‎Britten: Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne, Noye's Fludde by City of London Sinfonia

Prologue (horn solo)

Martyn Hill, Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, City of London Sinfonia

1:31

1. Pastoral: The day's grown old (Charles Cotton)

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, Martyn Hill

3:36

2. Nocturne: The splendour falls on castle walls (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, Martyn Hill

3:41

3. Elegy: O Rose, thou art sick (William Blake)

Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, Martyn Hill, City of London Sinfonia

4:48

4. Dirge: This ae nighte (anon. 15th century)

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, Martyn Hill

3:40

5. Hymn: Queen and huntress (Ben Jonson)

Frank Lloyd, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Martyn Hill

1:51

6. Sonnet: O soft embalmer of the still midnight (John Keats)

Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill

4:01

Epilogue (horn solo)

Frank Lloyd, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill

1:40

On a poet's lips I slept (Shelley)

Robert Jordan, Duke Dobing, Rachel Masters, Anthony Halstead, Richard Hickox, Janos Keszei, Helen McQueen, Michael Pearce, City of London Sinfonia, Frank Lloyd, Martyn Hill

3:33

Below the thunders of the upper deep (Tennyson)

Richard Hickox, Martyn Hill, Frank Lloyd, City of London Sinfonia

3:16

Encinctured with a twive of leaves (Coleridge)

Frank Lloyd, City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill, Richard Hickox

2:47

Midnight's bell goes ting (Middleton)

Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, Martyn Hill, City of London Sinfonia

2:50

When that night on my bed I lay (Wordsworth)

Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill

3:19

She sleeps on soft, last breaths (Owen)

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Frank Lloyd, Martyn Hill

4:07

WHat is more gentle than a wind in summer? (Keats)

City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill, Frank Lloyd, Richard Hickox

4:09

When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see (Shakespeare)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Frank Lloyd, Martyn Hill

5:12

I. Fanfare

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill

2:02

II. Villes

City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill, Richard Hickox

2:20

IIIa. Phrase

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill

1:04

IIIb. Antique

City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill, Richard Hickox

2:08

IV. Royauté

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Martyn Hill

1:35

V. Marine

Martyn Hill, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

0:58

VI. Interlude

Martyn Hill, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

2:34

VII. Being Beauteous

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Martyn Hill

4:04

VIII. Parade

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Martyn Hill

2:51

IX. Départ

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Martyn Hill

2:49

Lord Jesus, think on me

Linda Ormiston, Polly Hewetson, Richard Hickox, Donald Maxwell, Endymion Ensemble, Joanna Brown, Camelia Johnson

2:58

I, God, that all this world hath wroughte

Linda Ormiston, Joanna Brown, Endymion Ensemble, Polly Hewetson, Donald Maxwell, Camelia Johnson, Richard Hickox

1:46

O, Lorde, I thanke thee lowde and still

Richard Hickox, Donald Maxwell, Polly Hewetson, Camelia Johnson, Endymion Ensemble, Joanna Brown, Linda Ormiston

2:44

Now in the name of God I will begyne

Polly Hewetson, Richard Hickox, Joanna Brown, Donald Maxwell, Camelia Johnson, Endymion Ensemble, Linda Ormiston

3:24

Wyffe, in this vessell we shall be kepte

Donald Maxwell, Camelia Johnson, Polly Hewetson, Joanna Brown, Linda Ormiston, Richard Hickox, Endymion Ensemble

0:51

Noye, Noye, take thou thy company

Endymion Ensemble, Polly Hewetson, Donald Maxwell, Camelia Johnson, Linda Ormiston, Joanna Brown, Richard Hickox

1:22

Sir! heare are lions, lepardes, in

Endymion Ensemble, Donald Maxwell, Joanna Brown, Linda Ormiston, Camelia Johnson, Polly Hewetson, Richard Hickox

4:56

Wiffe, come in! why standes thou their?

Polly Hewetson, Richard Hickox, Linda Ormiston, Joanna Brown, Camelia Johnson, Donald Maxwell, Endymion Ensemble

4:57

It is good for to be still

Endymion Ensemble, Camelia Johnson, Donald Maxwell, Linda Ormiston, Richard Hickox, Joanna Brown, Polly Hewetson

3:36

Eternal Father, strong to save

Endymion Ensemble, Donald Maxwell, Richard Hickox, Camelia Johnson, Joanna Brown, Linda Ormiston, Polly Hewetson

4:29

Now forty dayes are fullie gone

Richard Hickox, Joanna Brown, Endymion Ensemble, Polly Hewetson, Linda Ormiston, Donald Maxwell, Camelia Johnson

5:13

Noye, take thy wife anone

Richard Hickox, Donald Maxwell, Joanna Brown, Endymion Ensemble, Linda Ormiston, Camelia Johnson, Polly Hewetson

2:53

Noye, heare I behette thee a heste

Camelia Johnson, Richard Hickox, Linda Ormiston, Donald Maxwell, Polly Hewetson, Joanna Brown, Endymion Ensemble

1:37

The spacious firmament on high

Richard Hickox, Linda Ormiston, Endymion Ensemble, Joanna Brown, Polly Hewetson, Donald Maxwell, Camelia Johnson

6:31

Benjamin Britten

Composer
City of London Sinfonia

Orchestra
Richard Hickox

Conductor
Martyn Hill

Vocals
Anthony Halstead

Artist

John West

Producer
Simon Foster

Producer
Andrew Keener

Producer

Britten: Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne, Noye's Fludde

RECORD LABEL

Benjamin Britten

City of London Sinfonia

Richard Hickox

Martyn Hill

Anthony Halstead

Production

Britten: Les Illuminations, Serenade, Nocturne, Noye's Fludde

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On This Album

Production