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Sir Simon Rattle
2009
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Britten
Occasional Overture (An American Overture), Op. 27
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
10:35
Benjamin Britten
Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14
16:19
I. Funeral March
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
5:39
II. Scherzo (Dance of Death)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
4:23
III. Recitative and Choral - Epilogue (Funeral March)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Robert Tear
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
PREVIEW
6:16
Benjamin Britten
Diversions on a Theme, Op. 21
23:31
Theme -
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Peter Donohoe
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:18
Variation I (Recitative)
Peter Donohoe
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:38
Variation II (Romance)
Peter Donohoe
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:20
Variation III (March)
Peter Donohoe
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:14
Variation IV (Rubato)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Peter Donohoe
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
1:50
Variation V (Chorale)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Peter Donohoe
PREVIEW
1:47
Variation VI (Nocturne)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Peter Donohoe
PREVIEW
2:00
Variation VII (Badinerie)
Peter Donohoe
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:20
Variation VIII (Ritmico)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Peter Donohoe
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
1:36
Variation IX (Toccata I, Toccata II)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Peter Donohoe
PREVIEW
2:48
Variation X (Adagio)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Peter Donohoe
PREVIEW
4:00
Variation XI (Tarantella)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Peter Donohoe
PREVIEW
2:33
Britten
The Building of the House Overture, Op. 79
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
5:02
Britten: Praise We Great Men, for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (Colin Matthews's Completed Version)
7:09
I. Praise we great men
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Alison Hargan
,
Robert Tear
, Mary King,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
PREVIEW
3:26
II. Praise we the just
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Robert Tear
, Mary King,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:22
III. (Coda)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
1:20
Benjamin Britten
A Time there was suite on English folksongs, Op. 90
14:48
I. Cakes and Ale
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:32
II. The Bitter Withy
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
2:56
III. Hankin Booby
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:30
IV. Hunt the Squirrel
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
1:18
V. Lord Melbourne
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
5:29
Benjamin Britten
Canadian Carnival, Op. 19 · “Kermesse Canadienne”
Canadian Carnival Overture, Op. 19
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
, Wesley Warren,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
14:08
Benjamin Britten
Young Apollo, Op. 16
Young Apollo, for Piano and Strings, Op. 16
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Peter Donohoe
, Jeremy Ballard,
Peter Cole
, Felix Kok,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
, Michal Kaznowski
PREVIEW
7:37
Benjamin Britten
4 Chansons Françaises
12:40
I. Nuits de juin
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Jill Gomez
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
2:49
II. Sagesse
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Jill Gomez
PREVIEW
2:49
III. L'Enfance
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Jill Gomez
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
4:31
IV. Chanson d'automne
Jill Gomez
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:30
Benjamin Britten
Scottish Ballad, Op. 26
Scottish Ballad for 2 Pianos, Op. 26
Peter Donohoe
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Philip Fowke
PREVIEW
15:23
Benjamin Britten
An Occasional Overture in C Major, Op. 38 · “An American Overture”
Occasional Overture, Op. 38 (1946)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
7:18
Benjamin Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
20:28
I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
8:38
II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
5:22
III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
6:27
Benjamin Britten
Les Illuminations, Op. 18 · “The Illuminations”
22:45
I. Fanfare, "J'ai seul la clef"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
1:55
II. Villes, "Ce sont des villes ! C'est un peuple…"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:28
IIIa. Phrase, "J'ai tendu des cordes"
Ian Bostridge
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:01
IIIb. Antique, "Gracieux fils de Pan!"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
2:05
IV. Royauté, "Un beau matin, chez un peuple fort doux"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:39
V. Marine, "Les chars d'argent et de cuivre"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
0:59
VI. Interlude, "J'ai seul la clef de cette parade sauvage"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
2:33
VII. Being Beauteous, "Devant une neige un être de beauté"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
4:03
VIII. Parade, "Des drôles très solides"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
2:56
IX. Départ, "Assez vu, la vision s'est rencontrée"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Berlin Philharmonic
PREVIEW
3:01
Benjamin Britten
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
24:02
I. Prologue
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:44
II. Pastoral, "The day’s grown old"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
3:25
III. Nocturne, "The splendour falls on castle walls"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
3:35
IV. Elegy, "O Rose, thou art sick!"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
3:52
V. Dirge, "This ae nighte"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
3:16
VI. Hymn, "Queen and huntress"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:04
VII. Sonnet, "O soft embalmer"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
3:57
VIII. Epilogue
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:05
Benjamin Britten
Nocturne, Op. 60
28:07
I. Prometheus Unbound, "On a Poet’s Lips I Slept"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
3:21
II. The Kraken, "Below the thunders of the upper deep"
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Stefan Schweigert
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
3:18
III. The Wanderings of Cain, "Encinctured with a twine of leaves"
Marie-Pierre Langlamet
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
2:37
IV. Blurt, Master Constable, "Midnight Bell"
Ian Bostridge
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:19
V. The Prelude, "But that night when on my bed I lay"
Wieland Welzel,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
3:09
VI. The Kind Ghosts, "She sleeps on soft, last breaths"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Dominik Wollenweber
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
5:12
VII. Sleep and Poetry, "What is more gentle"
Sir Simon Rattle
, Andreas Blau,
Wenzel Fuchs
,
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
PREVIEW
3:25
VIII. Sonnet XLIII, "When most I wink"
Berlin Philharmonic
,
Ian Bostridge
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
4:42
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem, Op. 66
1:23:52
I. Requiem aeternam, (a) Requiem aeternam (Chorus, Boys' Choir)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Mark Blatchly
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
Francis Grier
,
Elisabeth Söderström
,
Robert Tear
PREVIEW
6:10
I. Requiem aeternam, (b) What passing bells (Tenor)
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Robert Tear
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
Elisabeth Söderström
PREVIEW
2:20
I. Requiem aeternam, (c) Kyrie eleison (Chorus)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
,
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Elisabeth Söderström
,
Robert Tear
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
PREVIEW
1:28
II. Dies irae, (a) Dies irae (Chorus)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Mark Blatchly
,
Simon Halsey
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
PREVIEW
3:56
II. Dies irae, (b) Bugles sang (Baritone)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Sir Thomas Allen
,
Mark Blatchly
PREVIEW
2:46
II. Dies irae, (c) Liber scriptus proferetur (Soprano, Semi-Chorus)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Mark Blatchly
,
Elisabeth Söderström
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
PREVIEW
2:50
II. Dies irae, (d) Out there, we've walked quite friendly (Tenor, Baritone)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Robert Tear
,
Sir Thomas Allen
,
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Elisabeth Söderström
,
Francis Grier
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
PREVIEW
1:45
II. Dies irae, (e) Recordare Jesu pie (Female Chorus) - (f) Confutatis (Male Chorus)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
4:44
II. Dies irae, (g) Be slowly lifted up (Baritone)
Sir Thomas Allen
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Mark Blatchly
,
Elisabeth Söderström
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
Francis Grier
,
Robert Tear
PREVIEW
1:52
II. Dies irae, (h) Reprise of Dies irae (Chorus)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
,
Mark Blatchly
PREVIEW
1:17
II. Dies irae, (i) Lacrimosa (Soprano, Chorus)
Mark Blatchly
,
Elisabeth Söderström
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
PREVIEW
2:04
II. Dies irae, (j) Move him into the sun … Pie Jesu (Tenor, Soprano, Chorus)
Elisabeth Söderström
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Mark Blatchly
,
Simon Halsey
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Robert Tear
,
Francis Grier
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
PREVIEW
5:55
III. Offertorium, (a) Domine Jesu Christe … Quam olim Abrahae (Boys' Choir, Chorus)
Francis Grier
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Robert Tear
,
Elisabeth Söderström
PREVIEW
3:33
III. Offertorium, (b) So Abram rose (Tenor, Baritone) - Hostias et preces (Boy's Choir) - Reprise of Quam olim Abrahae (Chorus)
Sir Thomas Allen
,
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
Francis Grier
,
Robert Tear
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
PREVIEW
6:16
IV. Sanctus, (a) Sanctus (Soprano)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Elisabeth Söderström
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
Simon Halsey
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Francis Grier
,
Robert Tear
PREVIEW
3:18
IV. Sanctus, (b) Benedictus (Chorus)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
PREVIEW
2:52
IV. Sanctus, (c) After the blast of lightning (Baritone)
Mark Blatchly
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Sir Thomas Allen
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
3:43
V. Agnus Dei, (a) Agnus Dei … One ever hangs (Chorus, Tenor)
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
,
Robert Tear
,
Mark Blatchly
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
Sir Thomas Allen
,
Francis Grier
,
Elisabeth Söderström
PREVIEW
3:46
VI. Libera me, (a) Libera me, Domine (Soprano, Chorus)
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Elisabeth Söderström
,
Mark Blatchly
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Francis Grier
,
Robert Tear
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
PREVIEW
7:35
VI. Libera me, (b) It seemed that out of battle (Tenor, Baritone)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Mark Blatchly
,
Sir Thomas Allen
,
Robert Tear
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
,
Elisabeth Söderström
,
Simon Halsey
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
Francis Grier
PREVIEW
9:47
VI. Libera me, (c) Let us sleep now … In paradisum (All) - Conclusion "Requiem aeternam" (Chorus)
Francis Grier
,
Robert Tear
,
Sir Simon Rattle
,
Simon Halsey
,
Mark Blatchly
, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Thomas Allen
,
Elisabeth Söderström
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
PREVIEW
5:42
Benjamin Britten
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
17:00
Theme (Allegro maestoso e largamente)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:56
Variation A (Presto)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:30
Variation B (Lento)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:57
Variation C (Moderato)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
0:45
Variation D (Allegro alla Marcia)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:51
Variation E (Brillante alla Polacca)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:32
Variation F (Meno mosso)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:01
Variation G (Lusingando)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:14
Variation H (Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando al Allegro)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:00
Variation I (Maestoso)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
0:47
Variation J (L'istesso tempo)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:50
Variation K (Vivace)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
0:33
Variation L (Allegro pomposo)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
1:07
Variation M (Moderato)
Sir Simon Rattle
,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
PREVIEW
1:56
Fugue (Allegro molto)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
2:53
Britten
Russian Funeral for 11-Part Brass and Percussion Ensemble
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
,
Sir Simon Rattle
PREVIEW
5:41
On This Album
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
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