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A Portrait of Britten

Jerry Hadley (tenor), Anthony Halstead (horn), Roger Best (viola), Michael Hirst (flute), Paul Arden Taylor (cor-anglais), David Campbell (clarinet), Keith Rubach (bassoon), Stephen Roberts (horn), Rachel Masters (harp), Peter Hamburger (timpani)

  • Catalogue No: NI1751
  • Label: Nimbus
  • Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

3 CDs

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Contents

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

Work length25:26
$11.00
$15.40
  • English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra
  • William Boughton

I. Introduction and Theme

Track length1:55
$1.00
$1.40

II. Adagio

Track length2:29
$1.00
$1.40

III. March

Track length1:08
$1.00
$1.40

IV. Romance

Track length1:22
$1.00
$1.40

V. Aria Italiana

Track length1:20
$1.00
$1.40

VI. Bourrée Classique

Track length1:22
$1.00
$1.40

VII. Wiener Walzer

Track length2:41
$1.00
$1.40

VIII. Moto Perpetuo

Track length1:15
$1.00
$1.40

IX. Funeral March

Track length3:42
$1.00
$1.40

X. Chant

Track length1:35
$1.00
$1.40

XI. Fugue and Finale

Track length6:37
$1.00
$1.40

Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4

Work length16:55
$4.50
$6.30
  • English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra
  • William Boughton

I. Boisterous Bourrée

Track length3:00
$1.00
$1.40

II. Playful Pizzicato

Track length3:08
$1.00
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III. Sentimental Saraband

Track length7:33
$1.50
$2.10

IV. Frolicsome Finale

Track length3:14
$1.00
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Britten: Lachrymae for viola & piano, Op. 48

Work length14:04
$2.00
$2.80
  • English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra
  • William Boughton

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

Work length8:48
$2.00
$2.80
  • English String Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra
  • William Boughton

Prelude. Grave

Track length3:08
$1.00
$1.40

Fugue. Allegro Energico

Track length5:40
$1.00
$1.40

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a

Work length15:52
$4.00
$5.60
  • English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra
  • William Boughton

I. Dawn

Track length3:11
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II. Sunday Morning

Track length3:46
$1.00
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III. Moonlight

Track length4:08
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IV. Storm

Track length4:47
$1.00
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Britten: A Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90 "A Time There Was..."

Work length14:55
$5.00
$7.00
  • English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra
  • William Boughton

I. Cakes and Ale

Track length2:29
$1.00
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II. Bitter Withy

Track length3:03
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III. Hankin Booby

Track length2:24
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IV. Hunt the Squirrel

Track length1:23
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V. Lord Melbourne

Track length5:36
$1.00
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Britten: The Courtly Dances from "Gloriana", Op. 53a

Work length10:14
$1.50
$2.10
  • English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra
  • William Boughton

Britten: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell, Op. 34 "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"

Work length16:42
Album only
Album only
  • English Symphony Orchestra, English String Orchestra
  • William Boughton

Britten: Les illuminations, Op. 18

Work length22:20
$10.00
$14.00
  • Jerry Hadley
  • English String Orchestra
  • William Boughton

I. Fanfare

Track length2:04
$1.00
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II. Villes

Track length2:26
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III. Phrase

Track length1:06
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IV. Antique

Track length2:05
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V. Royauté

Track length1:38
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VI. Marine

Track length0:56
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VII. Interlude

Track length2:24
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VIII. Being Beauteous

Track length3:45
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IX. Parade

Track length2:54
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X. Départ

Track length3:02
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Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

Work length23:30
$8.00
$11.20
  • Anthony Halstead
  • English String Orchestra
  • William Boughton

I. Prologue

Track length1:25
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II. Pastoral

Track length3:19
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III. Nocturne

Track length3:26
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IV. Elegy

Track length4:09
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V. Dirge

Track length3:34
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VI. Hymn

Track length2:05
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VII. Sonnet

Track length3:49
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VIII. Epilogue

Track length1:43
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Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 for tenor, obbligato instruments and strings

Work length28:23
Album only
Album only
  • Jerry Hadley
  • English String Orchestra
  • William Boughton

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