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Occasional Overture (An American Overture), Op. 27

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

10:35

I. Funeral March

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

5:39

II. Scherzo (Dance of Death)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:23

III. Recitative and Choral - Epilogue (Funeral March)

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle

6:16

Theme -

Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:18

Variation I (Recitative)

Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:38

Variation II (Romance)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe

1:20

Variation III (March)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe

1:14

Variation IV (Rubato)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe

1:50

Variation V (Chorale)

Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:47

Variation VI (Nocturne)

Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:00

Variation VII (Badinerie)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe

1:20

Variation VIII (Ritmico)

Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:36

Variation IX (Toccata I, Toccata II)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe, Sir Simon Rattle

2:48

Variation X (Adagio)

Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

4:00

Variation XI (Tarantella)

Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:33

The Building of the House Overture, Op. 79

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

5:02

I. Praise we great men

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Alison Hargan, Mary King

3:26

II. Praise we the just

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Robert Tear, Mary King

2:22

III. (Coda)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:20

I. Cakes and Ale

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:32

II. The Bitter Withy

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:56

III. Hankin Booby

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

2:30

IV. Hunt the Squirrel

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:18

V. Lord Melbourne

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

5:29

Canadian Carnival Overture, Op. 19

Wesley Warren, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

14:08

Young Apollo, for Piano and Strings, Op. 16

Jeremy Ballard, Peter Cole, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe, Michal Kaznowski, Felix Kok

7:37

I. Nuits de juin

Jill Gomez, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:49

II. Sagesse

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Jill Gomez

2:49

III. L'Enfance

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jill Gomez, Sir Simon Rattle

4:31

IV. Chanson d'automne

Jill Gomez, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:30

Scottish Ballad for 2 Pianos, Op. 26

Sir Simon Rattle, Philip Fowke, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Peter Donohoe

15:23

Occasional Overture, Op. 38 (1946)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

7:18

I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

8:38

II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

5:22

III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

6:27

I. Fanfare, "J'ai seul la clef"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

1:55

II. Villes, "Ce sont des villes ! C'est un peuple…"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

2:28

IIIa. Phrase, "J'ai tendu des cordes"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

1:01

IIIb. Antique, "Gracieux fils de Pan!"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:05

IV. Royauté, "Un beau matin, chez un peuple fort doux"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge

1:39

V. Marine, "Les chars d'argent et de cuivre"

Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

0:59

VI. Interlude, "J'ai seul la clef de cette parade sauvage"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

2:33

VII. Being Beauteous, "Devant une neige un être de beauté"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

4:03

VIII. Parade, "Des drôles très solides"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

2:56

IX. Départ, "Assez vu, la vision s'est rencontrée"

Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

3:01

I. Prologue

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

1:44

II. Pastoral, "The day’s grown old"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge

3:25

III. Nocturne, "The splendour falls on castle walls"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

3:35

IV. Elegy, "O Rose, thou art sick!"

Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

3:52

V. Dirge, "This ae nighte"

Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

3:16

VI. Hymn, "Queen and huntress"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:04

VII. Sonnet, "O soft embalmer"

Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

3:57

VIII. Epilogue

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle

2:05

I. Prometheus Unbound, "On a Poet’s Lips I Slept"

Ian Bostridge, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

3:21

II. The Kraken, "Below the thunders of the upper deep"

Sir Simon Rattle, Stefan Schweigert, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

3:18

III. The Wanderings of Cain, "Encinctured with a twine of leaves"

Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Ian Bostridge, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

2:37

IV. Blurt, Master Constable, "Midnight Bell"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge

2:19

V. The Prelude, "But that night when on my bed I lay"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wieland Welzel, Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge

3:09

VI. The Kind Ghosts, "She sleeps on soft, last breaths"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Dominik Wollenweber, Ian Bostridge

5:12

VII. Sleep and Poetry, "What is more gentle"

Andreas Blau, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Bostridge, Wenzel Fuchs

3:25

VIII. Sonnet XLIII, "When most I wink"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Ian Bostridge

4:42

I. Requiem aeternam, (a) Requiem aeternam (Chorus, Boys' Choir)

Francis Grier, Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström

6:10

I. Requiem aeternam, (b) What passing bells (Tenor)

Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

2:20

I. Requiem aeternam, (c) Kyrie eleison (Chorus)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

1:28

II. Dies irae, (a) Dies irae (Chorus)

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

3:56

II. Dies irae, (b) Bugles sang (Baritone)

Sir Thomas Allen, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:46

II. Dies irae, (c) Liber scriptus proferetur (Soprano, Semi-Chorus)

Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Elisabeth Söderström

2:50

II. Dies irae, (d) Out there, we've walked quite friendly (Tenor, Baritone)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle, Elisabeth Söderström, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Francis Grier

1:45

II. Dies irae, (e) Recordare Jesu pie (Female Chorus) - (f) Confutatis (Male Chorus)

Simon Halsey, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle

4:44

II. Dies irae, (g) Be slowly lifted up (Baritone)

Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Elisabeth Söderström, Francis Grier

1:52

II. Dies irae, (h) Reprise of Dies irae (Chorus)

Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:17

II. Dies irae, (i) Lacrimosa (Soprano, Chorus)

Simon Halsey, Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

2:04

II. Dies irae, (j) Move him into the sun … Pie Jesu (Tenor, Soprano, Chorus)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Robert Tear, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle, Elisabeth Söderström, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Francis Grier, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

5:55

III. Offertorium, (a) Domine Jesu Christe … Quam olim Abrahae (Boys' Choir, Chorus)

Sir Simon Rattle, Simon Halsey, Francis Grier, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Robert Tear, Elisabeth Söderström

3:33

III. Offertorium, (b) So Abram rose (Tenor, Baritone) - Hostias et preces (Boy's Choir) - Reprise of Quam olim Abrahae (Chorus)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Francis Grier, Sir Thomas Allen, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Robert Tear, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

6:16

IV. Sanctus, (a) Sanctus (Soprano)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Elisabeth Söderström, Sir Simon Rattle

3:18

IV. Sanctus, (b) Benedictus (Chorus)

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle

2:52

IV. Sanctus, (c) After the blast of lightning (Baritone)

Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Thomas Allen, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

3:43

V. Agnus Dei, (a) Agnus Dei … One ever hangs (Chorus, Tenor)

Robert Tear, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Elisabeth Söderström, Francis Grier, Sir Thomas Allen, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

3:46

VI. Libera me, (a) Libera me, Domine (Soprano, Chorus)

Elisabeth Söderström, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Halsey, Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Francis Grier, Robert Tear, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

7:35

VI. Libera me, (b) It seemed that out of battle (Tenor, Baritone)

Sir Thomas Allen, Robert Tear, Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Francis Grier, Simon Halsey, Elisabeth Söderström, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

9:47

VI. Libera me, (c) Let us sleep now … In paradisum (All) - Conclusion "Requiem aeternam" (Chorus)

Mark Blatchly, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Francis Grier, Simon Halsey, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Robert Tear, Sir Simon Rattle, Elisabeth Söderström, The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

5:42

Theme (Allegro maestoso e largamente)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:56

Variation A (Presto)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:30

Variation B (Lento)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:57

Variation C (Moderato)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:45

Variation D (Allegro alla Marcia)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:51

Variation E (Brillante alla Polacca)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:32

Variation F (Meno mosso)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:01

Variation G (Lusingando)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:14

Variation H (Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando al Allegro)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

1:00

Variation I (Maestoso)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:47

Variation J (L'istesso tempo)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

0:50

Variation K (Vivace)

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

0:33

Variation L (Allegro pomposo)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:07

Variation M (Moderato)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

1:56

Fugue (Allegro molto)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

2:53

Russian Funeral for 11-Part Brass and Percussion Ensemble

Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

5:41

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Sir Simon Rattle

Conductor
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra, Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

Coro, Chorus
Robert Tear

Vocals, Tenor

Britten

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