Peter Grims (scenes) / The Rape of Lucretia / Michelangelo & John Donne Sonnets / Violin Concerto / Piano Concerto / Berkeley / Rubbra
Peter Pears · Benjamin Britten · Manuk Parikyan · John Barbirolli · Reginald Goodall · Herbert Menges · Malcolm Sargent · Norman Del Mar · Andrew Davis · Stephen Cleobury
Peter Grims (scenes) / The Rape of Lucretia / Michelangelo & John Donne Sonnets / Violin Concerto / Piano Concerto / Berkeley / Rubbra (2011), CD, on EMI Classics. Music by Benjamin Britten, Lennox Berkeley, Edmund Rubbra, performed by Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Manuk Parikyan, John Barbirolli; 70 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene 1: "Whatever you say... Let her among you without fault" (Ellen)
Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene I: "Let her among you without fault cast the first stone" (Ellen)
Reginald Goodall, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Joan Cross
Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act I, Scene 2: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)
Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act I Scene II: "Now the Great Bear and Pleiades" (Peter)
Peter Pears, Reginald Goodall, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene 1: Interlude III: Sunday Morning (orchestra)
Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act II, Scene 1: "Glitter of waves" (Ellen, Chorus)
Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act II Scene I: "Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight" (Ellen)
Reginald Goodall, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Joan Cross
Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene 1: "Embroider in childhood" (Ellen)
Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene I: "Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness" (Ellen)
Reginald Goodall, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Joan Cross
Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III: Interlude VI
Peter Grimes, op. 33: Act III, Scene 2: "Grimes!... Steady. There you are" (Chorus, Peter, Ellen)
Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes: Act III Scene II: "Grimes! Grimes!" (Chorus, Peter)
Peter Pears, Reginald Goodall, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 1. "Sì come nella penna"
Benjamin Britten - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 1. Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro
Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 2. "A che più debb'io mai"
Benjamin Britten - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 2. Sonetto XXXI: A che piu debb'io mai l'intensa voglia
Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 3. "Veggio co' be' vostri occhi"
Benjamin Britten - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 3. Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume
Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 4. "Tu sa' ch'io so"
Benjamin Britten - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 4. Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai
Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 5. "Rendete a gli occhi miei"
Benjamin Britten - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 5. Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume
Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 6. "S'un casto amor"
Benjamin Britten - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 6. Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pieta superna
Seven Sonnets of Michealangelo, op. 22: 7. "Spirto ben nato"
Benjamin Britten - Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 7. Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 1. "Oh my blacke Soule!"
Benjamin Britten - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Oh my blacke Soule!
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 2. "Batter my heart"
Benjamin Britten - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Batter my heart
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 3. "Oh might those sighes and teares"
Benjamin Britten - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Oh might those sighes and teares
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 4. "Oh, to vex me"
Benjamin Britten - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Oh, to vex me
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 5. "What if this present"
Benjamin Britten - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: What if this present
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35: 6. "Since she whom I loved"
Benjamin Britten - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: Since she whom I loved
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: 7. "At the round earth's imagined corners"
Benjamin Britten - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, op. 35: At the round earth's imagin'd corners
Disc 3
Loth to depart (Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby op. 50 no. 4)
Edmund Rubbra - Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby, op. 50
Violin Concerto, op. 15 (original version): I. Moderato con moto - Agitato
Violin Concerto, op. 15 (original version): II. Vivace - Cadenza -
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat, op. 63: I. Adagio - Allegro energico
Disc 4
Piano Concerto in G, op. 55: I. Corymbus (Adagio: calmo e quasi improvvisatore - Allegretto)
Piano Concerto in G, op. 55: II. Dialogue (Lento e solenne)
Piano Concerto in G, op. 55: III. Danza alla rondo (Allegretto gioioso)
Prelufe and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra: Prelude -
Benjamin Britten - Prelude and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra, op. 29: Prelude. Grave
Prelufe and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra: Fugue
Benjamin Britten - Prelude and Fugue for 18-Part String Orchestra, op. 29: Fugue. Allegro energico - Coda
Piano Concerto, op. 13: I. Toccata (Allegro molto e con brio)
Disc 5
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Tema (Moderato)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 1 (Allegro vivace)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 2 (Allegretto)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 3 (Lento)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 4 (Vivace)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 5 (Andante)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 6 (Moderato)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 7 (Adagio)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 8 (Moderato)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 9 (Allegro vivo)
Horn Trio, op. 44: III. Theme and Variations: Var. 10 (Moderato)
Three Greek Songs, op. 38: 1. Epitaph of Timas (Sappho)
Lennox Berkeley - 3 Greek Songs op. 38: No. 1. Epitaph of Timas (Sappho)
Three Greek Songs, op. 38: 2. Spring Song (Antipater)
Lennox Berkeley - 3 Greek Songs op. 38: No. 2. Spring Song (Antipater)
Three Greek Songs, op. 38: 3. To Aster (Plato)
Lennox Berkeley - 3 Greek Songs op. 38: No. 3. To Aster (Plato)
Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 1. "Among the leaves the small birds sing"
Lennox Berkeley - Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: Lauds (Among the Leaves)
Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 2. "O lurcher-loving collier, black as night"
Lennox Berkeley - Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: O Lurcher-Loving Collier
Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 3. "What's in your mind, my dove, my coney"
Lennox Berkeley - Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: What's in Your Mind, My Dove
Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 4. "Eyes look into the well"
Lennox Berkeley - Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: Eyes Look Into the Well
Five Poems by W.H. Auden. op. 58: 5. "Carry her over the water"
Lennox Berkeley - Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: Carry Her Over the Water