Essential britten
(2006)

eMusic

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Warner Classics : Made available through hoopla, 2006
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 28 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
5099944029258 (sound recording : hoopla Music) MWT11083690, 11083690
LANGUAGE
English
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Mode of access: World Wide Web

CONTENTS
Les Illuminations for high voice and string orchestra Op. 18: I. Fanfare (2:07) -- Les Illuminations for high voice and string orchestra Op. 18: VII. Being Beauteous (3:59) -- Simple Symphony Op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourree (2:55) -- Simple Symphony Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato (3:22) -- Simple Symphony Op. 4: III. Sentimental Sarabande (8:30) -- Simple Symphony Op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale (2:55) -- Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 1. Pastoral: The day's grown old (Charles Cotton) (3:28) -- Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 2. Nocturne: The splendour falls on castle walls (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) (3:33) -- Violin Concerto Op. 15 (revised version): III. Passacaglia (Andante lento (un poco meno mosso) - Largamente (lento) - Lento e solenne) (00:14:19) -- Saint Nicolas, Op.42: Nicolas devotes himself to God (4:56) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 1. Procession (1:19) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 2. Wolcum Yole! (1:23) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 3. There is no rose (2:21) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 4a. That yonge child (1:52) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 4b. Balulalow (1:38) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 5. As dew in Aprille (0:58) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 6. This little Babe (1:25) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 7. Interlude (Andante pastorale) {harp} (3:35) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 8. In freezing winter night (4:11) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 9. Spring Carol (1:12) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 10. Deo Gracias! (1:12) -- A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28: 11. Recession (1:20) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34): Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente (full orchestra - woodwind - brass - strings - percussion - full orchestra) (1:57) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Woodwind: Variation A: Presto (flutes & piccolo) (0:35) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Woodwind: Variation B: Lento (oboes) (1:07) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Woodwind: Variation C: Moderato (clarinets) (0:39) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Woodwind: Variation D: Allegro con marcia (bassoons) (0:57) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation E: Brillante, alla polacca (violins) (0:36) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation F: Meno mosso (violas) (1:16) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation G: L'istesso tempo (cellos) (0:59) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation H: Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al Allegro (double basses) (1:02) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Strings: Variation I: Maestoso (harp) (0:49) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Brass: Variation J: L'istesso tempo (horns) (0:52) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Brass: Variation K: Vivace (trumpets) (0:30) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34), Brass: Variation L: Allegro pomposo (trombones & tuba) (1:06) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34): Percussion - Variation M: Moderato (percussion) (1:58) -- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell Op. 34): Fugue: Allegro molto - Con slancio (L'istesso tempo) (full orchestra) (2:47) -- Phaedra, Op.93: In May, in brilliant Athens (6:37) -- Six Metamorphoses after Ovid Op. 49: 2. Phaeton (Vivace ritmico) (1:24) -- Nocturne, Op.60: When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see (Shakespeare) (5:10) -- Cello Sonata in C Op. 65: II. Scherzo-pizzicato (Allegretto) (2:34) -- Canticle III: Still falls the rain Op. 55 (00:11:38) -- A Spring Symphony Op. 44: The merry Cuckoo (E Spencer) (2:03) -- Folk Song Arrangements: O waly, waly (4:38) -- A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 64, ACT ONE: You spotted snakes with double tongues (Fairies) (2:23) -- War Requiem, Op.66: V. Agnus Dei (3:46) -- Folksong Arrangements: The Salley Gardens (2:40) -- 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: Dawn (3:44) -- 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: Sunday Morning (3:48) -- 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: Moonlight (4:35) -- 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a: Storm (4:17)

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