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CD 1: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.64
Act 1
Track 1
"Over hill, over dale"
[4:04]
Downside School, Purley, Choir Of, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
"Oberon is passing fell and wrath"
[3:06]
Downside School, Purley, Choir Of, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
"Well, go thy way"
[3:25]
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
"How now my love?"
[4:33]
Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
"Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull"
[3:40]
Alfred Deller, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
"Welcome wanderer!"
[4:30]
Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
"Is all our company her?"
[7:37]
Norman Lumsden, Kenneth McDonald, Owen Brannigan, Keith Raggett, Robert Tear, David Kelly, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
"Fair love, you faint with wand'ring in the wood"
[2:41]
Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
"Through the forest have I gone"
[1:45]
Stephen Terry, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 10
"Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrius"
[5:15]
Heather Harper, Thomas Hemsley, Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 11
"Come, now a roundel and a fairy song"
[1:59]
Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 12
"You spotted snakes with double tongue"
[2:14]
Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Downside School, Purley, Choir Of, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 13
"What thou seest when thou dost wake"
[1:47]
Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Act 2
Track 14
Introduction: The wood
[3:20]
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 15
"Are we all met?"
[7:36]
Owen Brannigan, Norman Lumsden, Kenneth McDonald, David Kelly, Robert Tear, Keith Raggett, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 16
"I see their knavery"
[3:05]
Owen Brannigan, Elizabeth Harwood, John Pryor, Richard Dakin, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 17
"Be kind and courteous to this gentleman"
[1:17]
Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 18
"Hail, mortal, hail!"
[5:14]
Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Owen Brannigan, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 19
"I have a reas'nable good ear in music"
[3:39]
Owen Brannigan, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 20
"How now, mad spirit?"
[3:06]
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 2: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.64
Act 2
Track 1
"Flower of this purple dye"
[6:32]
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
"Puppet? Why so?"
[3:05]
Josephine Veasey, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
"This is thy negligence"
[2:10]
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
"Up and down, up and down"
[6:02]
Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
"On the ground, sleep sound"
[3:05]
Downside School, Purley, Choir Of, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Act 3
Track 6
"My gentle Robin, see'st thou this sweet sight?"
[7:12]
Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
"Helena! Hermi! Demetrius! Lysander!"
[4:46]
Thomas Hemsley, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
"When my cue comes, call me"
[3:37]
Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
"Have you sent to Bottom's house?"
[3:10]
Norman Lumsden, Keith Raggett, Robert Tear, Kenneth McDonald, Owen Brannigan, David Kelly, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 10
"Now, fair Hippolyta"
[7:25]
John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 11
"Iff we offend, it is with our good will"
[1:20]
Owen Brannigan, Kenneth McDonald, Norman Lumsden, David Kelly, Robert Tear, Keith Raggett, John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 12
"Gentles, perchange you wonder at this show"
[1:16]
Norman Lumsden, Heather Harper, Thomas Hemsley, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 13
"In this same interlude it doth befall"
[1:11]
Robert Tear, Josephine Veasey, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 14
"O grim-look'd night, O night with hue so black"
[1:52]
Owen Brannigan, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 15
"O wall, fur often hast thou heard my moans"
[2:30]
Kenneth McDonald, Owen Brannigan, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 16
"You ladies, you whose gentle hearts do fear"
[0:47]
David Kelly, Josephine Veasey, Thomas Hemsley, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 17
"This lanthorn doth the horned moon present"
[1:51]
Keith Raggett, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Thomas Hemsley, Helen Watts, Kenneth McDonald, David Kelly, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 18
"Sweet moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams"
[1:52]
Owen Brannigan, Helen Watts, Thomas Hemsley, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 19
"Asleep, my love?"
[2:32]
Kenneth McDonald, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 20
"Come, your Bergomask"
[2:46]
John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 21
"Now the hungry lion roars"
[5:04]
Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 3: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Phaedra, Op.93
Track 1
In May, in brilliant Athens
[6:38]
Track 2
Oh Gods of wrath
[2:51]
Track 3
My time's too short, your highness
[6:06]
Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
The Rape of Lucretia, Op.37
Lib. Ronald Duncan
Act 1
Track 4
Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart
[2:38]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
It is an axiom among kings
[2:33]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
Here the thirsty evening
[2:54]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
Who reaches heaven first
[2:33]
John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Luxon, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
Maria was unmasked at a masked ball
[4:14]
Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
Collatinus is politically astute
[4:29]
Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 10
There goes a happy man!
[4:15]
Benjamin Luxon, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 11
Tarquinius does not dare
[2:26]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 12
My horse! My horse! tarquinius does not wait
[3:07]
Benjamin Luxon, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 13
Their spinning-wheel unwinds
[5:19]
Heather Harper, Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 14
Listen! I heard a knock
[2:35]
Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 15
Time treads upon the hands of women
[3:42]
Heather Harper, Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 16
The oatmeal slippers of sleep
[7:37]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Luxon, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 4: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
The Rape of Lucretia, Op.37
Lib. Ronald Duncan
Act 2
Track 1
The prosperity of the Etruscans
[7:19]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
She sleeps as a rose
[5:26]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
Within this frail crucible of light
[4:26]
Benjamin Luxon, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
Lucretia!...What do you want?
[5:57]
Benjamin Luxon, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
Interlude: Here in this scene
[4:07]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
Oh! What a lovely day!
[4:27]
Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia
[4:59]
Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
Flowers bring to every year
[3:24]
Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
You were right
[3:52]
Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 10
Lucretia! Lucretia!
[2:57]
John Shirley-Quirk, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 11
Last night Tarquinius ravished me
[3:30]
Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 12
This dead hand lets fall
[4:09]
John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 13
Epilogue: Is it all?
[5:20]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 5: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
The Turn of the Screw, Op.54
Act One
Track 1
Prologue
[2:49]
Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
Theme - Scene 1: The Journey
[3:26]
Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome
[4:08]
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter
[3:52]
Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
Interlude: Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower
[5:50]
Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window
[9:59]
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
Interlude: Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson
[4:45]
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
Interlude: Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake
[6:37]
Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
Interlude: Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night
[10:45]
Sir Peter Pears, David Hemmings, Arda Mandikian, Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 6: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
The Turn of the Screw, Op.54
Act Two
Track 1
Interlude: Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and So- lioquy
[8:36]
Arda Mandikian, Sir Peter Pears, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells
[8:30]
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
Interlude: Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel
[6:20]
Jennifer Vyvyan, Arda Mandikian, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
Interlude: Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom
[5:58]
David Hemmings, Jennifer Vyvyan, Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
Interlude: Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint
[2:07]
Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
Interlude: Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano
[4:52]
Jennifer Vyvyan, Joan Cross, Olive Dyer, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
Interlude: Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora
[4:54]
Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Arda Mandikian, Olive Dyer, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
Interlude: Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles
[11:43]
Jennifer Vyvyan, Joan Cross, David Hemmings, Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 7: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Death in Venice, Op.88
Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann
Act 1
Track 1
My mind beats on
[4:57]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 2
Who's that? A foreigner, a traveller no doubt
[4:53]
Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 3
Hey there, hey there, you!
[3:48]
John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 4
Serenissima...Low-lying clouds, unending grey
[2:55]
Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 5
Overture: Venice
[2:36]
English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 6
Ah, Serenissima!
[5:20]
Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Michael Bauer, Kenneth Bowen, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 7
Mysterious gondola
[1:42]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 8
We are delighted to greet the signore
[4:09]
John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 9
Was I wrong to come?
[6:13]
Neville Williams, Sir Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, Anne Wilkens, Stephen James Adams, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Angela Vernon Bates, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Kenneth Bowen, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 10
There is indeed in every artist's nature
[2:14]
Sir Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 11
Children's games: Adziu, Adziu
[10:04]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 12
Aou'! Stagando, aou'
[4:51]
John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Carpenter Turner, Sheila Brand, Stephen James Adams, Anne Wilkens, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 13
Naturally, Signore, I understand
[7:56]
John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth Bowen, Sir Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 14
Here will I stay, here dedicate my days
[9:44]
Neville Williams, Sir Peter Pears, James Bowman, Anne Wilkens, Iris Saunders, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Stephen James Adams, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Angela Vernon Bates, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
CD 8: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Death in Venice, Op.88
Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann
Act 1
Track 1
First, the race!
[5:08]
Neville Williams, James Bowman, Anne Wilkens, Iris Saunders, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Stephen James Adams, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Angela Vernon Bates, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 2
The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me
[4:17]
Act 2
Track 3
So, it has come to this
[4:38]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 4
Guardate, Signore!
[2:20]
John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 5
Do I detect a scent?
[6:25]
Sir Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, Stephen James Adams, Stuart Harling, Sheila Brand, Robert Carpenter Turner, Anne Wilkens, Anna Vincent, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 6
Careful search now leads me to them
[7:48]
Sir Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, Keith Jones, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 7
This way for the players, Signori
[4:26]
Neville Williams, Kenneth Bowen, Stuart Harling, Penelope McKay, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 8
Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso
[4:11]
John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 9
One moment, if you please
[2:01]
Track 10
In these last years
[2:56]
Peter Leeming, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 11
So it is true
[4:22]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 12
Receive the stranger god
[3:46]
John Shirley-Quirk, James Bowman, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 13
The empty beach: Do what you will with me
[2:00]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 14
Yes! A very wise decision
[2:23]
John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 15
Hurrah for the Piazza
[2:54]
Sir Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 16
Chaos, chaos and sickness
[4:24]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 17
The wind still blows from the land
[4:17]
John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth Bowen, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 18
Interlude: Ah, no!
[5:07]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
CD 9: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Gloriana, Op.53
Act 1 Scene 1
Track 1
1. Prelude
[2:20]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 2
2. The Tornament
[4:19]
Christopher Cornall, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Bryn Terfel, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 3
3. Recitative & Fight
[1:25]
Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 4
4. Entrance of the Queen
[1:29]
Track 5
5. Recitative
[1:08]
Josephine Barstow, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 6
6. The two Lords' Explanation
[1:24]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 7
7. Raleigh's Song
[1:43]
Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 8
8. Ensemble of Reconciliation
[4:53]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Bryn Terfel, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 9
9. Recitative & Final March
[1:30]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 1 Scene 2
Track 10
10. Prelude & Dialogue
[2:03]
Track 11
11. The Queen's Song
[1:57]
Track 12
12. Cecil's Song of Government
[1:56]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 13
13. Recitative & Essex's Entry
[2:36]
Don Gillis, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 14
14. First Lute Song
[1:59]
Track 15
15. Second Lute Song
[3:44]
Track 16
16. The First Duet for the Queen & Essex
[4:13]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 17
17. Soliloquy & Prayer
[5:10]
Josephine Barstow, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 2 Scene 1
Track 18
18. Prelude & Welcome
[4:03]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Alan Opie, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 19
19. The Masque
[11:49]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 20
20. Finale
[2:52]
Josephine Barstow, John Mark Ainsley, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, John Shirley-Quirk, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 2 Scene 2
Track 21
21. Prelude & Song
[2:14]
Track 22
22. Duet
[1:25]
Yvonne Kenny, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 23
23. Double Duet
[1:47]
Track 24
24. Quartet
[3:39]
Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
CD 10: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Gloriana, Op.53
Act 2 Scene 3
Track 1
25. Pavane
[2:10]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 2
26. Conversation
[1:21]
Janice Watson, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Philip Langridge, Peter Hoare, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 3
27. Galliard
[1:50]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 4
28. Conversation & the Queen's Entrance
[1:04]
Josephine Barstow, Peter Hoare, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 5
29. Lavolta
[1:25]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 6
30. Conversation
[0:49]
Josephine Barstow, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 7
31. Morris dance
[1:04]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 8
32. Recitative
[0:25]
Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 9
33. The Queen's Burlesque
[1:49]
Josephine Barstow, Della Jones, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 10
34. Quartet
[2:51]
Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Philip Langridge, Peter Hoare, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 11
35. March
[0:47]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 12
36. The Queen's Announcement
[2:04]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 13
37. Ensemble
[3:09]
Josephine Barstow, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Peter Hoare, Alan Opie, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 14
38. Coranto
[1:14]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 3 Scene 1
Track 15
39. Prelude & Chatter
[2:54]
Janice Watson, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 16
40. Essex's Intrusion
[0:57]
Janice Watson, Philip Langridge, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 17
41. The Second Duet of the Queen & Essex
[8:01]
Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Philip Langridge, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 18
42. The Dressing-Table Song
[2:45]
Janice Watson, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 19
43. The Entrance of Cecil
[1:04]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 20
44. Cecil's Report
[0:48]
Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 21
45. Discussion
[0:58]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 22
46. The Queen's Decision
[1:38]
Josephine Barstow, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 3 Scene 2
Track 23
47. Ballad - Rondo
[10:35]
Sir Willard White, Bryn Terfel, Jenevora Williams, James Miller-Coburn, Tom Finucane, Monmouth School Choir, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 3 Scene 3
Track 24
48. Prelude & Verdict
[6:17]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 25
49. Cecil's Warning
[0:56]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 26
50. The Queen's Dilemma
[1:30]
Josephine Barstow, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 27
51. Trio
[2:31]
Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 28
52. Lady Essex's Pleading
[2:36]
Della Jones, Josephine Barstow, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 29
53. Penepole Rich's Pleading
[1:41]
Yvonne Kenny, Josephine Barstow, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 30
54. Epilogue
[8:51]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.64
Act 1
Track 1
"Over hill, over dale"
[4:04]
Downside School, Purley, Choir Of, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
"Oberon is passing fell and wrath"
[3:06]
Downside School, Purley, Choir Of, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
"Well, go thy way"
[3:25]
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
"How now my love?"
[4:33]
Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
"Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull"
[3:40]
Alfred Deller, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
"Welcome wanderer!"
[4:30]
Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
"Is all our company her?"
[7:37]
Norman Lumsden, Kenneth McDonald, Owen Brannigan, Keith Raggett, Robert Tear, David Kelly, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
"Fair love, you faint with wand'ring in the wood"
[2:41]
Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
"Through the forest have I gone"
[1:45]
Stephen Terry, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 10
"Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrius"
[5:15]
Heather Harper, Thomas Hemsley, Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 11
"Come, now a roundel and a fairy song"
[1:59]
Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 12
"You spotted snakes with double tongue"
[2:14]
Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Downside School, Purley, Choir Of, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 13
"What thou seest when thou dost wake"
[1:47]
Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Act 2
Track 14
Introduction: The wood
[3:20]
London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 15
"Are we all met?"
[7:36]
Owen Brannigan, Norman Lumsden, Kenneth McDonald, David Kelly, Robert Tear, Keith Raggett, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 16
"I see their knavery"
[3:05]
Owen Brannigan, Elizabeth Harwood, John Pryor, Richard Dakin, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 17
"Be kind and courteous to this gentleman"
[1:17]
Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 18
"Hail, mortal, hail!"
[5:14]
Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Owen Brannigan, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 19
"I have a reas'nable good ear in music"
[3:39]
Owen Brannigan, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 20
"How now, mad spirit?"
[3:06]
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 2: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.64
Act 2
Track 1
"Flower of this purple dye"
[6:32]
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
"Puppet? Why so?"
[3:05]
Josephine Veasey, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
"This is thy negligence"
[2:10]
Alfred Deller, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
"Up and down, up and down"
[6:02]
Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
"On the ground, sleep sound"
[3:05]
Downside School, Purley, Choir Of, Emanuel School Wandsworth, Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Act 3
Track 6
"My gentle Robin, see'st thou this sweet sight?"
[7:12]
Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, Stephen Terry, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
"Helena! Hermi! Demetrius! Lysander!"
[4:46]
Thomas Hemsley, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
"When my cue comes, call me"
[3:37]
Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
"Have you sent to Bottom's house?"
[3:10]
Norman Lumsden, Keith Raggett, Robert Tear, Kenneth McDonald, Owen Brannigan, David Kelly, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 10
"Now, fair Hippolyta"
[7:25]
John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 11
"Iff we offend, it is with our good will"
[1:20]
Owen Brannigan, Kenneth McDonald, Norman Lumsden, David Kelly, Robert Tear, Keith Raggett, John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Heather Harper, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 12
"Gentles, perchange you wonder at this show"
[1:16]
Norman Lumsden, Heather Harper, Thomas Hemsley, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 13
"In this same interlude it doth befall"
[1:11]
Robert Tear, Josephine Veasey, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 14
"O grim-look'd night, O night with hue so black"
[1:52]
Owen Brannigan, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 15
"O wall, fur often hast thou heard my moans"
[2:30]
Kenneth McDonald, Owen Brannigan, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 16
"You ladies, you whose gentle hearts do fear"
[0:47]
David Kelly, Josephine Veasey, Thomas Hemsley, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 17
"This lanthorn doth the horned moon present"
[1:51]
Keith Raggett, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Thomas Hemsley, Helen Watts, Kenneth McDonald, David Kelly, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 18
"Sweet moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams"
[1:52]
Owen Brannigan, Helen Watts, Thomas Hemsley, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 19
"Asleep, my love?"
[2:32]
Kenneth McDonald, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 20
"Come, your Bergomask"
[2:46]
John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 21
"Now the hungry lion roars"
[5:04]
Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark, Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 3: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Phaedra, Op.93
Track 1
In May, in brilliant Athens
[6:38]
Track 2
Oh Gods of wrath
[2:51]
Track 3
My time's too short, your highness
[6:06]
Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
The Rape of Lucretia, Op.37
Lib. Ronald Duncan
Act 1
Track 4
Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart
[2:38]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
It is an axiom among kings
[2:33]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
Here the thirsty evening
[2:54]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
Who reaches heaven first
[2:33]
John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Luxon, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
Maria was unmasked at a masked ball
[4:14]
Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
Collatinus is politically astute
[4:29]
Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Benjamin Luxon, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 10
There goes a happy man!
[4:15]
Benjamin Luxon, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 11
Tarquinius does not dare
[2:26]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 12
My horse! My horse! tarquinius does not wait
[3:07]
Benjamin Luxon, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 13
Their spinning-wheel unwinds
[5:19]
Heather Harper, Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 14
Listen! I heard a knock
[2:35]
Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 15
Time treads upon the hands of women
[3:42]
Heather Harper, Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 16
The oatmeal slippers of sleep
[7:37]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, Benjamin Luxon, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 4: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
The Rape of Lucretia, Op.37
Lib. Ronald Duncan
Act 2
Track 1
The prosperity of the Etruscans
[7:19]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
She sleeps as a rose
[5:26]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
Within this frail crucible of light
[4:26]
Benjamin Luxon, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
Lucretia!...What do you want?
[5:57]
Benjamin Luxon, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
Interlude: Here in this scene
[4:07]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
Oh! What a lovely day!
[4:27]
Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia
[4:59]
Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
Flowers bring to every year
[3:24]
Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Bainbridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
You were right
[3:52]
Jenny Hill, Elizabeth Bainbridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 10
Lucretia! Lucretia!
[2:57]
John Shirley-Quirk, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 11
Last night Tarquinius ravished me
[3:30]
Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 12
This dead hand lets fall
[4:09]
John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 13
Epilogue: Is it all?
[5:20]
Heather Harper, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 5: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
The Turn of the Screw, Op.54
Act One
Track 1
Prologue
[2:49]
Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
Theme - Scene 1: The Journey
[3:26]
Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome
[4:08]
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter
[3:52]
Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
Interlude: Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower
[5:50]
Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window
[9:59]
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
Interlude: Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson
[4:45]
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
Interlude: Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake
[6:37]
Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, David Hemmings, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 9
Interlude: Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night
[10:45]
Sir Peter Pears, David Hemmings, Arda Mandikian, Olive Dyer, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 6: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
The Turn of the Screw, Op.54
Act Two
Track 1
Interlude: Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and So- lioquy
[8:36]
Arda Mandikian, Sir Peter Pears, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 2
Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells
[8:30]
David Hemmings, Olive Dyer, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 3
Interlude: Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel
[6:20]
Jennifer Vyvyan, Arda Mandikian, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 4
Interlude: Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom
[5:58]
David Hemmings, Jennifer Vyvyan, Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 5
Interlude: Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint
[2:07]
Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 6
Interlude: Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano
[4:52]
Jennifer Vyvyan, Joan Cross, Olive Dyer, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 7
Interlude: Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora
[4:54]
Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Arda Mandikian, Olive Dyer, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Track 8
Interlude: Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles
[11:43]
Jennifer Vyvyan, Joan Cross, David Hemmings, Sir Peter Pears, English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
CD 7: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Death in Venice, Op.88
Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann
Act 1
Track 1
My mind beats on
[4:57]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 2
Who's that? A foreigner, a traveller no doubt
[4:53]
Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 3
Hey there, hey there, you!
[3:48]
John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 4
Serenissima...Low-lying clouds, unending grey
[2:55]
Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 5
Overture: Venice
[2:36]
English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 6
Ah, Serenissima!
[5:20]
Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Michael Bauer, Kenneth Bowen, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 7
Mysterious gondola
[1:42]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 8
We are delighted to greet the signore
[4:09]
John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 9
Was I wrong to come?
[6:13]
Neville Williams, Sir Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, Anne Wilkens, Stephen James Adams, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Angela Vernon Bates, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Kenneth Bowen, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 10
There is indeed in every artist's nature
[2:14]
Sir Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 11
Children's games: Adziu, Adziu
[10:04]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 12
Aou'! Stagando, aou'
[4:51]
John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Carpenter Turner, Sheila Brand, Stephen James Adams, Anne Wilkens, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 13
Naturally, Signore, I understand
[7:56]
John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth Bowen, Sir Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 14
Here will I stay, here dedicate my days
[9:44]
Neville Williams, Sir Peter Pears, James Bowman, Anne Wilkens, Iris Saunders, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Stephen James Adams, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Angela Vernon Bates, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
CD 8: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Death in Venice, Op.88
Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann
Act 1
Track 1
First, the race!
[5:08]
Neville Williams, James Bowman, Anne Wilkens, Iris Saunders, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Stephen James Adams, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Angela Vernon Bates, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 2
The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me
[4:17]
Act 2
Track 3
So, it has come to this
[4:38]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 4
Guardate, Signore!
[2:20]
John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 5
Do I detect a scent?
[6:25]
Sir Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, Stephen James Adams, Stuart Harling, Sheila Brand, Robert Carpenter Turner, Anne Wilkens, Anna Vincent, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 6
Careful search now leads me to them
[7:48]
Sir Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, Keith Jones, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 7
This way for the players, Signori
[4:26]
Neville Williams, Kenneth Bowen, Stuart Harling, Penelope McKay, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 8
Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso
[4:11]
John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 9
One moment, if you please
[2:01]
Track 10
In these last years
[2:56]
Peter Leeming, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 11
So it is true
[4:22]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 12
Receive the stranger god
[3:46]
John Shirley-Quirk, James Bowman, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 13
The empty beach: Do what you will with me
[2:00]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 14
Yes! A very wise decision
[2:23]
John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 15
Hurrah for the Piazza
[2:54]
Sir Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 16
Chaos, chaos and sickness
[4:24]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 17
The wind still blows from the land
[4:17]
John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth Bowen, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
Track 18
Interlude: Ah, no!
[5:07]
Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford
CD 9: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Gloriana, Op.53
Act 1 Scene 1
Track 1
1. Prelude
[2:20]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 2
2. The Tornament
[4:19]
Christopher Cornall, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Bryn Terfel, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 3
3. Recitative & Fight
[1:25]
Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 4
4. Entrance of the Queen
[1:29]
Track 5
5. Recitative
[1:08]
Josephine Barstow, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 6
6. The two Lords' Explanation
[1:24]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 7
7. Raleigh's Song
[1:43]
Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 8
8. Ensemble of Reconciliation
[4:53]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Bryn Terfel, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 9
9. Recitative & Final March
[1:30]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 1 Scene 2
Track 10
10. Prelude & Dialogue
[2:03]
Track 11
11. The Queen's Song
[1:57]
Track 12
12. Cecil's Song of Government
[1:56]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 13
13. Recitative & Essex's Entry
[2:36]
Don Gillis, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 14
14. First Lute Song
[1:59]
Track 15
15. Second Lute Song
[3:44]
Track 16
16. The First Duet for the Queen & Essex
[4:13]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 17
17. Soliloquy & Prayer
[5:10]
Josephine Barstow, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 2 Scene 1
Track 18
18. Prelude & Welcome
[4:03]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Alan Opie, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 19
19. The Masque
[11:49]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 20
20. Finale
[2:52]
Josephine Barstow, John Mark Ainsley, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, John Shirley-Quirk, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 2 Scene 2
Track 21
21. Prelude & Song
[2:14]
Track 22
22. Duet
[1:25]
Yvonne Kenny, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 23
23. Double Duet
[1:47]
Track 24
24. Quartet
[3:39]
Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
CD 10: Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Gloriana, Op.53
Act 2 Scene 3
Track 1
25. Pavane
[2:10]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 2
26. Conversation
[1:21]
Janice Watson, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Philip Langridge, Peter Hoare, Jonathan Summers, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 3
27. Galliard
[1:50]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 4
28. Conversation & the Queen's Entrance
[1:04]
Josephine Barstow, Peter Hoare, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 5
29. Lavolta
[1:25]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 6
30. Conversation
[0:49]
Josephine Barstow, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 7
31. Morris dance
[1:04]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 8
32. Recitative
[0:25]
Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 9
33. The Queen's Burlesque
[1:49]
Josephine Barstow, Della Jones, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 10
34. Quartet
[2:51]
Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Philip Langridge, Peter Hoare, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 11
35. March
[0:47]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 12
36. The Queen's Announcement
[2:04]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 13
37. Ensemble
[3:09]
Josephine Barstow, Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Peter Hoare, Alan Opie, Philip Langridge, Jonathan Summers, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 14
38. Coranto
[1:14]
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 3 Scene 1
Track 15
39. Prelude & Chatter
[2:54]
Janice Watson, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 16
40. Essex's Intrusion
[0:57]
Janice Watson, Philip Langridge, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 17
41. The Second Duet of the Queen & Essex
[8:01]
Josephine Barstow, Janice Watson, Philip Langridge, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 18
42. The Dressing-Table Song
[2:45]
Janice Watson, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 19
43. The Entrance of Cecil
[1:04]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 20
44. Cecil's Report
[0:48]
Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 21
45. Discussion
[0:58]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 22
46. The Queen's Decision
[1:38]
Josephine Barstow, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 3 Scene 2
Track 23
47. Ballad - Rondo
[10:35]
Sir Willard White, Bryn Terfel, Jenevora Williams, James Miller-Coburn, Tom Finucane, Monmouth School Choir, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Act 3 Scene 3
Track 24
48. Prelude & Verdict
[6:17]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Richard van Allan, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 25
49. Cecil's Warning
[0:56]
Josephine Barstow, Alan Opie, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 26
50. The Queen's Dilemma
[1:30]
Josephine Barstow, Richard van Allan, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 27
51. Trio
[2:31]
Yvonne Kenny, Della Jones, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 28
52. Lady Essex's Pleading
[2:36]
Della Jones, Josephine Barstow, Jonathan Summers, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 29
53. Penepole Rich's Pleading
[1:41]
Yvonne Kenny, Josephine Barstow, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
Track 30
54. Epilogue
[8:51]
Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras
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