Benjamin Britten 100 - Birthday Collection- SBĚRATELSKÁ EDICE (10CD)

CD 1
Recorded 1953 / 1959

Benjamin Britten
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31

1. I. Prologue
2. II. Pastoral
3. III. Nocturne
4. IV. Elegy
5. V. Dirge
6. VI. Hymn
7. VII. Sonnet
8. VIII. Epilogue

Peter Pears, tenor
Dennis Brain, horn
New Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Goossens
Recorded 1953

Les Illuminations, op. 18
9. I. Fanfare
10. II. Villes
11. IIIa. Phrase
12. IIIb. Antique
13. IV. Royauté
14. V. Marine
15. VI. Interlude
16. VII. Being Beauteous
17. VIII. Parade
18. IX. Départ

Peter Pears, tenor
New Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Goossens
Recorded 1959

CD 2
Recorded 1954 / 1959

Benjamin Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20

1. I. Lacrymosa
2. II. Dies Irae
3. III. Requiem Aeternam

Symphonie-Orchester des Staatlichen Dänischen Rundfunks
Benjamin Britten
Recorded 1954

Nocturne for Tenor, Seven Obbligate Instruments and Strings, op. 60
4. I. On a Poet’s Lips I Slept
5. II. Below the Thunders of the Upper Deep
6. III. Encinctured with a Twine of Leaves
7. IV. Midnight’s Bell Goes Ting, Ting, Ting
8. V. But That Night When on My Bed I Lay
9. VI. She Sleeps on Soft
10. VII. What Is More Gentle Than a Wind in Summer?
11. VIII. When Most I Wink, Then Do Mine Eyes Best See

Peter Pears, tenor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
Willie Anthony Waters, bassoon
Osian Ellis, harp
Denis Blyth, timpani
Roger Lord, cor anglais
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Alexander Murray, flute
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded 1959

CD 3–4
Recorded 1958

Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes, op. 33
Opera in three acts and a prologue

Peter Pears, tenor – Peter Grimes
Claire Watson, soprano – Ellen Orford
James Pease, baritone – Captain Balstrode
David Kelly, bass – Hobson
Owen Brannigan, bass-baritone – Swallow
Lauris Elms, mezzo-soprano – Mrs. Sedley
Jean Watson, contralto – Auntie
Marion Studholme, soprano – Niece
Iris Kells, soprano – Niece
Marcus Norman, treble – John
Raymond Nilsson, tenor – Bob Boles
John Lanigan, tenor – Pastor
Geraint Evans, baritone – Ned Keene
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten

CD 5
Recorded 1959

Franz Schubert
Die schöne Müllerin, D795

1. Das Wandern
2. Wohin?
3. Halt!
4. Danksagung an den Bach
5. Am Feierabend
6. Der Neugierige
7. Ungeduld
8. Morgengruß
9. Des Müllers Blumen
10. Tränenregen
11. Mein!
12. Pause
13. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande
14. Der Jäger
15. Eifersucht und Stolz
16. Die liebe Farbe
17. Die böse Farbe
18. Trockne Blumen
19. Der Müller und der Bach
20. Des Baches Wiegenlied

Peter Pears, tenor
Benjamin Britten, piano

CD 6
Recorded 1953 / 1954

Benjamin Britten
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34

1. Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell

Concertgebouworkest
Eduard van Beinum
Recorded 1953

Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra, op. 21
2. Theme
3. Variation I: Recitative
4. Variation II: Romance
5. Variation III: March
6. Variation IV: Arabesque
7. Variation V: Chant
8. Variation VI: Nocturne
9. Variation VII: Badinerie
10. Variation VIII: Burlesque
11. Variation IXa: Toccata
12. Variation IXb: Toccata II
13. Variation X: Adagio
14. Variation XI: Tarantella

Julius Katchen, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded 1954

CD 7
Recorded date unknown / 2002

Benjamin Britten
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28

1. Procession
2. Wolcum Yole!
3. There Is No Rose
4. That Yonge Child
5. Balulalow
6. As Dew in Aprille
7. This Little Babe
8. Interlude
9. In Freezing Winter Night
10. Spring Carol
11. Deo Gracias
12. Recession

Wiener Sängerknaben
Elisabeth Bayer, harp
Anton Neyder
Recording date unknown

Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15
13. I. Moderato con moto
14. II. Vivace
15. III. Passacaglia: Andante lento

Sergej Azizian, violin
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä
Recorded 2002

CD 8
Recorded 1953 / 1957

Benjamin Britten
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10

1. Introduction and Theme
2. Adagio
3. March
4. Romance
5. Aria Italiana
6. Bourée classique
7. Wiener Waltz
8. Moto perpetuo
9. Funeral March
10. Chant
11. Fugue and Finale

Philharmonia Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan
Recorded 1953

A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41
12. I. Cradle Song
13. II. The Highland Balou
14. III. Sephestia’s Lullaby
15. IV. A Charm
16. V. The Nurse’s Song

Pamela Bowden, alto
Peter Gellhorn, piano
Recorded 1957

CD 9–10
Recorded 1957

Benjamin Britten
The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57
Ballet in three acts

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten