Benjamin Britten

Britten Conducts Britten, Vol. IV

Release date November 06, 2006

Tracklist

1
Piano Concerto, op. 13: I. Toccata
12:00
12:00
2
Piano Concerto, op. 13: II. Waltz
5:06
5:06
3
Piano Concerto, op. 13: III. Impromptu
8:07
8:07
4
Piano Concerto, op. 13: IV. March
8:50
8:50
5
Concerto for Violin, op. 15: I. Moderato con moto
9:17
9:17
6
Violin Concerto, op. 15: II. Vivace
9:18
9:18
7
Violin Concerto, op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento
13:45
13:45
8
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: Allegro maestoso
12:30
12:30
9
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: Presto inquieto
3:38
3:38
10
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: Adagio
10:33
10:33
11
Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68: Passacaglia
7:22
7:22
12
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: 1. Lacrymosa
8:46
8:46
13
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: 2. Dies irae
5:04
5:04
14
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: 3. Requiem aeternam
6:38
6:38
15
Cantata misericordium, op. 69
19:48
19:48
16
Prelude and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra, op. 29
9:16
9:16
17
Simple Symphony for String Orchestra, op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée. Allegro ritmico
3:24
3:24
18
Simple Symphony for String Orchestra, op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato. Presto possibile pizzicato sempre
3:03
3:03
19
Simple Symphony for String Orchestra, op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband. Poco lento e pesante
7:53
7:53
20
Simple Symphony for String Orchestra, op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale. Prestissimo con fuoco
2:59
2:59
21
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Introduction and Theme. Lento maestoso – Allegretto poco lento
1:58
1:58
22
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Adagio
2:24
2:24
23
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: March. Presto alla marcia
1:07
1:07
24
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Romance. Allegretto grazioso
1:38
1:38
25
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Aria Italiana. Allegro brillante
1:19
1:19
26
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Bourrée Classique. Allegro e pesante
1:16
1:16
27
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Wierner Walzer. Vivace
2:41
2:41
28
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Moto perpetuo. Allegro molto
1:11
1:11
29
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IX. Funeral March
3:59
3:59
30
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Chant. Lento
1:38
1:38
31
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Fugue and Finale. Allegro molto vivace – Lento e solenne
7:35
7:35
32
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
16:30
16:30
33
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Prelude
2:21
2:21
34
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Fool and the Dwarf
1:20
1:20
35
The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 1. The Emperor – March
1:29
1:29
36
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Gavotte
2:35
2:35
37
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Four Kings
1:20
1:20
38
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the North
1:17
1:17
39
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the East
2:31
2:31
40
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the West
1:07
1:07
41
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the South
1:43
1:43
42
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Belle Epine
2:26
2:26
43
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Belle Rose
6:10
6:10
44
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Kings and Belle Rose
1:25
1:25
45
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Triumph of Belle Epine
1:52
1:52
46
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Rage of the Kings
1:41
1:41
47
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Four Frogs
2:57
2:57
48
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Air
5:35
5:35
49
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Water
7:13
7:13
50
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Fire
5:59
5:59
51
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. Belle Rose in Pagoda‐Land
2:06
2:06
52
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Pagodas
3:02
3:02
53
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Salamander
3:02
3:02
54
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Prince and Belle Rose
5:55
5:55
55
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Epine as Empress
2:47
2:47
56
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. The Old Emperor
2:51
2:51
57
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Rose and the Salamander
1:33
1:33
58
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Transition
3:08
3:08
59
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. The Pagoda Palace
1:36
1:36
60
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de six
2:03
2:03
61
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 1
3:43
3:43
62
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 2
1:06
1:06
63
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 3
1:08
1:08
64
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de trois
1:24
1:24
65
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de deux
4:05
4:05
66
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 4
1:10
1:10
67
The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 5
2:16
2:16
68
The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Finale and Apotheosis
6:10
6:10
69
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Theme
1:06
1:06
70
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation I (Recitative)
1:28
1:28
71
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation II (Romance)
1:29
1:29
72
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation III (March)
1:19
1:19
73
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IV (Arabesque)
1:36
1:36
74
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation V (Chant)
1:47
1:47
75
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VI (Nocturne)
2:07
2:07
76
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VII (Badinerie)
1:25
1:25
77
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VIII (Burlesque)
1:52
1:52
78
Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXa. Toccata I
0:48
0:48
79
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXb (Toccata II)
2:01
2:01
80
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation X (Adagio)
4:17
4:17
81
Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation XI (Tarantella)
2:41
2:41
82
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XVI
1:59
1:59
83
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXI
1:22
1:22
84
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXX
3:16
3:16
85
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto LV
1:47
1:47
86
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXVIII
1:54
1:54
87
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXXII
1:20
1:20
88
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: Sonetto XXIV
4:55
4:55
89
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh my blacke Soule!
3:20
3:20
90
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Batter my heart
1:20
1:20
91
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh might those sighes and teares
3:00
3:00
92
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Oh, to vex me
1:08
1:08
93
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: What if this present
2:50
2:50
94
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Since she whom I loved
3:27
3:27
95
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: At the round earth's imagin'd corners
2:35
2:35
96
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Thou hast made me
1:31
1:31
97
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: Death be not proud
3:57
3:57
98
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 1 “The pride of the peacock is the glory of God” - London “I wander thro' each charter'd street”
3:07
3:07
99
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 2 “Prisons are built with stones of Law” - The Chimney-Sweeper “A little black thing among the snow”
2:50
2:50
100
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 3 “The bird a nest, the spider a web” - A Poison Tree “I was angry with my friend”
4:28
4:28
101
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 4 “Think in the morning” - The Tyger “Tyger! Tyger! burning bright”
2:34
2:34
102
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 5 “The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction” - The Fly “Little Fly”
2:48
2:48
103
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 6 “The hours of folly are measur'd by the clock” - Ah, Sun-flower
4:15
4:15
104
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 7 “To see a World in a Grain of Sand” - Every Night and Every Morn
3:28
3:28
105
Winter Words, op. 52: At day‐close in November
1:40
1:40
106
Winter Words, op. 52: Midnight on the Great Western
4:28
4:28
107
Winter Words, op. 52: Wagtail and baby
1:58
1:58
108
Winter Words, op. 52: The little old table
1:24
1:24
109
Winter Words, op. 52: The choirmaster’s burial
3:46
3:46
110
Winter Words, op. 52: Proud songsters
1:10
1:10
111
Winter Words, op. 52: At the railway station, Upway
2:42
2:42
112
Winter Words, op. 52: Before life and after
3:18
3:18
113
Tit for Tat: A song of enchantment
2:27
2:27
114
Tit for Tat: Autumn
1:13
1:13
115
Tit for Tat: Silver
1:45
1:45
116
Tit for Tat: Vigil
1:43
1:43
117
Tit for Tat: Tit for tat
1:34
1:34
118
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Prologue
1:24
1:24
119
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Pastoral “The day’s grown old”
3:37
3:37
120
Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, op. 31: Nocturne
3:20
3:20
121
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Elegy “O Rose, thou art sick”
4:02
4:02
122
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Dirge “This ae nighte”
3:44
3:44
123
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Hymn “Queen and huntress, chaste and fair”
2:01
2:01
124
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Sonnet “O soft embalmer of the still midnight”
4:09
4:09
125
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Epilogue
1:33
1:33
126
Les Illuminations, op. 18: I. Fanfare
1:51
1:51
127
Les Illuminations, op. 18: II. Villes
2:32
2:32
128
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIa. Phrase
0:57
0:57
129
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IIIb. Antique
2:10
2:10
130
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IV. Royauté
1:37
1:37
131
Les Illuminations, op. 18: V. Marine
1:02
1:02
132
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VI. Interlude
2:21
2:21
133
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VII. Being beauteous
4:04
4:04
134
Les Illuminations, op. 18: VIII. Parade
2:48
2:48
135
Les Illuminations, op. 18: IX. Départ
2:42
2:42
136
Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “On a poet’s lips I slept”
3:22
3:22
137
Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “Below the thunders of the upper deep”
3:18
3:18
138
Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “Encintured with a twine of leaves”
2:12
2:12
139
Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “Midnight’s bell goes ting, ting, ting”
2:30
2:30
140
Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “But that night when on my bed I lay”
3:02
3:02
141
Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “She sleeps on soft, last breaths”
4:30
4:30
142
Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “What is more gentle than a wind in summer?”
3:27
3:27
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Nocturne for Tenor, 7 Obligato Instruments & Strings, op. 60: “When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see”
4:01
4:01