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A Portrait of Britten
English String OrchestraEnglish Symphony Orchestra William Boughton, conductor Michael Bochmann, leader Jerry Hadley, tenor Anthony Halstead, horn Roger Best, viola |
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| Disc One | ||||
| 1 | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 | Introduction and Theme | 1.56 | |
| 2 | Adagio | 2.29 | ||
| 3 | March | 1.08 | ||
| 4 | Romance | 1.22 | ||
| 5 | Aria Italiana | 1.20 | ||
| 6 | Bourrée Classique | 1.22 | ||
| 7 | Wiener Walzer | 2.42 | ||
| 8 | Moto Perpetuo | 1.15 | ||
| 9 | Funeral March | 3.42 | ||
| 10 | Chant | 1.36 | ||
| 11 | Fugue and Finale | 6.32 |  | |
| 12 | Simple Symphony, Op. 4 | Boisterous Bourrée | 3.01 | |
| 13 | Playful Pizzicato | 3.08 | ||
| 14 | Sentimental Saraband | 7.33 | | |
| 15 | Frolicsome Finale | 3.09 | ||
| 16 | Lachrymae - Reflections on a song of Dowland (Orchestral arrangement) | 13.58 | ||
| 17 | Prelude and Fugue for 18 part String Orchestra, Op. 29 | Prelude: Grave | 3.09 | |
| Fugue: Allegro Energico | 5.40 | |||
| Disc Two | ||||
| 1 | Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a | I Dawn | 3.11 | |
| 2 | II Sunday Morning | 3.46 | ||
| 3 | III Moonlight | 4.08 | ||
| 4 | IV Storm | 4.35 | | |
| 5 | Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A time there was...', Op. 90 | I Cakes and Ale | 2.29 | |
| 6 | II Bitter Withy | 3.03 | ||
| 7 | III Hankin Booby | 2.24 | ||
| 8 | IV Hunt the Squirrel | 1.23 | ||
| 9 | V Lord Melbourne | 5.24 | ||
| 10 | The Courtly Dances from Gloriana, Op. 53a | 9.59 | ||
| 11 | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 | Variations and Fugue on a theme of Purcell | 16.42 | |
| Disc Three | ||||
| 1 | Les Illuminations, Op. 18 | Fanfare | 2.04 | |
| 2 | Villes | 2.26 | ||
| 3 | Phrase | 1.06 | ||
| 4 | Antique | 2.05 | ||
| 5 | Royauté | 1.38 | ||
| 6 | Marine | 0.56 | ||
| 7 | Interlude | 2.24 | ||
| 8 | Being Beauteous | 3.45 | | |
| 9 | Parade | 2.54 | ||
| 10 | Départ | 3.02 | ||
| Jerry Hadley, tenor, Anthony Halstead, horn | ||||
| 11 | Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op. 31 | Prologue | 1.25 | |
| 12 | Pastoral | 3.19 | ||
| 13 | Nocturne | 3.26 | ||
| 14 | Elegy | 4.09 | ||
| 15 | Dirge | 3.34 | ||
| 16 | Hymn | 2.05 | ||
| 17 | Sonnet | 3.49 | ||
| 18 | Epilogue | 1.43 | ||
| Michael Hirst, flute; Paul Arden Taylor, cor-anglais; David Campbell, clarinet; Keith Rubach, bassoon; Stephen Roberts, horn; Rachel Masters, harp; Peter Hamburger, timpani | ||||
| 19 | Nocturne for tenor, seven obligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 | 28.23 | | |
| Disc One Recorded at the Great Hall, Birmingham University, 30-31 March, 1985. | ||||
| Disc Two Recorded at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 11-12 April 1991. | ||||
| Disc Three Recorded at the Great Hall, Birmingham University August 26-28 1989. | ||||
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