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Britten Conducts Britten: Opera Vol. 2

Britten Conducts Britten: Opera Vol. 2

Various Artists
1993
Benjamin Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
2:23:57
"Over Hill, Over Dale"
Gordon Clark, Ian Wodehouse, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Stephen Terry, Benjamin Britten, John Pryor, Richard Dakin
4:04
"Oberon Is Passing Fell and Wrath"
Choir of Downside School, Purley, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Alfred Deller, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, Elizabeth Harwood
3:06
"Well, Go Thy Way"
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
3:24
"How Now My Love?"
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Josephine Veasey
4:32
"Be It On Lion, Bear, or Wolf, or Bull"
Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Deller, Thomas Hemsley, Benjamin Britten
3:40
"Welcome Wanderer!"
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Deller
4:30
"Is All Our Company Her?"
David Kelly, Norman Lumsden, Robert Tear, Kenneth McDonald, London Symphony Orchestra, Owen Brannigan, Benjamin Britten, Keith Raggett
7:36
"Fair Love, You Faint With Wand'ring in the Wood"
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey
2:41
"Through the Forest Have I Gone"
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Stephen Terry, Josephine Veasey
1:45
"Stay, Though Thou Kill Me, Sweet Demetrius"
Josephine Veasey, Thomas Hemsley, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
5:14
"Come, Now a Roundel and a Fairy Song"
Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra
1:58
"You Spotted Snakes With Double Tongue"
Ian Wodehouse, John Pryor, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, Richard Dakin, London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Benjamin Britten, Gordon Clark
2:14
"What Thou Seest When Thou Dost Wake"
Benjamin Britten, Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra
1:46
Introduction: The Wood
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
3:19
"Are We All Met?"
Keith Raggett, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, David Kelly, Norman Lumsden, Owen Brannigan, Kenneth McDonald, Robert Tear, Benjamin Britten
7:36
"I See Their Knavery"
Richard Dakin, Ian Wodehouse, John Pryor, Gordon Clark, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten
3:05
"Be Kind and Courteous to This Gentleman"
Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
1:16
"Hail, Mortal, Hail!"
Gordon Clark, John Pryor, Owen Brannigan, Ian Wodehouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Richard Dakin, Benjamin Britten
5:14
"I Have a Reas'nable Good Ear in Music"
Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra
3:39
"How Now, Mad Spirit?"
Stephen Terry, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Alfred Deller
3:05
"Flower of This Purple Dye"
Alfred Deller, Josephine Veasey, Stephen Terry, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Hemsley
6:32
"Puppet? Why So?"
London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper
3:05
"This Is Thy Negligence"
Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry
2:09
"Up and Down, Up and Down"
Heather Harper, Thomas Hemsley, Benjamin Britten, Josephine Veasey, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
6:02
"On the Ground, Sleep Sound"
London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, Benjamin Britten
3:04
"My Gentle Robin, See'st Thou This Sweet Sight?"
Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, Benjamin Britten
7:12
"Helena! Hermi! Demetrius! Lysander!"
Josephine Veasey, Sir Peter Pears, London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Hemsley, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper
4:46
"When My Cue Comes, Call Me"
London Symphony Orchestra, Owen Brannigan, Benjamin Britten
3:37
"Have You Sent to Bottom's House?"
Keith Raggett, David Kelly, Norman Lumsden, Owen Brannigan, Robert Tear, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McDonald, Benjamin Britten
3:09
"Now, Fair Hippolyta"
Josephine Veasey, Thomas Hemsley, Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, John Shirley-Quirk
7:24
"Iff We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will"
David Kelly, Norman Lumsden, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, Helen Watts, Heather Harper, Thomas Hemsley, Keith Raggett, Josephine Veasey, John Shirley-Quirk, Owen Brannigan, Robert Tear, Kenneth McDonald
1:20
"Gentles, Perchange You Wonder At This Show"
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Norman Lumsden, Thomas Hemsley
1:16
"In This Same Interlude It Doth Befall"
John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Josephine Veasey, Sir Peter Pears
1:10
"O Grim-look'd Night, O Night With Hue So Black"
Owen Brannigan, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra
1:51
"O Wall, Fur Often Hast Thou Heard My Moans"
Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Kenneth McDonald, Robert Tear, Owen Brannigan, John Shirley-Quirk
2:30
"You Ladies, You Whose Gentle Hearts Do Fear"
London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Hemsley, David Kelly, Benjamin Britten, Josephine Veasey, John Shirley-Quirk
0:46
"This Lanthorn Doth the Horned Moon Present"
Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Kenneth McDonald, Helen Watts, Benjamin Britten, David Kelly, Keith Raggett, John Shirley-Quirk
1:50
"Sweet Moon, I Thank Thee for Thy Sunny Beams"
John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Thomas Hemsley, Benjamin Britten, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra
1:52
"Asleep, My Love?"
John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth McDonald, Sir Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan, Benjamin Britten, London Symphony Orchestra
2:32
"Come, Your Bergomask"
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk
2:46
"Now the Hungry Lion Roars"
Elizabeth Harwood, Stephen Terry, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Benjamin Britten, Gordon Clark, Richard Dakin, London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Deller
5:03
Benjamin Britten
Phaedra, dramatic cantata, Op. 93
15:24
"In May, in Brilliant Athens"
Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
6:37
"Oh Gods of Wrath"
Dame Janet Baker, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra
2:50
"My Time's Too Short, Your Highness"
Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
5:55
Benjamin Britten
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37
1:48:14
"Rome Is Now Ruled By the Etruscan Upstart"
Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra
2:38
"It Is an Axiom Among Kings"
Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
2:33
"Here the Thirsty Evening"
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten
2:53
"Who Reaches Heaven First"
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Benjamin Luxon, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake
2:32
"Maria Was Unmasked At a Masked Ball"
Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Britten, Benjamin Luxon, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
4:13
"Collatinus Is Politically Astute"
Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Britten, Benjamin Luxon, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
4:29
'There Goes a Happy Man!'
Benjamin Luxon, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake
4:14
"Tarquinius Does Not Dare"
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears
2:26
"My Horse! My Horse! Tarquinius Does Not Wait"
Benjamin Luxon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears
3:06
"Their Spinning-wheel Unwinds"
Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Heather Harper
5:19
"Listen! I Heard a Knock"
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Dame Janet Baker, Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge
2:34
"Time Treads Upon the Hands of Women"
English Chamber Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill
3:42
"The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep"
Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Luxon, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Jenny Hill, Dame Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper
7:36
"The Prosperity of the Etruscans"
Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Britten, Jenny Hill, John Shirley-Quirk
7:19
"She Sleeps As a Rose"
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper
5:25
"Within This Frail Crucible of Light"
Benjamin Luxon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper
4:25
"Lucretia!.What Do You Want?"
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Dame Janet Baker, Benjamin Luxon, Heather Harper
5:57
"Interlude: Here in This Scene"
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears
4:06
"Oh! What a Lovely Day!"
Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
4:26
"We'll Leave the Orchids for Lucretia"
Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Dame Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra
4:59
"Flowers Bring to Every Year"
Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Dame Janet Baker
3:24
"You Were Right"
English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake, Jenny Hill, Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Shirley-Quirk
3:51
"Lucretia! Lucretia!"
English Chamber Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk
2:57
"Last Night Tarquinius Ravished Me"
Dame Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
3:29
"This Dead Hand Lets Fall"
Jenny Hill, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
4:08
"Epilogue: Is It All?"
Benjamin Britten, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra
5:20
Benjamin Britten
The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54
1:45:09
Prologue
Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra
2:48
Theme - Scene 1: The Journey
Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
3:25
Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome
Olive Dyer, David Hemmings, English Opera Group Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten, Joan Cross
4:08
Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter
Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Joan Cross, Benjamin Britten, English Opera Group Orchestra
3:51
Interlude: Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower
Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra
5:49
Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window
Joan Cross, English Opera Group Orchestra, Olive Dyer, Benjamin Britten, David Hemmings, Jennifer Vyvyan
9:59
Interlude: Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson
Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Olive Dyer, David Hemmings
4:44
Interlude: Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake
Olive Dyer, David Hemmings, Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra
6:37
Interlude: Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night
Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten, David Hemmings, Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Arda Mandikian
10:44
Interlude: Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and So- Lioquy
English Opera Group Orchestra, Arda Mandikian, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan
8:36
Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, Joan Cross, English Opera Group Orchestra
8:30
Interlude: Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel
Arda Mandikian, Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra
6:20
Interlude: Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom
David Hemmings, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra
5:57
Interlude: Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint
Benjamin Britten, English Opera Group Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
2:06
Interlude: Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano
Joan Cross, Olive Dyer, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan
4:51
Interlude: Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora
Benjamin Britten, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, English Opera Group Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Arda Mandikian
4:54
Interlude: Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles
English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross
11:43
Benjamin Britten
Death in Venice, Op. 88
2:25:11
"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, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
4:53
"Hey There, Hey There, You!"
English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, John Shirley-Quirk, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears
3:47
"Serenissima.Low-lying Clouds, Unending Grey"
Sir Peter Pears, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
2:55
Overture: Venice
Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra
2:35
"Ah, Serenissima!"
Kenneth Bowen, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, Michael Bauer, John Shirley-Quirk
5:20
"Mysterious Gondola"
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
1:41
"We Are Delighted to Greet the Signore"
English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk
4:08
"Was I Wrong to Come?"
Steuart Bedford, Iris Saunders, Peter Leeming, Stephen James Adams, Sheila Brand, Anne Wilkens, Kenneth Bowen, Angela Vernon Bates, Neville Williams, Penelope McKay, Michael Follis, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Anna Vincent, Sir Peter Pears
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, Stuart Harling, Steuart Bedford, Robert Carpenter Turner, Anne Wilkens, Stephen James Adams, Sheila Brand, John Shirley-Quirk
4:51
"Naturally, Signore, I Understand"
Sir Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Kenneth Bowen, Michael Bauer, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, John Shirley-Quirk
7:55
"Here Will I Stay, Here Dedicate My Days"
Stephen James Adams, Sheila Brand, Iris Saunders, Steuart Bedford, Angela Vernon Bates, James Bowman, English Chamber Orchestra, Anne Wilkens, Robert Carpenter Turner, Janice Hooper Roe, Neville Williams, Penelope McKay, Michael Follis, Anna Vincent, Sir Peter Pears, Peter Leeming
9:43
"First, the Race!"
English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Carpenter Turner, Angela Vernon Bates, James Bowman, Peter Leeming, Anne Wilkens, Neville Williams, Penelope McKay, Michael Follis, Anna Vincent, Steuart Bedford, Iris Saunders, Stephen James Adams, Sheila Brand, Janice Hooper Roe
5:07
"The Boy, Tadzio, Shall Inspire Me"
Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
4:17
"So, It Has Come to This"
Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra
4:38
"Guardate, Signore!"
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, John Shirley-Quirk
2:20
"Do I Detect a Scent?"
Steuart Bedford, Robert Carpenter Turner, Stephen James Adams, Sheila Brand, Anna Vincent, Ronald Murdock, Sir Peter Pears, Michael Bauer, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Anne Wilkens
6:24
"Careful Search Now Leads Me to Them"
Keith Jones, Michael Bauer, English Chamber Orchestra, Ronald Murdock, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears
7:47
"This Way for the Players, Signori"
Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Neville Williams, Penelope McKay, Kenneth Bowen, John Shirley-Quirk
4:25
"Fiorir Rose in Mezo Al Giasso"
English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk
4:10
"One Moment, If You Please"
English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Leeming, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears
2:00
"In These Last Years"
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears, Peter Leeming, Steuart Bedford
2:56
"So It Is True"
English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears
4:22
"Receive the Stranger God"
Sir Peter Pears, James Bowman, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
3:46
The Empty Beach: "Do What You Will With Me"
Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
1:59
"Yes! a Very Wise Decision"
English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, John Shirley-Quirk
2:23
"Hurrah for the Piazza"
Iris Saunders, Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
2:54
"Chaos, Chaos and Sickness"
Steuart Bedford, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Peter Pears
4:23
"The Wind Still Blows from the Land"
Kenneth Bowen, John Shirley-Quirk, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra
4:17
"Interlude: Ah, No!"
English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears
5:07
Benjamin Britten
Gloriana, Op. 53
2:27:43
1. Prelude
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
2:20
2. The Tornament
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Christopher Cornall, Philip Langridge, Bryn Terfel, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Chorus
4:18
3. Recitative & Fight
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers
1:25
4. Entrance of the Queen
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Josephine Barstow, Sir Charles Mackerras
1:29
5. Recitative
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow
1:07
6. The Two Lords' Explanation
Philip Langridge, Richard Van Allan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras, Josephine Barstow
1:24
7. Raleigh's Song
Richard Van Allan, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
1:43
8. Ensemble of Reconciliation
Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Philip Langridge, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Bryn Terfel, Sir Charles Mackerras, Richard Van Allan, Josephine Barstow
4:52
9. Recitative & Final March
Philip Langridge, Sir Charles Mackerras, Richard Van Allan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Jonathan Summers, Josephine Barstow
1:29
10. Prelude & Dialogue
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Sir Charles Mackerras, Josephine Barstow
2:02
11. The Queen's Song
Josephine Barstow, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Sir Charles Mackerras
1:57
12. Cecil's Song of Government
Josephine Barstow, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie
1:56
13. Recitative & Essex's Entry
Philip Langridge, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Dominic Gill, Josephine Barstow
2:35
14. First Lute Song
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge
1:59
15. Second Lute Song
Philip Langridge, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow
3:43
16. The First Duet for the Queen & Essex
Josephine Barstow, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philip Langridge
4:12
17. Soliloquy & Prayer
Josephine Barstow, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
5:10
18. Prelude & Welcome
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, John Shirley-Quirk
4:03
19. The Masque
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Van Allan, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras, Josephine Barstow
11:47
20. Finale
Josephine Barstow, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, John Mark Ainsley, Philip Langridge, Richard Van Allan, John Shirley-Quirk
2:51
21. Prelude & Song
Yvonne Kenny, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Jonathan Summers, Sir Charles Mackerras
2:14
22. Duet
Yvonne Kenny, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers
1:25
23. Double Duet
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras, Yvonne Kenny
1:46
24. Quartet
Yvonne Kenny, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Della Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
3:38
25. Pavane
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
2:09
26. Conversation
Philip Langridge, Janice Watson, Della Jones, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Sir Charles Mackerras, Yvonne Kenny
1:20
27. Galliard
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
1:50
28. Conversation & the Queen's Entrance
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Josephine Barstow
1:03
29. Lavolta
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
1:25
30. Conversation
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Josephine Barstow
0:49
31. Morris Dance
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
1:04
32. Recitative
Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Yvonne Kenny
0:24
33. The Queen's Burlesque
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Josephine Barstow
1:49
34. Quartet
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny
2:50
35. March
Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
0:46
36. The Queen's Announcement
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Van Allan, Sir Charles Mackerras
2:04
37. Ensemble
Josephine Barstow, Yvonne Kenny, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Philip Langridge, Richard Van Allan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Alan Opie, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras
3:08
38. Coranto
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
1:16
39. Prelude & Chatter
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Janice Watson, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras
2:54
40. Essex's Intrusion
Janice Watson, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philip Langridge, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
0:56
41. The Second Duet of the Queen & Essex
Janice Watson, Josephine Barstow, Sir Charles Mackerras, Philip Langridge, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
8:00
42. The Dressing-Table Song
Welsh National Opera Chorus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Janice Watson, Sir Charles Mackerras
2:45
43. The Entrance of Cecil
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Sir Charles Mackerras, Josephine Barstow
1:03
44. Cecil's Report
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Sir Charles Mackerras
0:47
45. Discussion
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Sir Charles Mackerras, Josephine Barstow
0:58
46. The Queen's Decision
Josephine Barstow, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
1:38
47. Ballad - Rondo
James Miller-Coburn, Jenevora Williams, Bryn Terfel, Tom Finucane, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Monmouth School Choir, Willard White
10:35
48. Prelude & Verdict
Richard Van Allan, Sir Charles Mackerras, Josephine Barstow, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Chorus
6:16
49. Cecil's Warning
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Alan Opie, Josephine Barstow, Sir Charles Mackerras
0:56
50. The Queen's Dilemma
Richard Van Allan, Josephine Barstow, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
1:29
51. Trio
Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
2:30
52. Lady Essex's Pleading
Josephine Barstow, Della Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers
2:35
53. Penepole Rich's Pleading
Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Josephine Barstow, Yvonne Kenny
1:41
54. Epilogue
Alan Opie, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Philip Langridge, Josephine Barstow, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
8:51

1 January 1993 173 Tracks, 11 Hours 5 minutes ℗ 1993 Decca Music Group Limited

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  • Benjamin Britten

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  • Benjamin Britten

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  • London Symphony Orchestra

    Symphony Orchestra

  • Alfred Deller

    Vocals, Countertenor

  • Elizabeth Harwood

    Soprano, Vocals

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