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Occasional Overture (An American Overture), Op. 27

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

10:35

I. Funeral March

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

5:39

II. Scherzo (Dance of Death)

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

4:23

III. Recitative and Choral - Epilogue (Funeral March)

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

6:16

Theme -

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

1:18

Variation I (Recitative)

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

1:38

Variation II (Romance)

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

1:20

Variation III (March)

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

1:14

Variation IV (Rubato)

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

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, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:36

Variation IX (Toccata I, Toccata II)

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

2:48

Variation X (Adagio)

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

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

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

5:02

I. Praise we great men

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

3:26

II. Praise we the just

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

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:18

V. Lord Melbourne

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

5:29

Canadian Carnival Overture, Op. 19

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

14:08

Young Apollo, for Piano and Strings, Op. 16

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

7:37

I. Nuits de juin

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

2:49

II. Sagesse

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

2:49

III. L'Enfance

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

4:31

IV. Chanson d'automne

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

2:30

Scottish Ballad for 2 Pianos, Op. 26

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

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, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

1:55

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

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge

2:28

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

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

1:01

IIIb. Antique, "Gracieux fils de Pan!"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge

2:05

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

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

1:39

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

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge

0:59

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

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge

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, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

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"

Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

3:35

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

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

3:52

V. Dirge, "This ae nighte"

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

3:16

VI. Hymn, "Queen and huntress"

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

2:04

VII. Sonnet, "O soft embalmer"

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

3:57

VIII. Epilogue

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

2:05

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

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge

3:21

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

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

3:18

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

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

2:37

IV. Blurt, Master Constable, "Midnight Bell"

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge

2:19

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

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

3:09

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

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

5:12

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

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

3:25

VIII. Sonnet XLIII, "When most I wink"

Berlin Philharmonic, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

4:42

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

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

6:10

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

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Mark Blatchly, Sir Simon Rattle

2:20

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

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

1:28

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

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

3:56

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

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

2:46

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:45

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

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

4:44

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

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

1:52

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

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

1:17

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

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

2:04

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

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

5:55

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

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

3:33

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

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

6:16

IV. Sanctus, (a) Sanctus (Soprano)

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

3:18

IV. Sanctus, (b) Benedictus (Chorus)

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

2:52

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

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

3:43

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

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

3:46

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

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

7:35

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

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

9:47

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

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

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)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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

Chorus, Choir
Robert Tear

Vocals, Tenor

Britten

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