‎Britten: Death in Venice by English Opera Group — Apple Music Classical

My mind beats on

Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra

4:56

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

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

4:53

Hey there, hey there, you!

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

3:47

Serenissima.Low-lying clouds, unending grey

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

2:55

Overture: Venice

Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra

2:35

Ah, Serenissima!

Steuart Bedford, Kenneth Bowen, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Michael Bauer, 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?

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

6:13

There is indeed in every artist's nature

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

2:40

Children's games: Adziu, Adziu

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford

10:04

Aou'! Stagando, aou'

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

4:51

Naturally, Signore: I understand

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

7:55

Here will I stay, here dedicate my days

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

9:43

First, the race!

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

5:10

The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

4:17

So: It has come to this

English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford

4:46

Guardate, Signore!

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

2:20

Do I detect a scent?

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

6:24

Careful search now leads me to them

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

7:47

This way for the players, Signori

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

4:25

Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso

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

4:10

One moment: If you please

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

2:00

in these last years

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

2:56

So it is true

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

4:21

Receive the stranger god

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

3:46

The empty beach: Do what you will with me

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears

1:59

Yes! a very wise decision

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, John Shirley-Quirk

2:23

Hurrah for the Piazza

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

2:54

Chaos, chaos and sickness

Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears

4:23

The wind still blows from the land

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

4:17

Interlude: Ah, no!

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford

5:07

Benjamin Britten

Composer
English Opera Group

Vocals, Ensemble
Steuart Bedford

Conductor
Sir Peter Pears

Vocals, Tenor
English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra

Richard Beswick

Assistant Producer
William D. Tennant

Executive Producer
Ray Minshull

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

Liner Notes