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Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2

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Benjamin Britten

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Jan 1, 1993

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Britten conducts Britten: Opera Vol.2

Benjamin Britten

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Songwriters (1)

Composer

Sir Peter Pears

Benjamin Britten

William Shakespeare

Jean Racine, transl. Robert Lowell

Musicians (5)

Instrumentation

London Symphony Orchestra

John Shirley-Quirk

London Symphony Orchestra

John Shirley-Quirk

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

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Organizations (1)

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Decca Music Group Ltd.

Producers (3)

Conductor

Benjamin Britten

Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerras

Steuart Bedford

Steuart Bedford

Assistant Producer

Richard Beswick

Michael Woolcock

Producer

Engineers (2)

Engineer

Kenneth Wilkinson

Assistant Engineer

Management (0)

Others (0)

Songwriters (1)

Composer

Sir Peter Pears

Benjamin Britten

William Shakespeare

Jean Racine, transl. Robert Lowell

Producers (3)

Conductor

Benjamin Britten

Sir Charles Mackerras

Sir Charles Mackerras

Steuart Bedford

Steuart Bedford

Assistant Producer

Richard Beswick

Michael Woolcock

Producer

Musicians (5)

Instrumentation

London Symphony Orchestra

John Shirley-Quirk

London Symphony Orchestra

John Shirley-Quirk

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Engineers (2)

Engineer

Kenneth Wilkinson

Assistant Engineer

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Decca Music Group Ltd.

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1

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act Two: Interlude: Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy and So- lioquy

Arda Mandikian, Sir Peter Pears, The English Opera Group Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

1

Phaedra, Op. 93: In May, In Brilliant Athens

English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

1

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Over Hill, Over Dale"

Stephen Terry, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Richard Dakin, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Gordon Clark, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

1

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "The Prosperity Of the Etruscans"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

1

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "My Mind Beats On"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

1

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Prologue

Sir Peter Pears, The English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

1

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 25. Pavane

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

1

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 1. Prelude

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

1

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "Flower Of This Purple Dye"

Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

1

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "First, the Race!"

Michael Follis, Anne Wilkens, English Chamber Orchestra, Penelope McKay, Angela Vernon Bates, Janice Hooper Roe, Sheila Brand, Peter Leeming, Stephen James Adams, James Bowman, Iris Saunders, Neville Williams, Steuart Bedford, Anna Vincent, Benjamin Britten

2

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Theme - Scene 1: The Journey

The English Opera Group Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

2

Phaedra, Op. 93: Oh Gods Of Wrath

English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

2

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act Two: Interlude: Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells

Olive Dyer, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

2

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "She Sleeps As a Rose"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

2

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 2. The Tornament

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Chorus, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Bryn Terfel, Christopher Cornall, Benjamin Britten

2

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "The Boy, Tadzio, Shall Inspire Me"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

2

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Oberon Is Passing Fell and Wrath"

Alfred Deller, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, Choir Of Downside School, Purley, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten

2

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Who's That? A Foreigner, a Traveller No Doubt"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

2

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 26. Conversation

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Janice Watson, Peter Hoare, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

2

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "Puppet? Why So?"

Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

3

Phaedra, Op. 93: My Time's Too Short, Your Highness

English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

3

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 27. Galliard

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

3

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "So, It Has Come To This"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

3

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "Within This Frail Crucible Of Light"

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Luxon, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

3

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Well, Go Thy Way"

Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

3

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Interlude: Variation I - Scene 2: The Welcome

Olive Dyer, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

3

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 3. Recitative & Fight

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten

3

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "This Is Thy Negligence"

Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

3

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act Two: Interlude: Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel

Arda Mandikian, The English Opera Group Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

3

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Hey There, Hey There, You!"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

4

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 4. Entrance of the Queen

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

4

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "Lucretia!...What Do You Want?"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker, Benjamin Luxon, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

4

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 28. Conversation & the Queen's Entrance

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Peter Hoare, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

4

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "Guardate, Signore!"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

4

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Interlude: Variation II - Scene 3: The Letter

Olive Dyer, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

4

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "Up and down, Up and Down"

Stephen Terry, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

4

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act Two: Interlude: Variation XI - Scene 4: The Bedroom

Sir Peter Pears, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

4

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Serenissima...Low-Lying Clouds, Unending Grey"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

4

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "How Now My Love?"

Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

4

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Rome Is Now Ruled By the Etruscan Upstart"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

5

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: Interlude: "Here In This Scene"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

5

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act Two: Interlude: Variation XII - Scene 5: Quint

Sir Peter Pears, The English Opera Group Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

5

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "Do I Detect a Scent?"

Anne Wilkens, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Michael Bauer, Sheila Brand, Stephen James Adams, Ronald Murdock, Steuart Bedford, Anna Vincent, Benjamin Britten

5

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 29. Lavolta

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

5

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Interlude: Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower

The English Opera Group Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

5

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 5. Recitative

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

5

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Be It On Lion, Bear, Or Wolf, Or Bull"

Alfred Deller, Thomas Hemsley, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

5

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 2: "On The Ground, Sleep Sound"

Wandsworth School Boys Choir, Choir Of Downside School, Purley, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

5

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "It Is An Axiom Among Kings"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

5

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: Overture: Venice

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

6

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 6. The two Lords' Explanation

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

6

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Here the Thirsty Evening"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

6

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "Careful Search Now Leads Me To Them"

Keith Jones, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Bauer, Ronald Murdock, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

6

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "Oh! What a Lovely Day!"

English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Benjamin Britten

6

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Welcome Wanderer!"

Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

6

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Interlude: Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window

Olive Dyer, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

6

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 30. Conversation

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

6

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Ah, Serenissima!"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Bauer, Kenneth Bowen, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

6

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act Two: Interlude: Variation XIII - Scene 6: The Piano

Olive Dyer, The English Opera Group Orchestra, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

6

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "My Gentle Robin, See'st Thou This Sweet Sight?"

Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten

7

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Is All Our Company Here?"

David Kelly, Robert Tear, Owen Brannigan, Norman Lumsden, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McDonald, Keith Raggett, Benjamin Britten

7

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 31. Morris dance

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

7

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 7. Raleigh's Song

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

7

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "Helena! Hermi! Demetrius! Lysander!"

Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

7

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "We'll Leave the Orchids For Lucretia"

English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten

7

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "This Way For the Players, Signori"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Penelope McKay, Kenneth Bowen, Neville Williams, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

7

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Mysterious Gondola"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

7

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Interlude: Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson

Olive Dyer, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

7

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act Two: Interlude: Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora

Arda Mandikian, Olive Dyer, The English Opera Group Orchestra, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

7

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Who Reaches Heaven First"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Luxon, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

8

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Fair Love, You Faint With Wand'ring In the Wood"

Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

8

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act Two: Interlude: Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles

Sir Peter Pears, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Joan Cross, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

8

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Interlude: Variation VI - Scene 7: The Lake

Olive Dyer, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

8

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "Flowers Bring To Every Year"

English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten

8

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "Fiorir Rose In Mezo Al Giasso"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

8

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Maria Was Unmasked At a Masked Ball"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Luxon, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

8

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64, Act III: When My Cue Comes, Call Me

Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

8

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "We Are Delighted To Greet the Signore"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

8

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 32. Recitative

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

8

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 8. Ensemble of Reconciliation

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Bryn Terfel, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

9

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "You Were Right"

English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

9

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Through the Forest Have I Gone"

Stephen Terry, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

9

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 1: 9. Recitative & Final March

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

9

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "One Moment, If You Please"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Leeming, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

9

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Was I Wrong To Come?"

Michael Follis, Anne Wilkens, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Penelope McKay, Angela Vernon Bates, Janice Hooper Roe, Sheila Brand, Peter Leeming, Kenneth Bowen, Stephen James Adams, Iris Saunders, Neville Williams, Steuart Bedford, Anna Vincent, Benjamin Britten

9

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "Have You Sent To Bottom's House?"

David Kelly, Robert Tear, Owen Brannigan, Norman Lumsden, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McDonald, Keith Raggett, Benjamin Britten

9

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Collatinus Is Politically Astute"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Luxon, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

9

The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 / Act One: Interlude: Variation VII - Scene 8: At Night

Arda Mandikian, Olive Dyer, Sir Peter Pears, The English Opera Group Orchestra, David Hemmings, Jennifer Vyvyan, Benjamin Britten

9

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 33. The Queen's Burlesque

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Della Jones, Benjamin Britten

10

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "There Is Indeed In Every Artist's Nature"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Iris Saunders, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

10

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 34. Quartet

Sir Charles Mackerras, Peter Hoare, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

10

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "In These Last Years"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Leeming, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

10

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 2: 10. Prelude & Dialogue

Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

10

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "Now, Fair Hippolyta"

Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

10

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "Lucretia! Lucretia!"

English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

10

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Stay, Though Thou Kill Me, Sweet Demetrius"

Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

10

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "There Goes a Happy Man!"

English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake, Benjamin Luxon, Benjamin Britten

11

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 35. March

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

11

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "If We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will"

David Kelly, Robert Tear, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, Owen Brannigan, Norman Lumsden, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McDonald, Heather Harper, Keith Raggett, Helen Watts, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

11

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "Come, Now A Roundel and A Fairy Song"

London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten

11

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 2: 11. The Queen's Song

Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

11

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Tarquinius Does Not Dare"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

11

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "Last Night Tarquinius Ravished Me"

English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

11

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "So It Is True"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

11

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Children's Games: Adziu, Adziu"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

12

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 2: 12. Cecil's Song of Government

Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

12

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "Gentles, Perchange You Wonder At This Show"

Thomas Hemsley, Norman Lumsden, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

12

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: "This Dead Hand Lets Fall"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Bryan Drake, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

12

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 36. The Queen's Announcement

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

12

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Aou'! Stagando, Aou'"

Anne Wilkens, English Chamber Orchestra, Stuart Harling, Sheila Brand, Stephen James Adams, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

12

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "You Spotted Snakes With Double Tongue"

John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Richard Dakin, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Gordon Clark, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

12

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "My Horse! My Horse! Tarquinius Does Not Wait"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Luxon, Benjamin Britten

12

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "Receive the Stranger God"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, James Bowman, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

13

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 2: 13. Recitative & Essex's Entry

Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Dominic Gill, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten

13

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 2: Epilogue: "Is It All?"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

13

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Their Spinning-Wheel Unwinds"

English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Janet Baker, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

13

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 1: "What Thou Seest When Thou Dost Wake"

Alfred Deller, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

13

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Naturally, Signore, I Understand"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Michael Bauer, Kenneth Bowen, Ronald Murdock, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

13

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 37. Ensemble

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Peter Hoare, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

13

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "In This Same Interlude It Doth Befall"

Robert Tear, Sir Peter Pears, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

13

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "The Empty Beach: Do What You Will With Me"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

14

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "Yes! A Very Wise Decision"

English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

14

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Listen! I Heard a Knock"

English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Janet Baker, Benjamin Britten

14

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 2: 14. First Lute Song

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten

14

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 1: "Here Will I Stay, Here Dedicate My Days"

Michael Follis, Anne Wilkens, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Penelope McKay, Angela Vernon Bates, Janice Hooper Roe, Sheila Brand, Peter Leeming, Stephen James Adams, James Bowman, Iris Saunders, Neville Williams, Steuart Bedford, Anna Vincent, Benjamin Britten

14

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 3: 38. Coranto

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

14

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "O Grim-Look'd Night, O Night With Hue So Black"

Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

14

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: Introduction: The wood

London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

15

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "O Wall, Full Often Hast Thou Heard My Moans"

Robert Tear, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McDonald, Helen Watts, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

15

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 1: 39. Prelude & Chatter

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Janice Watson, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

15

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 2: 15. Second Lute Song

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten

15

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "Hurrah For the Piazza"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Iris Saunders, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

15

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "Are We All Met?"

David Kelly, Stephen Terry, Robert Tear, Owen Brannigan, Norman Lumsden, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McDonald, Keith Raggett, Benjamin Britten

15

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "Time Treads Upon the Hands Of Women"

English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Janet Baker, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

16

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "Chaos, Chaos and Sickness"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

16

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "You Ladies, You Whose Gentle Hearts Do Fear"

David Kelly, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

16

The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37 / Act 1: "The Oatmeal Slippers Of Sleep"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Jenny Hill, Janet Baker, Benjamin Luxon, Heather Harper, Benjamin Britten

16

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 2: 16. The First Duet for the Queen & Essex

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten

16

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "I See Their Knavery"

John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Richard Dakin, Gordon Clark, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten

16

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 1: 40. Essex's Intrusion

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Janice Watson, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten

17

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "This Lanthorn Doth the Horned Moon Present"

David Kelly, Sir Peter Pears, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McDonald, Keith Raggett, Helen Watts, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

17

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "Be Kind and Courteous To This Gentleman"

London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten

17

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: "The Wind Still Blows From the Land"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Kenneth Bowen, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

17

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 1: 41. The Second Duet of the Queen & Essex

Sir Charles Mackerras, Janice Watson, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 1 Scene 2: 17. Soliloquy & Prayer

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

18

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "Sweet Moon, I Thank Thee For Thy Sunny Beams"

Thomas Hemsley, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Helen Watts, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 1: 18. Prelude & Welcome

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

18

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "Hail, Mortal, Hail!"

John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Richard Dakin, Gordon Clark, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten

18

Death in Venice, Op. 88 / Act 2: Interlude: "Ah, No!"

Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 1: 42. The Dressing-Table Song

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Janice Watson, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 1: 19. The Masque

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

19

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "Asleep, My Love?"

Sir Peter Pears, Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McDonald, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

19

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 1: 43. The Entrance of Cecil

Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

19

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "I Have A Reas'nable Good Ear In Music"

Owen Brannigan, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten

20

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "Come, Your Bergomask"

London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 1: 20. Finale

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, John Mark Ainsley, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan, John Shirley-Quirk

20

A Midsummer Night's Dream / Act 2: "How Now, Mad Spirit?"

Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, Thomas Hemsley, Josephine Veasey, London Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

20

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 1: 44. Cecil's Report

Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 2: 21. Prelude & Song

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

21

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64 / Act 3: "Now the Hungry Lion Roars"

Stephen Terry, Alfred Deller, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, Richard Dakin, Gordon Clark, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood, Benjamin Britten

21

Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 1: 45. Discussion

Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 2: 22. Duet

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 1: 46. The Queen's Decision

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 2: 23. Double Duet

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 2: 47. Ballad - Rondo

Jenevora Williams, Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Willard White, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, James Miller-Coburn, Tom Finucane, Bryn Terfel, Monmouth School Choir, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 2 Scene 2: 24. Quartet

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Philip Langridge, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 3: 48. Prelude & Verdict

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 3: 49. Cecil's Warning

Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 3: 50. The Queen's Dilemma

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Benjamin Britten, Richard van Allan

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 3: 51. Trio

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 3: 52. Lady Essex's Pleading

Sir Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Summers, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Della Jones, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 3: 53. Penelope Rich's Pleading

Sir Charles Mackerras, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Yvonne Kenny, Benjamin Britten

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Gloriana, Op. 53 / Act 3 Scene 3: 54. Epilogue

Chorus of the Welsh National Opera, Sir Charles Mackerras, Alan Opie, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Philip Langridge, Benjamin Britten