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The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet / Gloriana - Symphonic Suite

Oliver Knussen · Uri Segal · John Harle · Michael Thompson · London Sinfonietta · Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra · Christopher Van Kampen · John Orford

Warner Classics20062h 24m53 tracks

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet / Gloriana - Symphonic Suite (2006), CD, on Warner Classics. Music by Benjamin Britten, performed by Oliver Knussen, Uri Segal, John Harle, Michael Thompson; 53 tracks.

Composer

Benjamin Britten

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I: Prelude

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:16

02

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: The Fool and the Dwarf (David Purser, principal trombone)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:51

03

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: March and Courtiers' Dance (John Harle, alto saxophone)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

John Harle, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

3:34

04

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Entry of the Pages and the Four Kings (Sebastian Bell, principal flute)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:22

05

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of the King of the North

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:28

06

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of the King of the East (Michael Thompson, horn)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Michael Thompson, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:41

07

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of the King of the West

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:06

08

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of the King of the South (John Chimes, timpani; Kevin Nutty, native drums)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:37

09

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: The Kings bow before the Emperor

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

0:58

10

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of Princess Belle Epine

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

3:15

11

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Variation of Princess Belle Rose and Pas de deux (Gareth Hulse, oboe; John Miller, trumpet)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

5:53

12

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: The Kings and Belle Rose

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:57

13

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Belle Epine and the Four Kings

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:31

14

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: The Rage of the Kings

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:45

15

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom: Entry of the Four Winged Frogs (John Orford, principal bassoon)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act I

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, John Orford

3:28

16

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Introduction: Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:29

17

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Waltz (Clouds, Stars and Moon)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

5:09

18

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

0:43

19

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Entrée (Sea Horses, Fish Creatures and Waves)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:52

20

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Variation (Sea Horses)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:27

21

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Variation (Fish Creatures) (Helen Tunstall, harp; Joy Farrall, clarinet)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

3:21

22

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Coda

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:01

23

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

0:42

24

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Pas de deux (Male and Female Flames)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:21

25

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Variation (Male Flame)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:09

26

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Variation (Female Flame)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:20

27

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Coda

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:48

28

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land: Belle Rose, exhausted, borne in by the Frogs

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:03

29

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: Belle Rose in darkness (Nona Liddell, violin)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:03

30

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: The Pagodas (James Holland, principal percussion; John Constable, principal keyboard)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

4:52

31

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: The Salamander

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

3:16

32

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: Pas de deux (The Prince and Belle Rose) (Nicholas Daniel, cor anglais; Helen Tunstall, harp)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

4:53

33

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas: Belle Rose hunts for the Prince

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act II

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:47

Disc 2

01

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 1: The Palace of the Middle Kingdom: Empress Belle Epine

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

4:44

02

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 1: The Palace of the Middle Kingdom: The Old Emperor (John Harle, alto saxophone)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

John Harle, Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

3:06

03

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 1: The Palace of the Middle Kingdom: Appearance of Belle Rose and the Salamander

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:57

04

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Transformation

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

4:26

05

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Pas de six: Entrée

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:00

06

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Variation I: Pas de deux

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta, Christopher Van Kampen

3:47

07

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Variation II: Girl's Solo (Nona Liddell, violin; Christopher van Kampen, cello)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:05

08

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace, Variation III : Boy's Solo

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:05

09

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace, Variation III : Pas de trois

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:54

10

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace, Variation III : Coda

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:21

11

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Pas de caractère (The Emperor and the Fool)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:48

12

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Pas de deux (Belle Rose and the Prince of the Pagodas)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

4:04

13

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Variation (The Prince)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:08

14

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Variation (Belle Rose)

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

2:26

15

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Finale

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

4:31

16

The Prince of the Pagodas - Ballet in three acts Op. 57, Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace: Apotheosis

Benjamin Britten - The Prince of the Pagodas, op. 57: Act III

Oliver Knussen, London Sinfonietta

1:38

17

Gloriana - Symphonic Suite from the opera Op. 53a: I. The Tournament

Benjamin Britten - Symphonic Suite from “Gloriana”, op. 53a

Uri Segal, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

4:01

18

Gloriana - Symphonic Suite from the opera Op. 53a: II. The Lute Song (John Williams, oboe)

Benjamin Britten - Symphonic Suite from “Gloriana”, op. 53a

Uri Segal, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

4:23

19

Gloriana - Symphonic Suite from the opera Op. 53a: III. The Courtly Dances

Benjamin Britten - Symphonic Suite from “Gloriana”, op. 53a

Uri Segal, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

9:52

20

Gloriana - Symphonic Suite from the opera Op. 53a: IV. Gloriana moritura

Benjamin Britten - Symphonic Suite from “Gloriana”, op. 53a

Uri Segal, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

6:59