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BEDFORD, STEUART
Essential Britten
2 Compact Disc
24 Sep 2012
Ordercode: 4402922
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Audio sample & Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | I. Fanfare: Les Illuminations for high voice and string orchestra Op. 18 (1971 Digital Remaster) - Heather Harper/Northern Sinfonia Orchestra/Sir Nev |
| 02 | VII. Being Beauteous: Les Illuminations for high voice and string orchestra Op. 18 (1971 Digital Remaster) - Heather Harper/Northern Sinfonia Orchestra/Sir Nev |
| 03 | I. Boisterous Bourrée: Simple Symphony, Op.4 - Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Iona Brown |
| 04 | II. Playful Pizzicato: Simple Symphony, Op.4 - Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Iona Brown |
| 05 | III. Sentimental Sarabande: Simple Symphony, Op.4 - Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Iona Brown |
| 06 | IV. Frolicsome Finale: Simple Symphony, Op.4 - Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Iona Brown |
| 07 | 1. Pastoral: The day's grown old (Charles Cotton): Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31 - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell/Steuart Bedford/John Tu |
| 08 | 2. Nocturne: The splendour falls on castle walls (Alfred, Lord Tennyson): Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31 - Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell/Steuart Bedford/John Tu |
| 09 | III. Passacaglia (Andante lento (un poco meno mosso) - Largamente (lento) - Lento e solenne): Violin Concerto Op. 1 - Paavo Berglund/Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Ida |
| 10 | Nicolas devotes himself to God: Saint Nicolas, Op.42 (1995 - Remaster) - Robert Tear/Bruce Russell/Sir Andrew Davis/Ian Har |
| 11 | 1. Procession: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 12 | 2. Wolcum Yole!: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 13 | 3. There is no rose: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 14 | 4a. That yongë child: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 15 | 4b. Balulalow: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 16 | 5. As dew in Aprille: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 17 | 6. This little Babe: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 18 | 7. Interlude (Andante pastorale) [harp]: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 19 | 8. In freezing winter night: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 20 | 9. Spring Carol: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 21 | 10. Deo Gracias!: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| 22 | 11. Recession: A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1995 - Remaster) - King's College Choir, Cambridge/Osian Ellis/Sir Da |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente (full orchestra - woodwind - brass - strings - percussion - full orchestra): The - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 02 | Variation A: Presto (flutes & piccolo): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 03 | Variation B: Lento (oboes): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 3 - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 04 | Variation C: Moderato (clarinets): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcel - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 05 | Variation D: Allegro con marcia (bassoons): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 06 | Variation E: Brillante, alla polacca (violins): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Th - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 07 | Variation F: Meno mosso (violas): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 08 | Variation G: L'istesso tempo (cellos): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Pu - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 09 | Variation H: Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al Allegro (double basses): The Young Person's Guide to the Orches - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 10 | Variation I: Maestoso (harp): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 11 | Variation J: L'istesso tempo (horns): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Pur - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 12 | Variation K: Vivace (trumpets): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell O - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 13 | Variation L: Allegro pomposo (trombones & tuba): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 14 | Percussion - Variation M: Moderato (percussion): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 15 | Fugue: Allegro molto - Con slancio (L'istesso tempo) (full orchestra): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Varia - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 16 | In May, in brilliant Athens: Phaedra, Op.93 - Felicity Palmer/Endymion Ensemble/John Whitfield |
| 17 | 2. Phaeton (Vivace ritmico): Six Metamorphoses after Ovid Op. 49 - Roy Carter |
| 18 | When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see (Shakespeare): Nocturne, Op.60 - Robert Tear/English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate |
| 19 | II. Scherzo-pizzicato (Allegretto): Cello Sonata in C Op. 65 - Moray Welsh/John Lenehan |
| 20 | Still falls the rain, Op.55: Canticle III - Ian Bostridge/Timothy Brown/Julius Drake |
| 21 | The merry Cuckoo (E Spencer): A Spring Symphony Op. 44 (1986 Digital Remaster) - Sheila Armstrong/Dame Janet Baker/Robert Tear/Andr |
| 22 | O waly, waly: Folk Song Arrangements - David Daniels/Julius Drake |
| 23 | You spotted snakes with double tongues (Fairies): A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 64, ACT ONE - James Bowman/Lillian Watson/Dexter Fletcher/Norman |
| 24 | V. Agnus Dei: War Requiem, Op.66 - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 25 | The Salley Gardens: Folksong Arrangements - Christopher Maltman/Julius Drake |
| 26 | Dawn: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 27 | Sunday Morning: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 28 | Moonlight: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |
| 29 | Storm: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pesek |