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Occasional Overture (An American Overture), Op. 27

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

10:35

I. Funeral March

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

5:39

II. Scherzo (Dance of Death)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:23

III. Recitative and Choral - Epilogue (Funeral March)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Robert Tear

6:16

Theme -

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe

1:18

Variation I (Recitative)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe, Sir Simon Rattle

1:38

Variation II (Romance)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe

1:20

Variation III (March)

Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:14

Variation IV (Rubato)

Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:50

Variation V (Chorale)

Peter Donohoe, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:47

Variation VI (Nocturne)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe

2:00

Variation VII (Badinerie)

Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:20

Variation VIII (Ritmico)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe

1:36

Variation IX (Toccata I, Toccata II)

Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:48

Variation X (Adagio)

Peter Donohoe, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:00

Variation XI (Tarantella)

Peter Donohoe, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:33

The Building of the House Overture, Op. 79

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

5:02

I. Praise we great men

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Mary King, Alison Hargan

3:26

II. Praise we the just

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Mary King

2:22

III. (Coda)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:20

I. Cakes and Ale

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:32

II. The Bitter Withy

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:56

III. Hankin Booby

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:30

IV. Hunt the Squirrel

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:18

V. Lord Melbourne

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

5:29

Canadian Carnival Overture, Op. 19

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Wesley Warren

14:08

Young Apollo, for Piano and Strings, Op. 16

Jeremy Ballard, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Felix Kok, Peter Cole, Michal Kaznowski, Sir Simon Rattle

7:37

I. Nuits de juin

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jill Gomez, Sir Simon Rattle

2:49

II. Sagesse

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Jill Gomez

2:49

III. L'Enfance

Jill Gomez, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

4:31

IV. Chanson d'automne

Sir Simon Rattle, Jill Gomez, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:30

Scottish Ballad for 2 Pianos, Op. 26

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Philip Fowke, Peter Donohoe, Sir Simon Rattle

15:23

Occasional Overture, Op. 38 (1946)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

7:18

I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

8:38

II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

5:22

III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

6:27

I. Fanfare, "J'ai seul la clef"

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge

1:55

II. Villes, "Ce sont des villes ! C'est un peuple…"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

2:28

IIIa. Phrase, "J'ai tendu des cordes"

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

1:01

IIIb. Antique, "Gracieux fils de Pan!"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

2:05

IV. Royauté, "Un beau matin, chez un peuple fort doux"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge

1:39

V. Marine, "Les chars d'argent et de cuivre"

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

0:59

VI. Interlude, "J'ai seul la clef de cette parade sauvage"

Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

2:33

VII. Being Beauteous, "Devant une neige un être de beauté"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge

4:03

VIII. Parade, "Des drôles très solides"

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

2:56

IX. Départ, "Assez vu, la vision s'est rencontrée"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

3:01

I. Prologue

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

1:44

II. Pastoral, "The day’s grown old"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge

3:25

III. Nocturne, "The splendour falls on castle walls"

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

3:35

IV. Elegy, "O Rose, thou art sick!"

Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

3:52

V. Dirge, "This ae nighte"

Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

3:16

VI. Hymn, "Queen and huntress"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

2:04

VII. Sonnet, "O soft embalmer"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

3:57

VIII. Epilogue

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

2:05

I. Prometheus Unbound, "On a Poet’s Lips I Slept"

Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic

3:21

II. The Kraken, "Below the thunders of the upper deep"

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Stefan Schweigert, Ian Bostridge

3:18

III. The Wanderings of Cain, "Encinctured with a twine of leaves"

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge, Marie-Pierre Langlamet

2:37

IV. Blurt, Master Constable, "Midnight Bell"

Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic

2:19

V. The Prelude, "But that night when on my bed I lay"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Wieland Welzel

3:09

VI. The Kind Ghosts, "She sleeps on soft, last breaths"

Dominik Wollenweber, Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

5:12

VII. Sleep and Poetry, "What is more gentle"

Sir Simon Rattle, Andreas Blau, Berlin Philharmonic, Wenzel Fuchs, Ian Bostridge

3:25

VIII. Sonnet XLIII, "When most I wink"

Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic

4:42

I. Requiem aeternam, (a) Requiem aeternam (Chorus, Boys' Choir)

Francis Grier, Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Elisabeth Söderström, Robert Tear

6:10

I. Requiem aeternam, (b) What passing bells (Tenor)

Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Elisabeth Söderström

2:20

I. Requiem aeternam, (c) Kyrie eleison (Chorus)

Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey, Elisabeth Söderström, Robert Tear, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

1:28

II. Dies irae, (a) Dies irae (Chorus)

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

3:56

II. Dies irae, (b) Bugles sang (Baritone)

Sir Thomas Allen, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:46

II. Dies irae, (c) Liber scriptus proferetur (Soprano, Semi-Chorus)

Elisabeth Söderström, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

2:50

II. Dies irae, (d) Out there, we've walked quite friendly (Tenor, Baritone)

Mark Blatchly, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, Francis Grier, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Elisabeth Söderström

1:45

II. Dies irae, (e) Recordare Jesu pie (Female Chorus) - (f) Confutatis (Male Chorus)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey

4:44

II. Dies irae, (g) Be slowly lifted up (Baritone)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Simon Rattle, Elisabeth Söderström, Robert Tear, Francis Grier, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

1:52

II. Dies irae, (h) Reprise of Dies irae (Chorus)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

1:17

II. Dies irae, (i) Lacrimosa (Soprano, Chorus)

Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Robert Tear, Francis Grier, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

2:04

II. Dies irae, (j) Move him into the sun … Pie Jesu (Tenor, Soprano, Chorus)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Francis Grier

5:55

III. Offertorium, (a) Domine Jesu Christe … Quam olim Abrahae (Boys' Choir, Chorus)

Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Francis Grier, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström

3:33

III. Offertorium, (b) So Abram rose (Tenor, Baritone) - Hostias et preces (Boy's Choir) - Reprise of Quam olim Abrahae (Chorus)

Sir Simon Rattle, Robert Tear, Francis Grier, Simon Halsey, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

6:16

IV. Sanctus, (a) Sanctus (Soprano)

Sir Simon Rattle, Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Robert Tear, Francis Grier

3:18

IV. Sanctus, (b) Benedictus (Chorus)

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:52

IV. Sanctus, (c) After the blast of lightning (Baritone)

Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Robert Tear, Francis Grier, Simon Halsey, Elisabeth Söderström

3:43

V. Agnus Dei, (a) Agnus Dei … One ever hangs (Chorus, Tenor)

Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Sir Thomas Allen, Francis Grier, Elisabeth Söderström

3:46

VI. Libera me, (a) Libera me, Domine (Soprano, Chorus)

Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Robert Tear, Francis Grier, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

7:35

VI. Libera me, (b) It seemed that out of battle (Tenor, Baritone)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Elisabeth Söderström, Francis Grier, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Simon Halsey

9:47

VI. Libera me, (c) Let us sleep now … In paradisum (All) - Conclusion "Requiem aeternam" (Chorus)

Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Francis Grier, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström

5:42

Theme (Allegro maestoso e largamente)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:56

Variation A (Presto)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:30

Variation B (Lento)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:57

Variation C (Moderato)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:45

Variation D (Allegro alla Marcia)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:51

Variation E (Brillante alla Polacca)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:32

Variation F (Meno mosso)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:01

Variation G (Lusingando)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:14

Variation H (Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando al Allegro)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:00

Variation I (Maestoso)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:47

Variation J (L'istesso tempo)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:50

Variation K (Vivace)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:33

Variation L (Allegro pomposo)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:07

Variation M (Moderato)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:56

Fugue (Allegro molto)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:53

Russian Funeral for 11-Part Brass and Percussion Ensemble

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

5:41

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Simon Rattle

Conductor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra, Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

Coro, Chorus
Robert Tear

Vocals, Tenor

Britten

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