‎Britten: Death in Venice by John Shirley-Quirk — Apple Music Classical

My mind beats on

Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra

4:56

Who's that? a foreigner, a traveller no doubt

Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra

4:53

Hey there, hey there, you!

English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk

3:47

Serenissima.Low-lying clouds, unending grey

Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

2:55

Overture: Venice

Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra

2:35

Ah, Serenissima!

English Chamber Orchestra, Kenneth Bowen, Michael Bauer, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk

5:20

Mysterious gondola

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford

1:41

We are delighted to greet the signore

Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

4:08

Was I wrong to come?

Janice Hooper Roe, Anna Vincent, Stuart Harling, Stephen James Adams, Sir Peter Pears, Angela Vernon Bates, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Follis, Steuart Bedford, Peter Leeming, Sheila Brand, Kenneth Bowen, Iris Saunders, Anne Wilkens, Neville Williams, Penelope McKay, Robert Carpenter Turner

6:13

There is indeed in every artist's nature

Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford, Iris Saunders, English Chamber Orchestra

2:40

Children's games: Adziu, Adziu

Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra

10:04

Aou'! Stagando, aou'

Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Anne Wilkens, Sheila Brand, Robert Carpenter Turner, Stuart Harling, John Shirley-Quirk, Stephen James Adams

4:51

Naturally, Signore: I understand

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Michael Bauer, Sir Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Kenneth Bowen, John Shirley-Quirk

7:55

Here will I stay, here dedicate my days

Sir Peter Pears, Janice Hooper Roe, Anna Vincent, English Chamber Orchestra, Iris Saunders, Peter Leeming, Sheila Brand, Anne Wilkens, Michael Follis, Steuart Bedford, Neville Williams, Penelope McKay, James Bowman, Robert Carpenter Turner, Angela Vernon Bates, Stephen James Adams

9:43

First, the race!

Iris Saunders, James Bowman, Peter Leeming, Sheila Brand, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Steuart Bedford, Anne Wilkens, Stephen James Adams, Robert Carpenter Turner, Janice Hooper Roe, Angela Vernon Bates, Neville Williams, Penelope McKay, English Chamber Orchestra

5:10

The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears

4:17

So: It has come to this

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears

4:46

Guardate, Signore!

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk

2:20

Do I detect a scent?

English Chamber Orchestra, Anne Wilkens, Stephen James Adams, Steuart Bedford, Michael Bauer, Ronald Murdock, Sheila Brand, Sir Peter Pears, Robert Carpenter Turner, Anna Vincent, Stuart Harling

6:24

Careful search now leads me to them

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Michael Bauer, Ronald Murdock, Keith Jones, Sir Peter Pears

7:47

This way for the players, Signori

Sir Peter Pears, Neville Williams, Penelope McKay, Steuart Bedford, Stuart Harling, Kenneth Bowen, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

4:25

Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Steuart Bedford

4:10

One moment: If you please

Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Leeming

2:00

in these last years

English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Leeming, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears

2:56

So it is true

Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears

4:21

Receive the stranger god

Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, James Bowman, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

3:46

The empty beach: Do what you will with me

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

1:59

Yes! a very wise decision

Steuart Bedford, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra

2:23

Hurrah for the Piazza

Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Iris Saunders

2:54

Chaos, chaos and sickness

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

4:23

The wind still blows from the land

Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Kenneth Bowen, John Shirley-Quirk

4:17

Interlude: Ah, no!

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

5:07

Benjamin Britten

Composer
John Shirley-Quirk

Vocals, Baritone
English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra
Sir Peter Pears

Vocals, Tenor
Steuart Bedford

Conductor

Ray Minshull

Producer
William D. Tennant

Executive Producer
Richard Beswick

Assistant Producer
David Frost

Engineer
James Lock

Recording Engineer
Ray Minshull

Recording Engineer
Kenneth Wilkinson

Recording Engineer
John Dunkerley

Assistant Recording Engineer
Ann Bradbeer

Creative Director
Bill Parker

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