British Composers - Britten, Berkeley & Rubbra

VARIOUS ARTISTS

98 SONGS • 6 HOURS AND 2 MINUTES • JUL 01 2011

1

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 1, Scene 1: "Whatever You Say, Let Her Among You" (Ellen)

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

03:02

2

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 1, Scene 2: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter, Chorus, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

03:22

3

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2: Interlude I. Sunday Morning

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

02:21

4

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "Glitter of Waves and Glitter of Sunlight" (Ellen, Chorus, Rector)

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

03:50

5

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "Wherefore, I Pray and Beseech You" (Rector, Chorus, Ellen)

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

03:31

6

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 1: "O All Ye Works of the Lord" (Chorus, Ellen, Peter)

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

05:51

7

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 2, Scene 2: "In Dreams I've Built Myself" (Peter)

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

02:54

8

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 1: "Embroidery in Childhood" (Ellen, Balstrode)

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

04:16

9

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3: Interlude II. Fog

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

02:29

10

Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act 3, Scene 2: "Grimes! Grimes! Steady, There You Are" (Chorus, Peter, Ellen)

Sir Peter Pears, Joan Cross, Tom Culbert, BBC Theatre Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Reginald Goodall & Herbert Dawson

06:08

11

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 1, Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

02:04

12

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 2, A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

01:21

13

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 3, Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

03:11

14

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 4, Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

01:47

15

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 5, Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

01:51

16

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 6, S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

01:16

17

7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 7, Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

04:48

18

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 1, O My Blacke Soule

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

03:20

19

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 2, Batter My Heart

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

01:14

20

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 3, O Might Those Sighes and Teares

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

03:04

21

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 4, Oh to Vex Me

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

01:05

22

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 5, What If This Present

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

02:58

23

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 6, Since She Whom I Loved

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

03:49

24

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 7, At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

02:48

25

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 8, Thou Hast Made Me

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

01:25

26

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: No. 9, Death Be Not Proud

Sir Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten

04:10

27

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Rome Is Now Ruled by the Etruscan Upstart" (Male Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

02:23

28

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "It Is an Axiom Among Kings" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

02:26

29

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Here the Thirsty Evening" (Male Chorus, Collatinus, Junius, Tarquinius)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

04:25

30

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "Lucretia! Lucretia!" (Junius, Male Chorus, Collatinus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

03:54

31

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: "With You Two Arm in Arm Again" (Collatinus, Tarquinius, Junius)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

04:33

32

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 1: Interlude. "Tarquinius Does Not Wait" (Male Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

02:51

33

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "Their Spinning Wheel Unwinds" (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

05:28

34

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "It Is Better to Desire" (Bianca, Lucretia, Lucia, Female Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

04:48

35

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "The Oatmeal Slippers of Sleep" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

01:44

36

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 1, Scene 2: "None of the Women Move" (Female Chorus, Tarquinius, Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

05:33

37

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "She Sleeps as a Rose Upon the Night" (Female Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

03:01

38

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Lucretia! What Do You Want?" (Tarquinius, Lucretia, Male Chorus, Female Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

03:09

39

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: "Go, Tarquinius!" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Tarquinius, Lucretia)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

02:17

40

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 1: Interlude. "Here in This Scene You See" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

03:53

41

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Oh! What a Lovely Day!" (Lucia, Bianca)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

04:29

42

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "How Hideous! Take Them Away!" (Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

01:24

43

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Flowers Bring to Every Year" (Lucretia, Bianca)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

03:20

44

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Too Late, Junius" (Collatinus, Lucretia)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

03:59

45

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "This Dead Hand Lets Fall" (Collatinus, Junius, Lucia, Bianca, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

04:22

46

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act 2, Scene 2: "Is All This Suffering and Pian" (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)

Sir Peter Pears/Joan Cross/Norman Lumsden/Denis Dowling/Frederick Sharp/Nancy Evans/Flora Nielsen/Margaret Ritchie/Sir Reginald Goodall

04:43

47

Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, Op. 50: IV. Loth to Depart

Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

04:13

48

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto - Agitato (1939 Version)

Theo Olof, Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

09:15

49

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: II. Vivace - Cadenza (1939 Version)

Theo Olof, Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

09:16

50

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento (1939 Version)

Theo Olof, Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

12:48

51

Threnody for a Soldier Killed in Action (Arr. Anthony Collins):

Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

06:30

52

Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): I. Adagio - Allegro energico

Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

09:24

53

Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): II. Allegro moderato

Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

05:30

54

Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): III. Grave

Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

10:00

55

Symphony No. 5 in B flat Op. 63 (1997 Remastered Version): IV. Allegro vivo - Adagio

Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli

04:08

56

Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): I. Corymbus (Adagio: calmo e quasi improvvisatore - Allegretto)

Denis Matthews, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Malcolm Sargent

09:40

57

Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): II. Dialogue (Lento e solenne)

Denis Matthews, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Malcolm Sargent

09:07

58

Piano Concerto in G Op. 55 (2001 Remastered Version): III. Danza alla rondo (Allegretto gioioso)

Denis Matthews, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Malcolm Sargent

08:40

59

Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29: Prelude

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Norman Del Mar

03:10

60

Prelude and Fugue, Op. 29: Fugue

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Norman Del Mar

06:02

61

Piano Concerto, Op. 13: I. Toccata (1945 Version)

Jacques Abram/Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert Menges

12:05

62

Piano Concerto, Op. 13: II. Waltz (1945 Version)

Jacques Abram/Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert Menges

04:46

63

Piano Concerto, Op. 13: III. Impromptu (1945 Version)

Jacques Abram/Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert Menges

06:46

64

Piano Concerto, Op. 13: IV. March (1945 Version)

Jacques Abram/Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert Menges

07:49

65

Horn Trio, Op. 44: I. Allegro

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

05:26

66

Horn Trio, Op. 44: II. Lento

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

06:50

67

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (a) Tema. Moderato

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

00:59

68

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (b) Variation I. Allegro vivace

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

01:07

69

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (c) Variation II. Allegretto

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

00:57

70

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (d) Variation III. Lento

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

02:30

71

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (e) Variation IV. Vivace

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

00:46

72

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (f) Variation V. Andante

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

01:45

73

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (g) Variation VI. Moderato

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

00:56

74

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (h) Variation VII. Adagio

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

02:18

75

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (i) Variation VIII. Moderato

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

00:56

76

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (j) Variation IX. Allegro vivo

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

01:08

77

Horn Trio, Op. 44: III. (k) Variation X. Moderato

Manoug Parikian, Dennis Brain & Colin Horsley

00:50

78

Six Preludes Op. 23: 1. Allegro

Colin Horsley

01:43

79

Six Preludes Op. 23: 2. Andante

Colin Horsley

01:30

80

Six Preludes Op. 23: 3. Allegro moderato

Colin Horsley

01:19

81

Six Preludes Op. 23: 4. Allegretto

Colin Horsley

01:22

82

Six Preludes Op. 23: 5. Allegro

Colin Horsley

01:36

83

Six Preludes Op. 23: 6. Andante

Colin Horsley

01:40

84

Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 1. If, Lord, thy love for me is strong

Pamela Bowden/Collegium Musicum London/John Minchinton

04:12

85

Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 2. Shepherd, shepherd, hark that calling!

Pamela Bowden/Collegium Musicum London/John Minchinton

02:18

86

Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 3. Let mine eyes see thee

Pamela Bowden/Collegium Musicum London/John Minchinton

03:30

87

Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila Op. 27: 4. Today a shepherd and our kin

Pamela Bowden/Collegium Musicum London/John Minchinton

03:02

88

Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 1. Epitaph of Timas (Sappho)

Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush

01:49

89

Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 2. Spring Song (Antipater)

Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush

01:26

90

Three Greek Songs Op. 38: 3. To Aster (Plato)

Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush

01:43

91

5 Poems, Op. 53: No. 1, Lauds. "Among the Leaves the Small Birds Sing"

Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush

02:17

92

Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 2. O lurcher-loving collier, black as night

Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush

02:19

93

Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 3. What's in your mind, my dove, my coney

Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush

01:33

94

Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58 (2003 Remastered Version): 4. Eyes look into the well

Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush

02:39

95

Five Poems by W. H. Auden Op. 58: 5. Carry her over the water (2003 - Remaster)

Thomas Hemsley & Ernest Lush

01:29

96

Polka (No. 1 of [Three] Pieces Op. 5 for two pianos)

Cyril Smith & Phyllis Sellick

01:42

97

I sing of a maiden (1991 Remastered Version)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks & Sir Andrew Davis

02:43

98

The Lord is my shepherd Op. 91 No. 1 (2003 Remastered Version)

King's College Choir, Cambridge, Thomas Rose, Christopher Hughes & Stephen Cleobury

04:43

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