The Essential Benjamin Britten

Double Concerto in B Minor: I. Allegro ma non troppo

7:06

Gidon Kremer

Double Concerto in B Minor: II. Rhapsody (Poco lento)

6:11

Gidon Kremer

Double Concerto in B Minor: III. Allegro scherzando - Allegro non troppo

7:28

Gidon Kremer

2 Portraits: No. 1 David Layton

8:03

9:19

2 Portraits: II. E.B.B.

Sinfonietta, Op. 1: I. Poco presto ed agitato

5:46

Sinfonietta, Op. 1: II. Variations

4:23

Sinfonietta, Op. 1: III. Tarantella

6:18

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

4:03

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: I. Introduction and Theme

17:05

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: II. Adagio

1:56

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: III. March

2:23

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IV. Romance

1:12

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: V. Aria Italiana

1:43

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VI. Bourrée Classique

1:25

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VII. Wiener Walzer

1:33

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VIII. Moto Perpetuo

3:07

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IX. Funeral March

1:11

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: X. Chant

3:43

Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, Op. 10: XI. Fugue and Finale

1:39

4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: I. Dawn

0:08

4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: II. Sunday Morning

3:12

4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: III. Moonlight

3:40

4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: IV. Storm

4:18

Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, Op. 33b

4:39

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto

6:50

Daniel Hope

Paul Watkins

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: II. Vivace

10:44

Daniel Hope

Paul Watkins

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia

0:09

Daniel Hope

Paul Watkins

Chamber Orchestra of Europe

16:01

Lachrymae, Op. 48a

Nicolas Bône

William Conway

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: I. Canto primo

14:49

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: II. Fuga

2:36

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: III. Lamento

4:28

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IV. Canto secondo

3:27

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: V. Serenata

1:36

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VI. Marcia

2:22

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VII. Canto terzo

3:58

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VIII. Bordone

2:40

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IX. Moto perpetuo e canto quatro

3:39

Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: I. Declamato

3:53

Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: II. Fuga

4:13

Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: III. Scherzo

5:47

Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: IV. Andante lento

2:22

Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: V. Ciaccona

7:04

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: I. Introduzione (Lento)

9:06

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: II. Marcia (Allegro)

2:59

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: III. Canto (Con moto)

2:11

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IV. Barcarolla (Lento)

1:30

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: V. Dialogo (Allegretto)

1:48

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VI. Fuga (Andante espressivo)

1:48

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VII. Recitativo (Fantastico)

3:31

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VIII. Moto perpetuo (Presto)

1:38

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IX. Passacaglia (Lento solenne)

1:01

War Requiem, Op. 66: I. Requiem Aeternam - "Requiem aeternam"

11:08

War Requiem, Op. 66: I. Requiem Aeternam - "What passing-bells for these who die as a cattle?" / "Kyrie eleison"

6:59

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae - "Dies irae"

4:03

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae - "Bugles sang, sadd'ning the evening air"

3:41

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae - "Liber scriptus proferetur"

2:37

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae - "Out there, we've walk'd"

3:34

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae - "Recordare"

1:45

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae - "Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm"

4:45

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae - "Dies irae"

1:59

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae -" Lacrimosa dies illa"

1:19

War Requiem, Op. 66: II. Dies Irae - "Move him into the sun"

2:07

War Requiem, Op. 66: III. Offertorium - "Domine Jesu Christe"

5:13

War Requiem, Op. 66: III. Offertorium - "So Abraham rose..."/ "Hostias et preces tibi"

3:48

War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. Sanctus - "Sanctus...Benedictus"

6:08

War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. Sanctus -"After the blast of lightning from the East"

6:07

War Requiem, Op. 66: V. Agnus Dei - "One ever hangs" / "Agnus Dei"

3:41

War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. Libera me - "Libera me, Domine"

3:27

War Requiem, Op. 66: Libera me. "It Seemed That out of Battle I Escaped"

7:20

War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. Libera me - "Let us sleep now" / "In paradisum"

8:34

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 1 "Eight years have passed"

6:04

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 1 "Yet not all reached their homes"

1:25

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 1 "Worse still, the island"

0:55

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 1 "Children have died of want"

2:59

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 1 "Yet some trust in an end"

2:30

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 1 "Your prayer is answered, Penelope"

1:24

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 1 "Long suffering Odysseus"

3:17

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 1 "Listen. The voices of the gods"

3:05

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 2 "I, Athene, rise to the edge of night"

2:14

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 2 "When I see the sorrow of mortal Odysseus"

2:06

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 2 "How loud the spring sounds all of a sudden"

2:21

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 2 "Bold. Telemachus, watch the shadow on the wall"

1:30

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 2 "There it is before you"

0:56

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 2 "Listen, Lords of Ithaca"

2:35

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 2 "Telemachus, be swift!"

1:26

The Rescue of Penelope: Part 2 "Now there is silence"

2:13

Phaedra, Op. 93: Prologue "In May, in brilliant Athens"

5:18

Phaedra, Op. 93: Recitative "My lost and dazzled eyes"

1:14

Phaedra, Op. 93: Presto "You monster !"

1:17

Phaedra, Op. 93: Recitative "O Gods of wrath"

3:38

Phaedra, Op. 93: Adagio "My time's too short"

2:45

Billy Budd, Act 1: Prelude

6:03

Billy Budd, Act 1: "Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)

4:34

Трек Billy Budd, Act 1: "Pull, my bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Sailing Master, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, First Lieutenant, seamen)

Manchester Boys Choir

Billy Budd, Act 1: "Send for John Claggart" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)

7:12

Billy Budd, Act 1: "Billy Budd, King of the birds!" (Billy, Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Ratcliffe, seamen's voices)

6:15

Billy Budd, Act 1: "I heard, your honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)

2:16

Billy Budd, Act 1: "Come along, Kid!" (Novice's friend, Novice, seamen)

3:22

Andrew Burden

William Dazeley

Billy Budd, Act 1: "Christ, the poor chap..." (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, seamen)

3:18

100

Billy Budd, Act 1: "Vere! Vere!" - Officers and men of the Indomitable..." (Seamen, Vere, Billy)

3:15

101

Billy Budd, Act 2: "My compliments..." (Vere, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master)

4:01

102

Boy from Manchester Boys Choir

Billy Budd, Act 2: "Don't like the french!" (Sailing Master, First Lieutenant, Vere)

4:46

103

Billy Budd, Act 2: "Oh, that's nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, seamen)

5:16

104

Billy Budd, Act 2: Interlude / "Blow her away..." (Seamen)

4:25

105

Billy Budd, Act 2: "Here lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, seamen)

3:09

106

Billy Budd, Act 2: "Come out of that" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, seamen)

3:54

107

Boy from Manchester Boys Choir

Christopher Gillet

Richard Van Allas

Billy Budd, Act 2:: "O beauty, o handsomeness" (Claggart)

3:59

108

Billy Budd, Act 2: "Come here! Remenber your promise" (Claggart, Novice)

4:41

109

Billy Budd, Act 2: "Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)

4:33

110

Billy Budd, Act 2: "Dansker, old friend" (Billy, Dansker)

3:46

111

Billy Budd, Act 3: "I don't like the look of the mist" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Claggart)

4:19

112

Billy Budd, Act 3: "Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)

3:14

113

Трек Billy Budd, Act 3: "Deck ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, seamen, powder monkeys)

Christopher Maltman

Manchester Boys Choir

Billy Budd, Act 3: "All guns ready, Sir!" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Sailing Master, Maintop, Ratcliffe, seamen)

4:57

114

Billy Budd, Act 3: "There are you again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, First Lieutenant)

4:56

115

Billy Budd, Act 3: "Nay, nay, you're mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)

3:23

116

Boy from Manchester Boys Choir

Billy Budd, Act 3: Interlude & "Claggart, John Claggart, beware!" (Vere)

3:06

117

Billy Budd, Act 3: "You wanted to see me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)

4:04

118

Billy Budd, Act 3: "God o'mercy!" (Vere, First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe)

5:24

119

Simon Wilding

Billy Budd, Act 3: Interlude & "William Budd, you are accused" (First Lieutenant, Vere, Billy)

3:37

120

Billy Budd, Act 3: "Poor fellow, who could save him?" (First Lieutenant, Sailing Master, Ratcliffe, Vere)

5:36

121

Simon Wilding

Billy Budd, Act 3: "I accept their verdict" (Vere)

3:47

122

Billy Budd, Act 4: "Look!... Trough the port comes the moonshine astray!" (Billy, Dansker)

4:44

123

Billy Budd, Act 4: "And farewell to ye" (Billy)

8:51

124

Billy Budd, Act 4: "According to the articles of war" (First Lieutenant, Billy)

4:27

125

Billy Budd, Act 4: "Starry Vere, God bless you" (Choir)

4:51

126

Billy Budd, Act 4: "We commited his body" (Vere)

2:19

127