The Collector's Edition

~ Release by Benjamin Britten (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Sinfonia da Requiem / Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from 'Peter Grimes' / The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
2CD
3CD: Piano Concerto / Violin Concerto / Young Apollo
4CD
5CD
6CD
7CD: The Prince of the Pagodas
8CD: The Prince of the Pagodas
9CD
10CD
11CD: String Quartet No. 2 / String Quartet No. 3
12CD: Cello Suite No. 1 / Cello Suite No. 2 / Cello Suite No. 3
13CD
14CD
15CD: War Requiem (beginning)
16CD: War Requiem (conclusion) / Spring Symphony
17CD
18CD
19CD
20CD: Noye's Fludde / A.M.D.G. / The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
21CD: The Company of Heaven / Ballad of Heroes / Praise We Great Men
22CD
23CD
24CD
25CD: The Five Canticles / Folksong arrangements
26CD
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1Songs (2) by Thomas Hardy, for voice & piano: The Children and Sir Nameless
2:51
2Songs (2) by Thomas Hardy, for voice & piano: If it's ever spring again
3:06
3Beware!, early songs (3) for medium voice & piano: 1. Beware!
1:02
4Beware!, early songs (3) for medium voice & piano: 2. O that I had ne'er been married
1:23
5Beware!, early songs (3) for medium voice & piano: 3. Epitaph: The Clerk
0:52
6Not even summer yet, song for high voice & piano
2:05
7Songs (2) by W. H. Auden, for voice & piano: To lie flat on the back
2:32
8Songs (2) by W. H. Auden, for voice & piano: Night covers up the rigid land
2:44
9The Oxen, carol for female chorus & piano
3:10
10Dawtie's Devotion, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)
0:48
11Tradition, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)
0:56
12The Gully, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)
0:56
13Tit for Tat, song cycle for voice & piano: 1. A Song of Enchantment
2:29
14Tit for Tat, song cycle for voice & piano: 3. Silver
1:53
15Tit for Tat, song cycle for voice & piano: 5. Tit for Tat
2:18
16Ballads (2), for 2 voices & piano: 1. Mother Comfort
3:41
17Ballads (2), for 2 voices & piano: 2. Underneath the Abject Willow
2:10
18Folksong Arrangements, Vol. III "British Isles", for voice & piano Sweet Polly Oliver
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: Sweet Polly Oliver (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
Sweet Polly Oliver
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
1:55
19Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano The Minstrel Boy
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 4, "Moore's Irish Melodies": No. 4. The Minstrel Boy
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Minstrel Boy
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume IV: Moore's Irish Melodies, for voice & piano
2:28
20Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano: The Brisk Young Widow
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume V: The Brisk Young Widow
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
2:14
21Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano: Ca' the Yowes
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume V: Ca' the Yowes
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
3:53
22Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano: The Lincolnshire Poacher
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume V: The Lincolnshire Poacher (arr. Britten)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Lincolnshire Poacher (catch-all for arrangements)
1:58
23Folksong Arrangements, Vol. I "British Isles", for voice & piano: O can ye sew cushions?
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: O Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
2:23
24Folksong Arrangements, Vol. I "British Isles", for voice & piano: The trees they grow so high
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Trees They Grow So High (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Trees They Grow So High (Original folksong)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
3:17
25Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano Early one morning
33:31
26Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano How sweet the answer
32:12
27Folksong Arrangements, Vol. II "France", for voice & piano Voici le printemps
32:00
28Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano: The last rose of Summer
34:31
29Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano: Dear Harp of my Country!
32:32
30Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano: Oft in the stilly night
32:48
27CD: Purcell arrangements / Schubert: Die Forelle / Schumann: Frülingsnacht
28CD: Paul Bunyan
29CD: Paul Bunyan
30CD: Peter Grimes
31CD: Peter Grimes
32CD: The Turn of the Screw
33CD: The Turn of the Screw
34CD: A Midsummer Night's Dream
35CD: A Midsummer Night's Dream
36CD: The Rape of Lucretia (abridged version)
37CD: Scenes from Peter Grimes / Folksong arrangements