Works on This Recording
1.
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 1. Fanfare by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Heather Harper ()
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs.
2.
Les Illuminations, Op. 18: 7. Being Beauteous by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Heather Harper ()
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; USA
Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs.
3.
Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4 by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:
Iona Brown
Written: 1933-1934; England
Length: 17 Minutes 2 Secs.
4.
Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: 1. Pastoral by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Neil Mackie (),
Barry Tuckwell (Horn)
Conductor:
Steuart Bedford
Period: Modern
Written: 1943; United Kingdom
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs.
5.
Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: 2. Nocturne by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Neil Mackie (),
Barry Tuckwell (Horn)
Conductor:
Steuart Bedford
Period: Modern
Written: 1943; United Kingdom
Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs.
6.
Violin Concerto, Op. 15: 3. Passacaglia. Andante lento - Un poco meno mosso by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Ida Haendel (Violin)
Conductor:
Paavo Berglund
Period: Modern
Written: 1939; United Kingdom
Length: 14 Minutes 19 Secs.
7.
Saint Nicolas, Op. 42: 3. Nicolas devotes himself to God by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Robert Tear ()
Conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
Period: Modern
Written: 1948; England
Length: 4 Minutes 56 Secs.
8.
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Julian Godlee (Treble),
James [Tenor Vocal] Clark (Treble),
Osian Ellis (Harp)
Conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; England
Length: 20 Minutes 25 Secs.
9.
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:
Libor Pesek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946; England
Length: 12 Minutes 32 Secs.
10.
Phaedre, Op. 93: In May, in Brilliant Athens by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Felicity Palmer (),
Jane Salmon (Cello),
Melvyn Tan (Harpsichord)
Conductor:
John Whitfield
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Endymion Ensemble
Period: Modern
Written: 1975; United Kingdom
Length: 6 Minutes 37 Secs.
11.
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49: 2. Phaeton. Vivace ritmico by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Roy Carter (Oboe)
Period: Modern
Written: 1951; England
Length: 1 Minutes 24 Secs.
12.
Nocturne, Op. 60: When most I wink, then do my eyes best see by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Robert Tear ()
Conductor:
Jeffrey Tate
Period: Modern
Written: 1958
Length: 5 Minutes 10 Secs.
13.
Cello Sonata in C, Op. 65: 2. Scherzo-Pizzicato: Allegretto by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
John Lenehan (Piano),
Moray Welsh (Cello)
Period: Modern
Written: 1961; United Kingdom
Length: 2 Minutes 34 Secs.
14.
Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain, for tenor, horn & piano, Op. 55 by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Timothy Brown (Horn),
Julius Drake (Piano),
Ian Bostridge ()
Period: Modern
Written: 1954; England
Length: 11 Minutes 38 Secs.
15.
Spring Symphony, Op. 44: Part 1. The Merry Cuckoo by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Robert Tear ()
Conductor:
André Previn
Period: Modern
Written: 1949
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
16.
Folksongs (7), Volume 3: no 6, O waly, waly by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Sarah Brightman (),
Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1947; England
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs.
17.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act 1. You spotted snakes with double tongue by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Period: Modern
Written: 1960; United Kingdom
Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs.
18.
War Requiem, Op. 66: Agnus Dei by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Robert Tear ()
Conductor:
Simon Rattle
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1961; England
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs.
19.
Folksongs (7), Volume 1: no 1, Salley Gardens by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Julius Drake (Piano),
Christopher Maltman ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; England
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.
20.
Peter Grimes: Sea Interludes (4), Op. 33a by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:
Libor Pesek
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944-1945; England
Length: 15 Minutes 40 Secs.
Sound Samples
Les Illuminations for high voice and string orchestra Op. 18 (1971 Digital Remaster): I. Fanfare
Les Illuminations for high voice and string orchestra Op. 18 (1971 Digital Remaster): VII. Being Beauteous
Simple Symphony, Op.4: I. Boisterous Bourrée
Simple Symphony, Op.4: II. Playful Pizzicato
Simple Symphony, Op.4: III. Sentimental Sarabande
Simple Symphony, Op.4: IV. Frolicsome Finale
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 1. Pastoral: The day's grown old (Charles Cotton)
Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 2. Nocturne: The splendour falls on castle walls (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
Violin Concerto Op. 15 (revised version) (1992 Digital Remaster): III. Passacaglia (Andante lento (un poco meno mosso) - Largamente (lento) - Lento e solenne)
Saint Nicolas, Op.42 (1995 - Remaster): Nicolas devotes himself to God
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 1. Procession
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 2. Wolcum Yole!
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 3. There is no rose
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 4a. That yongë child
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 4b. Balulalow
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 5. As dew in Aprille
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 6. This little Babe
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 7. Interlude (Andante pastorale) [harp]
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 8. In freezing winter night
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 9. Spring Carol
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 10. Deo Gracias!
A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster): 11. Recession
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34): Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente (full orchestra - woodwind - brass - strings - percussion - full orchestra)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Woodwind: Variation A: Presto (flutes & piccolo)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Woodwind: Variation B: Lento (oboes)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Woodwind: Variation C: Moderato (clarinets)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Woodwind: Variation D: Allegro con marcia (bassoons)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation E: Brillante, alla polacca (violins)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation F: Meno mosso (violas)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation G: L'istesso tempo (cellos)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation H: Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al Allegro (double basses)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation I: Maestoso (harp)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Brass: Variation J: L'istesso tempo (horns)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Brass: Variation K: Vivace (trumpets)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Brass: Variation L: Allegro pomposo (trombones & tuba)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34): Percussion - Variation M: Moderato (percussion)
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34): Fugue: Allegro molto - Con slancio (L'istesso tempo) (full orchestra)
Phaedra, Op.93: In May, in brilliant Athens
Six Metamorphoses after Ovid Op. 49: 2. Phaeton (Vivace ritmico)
Nocturne, Op.60: When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see (Shakespeare)
Cello Sonata in C Op. 65: II. Scherzo-pizzicato (Allegretto)
Canticle III: Still falls the rain, Op.55
A Spring Symphony Op. 44 (1986 Digital Remaster): The merry Cuckoo (E Spencer)
Folk Song Arrangements: O waly, waly
A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 64, ACT ONE: You spotted snakes with double tongues (Fairies)
War Requiem, Op.66: V. Agnus Dei
Folksong Arrangements: The Salley Gardens
4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: Dawn
4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: Sunday Morning
4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: Moonlight
4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: Storm
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