Britten: Simple Symphony, Temporal Variations & other works
Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Philip Dukes (viola)
Northern Sinfonia, Steuart Bedford
Steuart Bedford elicits great detail and character from the Simple Symphony, but most valuable is his account of the English Folk Tunes Suite, a late and strangely haunting composition. Unmissable... — More…
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Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4
- Northern Sinfonia
- Steuart Bedford
Boisterous Bourree
Playful Pizzacato
Sentimental Sarabande
Frolicsome Finale
Britten: Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews)
- Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
- Northern Sinfonia
- Steuart Bedford
Theme
Oration
March
Britten: A Charm of Lullabies for mezzo-soprano and pianoforte, Op. 41
- Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
- Northern Sinfonia
- Steuart Bedford
A Cradle Song
The Highland Balou
Sephestia's Lullaby
A Charm
The Nurse's Song
Britten: Lachrymae for viola & strings, Op. 48a
- Philip Dukes (viola)
- Northern Sinfonia
- Steuart Bedford
Theme
Variation 1: Allegretto, andante molto
Variation 2: Animato
Britten: Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A Time there was', Op. 90
- Northern Sinfonia
- Steuart Bedford
Cakes and Ale
The Bitter Withy
Hankin Booby
Hunt the Squirrel
Lord Melbourne