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Britten, Walton & Tippett

Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Ida Haendel (violin), Aléxander Barantschik (violin), John Alley (piano), Paul Silverthorne (viola), Moray Welsh (cello), John Lenehan (piano), Roy Carter (oboe), Janice Graham (violin), Israela Margalit (piano), Tom Kerstens...

Britten, Walton & Tippett

Britten, Walton & Tippett

Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Ida Haendel (violin), Aléxander Barantschik (violin), John Alley (piano), Paul Silverthorne (viola), Moray Welsh (cello), John Lenehan (piano), Roy Carter (oboe), Janice Graham (violin), Israela Margalit (piano), Tom Kerstens...

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A 5CD set containing titles from the acclaimed EMI British Composers series, based around the music of Benjamin Britten and his contemporaries; Sir William Walton and Sir Michael Tippett.

Artists

Sheila Armstrong (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (contralto), Robert Tear (tenor), Ida Haendel (violin), Aléxander Barantschik (violin), John Alley (piano), Paul Silverthorne (viola), Moray Welsh (cello), John Lenehan (piano), Roy Carter (oboe), Janice Graham (violin), Israela Margalit (piano), Tom Kerstens (guitar), Michael Thompson Horn Quartet: Michael Thompson, Jeffrey Bryant, Richard Watkins, Hugh Seenan

St Clement Danes School Boys’ Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Richard Hickox, André Previn, Paavo Berglund, Sir Neville Marriner

Contents and tracklist

Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Pt. 1
Work length19:09
I. Introduction. Shine Out
Track length9:43
II. The Merry Cuckoo
Track length2:03
III. Spring, the Sweet Spring
Track length1:57
IV. The Driving Boy
Track length2:09
V. The Morning Star
Track length3:17
Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Pt. 2
Work length11:40
VI. Welcome, Maids of Honour
Track length2:38
VII. Waters Above
Track length2:32
VIII. Out on the Lawn I Lie in Bed
Track length6:30
Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Pt. 3
Work length6:05
IX. When Will My May Come
Track length2:24
X. Fair and Fair
Track length2:20
XI. Sound the Flute
Track length1:21
Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Pt. 4: XII. Finale. London, to Thee I Do Present
Work length7:44
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a
Work length16:19
No. 1, Dawn
Track length3:42
No. 2, Sunday Morning
Track length3:47
No. 3, Moonlight
Track length4:24
No. 4, Storm
Track length4:26
Britten: Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15
Work length31:18
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Moderato con moto - Agitato (1958 Version)
Track length8:33
II. Vivace - Cadenza (1958 Version)
Track length8:26
III. Passacaglia. Andante lento (1958 Version)
Track length14:19
This track is only available as an album download.
Walton: Violin Concerto
Work length31:14
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I. Andante tranquillo (Revised Version)
Track length11:30
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II. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana - Trio (Canzonetta) - Tempo I (Revised Version)
Track length6:44
III. Vivace (Revised Version)
Track length13:00
This track is only available as an album download.
Britten: Suite Op. 6
Work length15:58
  • Alexander Barantschik (violin), John Alley (piano)
I. Introduction (Andante maestoso)
Track length0:43
II. March (Allegro alla marcia)
Track length2:54
III. Moto perpetuo (Allegro molto e con fuoco)
Track length3:12
IV. Lullaby (Lento tranquillo)
Track length4:39
V. Waltz (Alla valse: vivace e rubato)
Track length4:30
Britten: Elegy for Strings
Work length5:50
Britten: Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 65
Work length22:21
I. Dialogo (Allegro)
Track length7:53
II. Scherzo-pizzicato (Allegretto)
Track length2:34
III. Elegia (Lento)
Track length6:46
IV. Marcia (Energico)
Track length2:18
V. Moto perpetuo (Presto)
Track length2:50
Britten: Six Metamorphoses after Ovid for solo oboe, Op. 49
Work length14:20
  • Roy Carter (oboe)
No. 1, Pan
Track length2:27
No. 2, Phaeton. Vivace ritmico
Track length1:24
3. Niobe (Andante)
Track length2:50
4. Bacchus (Allegro pesante)
Track length1:52
No. 5, Narcissus
Track length3:14
6. Arethusa (Largamente)
Track length2:33
Walton: Piano Quartet
Work length28:49
I. Allegramente
Track length6:34
II. Allegro scherzando
Track length5:07
III. Andante tranquillo
Track length8:45
IV. Allegro molto
Track length8:23
Walton: Violin Sonata
Work length25:59
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  • Janice Graham (violin), John Alley (piano)
I. Allegro tranquillo
Track length11:56
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Variazioni
Track length14:03
This track is only available as an album download.
Walton: Five Bagatelles for solo guitar
Work length14:09
1. Allegro
Track length3:51
2. Lento
Track length3:18
3. Alla Cubana
Track length2:17
4. [Lento]
Track length2:13
5. Con slancio
Track length2:30
Tippett: Divertimento on "Sellinger's Round"
Work length18:25
I. Allegro
Track length2:55
II. A Lament. Andante espressivo
Track length6:14
III. Presto
Track length1:50
IV. Adagio
Track length3:47
V. Allegro assai
Track length3:39
Tippett: Little Music
Work length10:39
I. Prelude. Maestoso
Track length1:32
II. Fugue. Allegro moderato
Track length3:30
III. Air. Andante espressivo
Track length3:24
IV. Finale. Vivace
Track length2:13
Tippett: Sonata for four horns
Work length13:46
  • Michael Thompson Horn Quartet (horn)
I. Allegro molto moderato
Track length3:00
II. Allegro giocoso
Track length2:30
III. Lento cantabile tranquillo in stile notturno
Track length5:34
IV. Allegro molto e vigoroso
Track length2:42
Tippett: Concerto for double string orchestra
Work length23:13
I. Allegro con brio
Track length6:18
II. Adagio cantabile
Track length9:02
III. Allegro molto
Track length7:53
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