11.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IV (Arabesque)
    1:37
  7. 12.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation V (Chant)
    1:47
  8. 13.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VI (Nocturne)
    2:07
  9. 14.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VII (Badinerie)
    1:25
  10. 15.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VIII (Burlesque)
    1:52
  11. 16.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXa (Toccata)
    0:48
  12. 17.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXb (Toccata II)
    2:01
  13. 18.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation X (Adagio)
    4:17
  14. 19.
    Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation XI (Tarantella)
    2:36

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Procession (Senza misura)
    1:11
  2. 8.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Wolcum Yole! (Allegro con brio)
    1:30
  3. 9.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: There Is No Rose (Allegretto)
    2:25
  4. 10.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: That Yonge Child (Andante quasi recitativo)
    1:39
  5. 11.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Balulalow (Andante piacevole)
    1:31
  6. 12.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: As Dew in Aprille (Allegro)
    1:08
  7. 13.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: This Little Babe (Presto con fuoco)
    1:28
  8. 14.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Interlude (Andante pastorale)
    3:44
  9. 15.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night (Andante comodo)
    3:16
  10. 16.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Spring Carol (Allegretto)
    1:13
  11. 17.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Deo gracias (Presto)
    1:16
  12. 18.
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Recession (Senza misura)
    1:14
  13. 19.
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: I. Moderato con moto
    9:16
  14. 20.
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: II. Vivace
    8:23
  15. 21.
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento
    13:59

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: I. Introduction and Theme
    1:57
  2. 9.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: II. Adagio
    2:53
  3. 10.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: III. March
    1:17
  4. 11.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: IV. Romance
    1:40
  5. 12.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: V. Aria italiana
    1:18
  6. 13.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VI. Bourrée classique
    1:24
  7. 14.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VII. Wiener Walzer
    2:48
  8. 15.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VIII. Moto perpetuo
    1:03
  9. 16.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: IX. Funeral March
    3:54
  10. 17.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: X. Chant
    1:42
  11. 18.
    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: XI. Fugue & XII. Finale
    7:08
  12. 19.
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: I. Cradle Song
    2:13
  13. 20.
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: II. The Highland Bales
    2:05
  14. 21.
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: III. Sephestia’s Lullaby
    2:14
  15. 22.
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: IV. A Charm
    1:28
  16. 23.
    A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: V. The Nurse’s Song
    4:24

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Prelude
    2:19
  2. 10.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Fool and the Dwarf
    1:20
  3. 11.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Emperor
    1:29
  4. 12.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Gavotte
    2:35
  5. 13.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Four Kings
    1:20
  6. 14.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the North
    1:17
  7. 15.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the East
    2:31
  8. 16.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the West
    1:07
  9. 17.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the South
    1:43
  10. 18.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Belle Epine
    2:26
  11. 19.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Belle Rose
    6:10
  12. 20.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Kings and Belle Rose
    1:25
  13. 21.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Triumph of Belle Epine
    1:52
  14. 22.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Rage of the Kings
    1:41
  15. 23.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Four Frogs
    3:01
  16. 24.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Air
    5:35
  17. 25.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Water
    7:13
  18. 26.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Fire
    5:59
  19. 27.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. Belle Rose in Pagoda‐Land
    2:06
  20. 28.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Pagodas
    3:02
  21. 29.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Salamander
    3:02
  22. 30.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Prince and Belle Rose
    5:54

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Epine as Empress
    2:45
  2. 11.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. The Old Emperor
    2:51
  3. 12.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Rose and the Salamander
    1:33
  4. 13.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Transition
    3:08
  5. 14.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. The Pagoda Palace
    1:36
  6. 15.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de six
    2:03
  7. 16.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 1
    3:43
  8. 17.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 2
    1:06
  9. 18.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 3
    1:08
  10. 19.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de trois
    1:24
  11. 20.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de deux
    4:05
  12. 21.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 4
    1:10
  13. 22.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 5
    2:16
  14. 23.
    The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Finale
    6:10

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