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Britten 100: Benjamin Britten - The Birthday Collection / Featuring: Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Dennis Brain, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Sangerknaben / Documents 10x Audio CD Stereo / 600047
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Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).
| Label: | Documents – 600047 |
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10 x CD, Compilation, Stereo
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| Country: | Europe |
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| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern, Romantic |
Tracklist:
| Serenade For Tenor, Horn And Strings • Les Illuminations | |||
| Serenade For Tenor, Horn And Strings Op. 31 |
| 1-1 | I. Prologue | 1:25 | |
| 1-2 | II. Pastoral | 3:34 | |
| 1-3 | III. Nocturne | 3:24 | |
| 1-4 | IV. Elegy | 4:38 | |
| 1-5 | V. Dirge | 3:56 | |
| 1-6 | VI. Hymn | 2:01 | |
| 1-7 | VII. Sonnet | 3:50 | |
| 1-8 | VIII. Epilogue | 1:30 | |
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Les Illuminations Op. 18 |
| 1-9 | I. Fanfare | 1:52 | |
| 1-10 | II. Villes | 2:25 | |
| 1-11 | IIIa. Phrase | 1:02 | |
| 1-12 | IIIb. Antique | 2:32 | |
| 1-13 | IV. Royauté | 1:39 | |
| 1-14 | V. Marine | 0:57 | |
| 1-15 | VI. Interlude | 2:07 | |
| 1-16 | VII. Being Beauteous | 3:59 | |
| 1-17 | VIII. Parade | 2:41 | |
| 1-18 | IX. Départ | 2:38 | |
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Sinfonia Da Requiem • Nocturne For Tenor, Seven Obbligate Instruments & Strings (19:43) |
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| Sinfonia Da Requiem Op. 20 |
| 2-1.1 | I. Lacrymosa (Andante Ben Misurato) | ||
| 2-1.2 | II. Dies Irae (Allegro Con Fuoco) | ||
| 2-1.3 | III. Requiem Aeternam (Andante Molto Tranquillo) | ||
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Nocturne For Tenor, Seven Obbligate Instruments & Strings Op. 60 |
| 2-2 | I. On A Poet's Lips I Slept | 3:21 | |
| 2-3 | II. Below The Thunders Oft He Upper Deep | 3:19 | |
| 2-4 | III. Encitured With A Twine Of Leaves | 2:15 | |
| 2-5 | IV. Midnight's Bell Goes Ting, Ting, Ting | 2:28 | |
| 2-6 | V. But That Night When On My Bed I Lay | 3:03 | |
| 2-7 | VI. She Sleeps On Soft | 4:30 | |
| 2-8 | VII. What Is More Gentle Than A Wind In Summer? | 3:27 | |
| 2-9 | VIII. When Most I Wink, Then Do Mine Eyes Best See | 4:01 | |
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Peter Grimes: 1.+2. Akt | Act 1+2 |
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| Peter Grimes-Oper In Drei Akten Und Einem Prolog (Opera In Three Acts And A Prologue) | |||
| Prolog | Prologue | |||
| 3-1 | Peter Grimes! (Hobson) | 1:26 | |
| 3-2 | You Sailed Your Boat Round The Coast (Swallow) | 3:04 | |
| 3-3 | Peter Grimes, I Here Advise You! (Swallow) | 2:10 | |
| 3-4 | The Truth ... The Pity ... And The Truth (Peter) | 1:54 | |
| 3-5 | Interlude I: On The Beach (Dawn) | 2:58 | |
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1. Akt, 1. Szene | Act 1, Scene 1 |
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| 3-6 | Oh! Hang At Open Doors The Net, The Cork (Chor | Chorus) | 5:35 | |
| 3-7 | Hi! Give Us A Hand! (Peter) | 3:19 | |
| 3-8 | I Have To Go From Pub To Pub (Hobson) | 1:58 | |
| 3-9 | Let Her Among You Without Fault Cast The First Stone (Ellen) | 3:09 | |
| 3-10 | Look, The Storm Cone! (Balstrode) | 2:41 | |
| 3-11 | And Do You Prefer The Storm (Balstrode) | 4:57 | |
| 3-12 | What Harbour Shelters Peace (Peter) | 1:12 | |
| 3-13 | Interlude II: The Storm | 4:08 | |
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2. Szene | Scene 2 |
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| 3-14 | Past Time To Close! (Auntie) | 4:22 | |
| 3-15 | We Live And Let Live (Balstrode) | 1:58 | |
| 3-16 | Have You Heard? The Cliff Is Down (Keene) | 1:23 | |
| 3-17 | Now The Great Bear And Pleiades (Peter) | 3:40 | |
| 3-18 | Old Joe Has Gone Fishing (Keene) | 2:28 | |
| 3-19 | The Bridge Is Down, We Half Swam Over (Hobson) | 1:37 | |
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2. Akt | Act 2 |
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| 3-20 | Interlude III: Sunday Morning By The Beach | 2:23 | |
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1. Szene | Scene 1 |
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| 3-21 | Glitter Of Waves And Glitter Of Sunlight (Ellen) | 5:41 | |
| 3-22 | Let This Be A Holiday (Ellen) | 3:00 | |
| 3-23 | This Unrelenting Work (Ellen) | 4:41 | |
| 3-24 | Fool To Let It Come To This! (Auntie) | 2:18 | |
| 3-25 | What Is It? (Chor | Chorus) | 1:03 | |
| 3-26 | People! ... No! I Will Speak! (Boles) | 2:09 | |
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Peter Grimes: 2.+3. Akt | Act 2+3 |
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| Forts.2.Akt, 1. Szene | Act 2, Scene 1 Contd. | |||
| 4-1 | We Planned That Their Lives Should Have A New Start (Ellen) | 2:25 | |
| 4-2 | Swallow! Shall We Go And See Grimes In His Hut? (Pastor) | 0:44 | |
| 4-3 | Now Is Gossip Put On Trial (Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Pastor, Keene, Swallow, Chor | Chorus) | 2:12 | |
| 4-4 | From The Gutter, Why Should We Trouble At Their Ribaldries? (Nichten |Nieces) | 4:35 | |
| 4-5 | Interlude IV: Passacaglia | 5:27 | |
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2. Szene | Scene 2 |
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| 4-6 | Go There! (Peter) | 7:18 | |
| 4-7 | Now! ... Now! ... (Boles, Pastor, Swallow, Keene, Chor | Chorus) | 2:09 | |
| 4-8 | Peter Grimes! Nobody Here? (Pastor) | 3:07 | |
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3. Akt | Act 3 |
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| 4-9 | Interlude V: Evening | 4:19 | |
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1. Szene | Scene 1 |
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| 4-10 | Assign Your Prettiness To Me (Swallow) | 2:36 | |
| 4-11 | Pah! ... Ahoy! (Swallow, Keene) | 2:49 | |
| 4-12 | Come Along, Doctor! (Chor |Chorus) | 3:19 | |
| 4-13 | Embroidery In Childhood Was A Luxury Of Idleness (Ellen) | 5:09 | |
| 4-14 | Mister Swallow! Mister Swallow! (Mrs. Sedley) | 2:00 | |
| 4-15 | Who Holds Himself Apart, Lets His Pride Rise (Chor | Chorus) | 3:45 | |
| 4-16 | Interlude VI: Fog | 2:36 | |
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2. Szene | Scene 2 |
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| 4-17 | Grimes! Grimes! (Chor | Chorus) | 4:56 | |
| 4-18 | Peter, We've Come To Take You Home (Ellen) | 2:29 | |
| 4-19 |
To Those Who Pass The Borough (Chor | Chorus) |
| 4:50 | |||
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Franz Schubert - Die Schöne Müllerin |
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| Die Schöne Müllerin D 795 (Müller) |
| 5-1 | Das Wandern | 2:28 | |
| 5-2 | Wohin? | 2:03 | |
| 5-3 | Halt! | 1:31 | |
| 5-4 | Danksagung An Den Bach | 2:27 | |
| 5-5 | Am Feierabend | 2:29 | |
| 5-6 | Der Neugierige | 4:20 | |
| 5-7 | Ungeduld | 2:41 | |
| 5-8 | Morgengruß | 3:57 | |
| 5-9 | Des Müllers Blumen | 3:32 | |
| 5-10 | Tränenregen | 5:09 | |
| 5-11 | Mein! | 2:10 | |
| 5-12 | Pause | 4:31 | |
| 5-13 | Mit Dem Grünen Lautenbande | 2:09 | |
| 5-14 | Der Jäger | 1:18 | |
| 5-15 | Eifersucht Und Stolz | 1:34 | |
| 5-16 | Die Liebe Farbe | 4:01 | |
| 5-17 | Die Böse Farbe | 1:55 | |
| 5-18 | Trockne Blumen | 3:33 | |
| 5-19 | Der Müller Und Der Bach | 4:12 | |
| 5-20 | Des Baches Wiegenlied | 7:17 | |
| Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra • Diversions | |||
| 6-1 | Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra (Variations & Fugue On A Theme Of Purcell) Op. 34 |
| 16:53 | ||
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Diversions Für Klavier (Linke Hand) Und Orchester | Diversions For Piano (Left Hand) And Orchestra Op. 21 |
| 6-2 | Theme | 1:06 | |
| 6-3 | Variation I (Recitative) | 1:29 | |
| 6-4 | Variation II (Romance) | 1:30 | |
| 6-5 | Variation III (March) | 1:19 | |
| 6-6 | Variation IV (Arabesque) | 1:37 | |
| 6-7 | Variation V (Chant) | 1:47 | |
| 6-8 | Variation VI (Nocturne) | 2:07 | |
| 6-9 | Variation VII (Badinerie) | 1:25 | |
| 6-10 | Variation VIII (Burlesque) | 1:53 | |
| 6-11 | Variation IXa (Toccata) | 0:48 | |
| 6-12 | Variation IXb (Toccata II) | 2:01 | |
| 6-13 | Variation X (Adagio) | 4:18 | |
| 6-14 | Variation XI (Tarantella) | 2:37 | |
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A Ceremony Of Carols • Violinkonzert | Violin Concerto |
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A Ceremony Of Carols Op. 28 |
| 7-1 | Procession (Senza Misura) | 1:10 | |
| 7-2 | Wolcum Yole! (Allegro Con Brio) | 1:28 | |
| 7-3 | There Is No Rose (Allegretto) | 2:23 | |
| 7-4 | That Yonge Child (Andante Quasi Recitativo) | 1:39 | |
| 7-5 | Balulalow (Andante Piacevole) | 1:29 | |
| 7-6 | As Dew In Aprille (Allegro) | 1:06 | |
| 7-7 | This Little Babe (Presto Con Fuoco) | 1:27 | |
| 7-8 | Interlude (Andante Pastorale) | 3:43 | |
| 7-9 | In Freezing Winter Night (Andante Comodo) | 3:14 | |
| 7-10 | Spring Carol (Allegretto) | 1:12 | |
| 7-11 | Deo Gracias (Presto) | 1:14 | |
| 7-12 | Recession (Senza Misura) | 1:12 | |
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Violinkonzert D-Moll | Violin Concerto In D Minor Op. 15 |
| 7-13 | I. Moderato Con Moto | 9:17 | |
| 7-14 | II. Vivace | 8:23 | |
| 7-15 | III. Passacaglia: Andante Lento | 14:00 | |
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Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge • A Charm Of Lullabies |
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| Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge Op. 10 |
| 8-1 | I. Introduction And Theme | 1:57 | |
| 8-2 | II. Adagio | 2:53 | |
| 8-3 | III. March | 1:17 | |
| 8-4 | IV. Romance | 1:41 | |
| 8-5 | V. Aria Italiana | 1:19 | |
| 8-6 | VI. Bourée Classique | 1:25 | |
| 8-7 | VII. Wiener Waltz | 2:48 | |
| 8-8 | VIII. Moto Perpetuo | 1:04 | |
| 8-9 | IX. Funeral March | 3:55 | |
| 8-10 | X. Chant | 1:42 | |
| 8-11 | XI. Fugue & XII. Finale | 7:03 | |
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A Charm Of Lullabies Op. 41 |
| 8-12 | I. Cradle Song |
| 2:14 |
| 8-13 | II. The Highland Bales |
| 2:06 |
| 8-14 | III. Sephestia's Lullaby |
| 2:15 |
| 8-15 | IV. A Charm |
| 1:28 |
| 8-16 | V. The Nurse's Song |
| 4:24 | |||
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The Prince Of The Pagodas: 1.+2. Akt | Act 1 + 2 |
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| The Prince Of The Pagodas Op. 57 - Ballett | |||
| 1. Akt | Act 1 | |||
| 9-1 | Prelude | 2:19 | |
| 9-2 | The Fool And The Dwarf | 1:21 | |
| 9-3 | The Emperor | 1:30 | |
| 9-4 | Gavotte | 2:36 | |
| 9-5 | The Four Kings | 1:21 | |
| 9-6 | The King Of The North | 1:18 | |
| 9-7 | The King Of The East | 2:31 | |
| 9-8 | The King Of The West | 1:07 | |
| 9-9 | The King Of The South | 1:43 | |
| 9-10 | Belle Epine | 2:27 | |
| 9-11 | Belle Rose | 6:10 | |
| 9-12 | The Kings And Belle Rose | 1:26 | |
| 9-13 | Triumph Of Belle Epine | 1:53 | |
| 9-14 | Rage Of The Kings | 1:41 | |
| 9-15 | The Four Frogs | 3:02 | |
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2. Akt, 1. Szene | Act 2, Scene 1 |
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| 9-16 | Air | 5:36 | |
| 9-17 | Water | 7:14 | |
| 9-18 | Fire | 5:59 | |
| 2. Szene | Scene 2 | |||
| 9-19 | Belle Rose In Pagoda-Land | 2:06 | |
| 9-20 | The Pagodas | 3:03 | |
| 9-21 | The Salamander | 3:02 | |
| 9-22 | The Prince And Belle Rose | 5:54 | |
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The Prince Of The Pagodas: 3. Akt | Act 3 |
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| 3. Akt, 1. Szene | Act 3, Scene 1 | |||
| 10-1 | Belle Epine As Empress | 2:45 | |
| 10-2 | The Old Emperor | 2:51 | |
| 10-3 | Belle Rose And The Salamander | 1:34 | |
| 10-4 | Transition | 3:08 | |
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2. Szene | Scene 2 |
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| 10-5 | The Pagoda Palace | 1:37 | |
| 10-6 | Pas De Six | 2:03 | |
| 10-7 | Variation 1 | 3:44 | |
| 10-8 | Variation 2 | 1:07 | |
| 10-9 | Variation 3 | 1:09 | |
| 10-10 | Pas De Trois | 1:25 | |
| 10-11 | Pas De Deux | 4:06 | |
| 10-12 | Variation 4 | 1:11 | |
| 10-13 | Variation 5 | 2:16 | |
| 10-14 | Finale |
| 6:10 |
- Composed By – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 1-1 to 1-18, 2-1 to 2-8, 3-1 to 3-26, 4-1 to 4-19, 6-1 to 6-14, 7-1 to 7-15, 8-1 to 8-16, 9-1 to 9-22, 10-1 to 10-14), Franz Schubert (tracks: 5-1 to 5-20)
