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John Mark Ainsley, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten

Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 2. The merry cuckoo

John Mark Ainsley, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten

Gardiner Conducts British Works

1 MINUTE AND 55 SECONDS

Album Tracklist

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Byrd: Lullaby
01:52
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Tavener: The Lamb
02:54
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Elgar: Sospiri, Op. 70 - Adagio For Strings, Harp And Organ, Op. 70
05:35
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 1. Introduction: Shine out
08:38
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 2. The merry cuckoo
01:55
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 3. Spring, the sweet Spring
01:41
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 4. The driving boy
01:50
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 5. The morning star
02:59
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 6. Welcome Maids of Honour
02:35
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 7. Waters above!
02:28
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 8. Out on the lawn I lie in bed
05:50
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 9. When will my May come
02:26
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 10. Fair and fair
02:16
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 11. Sound the flute!
01:22
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 12. Finale: London, to thee I do present
07:32
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme (Andante)
01:32
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 1. C.A.E. (L'istesso tempo)
01:36
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 2. H.D.S.-P. (Allegro)
00:46
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 3. R.B.T. (Allegretto)
01:28
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 4. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto)
00:31
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 5. R.P.A. (Moderato)
01:55
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 6. Ysobel (Andantino)
01:09
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 7. Troyte (Presto)
01:01
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 8. W.N. (Allegretto)
01:47
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
03:50
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 10. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Allegretto)
02:51
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 11. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto)
00:57
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 12. B.G.N. (Andante)
02:51
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 13. Romanza *** (Moderato)
02:57
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 14. Finale: E.D.U. (Allegro - Presto)
05:25
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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), Op. 27: In a garden shady
02:31
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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), Op. 27: I cannot grow
01:55
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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), Op. 27: O ear whose creatures
05:19
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 1. To Daffodils
01:55
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 2. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months
01:49
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 3. Marsh Flowers
02:15
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 4. The Evening Primrose
02:42
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 5. Ballad of Green Broom
01:52
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Elgar: In The South (Alassio) - Concert Overture, Op. 50
20:38
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Elgar: Introduction And Allegro For Strings, Op. 47
13:01
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Prelude (I)
01:57
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Hornpipe
00:59
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Air
00:48
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Rondeau
01:33
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Overture
02:03
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Song In Two Parts: "Come, come, come, let us leave"
02:24
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Scene Of The Drunken Poet: "Fill up the Bowl"
06:40
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: First Act Tune: Jig
01:11
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Prelude...Come, All Ye Songsters Of The Sky
01:53
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Prelude (II)
00:53
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Trio: "May the God of Wit inspire"
01:05
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Echo
01:33
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: A Dance Of Fairies
00:44
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Song And Chorus: "Sing while we trip it on the Green"
01:43
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: "See, even Night herself is here"
04:17
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: "I am come to lock all fast"
01:12
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: "One charming night"
02:01
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: "Hush, no more"
03:19
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Dance For The Followers Of Night
01:51
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Second Act Tune: Air
01:22
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: A Song In Two Parts And Chorus: "If Love's a Sweet Passion"
08:02
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Overture: Symphony While The Swans Come Forward
02:04
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Dance For The Fairies
00:50
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Dance For The Green Men
01:28
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Song: "Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air, appear"
05:10
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Dialog: "Now the Maids and the Men"
03:56
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Song: "When I have often heard"
03:13
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: A Dance Of Haymakers
00:58
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Song And Chorus: "A Thousand Thousand ways we'll find"
02:08
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
00:58
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Symphony
06:15
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Solo & Chorus "Now the night"
02:07
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Duet: "Let the fifes, and the Clarions"
01:57
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Entry Of Phoebus
00:34
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Song: "When a cruel long Winter"- Chorus: "Hail! Great Parent of us all"
04:19
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Song: "Thus the ever Grateful Spring"
01:57
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Song: "Here's the Summer, Sprightly, Gay"
01:39
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Song: "See my many Colour'd Fields"
03:03
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Song And Chorus: "Now Winter comes Slowly"
03:22
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Fourth Act Tune: Air
00:55
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Prelude (I)
01:08
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Epithalamium - Thrice Happy Lovers
02:39
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: The Plaint
07:42
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Entry Dance
01:09
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Symphony
01:12
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Thus The Gloomy World
05:44
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Thus Happy And Free
01:37
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Song: "Yes, Daphne, in your Looks I find"
01:53
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Monkey's Dance
01:07
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Hark! How All Things
02:07
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Hark! The Ech'ing Air
02:51
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Sure The Dull God
02:07
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Prelude (II)
00:31
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Solo: "See, see, I obey"
01:58
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Duet: "Turn then thine Eyes"
01:25
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Solo: "My Torch, indeed"
00:44
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Trio: "They shall be as happy"
01:10
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Air
01:30
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Chorus: "They shall be as happy"
01:10
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Chaconne: Dance For Chinese Man And Woman
02:34
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Requiem aeternam: Requiem aeternam
05:28
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Requiem aeternam: What passing bells for these who die as cattle?
03:53
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Dies irae (I)
03:58
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Bugles sang, saddening the evening air
02:40
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Liber scriptus proferetur
02:52
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Out there, we've walked quite friendly up to Death
01:45
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Recordare Jesu pie
04:35
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Be slowly lifted up
01:46
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Dies irae (II)
01:23
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Lacrimosa dies illa
02:06
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Move him into the sun
05:46
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Offertorium: So Abraham rose, and clave the wood
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Sanctus: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus
06:34
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Sanctus: After the blast of lightning from the East
04:06
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Agnus Dei: One ever hangs where shelled roads part
03:37
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Libera me: Libera me, Domine
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Libera me: It seemed that out of battle I escaped
09:23
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Libera me: Let us sleep now...In paradisum
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 2. The merry cuckoo
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