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Album • 2011
British Composers - Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra
Benjamin Britten
• 98 songs • 6 hr 3 min
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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 1, Scene 1: "Whatever You Say, Let Her Among You" (Ellen)
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
3:02
2
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 1, Scene 2: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter, Chorus, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
3:22
3
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2: Interlude I. Sunday Morning
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
2:21
4
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "Glitter of Waves and Glitter of Sunlight" (Ellen, Chorus, Rector)
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
3:50
5
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "Wherefore, I Pray and Beseech You" (Rector, Chorus, Ellen)
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
3:31
6
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "O All Ye Works of the Lord" (Chorus, Ellen, Peter)
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
5:51
7
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 2: "In Dreams I've Built Myself" (Peter)
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
2:55
8
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 1: "Embroidery in Childhood" (Ellen, Balstrode)
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
4:16
9
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3: Interlude II. Fog
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
2:29
10
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 2: "Grimes! Grimes! Steady, There You Are" (Chorus, Peter, Ellen)
Sir Peter Pears
,
Joan Cross
,
Tom Culbert
&
BBC Theatre Chorus
6:08
11
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 1, Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
2:04
12
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 2, A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
1:21
13
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 3, Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
3:11
14
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 4, Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
1:47
15
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 5, Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
1:51
16
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 6, S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
1:16
17
7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 7, Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
4:49
18
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 1, O My Blacke Soule
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
3:20
19
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 2, Batter My Heart
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
1:14
20
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 3, O Might Those Sighes and Teares
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
3:05
21
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 4, Oh to Vex Me
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
1:05
22
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 5, What If This Present
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
2:58
23
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 6, Since She Whom I Loved
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
3:49
24
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 7, At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
2:48
25
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 8, Thou Hast Made Me
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
1:25
26
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 9, Death Be Not Proud
Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
&
Benjamin Britten
4:10
27
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Rome Is Now Ruled by the Etruscan Upstart" (Male Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
2:23
28
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "It Is an Axiom Among Kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
2:26
29
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Here the Thirsty Evening" (Male Chorus, Collatinus, Junius, Tarquinius)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
4:25
30
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Lucretia! Lucretia!" (Junius, Male Chorus, Collatinus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
3:54
31
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "With You Two Arm in Arm Again" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
4:34
32
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: Interlude. "Tarquinius Does Not Wait" (Male Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
2:51
33
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "Their Spinning Wheel Unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
5:28
34
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "It Is Better to Desire" (Bianca, Lucretia, Lucia, Female Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
4:49
35
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
1:44
36
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "None of the Women Move" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
5:34
37
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "She Sleeps as a Rose Upon the Night" (Female Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
3:02
38
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Lucretia! What Do You Want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
3:10
39
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Go, Tarquinius!" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Tarquinius, Lucretia)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
2:17
40
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: Interlude. "Here in This Scene You See" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
3:53
41
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Oh! What a Lovely Day!" (Lucia, Bianca)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
4:29
42
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "How Hideous! Take Them Away!" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
1:24
43
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Flowers Bring to Every Year" (Lucretia, Bianca)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
3:20
44
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Too Late, Junius" (Collatinus, Lucretia)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
4:00
45
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "This Dead Hand Lets Fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
4:23
46
The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Is All This Suffering and Pian" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall
&
Benjamin Britten
4:44
47
Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50: IV. Loth to Depart
Hallé Orchestra
&
Sir John Barbirolli
4:14
48
Violin Concerto, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto - Agitato (1939 Version)
Theo Olof
,
Hallé Orchestra
,
Sir John Barbirolli
&
Benjamin Britten
9:15
49
Violin Concerto, Op. 15: II. Vivace - Cadenza (1939 Version)
Theo Olof
,
Hallé Orchestra
,
Sir John Barbirolli
&
Benjamin Britten
9:16
50
Violin Concerto, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento (1939 Version)
Theo Olof
,
Hallé Orchestra
,
Sir John Barbirolli
&
Benjamin Britten
12:48
51
Threnody for a Soldier Killed in Action (Arr. Anthony Collins):
Hallé Orchestra
&
Sir John Barbirolli
6:30
52
Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): I. Adagio - Allegro energico
Hallé Orchestra
&
Sir John Barbirolli
9:25
53
Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): II. Allegro moderato
Hallé Orchestra
&
Sir John Barbirolli
5:30
54
Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): III. Grave
Hallé Orchestra
&
Sir John Barbirolli
10:01
55
Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): IV. Allegro vivo - Adagio
Hallé Orchestra
&
Sir John Barbirolli
4:09
56
Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): I. Corymbus (Adagio: calmo e quasi improvvisatore - Allegretto)
Denis Matthews
,
BBC Symphony Orchestra
&
Sir Malcolm Sargent
9:41
57
Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): II. Dialogue (Lento e solenne)
Denis Matthews
,
BBC Symphony Orchestra
&
Sir Malcolm Sargent
9:07
58
Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): III. Danza alla rondo (Allegretto gioioso)
Denis Matthews
,
BBC Symphony Orchestra
&
Sir Malcolm Sargent
8:41
59
Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29: Prelude
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
,
Norman del Mar
&
Benjamin Britten
3:11
60
Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29: Fugue
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
,
Norman del Mar
&
Benjamin Britten
6:02
61
Piano Concerto, Op. 13: I. Toccata (1945 Version)
Jacques Abram/Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert Menges
&
Benjamin Britten
12:05
62
Piano Concerto, Op. 13: II. Waltz (1945 Version)
Jacques Abram/Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert Menges
&
Benjamin Britten
4:46
63
Piano Concerto, Op. 13: III. Impromptu (1945 Version)
Jacques Abram/Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert Menges
&
Benjamin Britten
6:46
64
Piano Concerto, Op. 13: IV. March (1945 Version)
Jacques Abram/Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert Menges
&
Benjamin Britten
7:50
65
Horn Trio, Op. 44: I. Allegro
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
5:27
66
Horn Trio, Op. 44: II. Lento
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
6:50
67
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (a) Tema. Moderato
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
1:00
68
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (b) Variation I. Allegro vivace
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
1:07
69
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (c) Variation II. Allegretto
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
0:58
70
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (d) Variation III. Lento
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
2:30
71
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (e) Variation IV. Vivace
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
0:47
72
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (f) Variation V. Andante
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
1:45
73
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (g) Variation VI. Moderato
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
0:56
74
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (h) Variation VII. Adagio
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
2:18
75
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (i) Variation VIII. Moderato
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
0:56
76
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (j) Variation IX. Allegro vivo
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
1:09
77
Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (k) Variation X. Moderato
Manoug Parikian
,
Dennis Brain
&
Colin Horsley
0:50
78
Six Preludes Op. 23: 1. Allegro
Colin Horsley
1:44
79
Six Preludes Op. 23: 2. Andante
Colin Horsley
1:31
80
Six Preludes Op. 23: 3. Allegro moderato
Colin Horsley
1:19
81
Six Preludes Op. 23: 4. Allegretto
Colin Horsley
1:22
82
Six Preludes Op. 23: 5. Allegro
Colin Horsley
1:36
83
Six Preludes Op. 23: 6. Andante
Colin Horsley
1:41
84
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 1. If, Lord, thy love for me is strong
Pamela Bowden/Collegium Musicum London/John Minchinton
4:12
85
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 2. Shepherd, shepherd, hark that calling!
Pamela Bowden/Collegium Musicum London/John Minchinton
2:18
86
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 3. Let mine eyes see thee
Pamela Bowden/Collegium Musicum London/John Minchinton
3:31
87
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 4. Today a shepherd and our kin
Pamela Bowden/Collegium Musicum London/John Minchinton
3:03
88
Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 1. Epitaph of Timas (Sappho)
Thomas Hemsley
&
Ernest Lush
1:50
89
Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 2. Spring Song (Antipater)
Thomas Hemsley
&
Ernest Lush
1:27
90
Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 3. To Aster (Plato)
Thomas Hemsley
&
Ernest Lush
1:44
91
5 Poems, Op. 53: No. 1, Lauds. "Among the Leaves the Small Birds Sing"
Thomas Hemsley
&
Ernest Lush
2:18
92
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 2. O lurcher-loving collier, black as night
Thomas Hemsley
&
Ernest Lush
2:19
93
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 3. What's in your mind, my dove, my coney
Thomas Hemsley
&
Ernest Lush
1:34
94
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 4. Eyes look into the well
Thomas Hemsley
&
Ernest Lush
2:39
95
Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58: 5. Carry her over the water (2003 - Remaster)
Thomas Hemsley
&
Ernest Lush
1:29
96
Polka (No. 1 of [Three] Pieces Op. 5 for two pianos)
Cyril Smith
&
Phyllis Sellick
1:42
97
I sing of a maiden (1991 Remastered Version)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
,
Sir David Willcocks
&
Sir Andrew Davis
2:44
98
The Lord is my shepherd Op. 91 No. 1 (2003 Remastered Version)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
,
Christopher Hughes
&
Stephen Cleobury
4:43
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