Britten - The Masterpieces

VARIOUS ARTISTS

102 SONGS • 4 HOURS AND 56 MINUTES • JAN 01 2013

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Theme - Allegro maestoso e largamente

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:57

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation A: Flutes & Piccolo - Presto

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:32

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation B: Oboes - Lento

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:04

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation C: Clarinets - Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:37

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation D: Bassoons - Allegro alla marcia

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:53

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation E: Violins - Brillante - alla polacca

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:36

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation F: Violas - Meno mosso

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:59

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation G: Cellos

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:17

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation H: Double Basses - Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:58

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation I: Harp - Maestoso

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:49

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation J: Horns - L'istesso tempo

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:44

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation K: Trumpets - Vivace

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:34

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation L: Trombones & Bass Tuba - Allegro pomposo

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:58

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Variation M: Percussion - Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:47

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Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, op.34 - without spoken text: Fugue - Allegro molto

London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:47

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Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4: I. Boisterous Bourrée

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

03:25

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Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

03:04

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Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

07:54

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Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:59

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: I. Introduction & Theme

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:57

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: II. Adagio

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:24

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: III. March

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:07

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IV. Romance

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:37

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: V. Aria italiana

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:19

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VI. Bourrée classique

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:17

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VII. Wiener Waltzer

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:41

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: VIII. Moto perpetuo

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:10

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: IX. Funeral March

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

03:59

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: X. Chant

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:39

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Britten: Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: XI. Fugue & Finale

English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

07:35

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Prologue: Interlude I: On the beach (Dawn)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Benjamin Britten

03:34

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 1: Interlude II: The Storm

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Benjamin Britten

04:19

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 2: Interlude III: Sunday Morning

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Benjamin Britten

03:55

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Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33 / Act 3: Interlude V: Evening

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Benjamin Britten

04:28

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Procession

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:31

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Wolcom Yule!

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:27

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: There Is No Rose

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

02:32

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: That Yongë Child

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:54

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Balulalow

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:19

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: As Dew In Aprille

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:08

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: This Little Babe

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:32

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Interlude

04:03

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: In Freezing Winter Night

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

03:40

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Spring Carol

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:16

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Deo Gracias

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:16

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Britten: Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Recession

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Rachel Masters & Stephen Cleobury

01:37

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Britten: A boy was born, Op. 3: A Boy Was Born (Theme)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir & Stephen Cleobury

02:02

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Britten: A boy was born, Op. 3: Variation 1: Lullay, Jesu

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir & Stephen Cleobury

04:11

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Britten: A boy was born, Op. 3: Variation 2: Herod

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir & Stephen Cleobury

02:23

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Britten: A boy was born, Op. 3: Variation 3: Jesu As Thou Art Our Saviour

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir & Stephen Cleobury

02:53

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Britten: A boy was born, Op. 3: Variation 4: The Three Kings

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir & Stephen Cleobury

02:56

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Britten: A boy was born, Op. 3: Variation 5: In The Bleak Mid-Winter

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir & Stephen Cleobury

04:44

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Britten: A boy was born, Op. 3: Variation 6: Finale - Noel!

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ladies From Cambridge University Choir & Stephen Cleobury

08:57

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Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge & George Guest

03:18

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Britten: Festival Te Deum, Op. 32

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest

05:59

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Britten: Jubilate Deo in C

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Brian Runnett & George Guest

02:43

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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27: In a Garden Shady

London Symphony Chorus & George Malcolm

02:50

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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27: I Cannot Grow

London Symphony Chorus & George Malcolm

01:55

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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27: O Ear Whose Creatures

London Symphony Chorus & George Malcolm

05:55

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: Begone, Dull Care

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

00:59

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: A Tragic Story

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

01:37

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Cuckoo!"

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

01:39

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: A New Year Carol

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

02:04

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: I Mun Be Married On Sunday

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

01:13

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: There Was a Man Of Newington

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

00:34

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: Fishing Song

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

02:10

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: The Useful Plough

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

02:23

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: Jazz-Man

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

00:48

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: There Was a Monkey

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

01:31

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Britten: Songs from "Friday Afternoons", Op. 7: Songs From Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: "Old Abram Brown"

Choir Of Downside School, Purley, Viola Tunnard & Benjamin Britten

03:31

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Lord Jesus, Think On Me"

The Congregation, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

03:06

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "I God, That All This Worlde Hath Wroughte"

Trevor Anthony, Owen Brannigan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

02:05

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Have Done, You Men and Wemen All"

Owen Brannigan, David Pinto, Darian Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Caroline Clack, Marie-Therese Pinto, Eileen O'Donovan, Sheila Rex, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

02:38

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Now In the Name Of God I Will Begyne"

Owen Brannigan, David Pinto, Darian Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Sheila Rex, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

04:18

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Noye, Noye, Take Thou Thy Company"

Trevor Anthony, Owen Brannigan, David Pinto, Darian Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Caroline Clack, Marie-Therese Pinto, Eileen O'Donovan, Chorus Of Animals, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

06:07

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Wiffe, Come In! Why Standes Thou Their?"

Owen Brannigan, Sheila Rex, David Pinto, Patricia Garrod, Margaret Hawes, Kathleen Petch, Gillian Saunders, Stephen Alexander, Darian Angadi, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

05:09

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Ha! Children, Me Thinkes My Botte Removes"

Owen Brannigan, Sheila Rex, David Pinto, Darian Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Chorus Of Animals, The Congregation, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

08:18

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Now Forty Dayes Are Fullie Gone"

Owen Brannigan, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

05:10

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Noye, Take Thy Wife Anone"

Trevor Anthony, Chorus Of Animals, Sheila Rex, David Pinto, Darian Angadi, Stephen Alexander, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

02:39

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "Noye, Heare I Behette Thee a Heste"

Trevor Anthony, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

01:15

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Britten: Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: "The Spacious Firmament On High"

David Pinto, Darian Angadi, Stephen Alexander, Owen Brannigan, Sheila Rex, Caroline Clack, Marie-Therese Pinto, Eileen O'Donovan, Patricia Garrod, Margaret Hawes, Kathleen Petch, Gillian Saunders, Trevor Anthony, Chorus Of Animals, English Opera Group Orchestra, Merlin Channon & Norman Del Mar

07:23

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: I. Fanfare

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:52

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: II. Villes

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:32

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: IIIa. Phrase

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

00:58

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: IIIb. Antique

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:10

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: IV. Royauté

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:37

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: V. Marine

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

01:02

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VI. Interlude

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:22

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VII. Being beauteous

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

04:05

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VIII. Parade

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:48

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Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18: IX. Départ

Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:41

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Prologue

01:23

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Pastoral - The Day's Grown Old

Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

03:37

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Nocturne - The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls

Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

03:21

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Elegy - O Rose, Thou Art Sick

Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

04:03

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Dirge - This Ae Night

Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

03:45

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Hymn - Queen and Huntress Chaste and Fair

Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

02:02

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Sonnet - O Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight

Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten

04:09

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Epilogue

01:33

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Britten: Violin Concerto, Op. 15: 1. Moderato con moto

Janine Jansen, London Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Järvi

09:32

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Britten: Violin Concerto, Op. 15: 2. Vivace

Janine Jansen, London Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Järvi

08:35

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Britten: Violin Concerto, Op. 15: 3. Passacaglia; Andante lento

Janine Jansen, London Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Järvi

14:29

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