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Britten - The Masterpieces

Britten - The Masterpieces

Various Artists
2013
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
16:30
Theme. Allegro maestoso e largamente (version without spoken text)
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
1:56
Variation A. Flutes & Piccolo. Presto (version without spoken text)
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
0:32
Variation B. Oboes. Lento (version without spoken text)
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
1:03
Variation C. Clarinets. Moderato (version without spoken text)
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
0:36
Variation D. Bassoons. Allegro alla marcia (version without spoken text)
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
0:52
Variation E. Violins. Brillante, alla polacca (version without spoken text)
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
0:36
Variation F. Violas. Meno mosso (version without spoken text)
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
0:58
Variation G. Cellos (version without spoken text)
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
1:16
Variation H. Double Basses. Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando (version without spoken text)
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
0:58
Variation I. Harp. Maestoso (version without spoken text)
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
0:48
Variation J. Horns. L'istesso tempo (version without spoken text)
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
0:44
Variation K. Trumpets. Vivace (version without spoken text)
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
0:33
Variation L. Trombones & Bass Tuba. Allegro pomposo (version without spoken text)
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
0:58
Variation M. Percussion. Moderato (version without spoken text)
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
1:47
Fugue. Allegro molto (version without spoken text)
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
2:46
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony, Op. 4
17:21
I. Boisterous Bourrée
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
3:24
II. Playful Pizzicato
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
3:03
III. Sentimental Saraband
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
7:53
Simple Symphony, Op. IV. IV. Frolicsome Finale
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
2:58
Benjamin Britten
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
26:44
I. Introduction & Theme
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
1:56
II. Adagio
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
2:23
III. March
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
1:06
IV. Romance
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
1:37
V. Aria Italiana
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
1:18
VI. Bourrée Classique
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
1:16
VII. Wiener Waltzer
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
2:40
VIII. Moto Perpetuo
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
1:10
IX. Funeral March
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
3:59
X. Chant
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
1:39
XI. Fugue & Finale
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
7:35
Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes, Op. 33
16:16
Interlude I. On the beach (Dawn)
Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
3:33
Interlude II. The Storm
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten
4:18
Interlude III. Sunday Morning
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Benjamin Britten
3:55
Interlude V. Evening (Moonlight)
Benjamin Britten, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
4:28
Benjamin Britten
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
23:13
Procession
Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
1:30
Wolcom Yule!
Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
1:26
There Is No. Rose
Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
2:32
That Yongë Child
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters
1:53
Balulalow
Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
1:18
As Dew in Aprille
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters
1:07
This Little Babe
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters
1:32
Interlude
Rachel Masters
4:02
in Freezing Winter Night
Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
3:40
Spring Carol
Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
1:15
Deo Gracias
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters
1:16
Recession
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Rachel Masters
1:36
Benjamin Britten
A Boy was Born, Op. 3
28:05
A Boy Was Born (Theme)
Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir
2:02
Variation 1. Lullay, Jesu
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir
4:10
Variation 2. Herod
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir
2:23
Variation 3. Jesu as Thou art our Saviour
Ladies From Cambridge University Choir, Stephen Cleobury, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
2:52
Variation 4. The Three Kings
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir
2:55
Variation 5. in The Bleak Mid-Winter
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir
4:43
Variation 6. Finale. Noel!
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir
8:57
Benjamin Britten
A Hymn to the Virgin
A Hymn to the Virgin (1930, rev. 1934)
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Brian Runnett, George Guest
3:18
Benjamin Britten
Festival Te Deum, Op. 32
Festival Te Deum, Op. 32
Brian Runnett, Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest
5:58
Benjamin Britten
Jubilate Deo in C Major
Jubilate Deo in C Major
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, George Guest, Brian Runnett
2:43
Benjamin Britten
Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27
10:39
in a Garden Shady
George Malcolm, London Symphony Chorus
2:49
I Cannot Grow
London Symphony Chorus, George Malcolm
1:54
O Ear Whose Creatures
London Symphony Chorus, George Malcolm
5:55
Benjamin Britten
Friday Afternoons, Op. 7
18:28
Begone, Dull Care
Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard, Choir of Downside School, Purley
0:58
A Tragic Story
Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard, Choir of Downside School, Purley
1:37
Cuckoo!
Benjamin Britten, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard
1:38
A New Year Carol
Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard, Choir of Downside School, Purley
2:03
I Mun Be Married On Sunday
Choir of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard, Benjamin Britten
1:12
There Was a Man Of Newington
Choir of Downside School, Purley, Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard
0:33
Fishing Song
Choir of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard, Benjamin Britten
2:10
The Useful Plough
Benjamin Britten, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard
2:23
Jazz-Man
Choir of Downside School, Purley, Benjamin Britten, Viola Tunnard
0:47
There Was a Monkey
Viola Tunnard, Benjamin Britten, Choir of Downside School, Purley
1:31
Old Abram Brown
Viola Tunnard, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Benjamin Britten
3:31
Benjamin Britten
Noye's Fludde, Op. 59
48:07
"Lord Jesus, Think On Me"
Norman Del Mar, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon, The Congregation
3:06
"I God, That All This Worlde Hath Wroughte"
Trevor Anthony, Norman Del Mar, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon, Owen Brannigan
2:05
"Have Done, You Men and Wemen All"
Marie-Therese Pinto, Merlin Channon, Sheila Rex, Darian Angadi, English Opera Group Orchestra, Owen Brannigan, Stephen Alexander, Caroline Clack, Eileen O'Donovan, David Pinto, Norman Del Mar
2:38
"Now in the Name Of God I Will Begyne"
Sheila Rex, David Pinto, English Opera Group Orchestra, Norman Del Mar, Merlin Channon, Darian Angadi, Owen Brannigan, Stephen Alexander
4:18
"Noye, Noye, Take Thou Thy Company"
Marie-Therese Pinto, Merlin Channon, Norman Del Mar, Stephen Alexander, Eileen O'Donovan, Caroline Clack, David Pinto, English Opera Group Orchestra, Darian Angadi, Trevor Anthony, Owen Brannigan, Chorus of Animals
6:06
"Wiffe, Come In! Why Standes Thou Their?"
Norman Del Mar, Gillian Saunders, Merlin Channon, Sheila Rex, Stephen Alexander, David Pinto, Kathleen Petch, Margaret Hawes, English Opera Group Orchestra, Darian Angadi, Patricia Garrod, Owen Brannigan
5:09
"Ha! Children, Me Thinkes My Botte Removes"
Stephen Alexander, Darian Angadi, Sheila Rex, Norman Del Mar, David Pinto, The Congregation, Chorus of Animals, Owen Brannigan, Merlin Channon, English Opera Group Orchestra
8:17
"Now Forty Dayes Are Fullie Gone"
Merlin Channon, Norman Del Mar, Owen Brannigan, English Opera Group Orchestra
5:09
"Noye, Take Thy Wife Anone"
Merlin Channon, Norman Del Mar, David Pinto, Sheila Rex, Darian Angadi, Trevor Anthony, Stephen Alexander, Chorus of Animals, English Opera Group Orchestra
2:39
"Noye, Heare I Behette Thee a Heste"
Norman Del Mar, Trevor Anthony, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon
1:14
"The Spacious Firmament On High"
Stephen Alexander, Gillian Saunders, Caroline Clack, Eileen O'Donovan, Margaret Hawes, Norman Del Mar, Trevor Anthony, Chorus of Animals, Patricia Garrod, Darian Angadi, Sheila Rex, Kathleen Petch, Marie-Therese Pinto, Merlin Channon, English Opera Group Orchestra, Owen Brannigan, David Pinto
7:22
Benjamin Britten
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 · “The Illuminations”
22:06
I. Fanfare
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears
1:52
II. Villes
Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
2:32
IIIa. Phrase
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
0:57
IIIb. Antique
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten
2:10
IV. Royauté
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
1:37
V. Marine
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears
1:01
VI. Interlude
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears
2:22
VII. Being beauteous
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears
4:04
VIII. Parade
Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
2:48
IX. Départ
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
2:40
Benjamin Britten
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
23:52
Prologue
Barry Tuckwell
1:22
Pastoral. The Day's Grown Old
Barry Tuckwell, Sir Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
3:37
Nocturne. The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls
Barry Tuckwell, Sir Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
3:21
Elegy. O Rose, Thou Art Sick
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Tuckwell, Sir Peter Pears
4:03
Dirge. This Ae Night
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Barry Tuckwell, Sir Peter Pears
3:44
Hymn. Queen and Huntress Chaste and Fair
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Barry Tuckwell
2:01
Sonnet. O Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight
Benjamin Britten, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
4:09
Epilogue
Barry Tuckwell
1:32
Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 15
32:36
I. Moderato con moto
London Symphony Orchestra, Janine Jansen, Paavo Järvi
9:32
II. Vivace
Janine Jansen, Paavo Järvi, London Symphony Orchestra
8:35
III. Passacaglia; Andante lento
London Symphony Orchestra, Janine Jansen, Paavo Järvi
14:28

1 January 2013 102 Tracks, 4 Hours 56 minutes ℗ This Compilation 2013 Decca Music Group Limited

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