Britten 100: The Birthday Collection
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Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings • Les Illuminations
| 1 | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: I. Prologue | Benjamin Britten | 1:27 |
| 2 | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: II. Pastoral | Benjamin Britten | 3:36 |
| 3 | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: III. Nocturne | Benjamin Britten | 3:26 |
| 4 | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: IV. Elegy | Benjamin Britten | 4:39 |
| 5 | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: V. Dirge | Benjamin Britten | 3:57 |
| 6 | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VI. Hymn | Benjamin Britten | 2:02 |
| 7 | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VII. Sonnet | Benjamin Britten | 3:49 |
| 8 | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings op. 31: VIII. Epilogue | Benjamin Britten | 1:34 |
| 9 | Les Illuminations op. 18: I. Fanfare | Benjamin Britten | 1:52 |
| 10 | Les Illuminations op. 18: II. Villes | Benjamin Britten | 2:24 |
| 11 | Les Illuminations op. 18: IIIa. Phrase | Benjamin Britten | 1:01 |
| 12 | Les Illuminations op. 18: IIIb. Antique | Benjamin Britten | 2:31 |
| 13 | Les Illuminations op. 18: IV. Royauté | Benjamin Britten | 1:39 |
| 14 | Les Illuminations op. 18: V. Marine | Benjamin Britten | 0:57 |
| 15 | Les Illuminations op. 18: VI. Interlude | Benjamin Britten | 2:07 |
| 16 | Les Illuminations op. 18: VII. Being beauteous | Benjamin Britten | 3:59 |
| 17 | Les Illuminations op. 18: VIII. Parade | Benjamin Britten | 2:41 |
| 18 | Les Illuminations op. 18: IX. Départ | Benjamin Britten | 2:38 |
Sinfonia da Requiem • Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings
| 1 | Sinfonia da Requiem op. 20: I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato) / II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco) / III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo) | Benjamin Britten | 1:58 |
| 2 | Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: I. On a poet’s lips I slept | Benjamin Britten | 3:21 |
| 3 | Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: II. Below the thunders of the upper deep | Benjamin Britten | 3:18 |
| 4 | Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: III. Encitured with a twine of leaves | Benjamin Britten | 2:15 |
| 5 | Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: IV. Midnight’s bell goes ting, ting, ting | Benjamin Britten | 2:27 |
| 6 | Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: V. But that night when on my bed I lay | Benjamin Britten | 3:02 |
| 7 | Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VI. She sleeps on soft, last breaths | Benjamin Britten | 4:30 |
| 8 | Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VII. What is more gentle than a wind in summer? | Benjamin Britten | 3:27 |
| 9 | Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obligate Instruments & Strings, op. 60: VIII. When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see | Benjamin Britten | 4:01 |
Peter Grimes: Opera in Three Acts and a Prologue
| 1 | Peter Grimes: Prologue. “Peter Grimes!” (Hobson) | Benjamin Britten | 1:26 |
| 2 | Peter Grimes: Prologue. “You sailed your boat round the coast” (Swallow) | Benjamin Britten | 3:04 |
| 3 | Peter Grimes: Prologue. “Peter Grimes, I here advise you!” (Swallow) | Benjamin Britten | 2:09 |
| 4 | Peter Grimes: Prologue. “The truth… the pity… and the truth” (Peter) | Benjamin Britten | 1:54 |
| 5 | Peter Grimes: Interlude I: On the beach (Dawn) | Benjamin Britten | 2:57 |
| 6 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Oh! Hang at open doors the net, the cork” (Women, Fishermen) | Benjamin Britten | 5:35 |
| 7 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Hi! Give us a hand!” (Peter) | Benjamin Britten | 3:18 |
| 8 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “I have to go from pub to pub” (Hobson) | Benjamin Britten | 1:58 |
| 9 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Let her among you without fault cast the first stone” (Ellen) | Benjamin Britten | 3:08 |
| 10 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “Look, the storm cone!” (Balstrode) | Benjamin Britten | 2:41 |
| 11 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “And do you prefer the storm” (Balstrode) | Benjamin Britten | 4:56 |
| 12 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene I. “What harbour shelters peace” (Peter) | Benjamin Britten | 1:11 |
| 13 | Peter Grimes: Interlude II: The Storm | Benjamin Britten | 4:08 |
| 14 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Past time to close!” (Auntie) | Benjamin Britten | 4:21 |
| 15 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “We live and let live” (Balstrode) | Benjamin Britten | 1:57 |
| 16 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Have you heard? The cliff is down” (Keene) | Benjamin Britten | 1:22 |
| 17 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Now the Great Bear and Pleiades” (Peter) | Benjamin Britten | 3:40 |
| 18 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “Old Joe has gone fishing” (Keene) | Benjamin Britten | 2:28 |
| 19 | Peter Grimes: Act I, Scene II. “The bridge is down, we half swam over” (Hobson) | Benjamin Britten | 1:37 |
| 20 | Peter Grimes: Interlude III: Sunday morning by the beach | Benjamin Britten | 2:23 |
| 21 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight” (Ellen) | Benjamin Britten | 5:40 |
| 22 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Let this be a holiday” (Ellen) | Benjamin Britten | 2:59 |
| 23 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “This unrelenting work” (Ellen) | Benjamin Britten | 4:40 |
| 24 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Fool to let it come to this!” (Auntie) | Benjamin Britten | 2:18 |
| 25 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “What is it?” (Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 1:02 |
| 26 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “People!… No! I will speak!” (Boles) | Benjamin Britten | 2:09 |
Peter Grimes: Opera in Three Acts and a Prologue (contd.)
| 1 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “We planned that their lives should have a new start” (Ellen) | Benjamin Britten | 2:25 |
| 2 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Swallow! Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut?” (Rector) | Benjamin Britten | 0:43 |
| 3 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “Now is gossip put on trial” (Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Rector, Keene, Swallow, Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:12 |
| 4 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene I. “From the gutter, why should we trouble at their ribaldries?” (Nieces) | Benjamin Britten | 4:34 |
| 5 | Peter Grimes: Interlude IV: Passacaglia | Benjamin Britten | 5:27 |
| 6 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Go there!” (Peter) | Benjamin Britten | 7:18 |
| 7 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Now!... Now!…” (Boles, Rector, Swallow, Keene, Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 2:09 |
| 8 | Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II. “Peter Grimes! Nobody here?” (Rector) | Benjamin Britten | 3:07 |
| 9 | Peter Grimes: Interlude V: Evening | Benjamin Britten | 4:19 |
| 10 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Assign your prettiness to me” (Swallow) | Benjamin Britten | 2:36 |
| 11 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Pah!… Ahoy!” (Swallow, Keene) | Benjamin Britten | 2:48 |
| 12 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Come along, Doctor!” (First Burgess) | Benjamin Britten | 3:18 |
| 13 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness” (Ellen) | Benjamin Britten | 5:09 |
| 14 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow!” (Mrs. Sedley) | Benjamin Britten | 1:59 |
| 15 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene I. “Who holds himself apart, lets his pride rise” (Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 3:45 |
| 16 | Peter Grimes: Interlude VI: Fog | Benjamin Britten | 2:36 |
| 17 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “Grimes! Grimes!” (Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 4:55 |
| 18 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “Peter, we’ve come to take you home” (Ellen) | Benjamin Britten | 2:29 |
| 19 | Peter Grimes: Act III, Scene II. “To those who pass the Borough” (Chorus) | Benjamin Britten | 4:50 |
Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin
| 1 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Das Wandern | Franz Schubert | 2:27 |
| 2 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Wohin? | Franz Schubert | 2:02 |
| 3 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Halt! | Franz Schubert | 1:30 |
| 4 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Danksagung an den Bach | Franz Schubert | 2:26 |
| 5 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Am Feierabend | Franz Schubert | 2:29 |
| 6 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Neugierige | Franz Schubert | 4:20 |
| 7 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Ungeduld | Franz Schubert | 2:41 |
| 8 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Morgengruß | Franz Schubert | 3:56 |
| 9 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Des Müllers Blumen | Franz Schubert | 3:32 |
| 10 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Tränenregen | Franz Schubert | 5:08 |
| 11 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Mein! | Franz Schubert | 2:10 |
| 12 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Pause | Franz Schubert | 4:30 |
| 13 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Mit dem grünen Lautenbande | Franz Schubert | 2:08 |
| 14 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Jäger | Franz Schubert | 1:17 |
| 15 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Eifersucht und Stolz | Franz Schubert | 1:34 |
| 16 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Die liebe Farbe | Franz Schubert | 4:01 |
| 17 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Die böse Farbe | Franz Schubert | 1:54 |
| 18 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Trockne Blumen | Franz Schubert | 3:33 |
| 19 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Der Müller und der Bach | Franz Schubert | 4:11 |
| 20 | Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Des Baches Wiegenlied | Franz Schubert | 7:17 |
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra • Diversions
| 1 | Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations & Fugue on a theme of Purcell), op. 34 | Benjamin Britten | 1:41 |
| 2 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Theme | Benjamin Britten | 1:06 |
| 3 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation I (Recitative) | Benjamin Britten | 1:28 |
| 4 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation II (Romance) | Benjamin Britten | 1:29 |
| 5 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation III (March) | Benjamin Britten | 1:19 |
| 6 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IV (Arabesque) | Benjamin Britten | 1:37 |
| 7 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation V (Chant) | Benjamin Britten | 1:47 |
| 8 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VI (Nocturne) | Benjamin Britten | 2:07 |
| 9 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VII (Badinerie) | Benjamin Britten | 1:25 |
| 10 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation VIII (Burlesque) | Benjamin Britten | 1:52 |
| 11 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXa (Toccata) | Benjamin Britten | 0:48 |
| 12 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation IXb (Toccata II) | Benjamin Britten | 2:01 |
| 13 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation X (Adagio) | Benjamin Britten | 4:17 |
| 14 | Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, op. 21: Variation XI (Tarantella) | Benjamin Britten | 2:36 |
A Ceremony of Carols • Violinkonzert | Violin Concerto
| 1 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Procession (Senza misura) | Benjamin Britten | 1:11 |
| 2 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Wolcum Yole! (Allegro con brio) | Benjamin Britten | 1:30 |
| 3 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: There Is No Rose (Allegretto) | Benjamin Britten | 2:25 |
| 4 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: That Yonge Child (Andante quasi recitativo) | Benjamin Britten | 1:39 |
| 5 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Balulalow (Andante piacevole) | Benjamin Britten | 1:31 |
| 6 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: As Dew in Aprille (Allegro) | Benjamin Britten | 1:08 |
| 7 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: This Little Babe (Presto con fuoco) | Benjamin Britten | 1:28 |
| 8 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Interlude (Andante pastorale) | Benjamin Britten | 3:44 |
| 9 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night (Andante comodo) | Benjamin Britten | 3:16 |
| 10 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Spring Carol (Allegretto) | Benjamin Britten | 1:13 |
| 11 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Deo gracias (Presto) | Benjamin Britten | 1:16 |
| 12 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Recession (Senza misura) | Benjamin Britten | 1:14 |
| 13 | Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: I. Moderato con moto | Benjamin Britten | 9:16 |
| 14 | Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: II. Vivace | Benjamin Britten | 8:23 |
| 15 | Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento | Benjamin Britten | 13:59 |
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge • A Charm of Lullabies
| 1 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: I. Introduction and Theme | Benjamin Britten | 1:57 |
| 2 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: II. Adagio | Benjamin Britten | 2:53 |
| 3 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: III. March | Benjamin Britten | 1:17 |
| 4 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: IV. Romance | Benjamin Britten | 1:40 |
| 5 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: V. Aria italiana | Benjamin Britten | 1:18 |
| 6 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VI. Bourrée classique | Benjamin Britten | 1:24 |
| 7 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VII. Wiener Walzer | Benjamin Britten | 2:48 |
| 8 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: VIII. Moto perpetuo | Benjamin Britten | 1:03 |
| 9 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: IX. Funeral March | Benjamin Britten | 3:54 |
| 10 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: X. Chant | Benjamin Britten | 1:42 |
| 11 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10: XI. Fugue & XII. Finale | Benjamin Britten | 7:08 |
| 12 | A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: I. Cradle Song | Benjamin Britten | 2:13 |
| 13 | A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: II. The Highland Bales | Benjamin Britten | 2:05 |
| 14 | A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: III. Sephestia’s Lullaby | Benjamin Britten | 2:14 |
| 15 | A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: IV. A Charm | Benjamin Britten | 1:28 |
| 16 | A Charm of Lullabies op. 41: V. The Nurse’s Song | Benjamin Britten | 4:24 |
The Prince of the Pagodas: Act 1 + 2
| 1 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Prelude | Benjamin Britten | 2:19 |
| 2 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Fool and the Dwarf | Benjamin Britten | 1:20 |
| 3 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Emperor | Benjamin Britten | 1:29 |
| 4 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Gavotte | Benjamin Britten | 2:35 |
| 5 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Four Kings | Benjamin Britten | 1:20 |
| 6 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the North | Benjamin Britten | 1:17 |
| 7 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the East | Benjamin Britten | 2:31 |
| 8 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the West | Benjamin Britten | 1:07 |
| 9 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The King of the South | Benjamin Britten | 1:43 |
| 10 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Belle Epine | Benjamin Britten | 2:26 |
| 11 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Belle Rose | Benjamin Britten | 6:10 |
| 12 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Kings and Belle Rose | Benjamin Britten | 1:25 |
| 13 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Triumph of Belle Epine | Benjamin Britten | 1:52 |
| 14 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. Rage of the Kings | Benjamin Britten | 1:41 |
| 15 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 1. The Four Frogs | Benjamin Britten | 3:01 |
| 16 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Air | Benjamin Britten | 5:35 |
| 17 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Water | Benjamin Britten | 7:13 |
| 18 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 1. Fire | Benjamin Britten | 5:59 |
| 19 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. Belle Rose in Pagoda‐Land | Benjamin Britten | 2:06 |
| 20 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Pagodas | Benjamin Britten | 3:02 |
| 21 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Salamander | Benjamin Britten | 3:02 |
| 22 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 2, Scene 2. The Prince and Belle Rose | Benjamin Britten | 5:54 |
The Prince of the Pagodas: Act 3
| 1 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Epine as Empress | Benjamin Britten | 2:45 |
| 2 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. The Old Emperor | Benjamin Britten | 2:51 |
| 3 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Belle Rose and the Salamander | Benjamin Britten | 1:33 |
| 4 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 1. Transition | Benjamin Britten | 3:08 |
| 5 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. The Pagoda Palace | Benjamin Britten | 1:36 |
| 6 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de six | Benjamin Britten | 2:03 |
| 7 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 1 | Benjamin Britten | 3:43 |
| 8 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 2 | Benjamin Britten | 1:06 |
| 9 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 3 | Benjamin Britten | 1:08 |
| 10 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de trois | Benjamin Britten | 1:24 |
| 11 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Pas de deux | Benjamin Britten | 4:05 |
| 12 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 4 | Benjamin Britten | 1:10 |
| 13 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Variation 5 | Benjamin Britten | 2:16 |
| 14 | The Prince of the Pagodas op. 57: Act 3, Scene 2. Finale | Benjamin Britten | 6:10 |