Rattle conducts Britten
Peter Donohoe, Jill Gomez, et al
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Simon Rattle
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Britten: An American Overture
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
Britten: Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14
- Robert Tear (tenor)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
1. Funeral March -
2. Scherzo (Dance of Death)
3. Recitative and Choral - Epilogue (Funeral March)
Britten: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op. 21
- Peter Donohoe (piano)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
Theme -
Var.I Recitative -
Var.II Romance -
Britten: The Building of the House Overture
- City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
Britten: Praise We Great Men
- Alison Hargan (soprano), Mary King (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
'Praise we great men' -
'Praise we the just'
[Coda]
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
'A time there was...' Op.90: I. Cakes and Ale
'A time there was...' Op.90: II. The Bitter Withy
'A time there was...' Op.90: III. Hankin Booby
'A time there was...' Op.90: IV. Hunt the Squirrel
'A time there was...' Op.90: V. Lord Melbourne
Britten: Canadian Carnival, Op.19
- Wesley Warren (trumpet)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
Britten: Young Apollo, Op. 16
- Felix Kok (violin), Jeremy Ballard (violin), Michal Kaznowski (cello), Peter Cole (viola), Peter Donohoe (piano)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
Britten: Quatre Chansons françaises (1928)
- Jill Gomez (soprano)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
1. Nuits de juin (wds. Victor Hugo)
2. Sagesse (wds. Paul Verlaine)
3. L'Enfance (wds. Victor Hugo)
4. Chanson d'automne (wds. Paul Verlaine)
Britten: Scottish Ballad, Op. 26
- Peter Donohoe (piano), Philip Fowke (piano)
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
Britten: Occasional Overture, Op. 38
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Simon Rattle
I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato) -
II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco) -
III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo)