Clio Gould, Martin Owen, Scottish Ensemble and Toby Spence - Britten: Les illuminations (2005)

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Artist: Clio Gould, Martin Owen, Scottish Ensemble, Toby Spence
Title: Britten: Les illuminations
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Linn Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 1:12:45
Total Size: 330 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Les illuminations, Op. 18: I. Fanfare (02:00)
2. Les illuminations, Op. 18: II. Villes (02:21)
3. Les illuminations, Op. 18: III. Phrase (00:56)
4. Les illuminations, Op. 18: IV. Antique (02:08)
5. Les illuminations, Op. 18: V. Royauté (01:36)
6. Les illuminations, Op. 18: VI. Marine (01:00)
7. Les illuminations, Op. 18: VII. Interlude (02:49)
8. Les illuminations, Op. 18: VIII. Being Beauteous (03:44)
9. Les illuminations, Op. 18: IX. Parade (02:44)
10. Les illuminations, Op. 18: X. Départ (02:53)
11. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: I. Introduction and Theme (01:48)
12. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: II. Adagio (02:39)
13. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: III. March (01:06)
14. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IV. Romance (01:13)
15. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: V. Aria Italiana (01:20)
16. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VI. Bourree classique (01:27)
17. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VII. Wiener Waltzer (02:40)
18. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VIII. Moto Perpetuo (01:11)
19. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IX. Funeral March (03:47)
20. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: X. Chant (01:29)
21. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: XI. Fugue and Finale (07:42)
22. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31: I. Prologue (01:26)
23. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31: II. Pastoral (03:03)
24. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31: III. Nocturne (03:52)
25. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31: IV. Elegy (04:27)
26. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31: V. Dirge (03:24)
27. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31: VI. Hymn (02:03)
28. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31: VII. Sonnet (03:57)
29. Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31: VIII. Épilogue (01:47)

This recording brings together three youthful masterworks all composed by Benjamin Britten before his 30th birthday.

These are highly insightful performances, widely considered to be modern reference versions to set next to Britten's own. Clio Gould and the ensemble demonstrate playing of impressive unanimity of purpose, joyous intensity and clarity of detail.

The ensemble is joined by the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2012 'Singer of the Year’ Toby Spence, for two of Britten's most popular song cycles. Toby Spence's voice is ideally suited to the wide-ranging demands that Britten makes on it; his tonal freshness and acutely observed articulation of the words are absorbing. Martin Owen, whose horn playing has drawn comparisons with Dennis Brain, is equal to every one of the near-impossible tasks set him by Britten in the Serenade.

Clio Gould, Martin Owen, Scottish Ensemble and Toby Spence - Britten: Les illuminations.rar - 330.7 MB