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The Best of Britten

Neville Marriner · Benjamin Britten · Eduard van Beinum · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · English Chamber Orchestra · Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Decca Classics2000Cat. 467 237-257m19 tracks

The Best of Britten (2000), CD, on Decca Classics. Music by Benjamin Britten, performed by Neville Marriner, Benjamin Britten, Eduard van Beinum, Academy of St Martin in the Fields; 19 tracks.

Composer

Benjamin Britten

Tracklist

01

Simple Symphony for Strong Orchestra, op. 4: Boisterous Bourree

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

3:25

02

Simple Symphony for Strong Orchestra, op. 4: Playful Pizzicato

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

3:05

03

Simple Symphony for Strong Orchestra, op. 4: Sentimental Saraband

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

7:54

04

Simple Symphony for Strong Orchestra, op. 4: Frolicsome Finale

Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony, op. 4

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

2:59

05

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Introduction and Theme

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:00

06

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Adagio

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:09

07

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: March

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:11

08

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Romance

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:23

09

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Aria Italiana

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:23

10

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Bouree classique

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:20

11

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Wiener walzer

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:54

12

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Moto perpetuo

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:05

13

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Funeral March

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:36

14

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Chant

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:22

15

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, op. 10: Fugue and Finale

Benjamin Britten - Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, op. 10

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

7:11

17

Four Sea Interludes From “Peter Grimes”: Dawn (Act I)

Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a

Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:12

18

Four Sea Interludes From “Peter Grimes”: Sunday Morning (Act II)

Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a

Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:32

19

Four Sea Interludes From “Peter Grimes”: Moonlight (Act III)

Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a

Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:44

20

Four Sea Interludes From “Peter Grimes”: Storm (Act IV)

Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a

Eduard van Beinum, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:55