RATTLE, SIR SIMON
Britten
5 Compact Disc
9 Feb 2009
Barcode: 5099924274326
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Other participants: Ian Bostridge * Peter Donohoe * Robert Tear * Jill Gomez * Thomas Allen * Elisabeth Söderström * City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra *
Berliner Philharmoniker a.o.
Audio sample & Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | An American Overture, Op.27 - Sir Simon Rattle/City of Birmingham Symphony Orche |
| 02 | 1. Funeral March -: Ballad of Heroes, Op.14 - Sir Simon Rattle/CBSO Chorus/Simon Halsey/City of |
| 03 | 2. Scherzo (Dance of Death): Ballad of Heroes, Op.14 - Sir Simon Rattle/CBSO Chorus/Simon Halsey/City of |
| 04 | 3. Recitative and Choral - Epilogue (Funeral March): Ballad of Heroes, Op.14 - Sir Simon Rattle/CBSO Chorus/Simon Halsey/City of |
| 05 | Theme -: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 06 | Var.I Recitative -: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 07 | Var.II Romance -: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 08 | Var.III March -: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 09 | Var.IV Arabesque: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 10 | Var.V Chant -: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 11 | Var.VI Nocturne -: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 12 | Var.VII Badinerie: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 13 | Var.VIII Burlesque: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 14 | Var.IX Toccata I - Toccata II -: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 15 | Var.X Adagio: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 16 | Var.XI Tarantella: Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op.21 - Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestr |
| 17 | The Building of the House - Overture, Op.79 - Sir Simon Rattle/CBSO Chorus/City of Birmingham Sy |
| 18 | 'Praise we great men' -: Praise We Great Men (1976) - Robert Tear/Simon Halsey/Sir Simon Rattle/Alison H |
| 19 | 'Praise we the just': Praise We Great Men (1976) - Simon Halsey/Robert Tear/Sir Simon Rattle/Alison H |
| 20 | [Coda]: Praise We Great Men (1976) - Robert Tear/Simon Halsey/Sir Simon Rattle/Alison H |
| 21 | 'A time there was...' Op.90: I. Cakes and Ale: Suite on English Folk Tunes - Sir Simon Rattle |
| 22 | 'A time there was...' Op.90: II. The Bitter Withy: Suite on English Folk Tunes - Sir Simon Rattle |
| 23 | 'A time there was...' Op.90: III. Hankin Booby: Suite on English Folk Tunes - Sir Simon Rattle |
| 24 | 'A time there was...' Op.90: IV. Hunt the Squirrel: Suite on English Folk Tunes - Sir Simon Rattle |
| 25 | 'A time there was...' Op.90: V. Lord Melbourne: Suite on English Folk Tunes - Sir Simon Rattle |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | Canadian Carnival, Op.19 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 02 | Young Apollo, Op.16 - Sir Simon Rattle/Peter Donohoe/City of Birmingham |
| 03 | 1. Nuits de juin (wds. Victor Hugo): Quatre Chansons françaises (1928) - Sir Simon Rattle/Jill Gomez |
| 04 | 2. Sagesse (wds. Paul Verlaine): Quatre Chansons françaises (1928) - Sir Simon Rattle/Jill Gomez |
| 05 | 3. L'Enfance (wds. Victor Hugo): Quatre Chansons françaises (1928) - Sir Simon Rattle/Jill Gomez |
| 06 | 4. Chanson d'automne (wds. Paul Verlaine): Quatre Chansons françaises (1928) - Sir Simon Rattle/Jill Gomez |
| 07 | Scottish Ballad, Op.26 - Sir Simon Rattle/Peter Donohoe/Philip Fowke/City o |
| 08 | Occasional Overture, Op.38 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 09 | I. Lacrymosa (Andante ben misurato) -: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 10 | II. Dies irae (Allegro con fuoco) -: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 11 | III. Requiem aeternam (Andante molto tranquillo): Sinfonia da Requiem, Op.20 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| Disc 3 | |
| 01 | I. Fanfare: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 02 | II. Villes: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 03 | IIIa. Phrase: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 04 | IIIb. Antique: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 05 | IV. Royauté: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 06 | V. Marine: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 07 | VI. Interlude: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 08 | VII. Being Beauteous: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 09 | VIII. Parade: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 10 | IX. Départ: Les Illuminations, Op.18 - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 11 | Prologue: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 12 | Pastoral (Charles Cotton): Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 13 | Nocturne (Alfred, Lord Tennyson): Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 14 | Elegy (William Blake): Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 15 | Dirge (anon. 15th century): Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 16 | Hymn (Ben Jonson): Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 17 | Sonnet (John Keats): Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 18 | Epilogue: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, Op.31 (1943) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 19 | Prometheus Unbound (Shelley): Nocturne, Op.60 (1958) - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 20 | The Kraken (Tennyson): Nocturne, Op.60 (1958) - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 21 | The Wanderings of Cain (Coleridge): Nocturne, Op.60 (1958) - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 22 | Blurt, Master Constable (Middleton): Nocturne, Op.60 (1958) - Ian Bostridge/Radek Baborák/Berliner Philharmonike |
| 23 | The Prelude (1805) (Wordsworth): Nocturne, Op.60 (1958) - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 24 | The Kind Ghosts (Owen): Nocturne, Op.60 (1958) - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 25 | Sleep and Poetry (Keats): Nocturne, Op.60 (1958) - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| 26 | Sonnet 43 (Shakespeare): Nocturne, Op.60 (1958) - Ian Bostridge/Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Ra |
| Disc 4 | |
| 01 | Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine: War Requiem, Op.66, I. Requiem aeternam - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 02 | What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?: War Requiem, Op.66, I. Requiem aeternam - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 03 | Kyrie eleison: War Requiem, Op.66, I. Requiem aeternam - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 04 | Dies irae, dies illa: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 05 | Bugles sang, saddening the evening air: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 06 | Liber scriptus proferetur: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 07 | Out there, we've walked quite friendly up to Death: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 08 | Recordare Jesu pie: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 09 | Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 10 | Dies irae, dies illa: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 11 | Lacrimosa dies illa: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 12 | Move him into the sun...Pie Jesu: War Requiem, Op.66, II. Dies irae - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 13 | Domine Jesu Christe: War Requiem, Op.66, III. Offertorium - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 14 | So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went: War Requiem, Op.66, III. Offertorium - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 15 | Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus: War Requiem, Op.66, IV. Sanctus - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 16 | Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini: War Requiem, Op.66, IV. Sanctus - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 17 | After the blast of lightning from the East: War Requiem, Op.66, IV. Sanctus - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 18 | V. Agnus Dei: War Requiem, Op.66 - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| Disc 5 | |
| 01 | Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna: War Requiem, Op.66, VI. Libera me - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 02 | It seemed that out of battle I escaped: War Requiem, Op.66, VI. Libera me - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 03 | Let us sleep now...In paradisum: War Requiem, Op.66, VI. Libera me - Elisabeth Söderström/Robert Tear/Sir Thomas Allen/ |
| 04 | Theme (Allegro maestoso e largamente): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 05 | Var.A: Flutes and piccolo: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 06 | Var.B: Oboes (Lento): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 07 | Var.C: Clarinets (Moderato): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 08 | Var.D: Bassoons (Allegro alla marcia): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 09 | Var.E: Violins (Brillante: alla polacca): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 10 | Var.F: Violas (Meno mosso): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 11 | Var.G: Cellos: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 12 | Var.H: Double basses (Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accel. al Allegro): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, O - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 13 | Var.I: Harp (Maestoso): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 14 | Var.J: Horns (L'istesso tempo): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 15 | Var.K: Trumpets (Vivace): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 16 | Var.L: Trombones and bass tuba (Allegro pomposo): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 17 | Var.M: Percussion (Moderato): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 18 | Fugue (Allegro molto): The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |
| 19 | Russian Funeral - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Ra |