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Britten conducts Britten vol. 4

Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),...

  • Release Date: 13th Nov 2006
  • Catalogue No: 4756051
  • Label: Decca
  • Series: Collectors Edition, Britten conducts Britten
  • Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

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Contents

Britten: Piano Concerto, Op. 13

Work length34:02
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  • Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1970-12-06
  • Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape

1. Toccata

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2. Waltz

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3. Impromptu

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4. March

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Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15

Work length32:12
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  • Mark Lubotsky (violin)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1970-07-29
  • Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape

1. Moderato con moto

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2. Vivace

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3. Passacaglia; Andante lento

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Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68

Work length34:03
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  • Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1964-07-18
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Allegro maestoso

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Presto inquieto

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Adagio

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Passacaglia

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Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

Work length20:26
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  • New Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1964-12-18
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Lacrymosa

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Dies Irae

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Requiem aeternam

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Britten: Cantata Misericordium, Op. 69

Work length19:47
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  • Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
  • London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1963-12-14
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Britten: Prelude & Fugue for 18 strings, Op. 29

Work length9:15
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  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1971-09-30
  • Recording Venue: "The Maltings", Concert Hall, Snape

Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4

Work length17:16
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  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1968-05-31
  • Recording Venue: "The Maltings", Concert Hall, Snape

1. Boisterous Bourrée

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"Playful Pizzicato" from Simple Symphony, Op. 4

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3. Sentimental Saraband

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4. Frolicsome Finale

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

Work length26:40
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  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1966-12-20
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

1. Introduction & Theme

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2. Adagio

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3. March

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4. Romance

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5. Aria Italiana

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6. Bourrée Classique

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7. Wiener Waltzer

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8. Moto Perpetuo

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9. Funeral March

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10. Chant

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11. Fugue & Finale

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Work length16:29
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  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1963-05-28
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 1

Work length32:14
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  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1957-02-21
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Prelude

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The Fool and the Dwarf

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The Emperor - March

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Gavotte

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The Four Kings

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The King of the North

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The King of the East

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The King of the West

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The King of the South

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Belle Epine

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Belle Rose

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The Kings and Belle Rose

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Triumph of Belle Epine

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Rage of the Kings

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The Four Frogs

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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 2 Scene 1

Work length18:47
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  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1957-02-21
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Air

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Water

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Fire

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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 2 Scene 2

Work length14:05
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  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1957-02-21
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Belle Rose in Pagoda-Land

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The Pagodas

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The Salamander

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The Prince and Belle Rose

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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 3 Scene 1

Work length10:19
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  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1957-02-21
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Belle Epine as Empress

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The Old Emperor

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Belle Rose and the Salamander

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Transition

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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 3 Scene 2

Work length24:41
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  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1957-02-21
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

The Pagoda Palace

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Pas de Six

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Variation 1

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Variation 2

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Variation 3

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Pas de Trois

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Pas de Deux

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Variation 4

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Variation 5

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Finale

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

Work length23:57
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  • Julius Katchen (piano)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1954-07-30
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Theme

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Variation I - Recitative

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Variation II - Romance

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Variation III - March

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Variation IV - Arabesque

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Variation V - Chant

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Variation VI - Nocturne

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Variation VII - Badinerie

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Variation VIII - Burlesque

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Variation IXa -Toccata I

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Variation IXb - Toccata II

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Variation X - Adagio

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Variation XI - Tarantella

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Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22

Work length16:33
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  • Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
  • Recorded: 1954-03-17
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London

Sonetto XVI

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Sonetto XXXI

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Sonetto XXX

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Sonetto LV

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Sonetto XXXVIII

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Sonetto XXXII

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Sonetto XXIV

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Britten: The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35

Work length23:08
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  • Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
  • Recorded: 1967-11-30
  • Recording Venue: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk

1. Oh, My Blacke Soule!

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2. Batter My Heart

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3. Oh Might Those Sighes and Teares

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4. Oh, To Vex Me

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5. What If This Present

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6. Since She Whom I Loved

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7. At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners

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8. Thou Hast Made Me

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9. Death, Be Not Proud

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Britten: Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74

Work length23:30
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  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano)
  • Recorded: 1965-12-04
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

The Pride Of the Peacock...London

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Prisons Are Built...The Chimney Sweeper

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The Bird Anest...A Poison Tree

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Think In the Morning...The Tyger

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The Tygers Of Wrath...The Fly

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The Hours Of Folly...Ah, Sun Flower

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To See a World...Every Night and Every Morn

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Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52

Work length20:24
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  • Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
  • Recorded: 1954-03-17
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London

At Day-Close In November

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Midnight On the Great Western

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Wagtail and Baby

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The Little Old Table

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The Choirmaster's Burial

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Proud Songsters

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At the Railway Station, Upway

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Before Life and After

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Britten: Tit for Tat

Work length8:42
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  • John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano)
  • Recorded: 1972-11-29
  • Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk

1. A Song Of Enchantment

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2. Autumn

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3. Silver

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4. Vigil

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5. Tit For Tat

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Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

Work length23:50
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  • Barry Tuckwell (horn), Peter Pears (tenor)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1963-05-24
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Prologue

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Pastoral - The Day's Grown Old

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Nocturne - The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls

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Elegy - O Rose, Thou Art Sick

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Dirge - This Ae Night

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Hymn - Queen and Huntress Chaste and Fair

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Sonnet - O Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight

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Epilogue

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Britten: Les illuminations, Op. 18

Work length22:04
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  • Peter Pears (tenor)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1966-12-20
  • Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

I. Fanfare

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II. Villes

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IIIa. Phrase

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IIIb. Antique

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IV. Royauté

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V. Marine

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VI. Interlude

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VII. Being beauteous

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VIII. Parade

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IX. Départ

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Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings

Work length26:22
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  • Peter Pears (tenor), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Osian Ellis (harp), Denis Blyth (timpani), Roger Lord (cor anglais), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Recorded: 1959-09
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. "On A Poet's Lips I Slept"

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2. "Below The Thunders Of The Upper Deep"

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3. "Encintured With A Twine Of Leaves"

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4. "Midnight's Bell Goes Ting, Ting, Ting"

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5. "But That Night When On My Bed I Lay"

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6. "She Sleeps On Soft, Last Breaths"

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7. "What Is More Gentle Than A Wind In Summer?"

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8. "When Most I Wink, Then Do Mine Eyes Best See"

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