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Rattle conducts Britten

Peter Donohoe, Jill Gomez, et al

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Simon Rattle

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Contents

Britten: An American Overture

Work length10:35
Album only
Album only
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

Britten: Ballad of Heroes, Op. 14

Work length16:18
$3.90
$5.10
  • Robert Tear (tenor)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

1. Funeral March -

Track length5:39
$1.30
$1.70

2. Scherzo (Dance of Death)

Track length4:23
$1.30
$1.70

3. Recitative and Choral - Epilogue (Funeral March)

Track length6:16
$1.30
$1.70

Britten: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op. 21

Work length23:24
$15.60
$20.40
  • Peter Donohoe (piano)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

Theme -

Track length1:18
$1.30
$1.70

Var.I Recitative -

Track length1:38
$1.30
$1.70

Var.II Romance -

Track length1:20
$1.30
$1.70

Var.III March -

Track length1:14
$1.30
$1.70

Var.IV Arabesque

Track length1:50
$1.30
$1.70

Var.V Chant -

Track length1:47
$1.30
$1.70

Var.VI Nocturne -

Track length2:00
$1.30
$1.70

Var.VII Badinerie

Track length1:20
$1.30
$1.70

Var.VIII Burlesque

Track length1:36
$1.30
$1.70

Var.IX Toccata I - Toccata II -

Track length2:48
$1.30
$1.70

Var.X Adagio

Track length4:00
$1.30
$1.70

Var.XI Tarantella

Track length2:33
$1.30
$1.70

Britten: The Building of the House Overture

Work length5:02
$1.30
$1.70
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

Britten: Praise We Great Men

Work length7:08
$3.90
$5.10
  • 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' -

Track length3:26
$1.30
$1.70

'Praise we the just'

Track length2:22
$1.30
$1.70

[Coda]

Track length1:20
$1.30
$1.70

Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes

Work length14:45
$6.50
$8.50
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

'A time there was...' Op.90: I. Cakes and Ale

Track length2:32
$1.30
$1.70

'A time there was...' Op.90: II. The Bitter Withy

Track length2:56
$1.30
$1.70

'A time there was...' Op.90: III. Hankin Booby

Track length2:30
$1.30
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'A time there was...' Op.90: IV. Hunt the Squirrel

Track length1:18
$1.30
$1.70

'A time there was...' Op.90: V. Lord Melbourne

Track length5:29
$1.30
$1.70

Britten: Canadian Carnival, Op.19

Work length14:08
Album only
Album only
  • Wesley Warren (trumpet)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

Britten: Young Apollo, Op. 16

Work length7:37
$1.30
$1.70
  • 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)

Work length12:39
$5.20
$6.80
  • Jill Gomez (soprano)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

1. Nuits de juin (wds. Victor Hugo)

Track length2:49
$1.30
$1.70

2. Sagesse (wds. Paul Verlaine)

Track length2:49
$1.30
$1.70

3. L'Enfance (wds. Victor Hugo)

Track length4:31
$1.30
$1.70

4. Chanson d'automne (wds. Paul Verlaine)

Track length2:30
$1.30
$1.70

Britten: Scottish Ballad, Op. 26

Work length15:23
Album only
Album only
  • Peter Donohoe (piano), Philip Fowke (piano)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

Britten: Occasional Overture, Op. 38

Work length7:18
$1.30
$1.70
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

Work length20:27
$3.90
$5.10
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Simon Rattle

I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato) -

Track length8:38
$1.30
$1.70

II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco) -

Track length5:22
$1.30
$1.70

III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo)

Track length6:27
$1.30
$1.70