Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle, Elizabeth Watts, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton, London Symphony Orchestra

2024

Brittens Spring Symphony werd voor het eerst uitgevoerd in 1949. Maar het werk klinkt nog altijd verrassend modern en fris, van de grauwe winterse klanken van de introductie, tot het lichte enthousiasme wanneer de lente in het stuk aanbreekt. Simon Rattles liveopname met het London Symphony Orchestra getuigt van een werk dat in veel opzichten zijn tijd vooruit was. De Spring Symphony wordt creatief omlijst door Brittens Sinfonia da Requiem (1940) en The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (1945), die samen een reis vertegenwoordigen van de diepste wanhoop naar een inspirerende triomf.

I. Lacrymosa. Andante ben misurato

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

8:01

II. Dies irae. Allegro con fuoco - Alla marcia

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

5:18

III. Requiem aeternam. Andante molto tranquillo

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

6:06

Introduction. Shine out (Chorus)

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

8:33

The Merry Cuckoo (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

1:56

Spring, the Sweet Spring (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Chorus)

London Symphony Chorus, Elizabeth Watts, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:45

The Driving Boy (Soprano, Children's Chorus)

Tiffin Children's Chorus, The Tiffin Girls' School Choir, Elizabeth Watts, Tiffin Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:59

The Morning Star (Chorus)

London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle

3:18

Welcome, Maids of Honour (Alto)

Alice Coote, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:43

Waters Above (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:44

Out on the Lawn I lie in Bed (Alto, Chorus)

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, Alice Coote, London Symphony Orchestra

5:59

When will my May come (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:37

Fair and Fair (Soprano, Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Watts

2:04

Sound the Flute (Chorus, Children's Chorus)

Tiffin Boys' Choir, Tiffin Children's Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, The Tiffin Girls' School Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

1:19

Finale. London, to Thee I do Present (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Chorus, Children's Chorus)

Elizabeth Watts, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Sir Simon Rattle, The Tiffin Girls' School Choir, Tiffin Children's Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, Allan Clayton, Alice Coote, London Symphony Orchestra

7:18

Theme. Allegro maestoso e largamente

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:02

Variations A-D, Woodwinds. Presto - Lento - Moderato - Allegro alla marcia

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:10

Variations E-H, Strings. Brillante, alla polacca - Meno mosso - Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

4:01

Variation I, Harp. Maestoso

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:53

Variations J-L, Brass. L'istesso tempo - Vivace - Allegro pomposo

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:31

Variation M, Percussion. Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:02

Fugue. Allegro molto - Animato

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

3:02

Benjamin Britten

Componist
Sir Simon Rattle

Dirigent
Elizabeth Watts

Sopraan
Alice Coote

Mezzosopraan
Allan Clayton

Tenor