Album · 1993
World of Britten
Tracklist
1
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, op. 34
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16:37
2
Spring Symphony, for soprano, alto, tenor, boys’ chorus, chorus & orchestra, op. 44: III Spring, the sweet spring
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1:54
3
Noye’s Fludde, children’s opera, op. 59: 3 Noye, Noye, take thou thy company
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6:12
4
Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, op. 31: Nocturne
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3:28
5
Billy Budd, opera, op. 50: Interlude and Sea Shanties
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7:50
6
A Ceremony of Carols, for treble voices (or chorus) & harp, op. 28: Deo Gracias
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1:17
7
A Hymn to the Virgin, for double chorus
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3:26
8
War Requiem, for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys’ voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra & organ, op. 66: Larcymosa
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6:49
9
Peter Grimes, opera, op. 33 Sea Interlude: Dawn
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3:39
10
Early one morning, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 5)
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3:05
11
The Plough Boy, folk song for high voice & orchestra
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2:05
12
Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourree
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3:28
13
Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato
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3:05
14
Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband
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7:56
15
Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale
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3:03
In print
First pressed 1993 — 2 pressings across 2 countries.