Singer: Benjamin Britten
Title: Britten Conducts Britten
Label: Decca ‎– 475 6040
Type: 10 x CD, Compilation, Reissue
Country: Europe
Date of released: 2005
Category: Classical
Style: Modern
Size MP3 zip: 1821 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1492 mb
Rating: 4.9✭
Format: MP3 MP1 VOX WAV AHX AHX WMA VOC FLAC

Tracklist

The Burning Fiery Furnace, Op.77
1-1	Salus Aeterna	2:34
1-2	Good People, In His Holy Name	5:01
1-3	By The Royal Command	4:43
1-4	Adept In Magic	4:01
1-5	By The Waters Of Babylon	3:12
1-6	Sirs, What Is This?	7:02
1-7	We Do Not Lack Enemies	5:07
1-8	By The Royal Decree	4:09
1-9	Procession	3:09
1-10	Merodak!	4:56
1-11	Bring Them Here Before My Majesty	2:42
1-12	O King, Nebuchadnezzar	2:09
1-13	O All Ye Works Of The Lord	3:02
1-14	Shadrach, Meshach And Abednego	3:35
1-15	O Ye Winter And Summer	3:41
1-16	Good People, We Have Shown You	4:32
Curlew River, Op.71
2-1	Te Lucis Ante Terminum	7:19
2-2	I Am The Ferryman	3:09
2-3	I Come From The Westland	4:36
2-4	But First May I Ask You What Is That Strange Noise?	2:42
2-5	Clear As A Sky Without A Cloud	2:22
2-6	Near The Black Mountains There I Dwelt	2:19
2-7	A Thousand Leagues	3:20
2-8	Ignorant Man!	2:11
2-9	I Beg Your Pardon	4:52
2-10	Curlew River, Smoothly Flowing	2:14
2-11	Today Is An Important Day	5:32
2-12	Look! While You Were Listening To My Story	2:44
2-13	Ferryman, Tell Me, When Did It Happen?	6:22
2-14	Hoping, I Wandered On	3:30
2-15	He Whose Life Was Full Of Promise	2:22
2-16	The Moon Has Risen	5:55
2-17	Go Your Way In Peace, Mother	2:30
2-18	Good Souls, We Have Shown You	5:14
The Prodigal Son, Op.81
3-1	Jam Lucis Orto Sidere	2:49
3-2	Ah - You People	3:56
3-3	The Ceremony	2:15
3-4	I Am Father To You All	6:39
3-5	Forgive My Asking You	5:03
3-6	Father, May I Speak To You?	4:23
3-7	Take Your Due Portion	4:16
3-8	Go, If You Must Go	3:35
3-9	Welcome, Welcome, Stranger!	1:21
3-10	You Are Tired From A Long Journey	2:55
3-11	Nights Are Days	4:41
3-12	You Have Gambled And Lost	5:22
3-13	Now I Have Done What I Said	1:26
3-14	With Joy I Sowed	5:06
3-15	My Son	3:25
3-16	I Sing Unto The Lord	6:08
3-17	My Children, You Have Seen	5:10
Noye's Fludd, Op.59
4-1	Lord Jesus, Think On Me	3:06
4-2	I God, That All This Worlde Hath Wroughte	2:05
4-3	Have Done, You Men And Wemene All	2:39
4-4	Now In The Name Of God I Will Begyne	4:18
4-5	Noye, Noye, Take Thou Thy Company	6:07
4-6	Wiffe, Come In!	5:09
4-7	Ha! Children	8:18
4-8	Now Forty Dayes	5:10
4-9	Noye, Take Thy Wiffe Anone	2:39
4-10	Noye, Heare I Behette Thee A Heste	1:15
4-11	The Spacious Firmament On High	7:17
The Golden Vanity, Op.78
4-12	There Was A Ship Came From The North Country	6:12
4-13	Then Up Spake The Cabin-Boy	3:19
4-14	Casting His Clothes Off He Dived Into The Sea	4:39
4-15	They Laid Him On The Deck	3:18
The Little Sweep (Let's Make An Opera), Op.45
5-1	Sweep! Sweep!	2:01
5-2	Sweep This Chimney	1:59
5-3	Now, Little White Boy	4:04
5-4	Pull The Rope Gently	1:43
5-5	Is He Wounded?	1:29
5-6	Sooty Tracks	2:24
5-7	Run, Poor Sweep-Boy	4:19
5-8	The Kettles Are Singing	2:46
5-9	O, Why Do You Weep	3:07
5-10	Ah! ... Blackguards!	4:17
5-11	Help! Help!	2:07
5-12	The Owl, Wide-Winging Through The Sky	4:05
5-13	Soon The Coach Will Carry You Away	2:29
5-14	Morning, Sammy!	1:51
5-15	Ready Alfred?	2:52
5-16	Coaching Song	2:22
Gemini Variations, Op.73 (Quartet For Two Players) & Children's Crusade, Op.82
5-17	Gemini Variations: Theme, Variations 1-12, Fugue	14:45
5-18	The Children's Crusade	18:57
Saint Nicolas, Op.42
6-1	Introduction	5:15
6-2	The Birth Of Nicolas	2:24
6-3	Nicolas Devotes Himself To God	4:18
6-4	He Journeys To Palestine	7:33
6-5	Nicolas Comes To Myra And Is Chosen Bishop	6:50
6-6	Nicolas From Prison	3:01
6-7	Nicolas And The Pickled Boys	6:25
6-8	His Piety And Marvellous Works	5:08
6-9	The Death Of Nicolas	6:19
Rejoice In The Lamb, Op.30
6-10	Rejoice In God, O Ye Tongues	3:53
6-11	For I Will Consider My Cat Jeoffrey	2:06
6-12	For The Mouse Is A Creature Of Great Personal Valour	1:01
6-13	For The Flowers Are Great Blessings	2:05
6-14	For I Am Under The Same Accusation As My Saviour	2:27
6-15	For H Is A Spirit	4:26
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op.28
7-1	Procession	1:19
7-2	Wolcum Yole!	1:22
7-3	There Is No Rose	2:11
7-4	That Yonge Child	1:39
7-5	Balulalow	1:19
7-6	As Dew In Aprille	1:02
7-7	This Little Babe	1:25
7-8	Interlude	3:10
7-9	In The Freezing Winter Night	3:58
7-10	Spring Carol	1:04
7-11	Deo Gracias - Adam Lay Ibounden	1:11
7-12	Recession	1:14
A Boy Was Born, Op.3
7-13	Theme	2:02
7-14	Variation I: Lullay, Jesu	4:17
7-15	Variation II: Herod	2:09
7-16	Variation III: Jesu, As Thou Art Our Saviour	2:32
7-17	Variation IV: The Three Kings	3:35
7-18	Variation V: In The Bleak Mid-Winter	4:51
7-19	Variation VI: Finale - Noel!	8:51
Songs From "Friday Afternoon", Op.7 & Psalm 150, Op.67
7-20	Begone Dull Care!	0:56
7-21	A Tragic Story	1:35
7-22	Cuckoo!	1:36
7-23	A New Year Carol	2:01
7-24	I Mun Be Married On Sunday	1:10
7-25	There Was A Man Of Newington	0:31
7-26	Fishing Song	2:08
7-27	The Useful Plough	2:22
7-28	Jazz-Man	0:45
7-29	There Was A Monkey	1:29
7-30	Old Abram Brown	3:28
7-31	Psalm 150	5:11
Spring Symphony, Op.44
Part I
8-1	Introduction: Shine Out	8:53
8-2	The Merry Cuckoo	1:57
8-3	Spring, The Sweet Spring	1:50
8-4	When As The Rye (The Driving Boy)	2:04
8-5	Now The Bright Morning Star	3:09
Part II
8-6	Welcome Maids Of Honour	2:40
8-7	Waters Above!	2:34
8-8	Out On The Lawn I Lie In Bed	6:08
Part III
8-9	When Will My May Come?	2:28
8-10	Fair And Fair	2:12
8-11	Sound The Flute	1:18
Part IV
8-12	Finale: London, To Thee I Do Present	7:29
Cantata Academica (Carmen Basiliense), Op.62
Part I
8-13	I: Bonorum Summum Omnium - II: Quae Bene Beateque Vivendi	2:56
8-14	III: At Huius Caelestis - IV: Maiorum Imprimis Virtus - V: Tu Viro Aeneas Sylvius	3:24
8-15	VI: Et Gubernacula Mundi Qui Tenet - VII: Ut Ad Longaeva Tempora	3:40
Part II
8-16	VIII: Docendi Ac Discendi Aequitati	3:32
8-17	IX: Rhenana Erga Omnes Erbs - X: Ut Iustissime Basilea Audiat - XI: O Cives Basilienses	4:34
8-18	XII: Nos Autem Cuncti Hoc Festo Die - XIII: Vigeatque Academia Libera	2:49
Hymn To St. Cecilia, Op.27
8-19	I: In A Garden Shady	2:48
8-20	II: I Cannot Grow	1:55
8-21	III: O Ear Whose Creatures Cannot Wish To Fall	5:55
War Requiem, Op.66
Requiem Aeternam
9-1	Requiem Aeternam	5:56
9-2	What Passing Bells For These Who Die As Cattle?	3:32
Dies Irae
9-3	Dies Irae	3:37
9-4	Bugles Sang	2:33
9-5	Liber Scriptus Proferetur	2:56
9-6	Out There	1:56
9-7	Recordare Jesu Pie	4:49
9-8	Be Slowly Lifted Up	1:52
9-9	Dies Irae	1:12
9-10	Lacrimosa Dies Illa	1:54
9-11	Move Him Into The Sun	4:47
Offertorium
9-12	Domine Jesu Christe	3:30
9-13	So Abram Rose	6:07
Sanctus
9-14	Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus	6:02
9-15	After The Blast Of Lightning	3:52
Agnus Dei
10-1	One Ever Hangs	3:44
Libera Me
10-2	Libera Me, Domine	7:37
10-3	It Seemed That Out Of Battle I Escaped	9:34
10-4	Let Us Sleep Now - In Paradisum	5:37
Bonus Tracks: Rehearsing "War Requiem"
10-5	Requiem Aeternam	7:18
10-6	Dies Irae: Opening Section	9:46
10-7	Dies Irae: Discussion In The Control Room Between Britten And Galina Vishnevskaya (Via Her Interpreter), Then Between John Culshaw And Galina Vishnevskaya	2:03
10-8	Dies Irae: End Of Movement	4:37
10-9	Offertorium	8:22
10-10	Sanctus	6:15
10-11	Sanctus: Discussion In The Control Room Between Britten And Galina Vishnevskaya (Via Her Interpreter)	0:17
10-12	Agnus Dei: Discussion In The Control Room Between Britten, Peter Pears And John Culshaw	1:05
10-13	Libera Me: Discussion In The Control Room Between Britten, And John Culshaw	1:11
10-14	Libera Me	5:20
10-15	Libera Me: Closing Page	3:16

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – The Parish Church Orford – 1-1 to 4-11
• Recorded At – Aldeburgh Parish Church – 6-1 to 6-9
• Recorded At – St. John's, Smith Square – 4-12 to 4-15, 5-18
• Recorded At – DR – 7-1 to 7-12
• Recorded At – Decca Studios – 7-13 to 7-19
• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall – 8-13 to 10-15

Credits

• Baritone Vocals – Bryan Drake (tracks: 1-1 to 3-17), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4)
• Bass Vocals – Donald Francke (tracks: 6-10 to 6-15), Harold Blackburn (tracks: 2-1 to 2-18), John Shirley-Quirk (tracks: 1-1 to 3-17), Owen Brannigan (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11, 8-13 to 8-18), Peter Leeming (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16), Stafford Dean (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16), Trevor Anthony (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11)
• Chorus – Boys' Choir Of Ipswich School Preparatory Department (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9), Choir Of All Saints Church, Margaret Street (tracks: 7-13 to 7-19), Choir Of Downside School, Purley (tracks: 7-20 to 7-31), Chorus Of Boys From Emanuel School, Wandsworth (tracks: 8-1 to 8-12), Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (tracks: 8-1 to 8-12), Girls' Choir Of Sir John Leman School, Beccles (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9), Copenhagen Boys' Choir* (tracks: 7-1 to 7-12), London Symphony Chorus (tracks: 8-13 to 10-4), Purcell Singers (tracks: 6-10 to 6-15, 7-13 to 7-19), The Bach Choir (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4), The Choir Of Alleyn's School (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16), The Choir Of Highgate School (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4), Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15, 5-18)
• Chorus Master – David Willcocks (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4), Derrick Herdman (tracks: 7-20 to 7-31), Edward Chapman (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4), Mogens Wöldike (tracks: 7-1 to 7-12), Russell Burgess (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15, 5-18)
• Composed By – Benjamin Britten
• Conductor – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16, 5-18 to 8-12, 9-1 to 10-6, 10-8 to 10-10, 10-14, 10-15), George Malcolm (tracks: 8-13 to 8-21), Norman Del Mar (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11)
• Contralto Vocals – Helen Watts (tracks: 8-13 to 8-18), Norma Procter (tracks: 8-1 to 8-12)
• Countertenor Vocals – Jonathan Steele (tracks: 6-10 to 6-15)
• Ensemble – Melos Ensemble Of London (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4)
• Harp – Enid Simon (tracks: 7-1 to 7-12)
• Music Director – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 1-1 to 3-17), Viola Tunnard (tracks: 1-1 to 3-17)
• Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (tracks: 8-1 to 8-12), The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 8-13 to 10-4)
• Orchestra, Chorus – Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9), The English Opera Group (tracks: 1-1 to 4-11, 5-1 to 5-16)
• Organ – George Malcolm (tracks: 6-10 to 6-15), Jonathan Smith (tracks: 5-18), Ralph Downes (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9), Simon Preston (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4)
• Percussion – Brian Elton (tracks: 5-18), Chris Tingley (tracks: 5-18), Eric Crees (tracks: 5-18), Graham Harbage (tracks: 5-18), John Tobin (tracks: 5-18), Richard Courtney (tracks: 5-18)
• Piano – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15), Harold Lester (tracks: 8-13 to 8-18), Ian Cobb (tracks: 5-18), John Clegg (tracks: 5-18), Viola Tunnard (tracks: 7-20 to 7-30)
• Piano, Flute – Zoltán Jeney (tracks: 5-17)
• Piano, Violin – Gabriel Jeney (tracks: 5-17)
• Producer – Andrew Raeburn (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15), Erik Smith (tracks: 8-1 to 8-12), James Walker (tracks: 6-1 to 6-15), John Culshaw (tracks: 1-1 to 2-18, 9-1 to 10-4), Michael Bremner (tracks: 8-13 to 8-21), Ray Minshull (tracks: 3-1 to 3-17)
• Remastered By – James Lock
• Soprano Vocals – April Cantelo (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16), Galina Vishnevskaya (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4), Jennifer Vyvyan (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16, 8-1 to 8-18)
• Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears (tracks: 1-1 to 3-17, 5-1 to 5-16, 6-1 to 6-9, 8-1 to 8-18, 9-1 to 10-4), Philip Todd (tracks: 6-10 to 6-15), Robert Tear (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 3-1 to 3-17)
• Text By – Bertolt Brecht (tracks: 5-18), Christopher Smart (tracks: 6-10 to 6-15), Eric Crozier (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16), Wilfred Owen (tracks: 9-1 to 10-4), William Plomer (tracks: 1-1 to 3-17)
• Translated By – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 5-18), Hans Keller (tracks: 5-18), Peter Pears (tracks: 5-18)
• Treble Vocals – Adrian Thompson (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15), Barnaby Jago (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15), Bruce Webb (tracks: 2-1 to 2-18), Colin Morris (tracks: 5-18), Darien Angadi (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11), David Hemmings (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16, 6-1 to 6-9), David Pinto (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11), Graham Preston (tracks: 5-18), John Wojciechowski (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15), Mark Emney (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15), Michael Hartnett (tracks: 6-10 to 6-15, 7-13 to 7-20), Stephen Alexander (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11), Terry Lovell (tracks: 4-12 to 4-15)
• Vocals – Caroline Clack (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11), Gabrielle Soskin (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16), Lyn Vaughan (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16), Marie-Therese Pinto (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11), Marilyn Baker (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16), Michael Ingram (tracks: 5-1 to 5-16), Sheila Rex (tracks: 4-1 to 4-11)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 028947560401