Disc: 1
1. Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 13: 1. Toccata
2. Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 13: 2. Waltz
3. Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 13: 3. Impromptu
4. Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 13: 4. March
5. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 15: 1. Moderato con moto
6. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 15: 2. Vivace
7. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 15: 3. Passacaglia. Andante lento
Disc: 2
1. Cello Symphony, for cello & orchestra, Op. 68: 1. Allegro maestoso
2. Cello Symphony, for cello & orchestra, Op. 68: 2. Presto inquieto
3. Cello Symphony, for cello & orchestra, Op. 68: 3. Adagio - Cadenza
4. Cello Symphony, for cello & orchestra, Op. 68: 4. Passacaglia. Andante allegro
5. Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: 1. Lacrymosa
6. Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: 2. Dies irae
7. Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: 3. Requiem aeternam
8. Cantata misericordium, for tenor, baritone, chorus, string quartet, strings, piano, harp & tympani, Op. 69
Disc: 3
1. Prelude & Fugue, for 18 strings, Op. 29
2. Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4: 2. Playful Pizzicato. Presto possibile, pizzicato sempre
3. Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4: 3. Sentimental Saraband. Poco lento e pesante
4. Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4: 4. Frolicsome Finale. Prestissimo con fuoco
5. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Variation and Theme. Lento maestoso - Allegretto poco lento
6. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Adagio
7. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: March. Presto alla marcia
8. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Romance. Allegretto grazioso
9. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Aria Italiana. Allegro brillante
10. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Bourrée Classique. Allegro e pesante
11. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Wiener Walzer. Vivace
12. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Moto perpetuo. Allegro molto
13. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Funeral March. Andante ritmico
14. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Chant. Lento
15. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10: Fugue and Finale. Allegto molto vivace - Lento e solenne
16. Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34
Disc: 4
1. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Prelude. The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom
2. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. The Fool and the Dwarf
3. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. The Emperor. March
4. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Gavotte
5. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Entry of the Pages and the Four Kings
6. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Variation of the King of the North
7. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Variation of the King of the East
8. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Variation of the King of the West
9. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Variation of the King of the South
10. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Variation of Belle Rose
11. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. The Kings and Belle Rose
12. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. The Rage of the Kings
13. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 1. Entry of the Four Winged Frogs
14. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 2. Scene 1. The strange journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land. Air. Introduction an
15. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 2. Scene 1. Water Dances
16. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 2. Scene 1. Fire Dances
17. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 2. Scene 2. The arrival and adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas. Be
18. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 2. Scene 2. The Pagodas
19. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 2. Scene 2. The Salamander
20. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 2. Scene 2. Pas de Deux: The Prince and Belle Rose
Disc: 5
1. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 1. The Old Emperor
2. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 1. Appearance of Belle Rose and the Salamander
3. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 1. Transition
4. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. The Pagoda Palace
5. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. Variation 1. Pas de deux
6. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. Variation 2. Girls solo
7. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. Variation 3. Boy's solo
8. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. Pas de trois
9. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. Pas de deux. Belle Rose and the Prince of the Pagodas
10. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. Variation 4. The Prince
11. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. Variation 5. Belle Rose
12. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Scene 2. Finale and apotheosis
13. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Theme
14. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 1. Recitative
15. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 2. Romance
16. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 3. March
17. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 4. Arabesque
18. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 5. Chant
19. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 6. Nocturne
20. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 7. Badinerie
21. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 8. Burlesque
22. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 9a. Toccaca 1
23. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 9b. Toccata 2
24. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 10. Adagio
25. Diversions, for piano, left hand & orchestra, Op. 21: Variation 11. Tarantella
26. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 16
27. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 31
28. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 30
29. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 55
30. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 38
31. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 32
32. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 24
Disc: 6
1. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: Oh my blacke Soule!
2. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: Batter my heart
3. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: Oh might those sighes and teares
4. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: Oh, to vex me
5. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: What if this present
6. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: Since she whom I lov'd
7. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: At the round earth's imagin'd corners
8. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: Thou hast made me
9. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for voice & piano, Op. 35: Death be not proud
10. Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74: The pride of the peacock. London
11. Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74: Prisons are built. The Chimney Sweeper
12. Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74: The bird a nest. A Poison Tree
13. Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74: Think in the morning. The Tyger
14. Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74: The tygers of wrath. The Fly
15. Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74: The hours of folly. Ah, Sun-flower
16. Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74: To see a World. Every Night & every Morn
17. Winter Words, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 52: At day-close in November
18. Winter Words, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 52: Midnight on the Great Western (or The Journeying Boy)
19. Winter Words, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 52: Wagtail and Baby (A Satire)
20. Winter Words, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 52: The Little Old Table
21. Winter Words, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 52: The Choirmaster's burial (or The Tenor Man's Story)
22. Winter Words, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 52: Proud Songsters (Thrushes, Finches and Nightingales)
23. Winter Words, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 52: At the Railway Station, Upway (or The Convict and Boy with the Violin)
24. Winter Words, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 52: Before Life and After
25. Tit for Tat, song cycle for voice & piano: A song of enchantment
26. Tit for Tat, song cycle for voice & piano: Autumn
27. Tit for Tat, song cycle for voice & piano: Silver
28. Tit for Tat, song cycle for voice & piano: Vigil
29. Tit for Tat, song cycle for voice & piano: Tit for tat
Disc: 7
1. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Prologue
2. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Pastoral
3. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Nocturne
4. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Elegy
5. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Dirge
6. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Hymn
7. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Sonnet
8. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Epilogue
9. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 1. Fanfare. Maestoso (poco presto)
10. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 2. Villes. Allegro energico
11. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 3a. Phrase. Lento ed estatico
12. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 3b. Antique. Allegretto, un poco mosso
13. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 5. Marine. Allegro con brio
14. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 6. Interlude. Moderato ma comodo
15. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 7. Being Beauteous. Lento ma comodo
16. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 8. Parade. Alla marcia
17. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: On a poet's lips I slept
18. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: Below the thunders of the upper deep. Bassoon obbligato
19. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: Encinctured with a twine of leaves. Harp obbligato
20. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: Midnight's bell goes ting, ting, ting. Horn obbligato
21. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: But that night when on my bed I lay. Timpani obbligato
22. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: She sleeps on soft, last breaths. Cor anglais obbligato
23. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: What is more gentle than a wind in summer? Flute and clarinet obbligato
24. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see
Composed By – Benjamin Britten
Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (tracks: 2-8, 6-10 to 6-16), John Shirley-Quirk (tracks: 6-25 to 6-29)
Bassoon – William Waterhouse (tracks: 7-19 to 7-26)
Cello – Mstislav Rostropovich (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4)
Chorus – London Symphony Chorus (tracks: 2-8)
Clarinet – Gervase De Peyer (tracks: 7-19 to 7-26)
Conductor – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 1-1 to 5-27, 7-1 to 7-26)
Cor Anglais – Roger Lord (tracks: 7-19 to 7-26)
Flute – Alexander Murray (2) (tracks: 7-19 to 7-26)
Harp – Osian Ellis (tracks: 7-19 to 7-26)
Horns – Barry Tuckwell (tracks: 7-1 to 7-8, 7-19 to 7-26)
Lyrics By – Arthur Rimbaud (tracks: 7-9 to 7-18), John Donne (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9), Michelangelo (tracks: 5-28 to 5-34), Thomas Hardy (tracks: 6-17 to 6-24), Walter De La Mare (tracks: 6-25 to 6-29), William Blake (tracks: 6-10 to 6-16)
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra (tracks: 1-1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 3-16, 7-9 to 7-18), New Philharmonia Orchestra (tracks: 2-5 to 2-7), Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (tracks: 4-1 to 5-14), London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 2-8, 3-17, 5-15 to 5-27, 7-1 to 7-8, 7-19 to 7-26)
Piano – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 5-28 to 6-29), Julius Katchen (tracks: 5-15 to 5-27), Sviatoslav Richter (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears (tracks: 2-8, 5-28 to 6-9, 6-17 to 6-24, 7-1 to 7-26)
Timpani – Denis Blyth (tracks: 7-19 to 7-26)
Violin – Mark Lubotsky (tracks: 1-5 to 1-7)
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