Benjamin Britten - Britten conducts Britten Vol.4 (2007)

Tracklist:

CD 1: Piano Concerto • Violin Concerto

Piano Concerto, Op. 13 - 34:20
I. Toccata - 12:05
II. Waltz - 5:10
III. Impromptu - 8:07
IV. March - 8:58
Sviatoslav Richter (piano), English Chamber Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: The Maltings, Snape, 6 December 1970

Violin Concerto, Op. 15 - 32:16
I. Moderato con moto - 9:20
II. Vivace - 9:19
III. Passacaglia: Andante lento - 13:38
Mark Lubotsky (violin), English Chamber Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: The Maltings, Snape, 28 & 29 July 1970

CD 2: Cello Symphony • Sinfonia da Requiem • Cantata misericordium

Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68 - 34:16
I. Allegro maestoso - 12:34
II. Presto inquieto - 3:40
III. Adagio. — Cadenza - 10:34
IV. Passacaglia: Andante allegro - 7:28
Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), English Chamber Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 16-19 July 1964

Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 - 20:32
I. Lacrymosa - 8:46
II. Dies irae - 5:04
III. Requiem aeternam - 6:42
New Philharmonia Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 17 & 18 December 1964

Cantata misericordium, Op. 69 - 19:48
Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 13 & 14 December 1963

CD 3: Prelude and Fugue • Simple Symphony • Bridge Variations • The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Prelude and Fugue for 18-part string orchestra, Op. 29 - 9:21
English Chamber Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: The Maltings, Snape, 30 September 1971

Simple Symphony, Op. 4 - 17:37
I. Boisterous Bourrée: Allegro maestoso - 3:27
II. Playful Pizzicato: Presto possibile, pizzicato sempre - 3:05
III. Sentimental Saraband: Poco lento e pesante - 7:56
IV. Frolicsome Finale: Prestissimo con fuoco - 3:09
English Chamber Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: The Maltings, Snape, 31 May 1968

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 - 26:51
Introduction and Theme: Lento maestoso. — Allegretto poco lento - 1:58
Adagio - 2:24
March: Presto alla marcia - 1:07
Romance: Allegretto grazioso - 1:38
Aria Italiana: Allegro brillante - 1:19
Bourrée Classique: Allegro e pesante - 1:16
Wiener Walzer: Vivace - 2:41
Moto Perpetuo: Allegro molto - 1:11
Funeral March: Andante ritmico - 3:59
Chant: Lento - 1:38
Fugue and Finale: Allegro molto vivace. — Lento e solenne - 7:41
English Chamber Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 19 December 1966

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 - 16:30
London Symphony Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 27 & 28 May 1963

CD 4: The Prince of the Pagodas

The Prince of the Pagodas, Op. 57 - 1:40:39
Act I
Prelude - 2:21
The Fool and the Dwarf - 1:21
The Emperor — March - 1:30
Gavotte - 2:36
Entry of the Pages and the Four Kings - 1:21
Variation of the King of the North - 1:18
Variation of the King of the East - 2:31
Variation of the King of the West - 1:07
Variation of the King of the South - 1:43
Variation of Princess Belle Épine - 2:27
Variation of Belle Rose - 6:10
The Kings and Belle Rose - 1:26
Triumph of Belle Épine - 1:53
The Rage of the Kings - 1:41
Entry of the Four Winged Frogs - 3:02
Act II
Scene 1
Air: Introduction and Waltz - 5:36
Water Dances - 7:14
Fire Dances - 5:59
Scene 2
Belle Rose in darkness - 2:06
The Pagodas - 3:03
The Salamander - 3:02
Pas de deux: the Prince and Belle Rose - 5:56

CD 5: The Prince of the Pagodas (cont.) • Diversions for left hand • Sonnets of Michelangelo

The Prince of the Pagodas, Op. 57 (cont.)
Act III
Scene 1
Belle Épine as Empress - 2:47
The Old Emperor - 2:51
Appearance of Belle Rose and the Salamander - 1:34
Transition - 3:08
Scene 2
The Pagoda Palace - 1:37
Pas de six: Entrée - 2:03
Variation 1: Pas de deux - 3:44
Variation 2: Girl's solo - 1:07
Variation 3: Boy's solo - 1:09
Pas de trois - 1:25
Pas de deux: Belle Rose and the Prince of the Pagodas - 4:06
Variation 4: The Prince - 1:11
Variation 5: Belle Rose - 2:16
Finale and apotheosis - 6:19
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 13, 16, 17, 19 & 21 February 1957

Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op. 21 - 24:10
Theme - 1:06
Variation 1: Recitative - 1:29
Variation 2: Romance - 1:30
Variation 3: March - 1:19
Variation 4: Arabesque - 1:37
Variation 5: Chant - 1:47
Variation 6: Nocturne - 2:07
Variation 7: Badinerie - 1:26
Variation 8: Burlesque - 1:53
Variation 9a: Toccata I - 0:48
Variation 9b: Toccata II - 2:01
Variation 10: Adagio - 4:18
Variation 11: Tarantella - 2:49
Julius Katchen (piano), London Symphony Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 29 & 30 July 1954

Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22 - 16:35
Sonetto XVI - 1:59
Sonetto XXXI - 1:22
Sonetto XXX - 3:16
Sonetto LV - 1:48
Sonetto XXXVIII - 1:54
Sonetto XXXII - 1:20
Sonetto XXIV - 4:55
Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 17 & 18 December 1954

CD 6: Sonnets of John Donne • Sonnets and Proverbs of William Blake • Winter Words • Tit for tat

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35 - 23:20
Oh my black Soule! - 3:20
Batter my heart - 1:21
Oh might those sighes and teares - 3:00
Oh, to vex me - 1:09
What if this present - 2:50
Since she whom I lov'd - 3:27
At the round earth's imagin'd corners - 2:36
Thou hast made me - 1:31
Death be not proud - 4:05
Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: The Maltings, Snape, November 1967

Sonnets and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74 - 23:41
The pride of the peacock ... London - 3:08
Prisons are built ... The chimney sweeper - 2:51
The bird a nest ... A Poison Tree - 4:28
Think in the morning ... The Tyger - 2:34
The tygers of wrath ... The Fly - 2:49
The hours of folly ... Ah, Sun-flower - 4:16
To see a World ... Every Night & every Morn - 3:35
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 3 & 4 December 1965

Winter Words, Op. 52 - 20:35
At Day-close in November - 1:41
Midnight on the Great Western (or The Journeying Boy) - 4:29
Wagtail and Baby (A Satire) - 1:59
The Little Old Table - 1:24
The Choirmaster's Burial (or The Tenor Man's Story) - 3:46
Proud Songsters (Thrushes, Finches and Nightingales) - 1:11
At the Railway Station, Upway (or The Convict and Boy with the Violin) - 2:42
Before Life and After - 3:23
Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 16 & 17 March 1954

Tit for tat - 8:46
A song of enchantment - 2:28
Autumn - 1:14
Silver - 1:46
Vigil - 1:44
Tit for tat - 1:35
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: The Maltings, Snape, 20 November 1972

CD 7: Serenade • Les Illuminations • Nocturne

Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op. 31 - 24:09
Prologue - 1:25
Pastoral - 3:37
Nocturne - 3:23
Elegy - 4:07
Dirge - 3:46
Hymn - 2:04
Sonnet - 4:10
Epilogue - 1:37
Peter Pears (tenor), Barry Tuckwell (horn), London Symphony Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 23 & 24 May 1963

Les Illuminations for soprano or tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 - 22:11
I. Fanfare: Maestoso (poco presto) - 1:51
II. Villes: Allegro energico - 2:32
IIIa. Phrase: Lento ed estatico - 0:57
IIIb. Antique: Allegretto, un poco mosso - 2:10
IV. Royauté: Allegro maestoso - 1:37
V. Marine: Allegro con brio - 1:02
VI. Interlude: Moderato ma comodo - 2:22
VII. Being Beauteous: Lento ma comodo - 4:05
VIII. Parade: Alla marcia - 2:48
IX. Départ: Largo mesto - 2:46
Peter Pears (tenor), English Chamber Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Kingsway Hall, London, 19 December 1966

Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and string orchestra, Op. 60 - 26:27
On a poet's lips I slept - 3:23
Below the thunders of the upper deep - 3:18
Encinctured with a twine of leaves - 2:12
Midnight's bell goes ting, ting, ting - 2:30
But that night when on my bed I lay - 3:03
She sleeps on soft, last breaths - 4:31
What is more gentle than a wind in summer? - 3:28
When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see - 4:02
Peter Pears (tenor), Alexander Murrey (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Roger Lord (cor anglais), William Waterhouse (bassoon), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Osian Ellis (harp), Denis Blyth (timpani), London Symphony Orchestra. Benjamin Britten, conductor
Recorded: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 21 & 22 September 1959