Britten conducts Britten vol. 4

Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Mark Lubotsky (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Julius Katchen (piano), Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet),...

Release Date: 13th Nov 2006
Catalogue No: 4756051
Label: Decca
Series: Collectors Edition, Britten conducts Britten
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

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Britten: Piano Concerto, Op. 13

Work length34:02

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Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1970-12-06
Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape

1. Toccata

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2. Waltz

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3. Impromptu

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4. March

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Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15

Work length32:12

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Mark Lubotsky (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1970-07-29
Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape

1. Moderato con moto

Track length9:17

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2. Vivace

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3. Passacaglia; Andante lento

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Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68

Work length34:03

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Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1964-07-18
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Allegro maestoso

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Presto inquieto

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Adagio

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Passacaglia

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Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

Work length20:26

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New Philharmonia Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1964-12-18
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Lacrymosa

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Dies Irae

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Requiem aeternam

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Britten: Cantata Misericordium, Op. 69

Work length19:47

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Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1963-12-14
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Britten: Prelude & Fugue for 18 strings, Op. 29

Work length9:15

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English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1971-09-30
Recording Venue: "The Maltings", Concert Hall, Snape

Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4

Work length17:16

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English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1968-05-31
Recording Venue: "The Maltings", Concert Hall, Snape

1. Boisterous Bourrée

Track length3:23

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"Playful Pizzicato" from Simple Symphony, Op. 4

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3. Sentimental Saraband

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4. Frolicsome Finale

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

Work length26:40

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English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1966-12-20
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

1. Introduction & Theme

Track length1:58

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2. Adagio

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3. March

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4. Romance

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5. Aria Italiana

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6. Bourrée Classique

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7. Wiener Waltzer

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8. Moto Perpetuo

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9. Funeral March

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10. Chant

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11. Fugue & Finale

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Work length16:29

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London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1963-05-28
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 1

Work length32:14

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Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1957-02-21
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Prelude

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The Fool and the Dwarf

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The Emperor - March

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Gavotte

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The Four Kings

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The King of the North

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The King of the East

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The King of the West

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The King of the South

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Belle Epine

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Belle Rose

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The Kings and Belle Rose

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Triumph of Belle Epine

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Rage of the Kings

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The Four Frogs

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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 2 Scene 1

Work length18:47

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Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1957-02-21
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Air

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Water

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Fire

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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 2 Scene 2

Work length14:05

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Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1957-02-21
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Belle Rose in Pagoda-Land

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The Pagodas

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The Salamander

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The Prince and Belle Rose

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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 3 Scene 1

Work length10:19

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Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1957-02-21
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

Belle Epine as Empress

Track length2:47

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The Old Emperor

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Belle Rose and the Salamander

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Transition

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Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas, Op.57 - Act 3 Scene 2

Work length24:41

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Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1957-02-21
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

The Pagoda Palace

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Pas de Six

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Variation 1

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Variation 2

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Variation 3

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Pas de Trois

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Pas de Deux

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Variation 4

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Variation 5

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Finale

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Britten: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op. 21

Work length23:57

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Julius Katchen (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1954-07-30
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Theme

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Variation I - Recitative

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Variation II - Romance

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Variation III - March

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Variation IV - Arabesque

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Variation V - Chant

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Variation VI - Nocturne

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Variation VII - Badinerie

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Variation VIII - Burlesque

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Variation IXa -Toccata I

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Variation IXb - Toccata II

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Variation X - Adagio

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Variation XI - Tarantella

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Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22

Work length16:33

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Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: 1954-03-17
Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London

Sonetto XVI

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Sonetto XXXI

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Sonetto XXX

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Sonetto LV

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Sonetto XXXVIII

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Sonetto XXXII

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Sonetto XXIV

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Britten: The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35

Work length23:08

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Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: 1967-11-30
Recording Venue: Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk

1. Oh, My Blacke Soule!

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2. Batter My Heart

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3. Oh Might Those Sighes and Teares

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4. Oh, To Vex Me

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5. What If This Present

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6. Since She Whom I Loved

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7. At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners

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8. Thou Hast Made Me

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9. Death, Be Not Proud

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Britten: Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74

Work length23:30

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: 1965-12-04
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

The Pride Of the Peacock...London

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Prisons Are Built...The Chimney Sweeper

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The Bird Anest...A Poison Tree

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Think In the Morning...The Tyger

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The Tygers Of Wrath...The Fly

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The Hours Of Folly...Ah, Sun Flower

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To See a World...Every Night and Every Morn

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Britten: Winter Words, Op. 52

Work length20:24

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Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: 1954-03-17
Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London

At Day-Close In November

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Midnight On the Great Western

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Wagtail and Baby

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The Little Old Table

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The Choirmaster's Burial

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Proud Songsters

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At the Railway Station, Upway

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Before Life and After

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Britten: Tit for Tat

Work length8:42

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John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano)
Recorded: 1972-11-29
Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk

1. A Song Of Enchantment

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2. Autumn

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3. Silver

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4. Vigil

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5. Tit For Tat

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Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

Work length23:50

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Barry Tuckwell (horn), Peter Pears (tenor)
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1963-05-24
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

Prologue

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Pastoral - The Day's Grown Old

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Nocturne - The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls

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Elegy - O Rose, Thou Art Sick

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Dirge - This Ae Night

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Hymn - Queen and Huntress Chaste and Fair

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Sonnet - O Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight

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Epilogue

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Britten: Les illuminations, Op. 18

Work length22:04

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Peter Pears (tenor)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1966-12-20
Recording Venue: Kingsway Hall, London

I. Fanfare

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II. Villes

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IIIa. Phrase

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IIIb. Antique

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IV. Royauté

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V. Marine

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VI. Interlude

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VII. Being beauteous

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VIII. Parade

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IX. Départ

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Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings

Work length26:22

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Peter Pears (tenor), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Osian Ellis (harp), Denis Blyth (timpani), Roger Lord (cor anglais), Alexander Murray (flute), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), William Waterhouse (bassoon)
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Recorded: 1959-09
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. "On A Poet's Lips I Slept"

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2. "Below The Thunders Of The Upper Deep"

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3. "Encintured With A Twine Of Leaves"

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4. "Midnight's Bell Goes Ting, Ting, Ting"

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5. "But That Night When On My Bed I Lay"

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6. "She Sleeps On Soft, Last Breaths"

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7. "What Is More Gentle Than A Wind In Summer?"

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8. "When Most I Wink, Then Do Mine Eyes Best See"

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