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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas

Romantic Dramatic Triumphant Romantic Spiritual
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Details

Composer
Benjamin Britten
Artist
Halle
Format
CD
Label
Halle
Released
Nov 01, 2024
Catalog #
CDHLD7565
UPC
5065001341953

About

This album marks the beginning of an innovative journey for the Halle under it's newly appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Kahchun Wong. Internationally acclaimed for his dynamic stage presence and his thoughtful exploration of Eastern and Western artistic legacies, Singaporean-born Kahchun Wong assumes his new role with the Halle in September 2024, following his electrifying debut with the orchestra last season. This recording of the complete The Prince of the Pagodas ballet, the first in over a decade, reflects Wong's interest in Balinese Gamelan and the deep connection he made during his composition studies to the work of Britten. Music which he says, 'resonates deeply inside me'.

Tracklist 48 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude 02:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  3. 2 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": The Fool and the Dwarf 02:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": The Fool and the Dwarf
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  4. 3 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": March and Courtiers' Dance 04:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": March and Courtiers' Dance
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  5. 4 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Entry of the Pages and the Four Kings 01:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Entry of the Pages and the Four Kings
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  6. 5 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of the King of the North 01:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of the King of the North
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  7. 6 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of the King of the East 02:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of the King of the East
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  8. 7 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of the King of the West 01:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of the King of the West
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  9. 8 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of the King of the South 02:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of the King of the South
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  10. 9 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of Princess Belle Epine 03:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of Princess Belle Epine
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  11. 10 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of Princess Belle Rose and Pas de deux 06:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Variation of Princess Belle Rose and Pas de deux
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  12. 11 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": The Kings kneel before Belle Rose 04:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": The Kings kneel before Belle Rose
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  13. 12 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": The Rage of the Kings 02:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": The Rage of the Kings
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  14. 13 Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Entry of the Four Winged Frogs 03:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I, "The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom": Entry of the Four Winged Frogs
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  15. 14 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Introduction, "Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs" 01:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Introduction, "Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs"
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  16. 15 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Waltz 05:31
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Waltz
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  17. 16 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Belle Rose, wearing her Star dress, is borne in by the Frogs 00:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Belle Rose, wearing her Star dress, is borne in by the Frogs
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  18. 17 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Entree (Sea horses, Fish creatures and Waves) 02:03
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Entree (Sea horses, Fish creatures and Waves)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  19. 18 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Variation (Sea Horses) 01:37
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Variation (Sea Horses)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  20. 19 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Variation (Fish Creatures) 03:42
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Variation (Fish Creatures)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  21. 20 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Coda (Sea horses, Fish creatures and Waves) 02:48
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Coda (Sea horses, Fish creatures and Waves)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  22. 21 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Pas de deux 01:27
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Pas de deux
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  23. 22 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Variation (Male Flame) 01:18
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Variation (Male Flame)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  24. 23 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Variation (Female Flame) 01:26
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Variation (Female Flame)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  25. 24 Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Coda (Male and Female Flames and Corps de Ballet of Flames) 03:03
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act II Scene 1, "The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land": Coda (Male and Female Flames and Corps de Ballet of Flames)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 Act II Scene 2, "The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas": Belle Rose in darkness 02:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II Scene 2, "The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas": Belle Rose in darkness
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  28. 2 Act II Scene 2, "The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas": The Pagodas 08:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 2, "The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas": The Pagodas
    Duration
    08:29
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  29. 3 Act II Scene 2, "The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas": Pas de deux (The Prince and Belle Rose) 08:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 2, "The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas": Pas de deux (The Prince and Belle Rose)
    Duration
    08:24
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  30. 4 Act III Scene 1, "The Palace of the Middle Kingdom": Belle Epine is now princess 00:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III Scene 1, "The Palace of the Middle Kingdom": Belle Epine is now princess
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  31. 5 Act III Scene 1, "The Palace of the Middle Kingdom": Belle Épine and the Dwarf frighten the Courtiers 03:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III Scene 1, "The Palace of the Middle Kingdom": Belle Épine and the Dwarf frighten the Courtiers
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  32. 6 Act III Scene 1, "The Palace of the Middle Kingdom": The Emperor is carried on in a cage 07:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act III Scene 1, "The Palace of the Middle Kingdom": The Emperor is carried on in a cage
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  33. 7 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Transformation 05:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Transformation
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  34. 8 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Pas de six, "Entree" 02:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Pas de six, "Entree"
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  35. 9 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation 1, "Pas de deux" 03:45
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation 1, "Pas de deux"
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  36. 10 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation 2, "Girl's solo" 01:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation 2, "Girl's solo"
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  37. 11 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation 3, "Boy's solo" 01:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation 3, "Boy's solo"
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  38. 12 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Pas de trois 02:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Pas de trois
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  39. 13 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Coda 01:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Coda
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  40. 14 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Pas de caractere (The Emperor and the Fool) 01:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Pas de caractere (The Emperor and the Fool)
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  41. 15 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Pas de deux (Belle Rose and the Prince of the Pagodas) 04:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Pas de deux (Belle Rose and the Prince of the Pagodas)
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  42. 16 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation 2 (The Prince) 01:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation 2 (The Prince)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  43. 17 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation (Belle Rose) 02:40
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Variation (Belle Rose)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  44. 18 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Finale 02:15
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Finale
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  45. 19 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Boys of the Pas de Six 00:33
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Boys of the Pas de Six
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  46. 20 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": The Emperor and the Fool 00:49
    Track
    20
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": The Emperor and the Fool
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  47. 21 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Girls of the Pas de Six 00:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Girls of the Pas de Six
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  48. 22 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": The Prince of the Pagodas 00:20
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": The Prince of the Pagodas
    Duration
    00:20
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  49. 23 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Belle Rose 00:22
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Belle Rose
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong
  50. 24 Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Apotheosis 01:40
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act III Scene 2, "The Pagoda Palace": Apotheosis
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kahchun Wong