BRITTEN CONDUCTS BRITTEN: OPERA 2 (BOX) (COLL)

BRITTEN, BENJAMIN

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Act I
Introduction ... Over Hill, Over Dale
Oberon Is Passing
Well, Go Thy Way
How Now, My Love?
Be It On Lion, Bear Or Wolf
Welcome Wanderer!
Is All Our Company Here?
Fair Love, You Faint With Wand'ring In The Wood
Through The Forest Have I Gone
Stay, Tho' Thou Kill Me
Come, Now A Roundel, And A Fairy Song
You Spotted Snakes
What Thou Seest When Thou Dost Wake
Act II
Introduction
Are We All Met?
I See Their Knavery
Be Kind And Courteous To This Gentleman
Hail, Mortal, Hail!
I Have A Reas'nable Good Ear In Music
How Now, Mad Spirit
Flower Of This Purple Dye
Puppet? Why So?
This Is Thy Negligence
Up And Down
On The Ground, Sleep Sound
Scene 1
Introduction ... My Gentle Robin
Helena! - Hermia! - Demetrius! - Lysander!
When My Cue Comes, Call Me
Have You Sent To Bottom's House?
Scene 2
Orchestra March ... Now, Fair Hippolyta
If We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will
Gentles, Perchance You Wonder
In This Same Interlude
O Grim-Look'd Night
O Wall, Full Often Hast Thou Heard My Moans
You Ladies, You
This Lanthorn Doth The Horned Moon Present
Sweet Moon, I Thank Thee For Thy Sunny Beams
Asleep, My Love?
Come, Your Bergomask
Now The Hungry Lion Roars
Phaedra, Op.93
In May, In Brilliant Athens
O Gods Of Wrath
My Time's Too Short; Your Highness
Scene 1
Rome Is Now Ruled By The Etruscan Upstart
It Is An Axiom Among Kings
Here The Thirsty Evening Has Drunk The Wine Of Light
Who Reaches Heaven First Is The Best Philosopher
Maria Was Unmasked
Collatinus Is Politically Astute
There Goes A Happy Man!
Tarquinius Does Not Dare
Interlude: My Horse! My Horse!
Scene 2
Their Spinning Wheel Unwinds Dreams
Listen! I Heard A Knock
Time Treads Upon The Hands Of Women
The Oatmeal Slippers Of Sleep
Scene 1
The Prosperity Of The Etruscans
She Sleeps As A Rose
Within This Frail Crucible Of Light
Lucretia!
Interlude: Here In This Scene You See Virtue Assailed By Sin
Scene 2
Oh! What A Lovely Day!
We'll Leave The Orchids
Flowers Bring To Every Year The Same Perfection
You Were Right
Lucretia! Lucretia!
Last Night Tarquinius Ravished Me
This Dead Hand
Epilogue: Is That All?
Act I
Prologue
Theme: The Journey
Variation I: The Welcome
Variation II: The Letter
Variation III: The Tower
Variation IV: The Window
Variation V: The Lesson
Variation VI: The Lake
Variation VII: At Night
Act II
Variation VIII: Colloquy And Soliloquy
Variation IX: The Bells
Variation X: Miss Jessel
Variation XI: The Bedroom
Variation XII: Quint
Variation XIII: The Piano
Variation XIV: Flora
Variation XV: Miles
Scene 1: Munich
My Mind Beats On And No Words Come
Who's That? A Foreigner
Scene 2: On The Boat To Venice
Hey There, Hey There, You!
Serenissima, Serenissima
Overture: Venice
Scene 3: The Journey To The Lido
Ah Serenissima!
Mysterious Gondola
Scene 4: The First Evening At The Hotel
We Are Delighted To Greet The Signore
Was I Wrong To Come
There Is Indeed In Every Artist's Nature
Scene 5: On The Beach
Adziù! Adziù!
Scene 6: The Foiled Departure
Aou'! Stagando, Aou'!
Naturally, Signore, I Understand
Scene 7: The Games Of Apollo
Here I Will Stay
First The Race
The Boy, Tadzio, Shall Inspire Me
So It Has Come To This
Scene 8: The Hotel Barber's Shop (i)
Guardate, Signore!
Scene 9: The Pursuit
Do I Detect A Scent?
Careful Search Now Leads Me To Them
Scene 10: The Strolling Players
This Way For The Players
Fiorir Rose In Mezzo
Scene 11: The Travel Bureau
One Moment, If You Please
In These Last Years
Scene 12: The Lady Of The Pearls
So It Is True
Scene 13: The Dream
Receive The Stranger God
Scene 14: The Empty Beach
Do What You Will Wh Me
Scene 15: The Hotel Barber's Shop (ii)
Yes, A Very Wise Decision
Scene 16: The Last Visit To Venice
Hurrah For The Piazza
Chaos, Chaos And Sickness
Scene 17: The Departure
The Wind Still Blows From The Land
Ah, No!
Scene 1
Prelude
The Tournament
Recitative And Fight
Entrance Of The Queen
Recitative
The Two Lords' Explanation
Raleigh's Song
Ensemble Of Reconciliation
Recitative And Final March
Scene 2
Prelude And Dialogue
The Queen's Song
Cecil's Song Of Government
Recitative And Essex's Entry
First Lute Song
Second Lute Song
The Frst Duet For The Queen And Essex
Soliloquy And Prayer
Scene 1
Prelude And Welcome
The Masque
Finale
Scene 2
Prelude And Song
Duet
Double Duet
Quartet
Scene 3
Pavane
Conversation
Galliard
Conversation And The Queen's Entrance
Lavolta
Conversation
Morris Dance
Recitative
The Queen's Burlesque
Quartet
March
The Queen's Announcement
Ensemble
Coranto
Scene 1
Prelude
Essex's Intrusion
The Second Duet Of The Queen And Essex
The Dressing-Table Song
The Entrance Of Cecil
Cecil's Report
Discussion
The Queen's Decision
Scene 2
Ballad - Rondo
Scene 3
Prelude And Verdict
Cecil's Warning
The Queen's Dilemma
Trio
Lady Essex's Pleading
Penelope Rich's Pleading
Epilogue

NOTES

This compilation ℗ 2004 Decca Music Group Limited
© 2004 Decca Music Group Limited
CDs are made in Germany
Printed and Made in Germany

Recording dates:
"A Midsummer Night's Dream", 1966
"Phaedra", 03/1977
"The Rape Of Lucretia", 07/1970
"The Turn Of The Screw", 01/1955
"Death In Venice", 04-05/1974
"Gloriana", 26/10-06/11/1992

"The Turn Of The Screw" Mono

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