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Special offer. Unknown Britten

Sandrine Piau (soprano), Rolf Hind (piano), Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Peter Francomb & Chris Griffiths (horns), Michael Collins (clarinet)

Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair

Britten completed but didn't orchestrate the songs - 'Phrase', 'Aube' and 'À une raison'; Matthews matches them finely to the style of Illuminations. While the cycle is often associated with... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…
  • Release Date: 5th Oct 2009
  • Catalogue No: NMCD140
  • Label: NMC
  • Length: 77 minutes
  • Presto Recording of the Week
    28th September 2009
  • Gramophone Magazine
    Awards Issue 2009
    Disc of the Month

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Contents

Britten: Les illuminations, Op. 18

Work length23:02
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  • Sandrine Piau
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Thomas Zehetmair

I. Fanfare

Track length2:11
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II. Villes

Track length2:31
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IIIa. Phrase

Track length1:09
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IIIb. Antique

Track length2:03
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IV. Royauté

Track length1:37
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V. Marine

Track length1:01
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VI. Interlude

Track length2:34
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VII. Being Beauteous

Track length4:08
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VIII. Parade

Track length2:41
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IX. Départ

Track length3:07
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Britten: 3 Songs for "Les illuminations" (Orch. C. Matthews)

Work length8:27
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  • Sandrine Piau
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Thomas Zehetmair

I. Phrase

Track length0:52
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II. Aube

Track length4:59
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III. À une raison

Track length2:36
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Britten: Rondo concertante (Completed by C. Matthews)

Work length14:57
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  • Rolf Hind
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Thomas Zehetmair

I. Allegro molto

Track length5:36
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II. Lento

Track length9:21
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Britten: In Memoriam Dennis Brain (Completed by C. Matthews)

Work length3:53
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  • Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Peter Francomb, Chris Griffiths
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Thomas Zehetmair

I. Introduction

Track length1:40
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II. Allegro

Track length2:13
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Britten: Untitled Fragment

Work length2:44
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  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Thomas Zehetmair

Britten: Variations for Piano (1965)

Work length6:27
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  • Rolf Hind

I. Like an Improvisation

Track length1:13
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II. —

Track length1:18
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III. Quick & Light

Track length0:48
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IV. —

Track length1:00
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V. Quietly

Track length1:17
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VI. Quick

Track length0:51
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Britten: Movements for a Clarinet Concerto

Work length17:52
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  • Michael Collins
  • Northern Sinfonia
  • Thomas Zehetmair

I. Molto allegro (Completed by C. Matthews)

Track length5:32
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II. Vivace (After "Mazurka elegiaca") [Arr. C. Matthews]

Track length7:15
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III. Passacaglia (After Fragment of "Sonata for Orchestra") [Arr. C. Matthews]

Track length5:05
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