‎Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream by Richard Hickox

Introduction - "Over Hill, over Dale, Thorough Bush" (Fairies, Puck)

Dexter Fletcher, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Trinity Boys Choir

4:12

"Oberon Is Passing Fell and Wrath" (Fairies, Oberon, Tytania)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Lillian Watson, James Bowman, Trinity Boys Choir

3:04

"Well, Go Thy Way, Thou Shalt Not from This Grove" (Oberon, Puck)

James Bowman, Dexter Fletcher, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

3:44

"How Now My Love?" (Lysander, Hermia)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Della Jones, John Graham-Hall

4:29

"Be It on Lion, Bear, or Wolf" (Oberon, Demetrius, Helena)

City of London Sinfonia, Jill Gomez, James Bowman, Henry Herford, Richard Hickox

3:41

"Welcome Wanderer!" (Oberon)

City of London Sinfonia, James Bowman, Richard Hickox

5:04

"Is All Our Company Here?" (Quince, Bottom, Flute, Snout, Starveling, Snug)

Richard Suart, City of London Sinfonia, Adrian Thompson, Robert Horn, Richard Hickox, Donald Maxwell, Andrew Gallacher, Roger Bryson

7:37

"Fair Love, You Faint With Wand'ring in the Wood" (Lysander, Hermia)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Della Jones, John Graham-Hall

2:43

"Through the Frost Have I Gone" (Puck, Hermia)

Della Jones, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Dexter Fletcher

1:39

"Stay, Thou Thou Kill Me" (Helena, Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia)

Richard Hickox, Della Jones, Jill Gomez, John Graham-Hall, Henry Herford, City of London Sinfonia

5:08

"Come, Now a Roundel and a Fairy Song" (Tytania)

Lillian Watson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

2:04

"You Spotted Snakes with Double Tongues" (Fairies)

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Trinity Boys Choir

2:23

"What Thou Seest When Thou Dost Wake" (Oberon)

James Bowman, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

2:11

Introduction

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

3:27

"Are We All Met?" (Bottom, Flute, Snout, Starveling, Snug, Quince, Puck)

Donald Maxwell, Dexter Fletcher, Richard Suart, Richard Hickox, Robert Horn, Adrian Thompson, Andrew Gallacher, City of London Sinfonia, Roger Bryson

7:23

"I See Their Knavery" (Bottom, Tytania, Fairies)

Richard Hickox, Lillian Watson, Donald Maxwell, City of London Sinfonia, Trinity Boys Choir

3:14

"Be Kind and Courteous to This Gentleman" (Tytania)

Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

1:16

"Hail Mortal Hail" (Fairies, Bottom, Tytania)

Richard Hickox, Lillian Watson, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Trinity Boys Choir

5:36

"I Have Reas'nable Good Ear in Music" (Bottom, Tytania)

Donald Maxwell, Lillian Watson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

5:21

"How Now, Mad Spirit?" (Oberon, Puck, Demetrius, Hermia)

City of London Sinfonia, Della Jones, James Bowman, Richard Hickox, Henry Herford, Dexter Fletcher

2:50

"Flower of This Purple Dye" (Oberon, Puck, Lysander, Helena, Demetrius, Hermia)

Richard Hickox, Jill Gomez, Henry Herford, Della Jones, James Bowman, Dexter Fletcher, John Graham-Hall, City of London Sinfonia

6:47

"Puppet? Why, So?" (Hermia, Helena, Lysander, Demetrius, Puck)

Henry Herford, Jill Gomez, Dexter Fletcher, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, John Graham-Hall, Della Jones

3:41

"This Is Thy Negligence" (Oberon, Puck)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Dexter Fletcher, James Bowman

1:48

"Up and Down" (Puck, Lysander, Demetrius, Helena, Hermia)

Richard Hickox, Jill Gomez, City of London Sinfonia, John Graham-Hall, Dexter Fletcher, Della Jones, Henry Herford

6:51

"On the Ground, Sleep Sound" (Fairies)

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Trinity Boys Choir

3:13

"My Gentle Robin" (Oberon, Tytania, Puck)

Dexter Fletcher, Lillian Watson, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, James Bowman

8:07

"Helena! Hermia! Demetrius! Lysander!" (Demetrius, Lysander, Helena, Hermia)

John Graham-Hall, Henry Herford, Della Jones, City of London Sinfonia, Jill Gomez, Richard Hickox

7:10

"When My Cue Comes" (Bottom)

City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Donald Maxwell

4:26

"Have You Sent to Bottom's House?" (Quince, Starveling, Flute, Snout, Snug, Bottom)

Adrian Thompson, Richard Suart, City of London Sinfonia, Andrew Gallacher, Richard Hickox, Donald Maxwell, Robert Horn, Roger Bryson

5:13

"Now, Fair Hippolyta" (Theseus, Hippolyta, Helena, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius)

John Graham-Hall, Jill Gomez, Richard Hickox, Henry Herford, City of London Sinfonia, Penelope Walker, Della Jones, Norman Bailey

5:20

"If We Offend" (Quince, Bottom, Flute, Snout, Starveling, Snug, Theseus, Hippolyta, Lysander, Demetrius, Helena, Hermia)

Norman Bailey, Robert Horn, John Graham-Hall, Richard Hickox, Donald Maxwell, City of London Sinfonia, Andrew Gallacher, Della Jones, Penelope Walker, Adrian Thompson, Richard Suart, Henry Herford, Jill Gomez, Roger Bryson

1:23

"Gentles, Perchance You Wonder at This Show" (Quince, Helena, Demetrius)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Jill Gomez, Henry Herford, Roger Bryson

1:28

"In This Same Interlude It Doth Befall" (Snout, Hermia, Lysander, Theseus)

Norman Bailey, Della Jones, Richard Hickox, John Graham-Hall, City of London Sinfonia, Robert Horn

1:11

"O Grim-Look'd Night" (Bottom, Theseus)

Richard Hickox, Norman Bailey, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell

1:57

"O Wall, Full Often Hast Thou Heard My Moans" (Flute, Bottom, Snout, Hippolyta, Theseus)

Donald Maxwell, Robert Horn, Norman Bailey, Penelope Walker, Adrian Thompson, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia

2:47

"You Ladies, You Whose Gemtle Hearts Do Fear" (Snug, Hermia, Demetrius, Theseus)

Richard Hickox, Henry Herford, Norman Bailey, Andrew Gallacher, City of London Sinfonia, Della Jones

0:50

"This Lanthorn Doth the Horned Moon Present" (Starveling, Lysander, Theseus, Demetrius, Hippolyta, Helena, Hermia, Flute, Snug)

Della Jones, Jill Gomez, Penelope Walker, Adrian Thompson, Richard Suart, Henry Herford, City of London Sinfonia, Andrew Gallacher, John Graham-Hall, Richard Hickox, Norman Bailey

1:56

"Sweet Moon, I Thank Thee for Thy Sunny Beams" (Bottom, Hippolyta, Demetrius, Theseus)

Norman Bailey, Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Henry Herford, Donald Maxwell, Penelope Walker

1:59

"Asleep, My Love?" (Flute, Theseus, Lysander, Bottom)

City of London Sinfonia, Norman Bailey, Adrian Thompson, John Graham-Hall, Richard Hickox, Donald Maxwell

2:48

"Come, Your Bergomask" (Theseus, All)

Richard Suart, Henry Herford, Jill Gomez, Donald Maxwell, Norman Bailey, Robert Horn, John Graham-Hall, Della Jones, Richard Hickox, Andrew Gallacher, City of London Sinfonia, Penelope Walker, Adrian Thompson, Roger Bryson

2:58

"Now the Hungry Lion Roars" (Fairies, Puck, Oberon, Tytania)

Dexter Fletcher, Richard Hickox, Lillian Watson, James Bowman, City of London Sinfonia, Trinity Boys Choir

4:52

Andrew Keener

Producer
Simon Foster

Producer, Executive Producer
Andrew Keener

Editing Engineer
Mark Vigars

Engineer
Ashley Alexander

Assistant Engineer

Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream

RECORD LABEL

Benjamin Britten

Richard Hickox

City of London Sinfonia

Trinity Boys Choir

Lillian Watson

Production