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War Requiem / Spring Symphony / Five Flower Songs / Hymn to St. Cecilia

John Eliot Gardiner · Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden · Richard Seal · NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra · Philharmonia Orchestra · Monteverdi Choir · NDR Vokalensemble · Anthony Rolfe Johnson · Bo Skovhus · John Mark Ainsley

Deutsche Grammophon2h 25m39 tracks

War Requiem / Spring Symphony / Five Flower Songs / Hymn to St. Cecilia, CD, on Deutsche Grammophon. Music by Benjamin Britten, performed by John Eliot Gardiner, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Richard Seal, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra; 39 tracks.

Composer

Benjamin Britten

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part I: Introduction: "Shine out, fair sun" (Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 1. Introduction: Shine Out

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

8:38

02

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part I: The Merry Cuckoo (Tenor)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 2. The Merry Cuckoo

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

1:55

03

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part I: Spring, the Sweet Spring (Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 3. Spring, the Sweet Spring

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

1:41

04

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part I: The Driving Boy (Children's Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 4. The Driving Boy

John Eliot Gardiner, Richard Seal, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:50

05

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part I: The Morning Star (Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 1: 5. The Morning Star

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

2:59

06

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part II: Welcome Maids of Honour (Contralto)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 6. Welcome, Maids of Honour

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

2:36

07

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part II: Waters Above! (Tenor)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 7. Waters Above!

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

2:27

08

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part II: Out on the Lawn I Lie in Bed (Alto, Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 2: 8. Out on the lawn I Lie in bed

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

5:50

09

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part III: When Will My May Come (Tenor)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 9. When will my May Come?

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

2:26

10

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part III: Fair and Fair (Soprano, Tenor)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 10. Fair and Fair

John Eliot Gardiner, Philharmonia Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

2:16

11

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part III: Sound the Flute! (Chorus, Children's Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 3: 11. Sound the Flute!

John Eliot Gardiner, Richard Seal, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:22

12

Spring Symphony, op. 44, Part IV: Finale: "London, to Thee I Do Present" (Tenor, Contralto, Soprano, Chorus, Children's Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - Spring Symphony, op. 44: Part 4: 12. Finale: London, to Thee I do Present

John Eliot Gardiner, Richard Seal, Philharmonia Orchestra

7:42

13

Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27: I. In a garden shady

Benjamin Britten - Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

2:30

14

Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27: II. I cannot grow

Benjamin Britten - Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1:55

15

Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27: II. O ear whose creatures

Benjamin Britten - Hymn to St. Cecilia, op. 27

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

5:25

16

Five Flower Songs op. 47: 1. To Daffodils

Benjamin Britten - Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 1. To Daffodils

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1:55

17

Five Flower Songs op. 47: 2. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months

Benjamin Britten - Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 2. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1:49

18

Five Flower Songs op. 47: 3. Marsh Flowers

Benjamin Britten - Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 3. Marsh Flowers

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

2:15

19

Five Flower Songs op. 47: 4. The Evening Primrose

Benjamin Britten - Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 4. The Evening Primrose

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

2:42

20

Five Flower Songs op. 47: 5. Ballad of Green Broom

Benjamin Britten - Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 5. Ballad of Green Broom

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1:52

21

War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: Requiem aeternam (Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

5:28

22

War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: "What passing bells for these who die as cattle?" (Tenor)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

3:54

Disc 2

01

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: Dies irae, dies illa (Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

3:55

02

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: "Bugles sang, saddening the evening air" (Baritone)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Bo Skovhus

2:40

03

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: Liber scriptus proferetur (Soprano, Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

2:52

04

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: "Out there, we've walked quite friendly up to Death" (Tenor, Baritone)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Anthony Rolfe Johnson

1:44

05

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: Recordare Jesu pie (Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

4:35

06

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: "Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm" (Baritone)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Bo Skovhus

1:46

07

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: Dies irae, dies illa (Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

1:23

08

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: Lacrimosa dies illa (Soprano, Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

2:06

09

War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies Irae: "Move him into the sun" / Lacrimosa (Tenor/Soprano, Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

5:51

10

War Requiem, op. 66: III. Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe (Boys' Choir)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

3:51

11

War Requiem, op. 66: III. Offertorium: "So Abram rose, and clave the wood" / Hostias (Baritone, Tenor/Boys' Choir)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

6:00

12

War Requiem, op. 66: IV. Sanctus: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth (Soprano, Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

6:34

13

War Requiem, op. 66: IV. Sanctus: "After the blast of lightning from the East" (Baritone)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Bo Skovhus

4:10

14

War Requiem, op. 66: V. Agnus Dei: "One ever hangs where shelled roads part" / Agnus Dei (Tenor / Chorus)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

3:41

15

War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: Libera me, Domine (Chorus, Soprano)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir

7:19

16

War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: "It seemed that out of battle I escaped" (Tenor, Baritone)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Anthony Rolfe Johnson

9:23

17

War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: "Let us sleep now" / In paradisum (Baritone, Tenor/Boys' Choir, Chorus, Soprano)

Benjamin Britten - War Requiem, op. 66

Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, John Eliot Gardiner, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

5:59