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Simple Symphony, Op. 4 Conductor – Boyd NeelOrchestra – The Boyd Neel String Orchestra
1-1	I.Boisterous Bourré	3:22
1-2	II.Playful Pizzicato	3:14
1-3	III.Sentimental Saraband	8:06
1-4	IV.Froliscome Finale	2:38
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 Conductor – Boyd NeelOrchestra – The Boyd Neel String Orchestra
1-5	I.Introduction And Theme	1:51
1-6	II.Adagio	2:14
1-7	III.March	1:09
1-8	IV.Romance	1:35
1-9	V.Aria Italiana	1:13
1-10	VI.Bourré Classique	1:10
1-11	VII.Vienna Waltz	2:33
1-12	VIII.Moto Perpetuo	1:08
1-13	IX.Funeral March	3:10
1-14	X.Chant	1:04
1-15	XI.Fugue	3:04
1-16	XII.Finale	3:17
1-17	Passacaglia, Op. 33 Conductor – Eduard van BeinumOrchestra – Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam*	6:33
Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra (Variations & Fugue On A Theme Of Purcell), Op. 34 Conductor – Malcolm Sargent*Orchestra – Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra*
1-18	Theme: Full Orchestra, Woodwind, Brass, Strings, Percussion	1:55
1-19	Variations: Flutes & Piccolo	0:34
1-20	Oboes	0:59
1-21	Clarinets	0:37
1-22	Bassoons	0:52
1-23	Violins	0:37
1-24	Violas	1:12
1-25	Cellos	1:18
1-26	Double Basses	0:53
1-27	Harp	0:52
1-28	Horns	0:44
1-29	Trumpets	0:34
1-30	Trombones & Bass Tuba	0:59
1-31	Percussion	1:34
1-32	Fugue	2:58
British Folk Songs Arranged By – Britten*Piano – Benjamin BrittenTenor Vocals – Peter Pears
2-1	The Ash Grove	3:04
2-2	The Sally Gardens Lyrics By – Yeats*	3:01
2-3	Little Sir William	2:35
2-4	Oliver Cromwell	0:41
Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo Piano – Benjamin BrittenTenor Vocals – Peter Pears
2-5	I.Sonnet XVI	2:00
2-6	II.Sonnet XXXI	1:18
2-7	III.Sonnet XXX	3:08
2-8	IV.Sonnet LV	1:45
2-9	V.Sonnet XXXVIII	1:48
2-10	VI.Sonnet XXXII	1:14
2-11	VII.Sonnet XXIV	4:41
Serenade For Tenor, Horn And Strings, Op. 31 Conductor – Benjamin BrittenHorn – Dennis BrainOrchestra – Boyd Neel Orchestra*Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears
2-12	I.Prologue	1:13
2-13	II.Pastoral Lyrics By – Cotton*	4:06
2-14	III.Nocturne Lyrics By – Tennyson*	3:19
2-15	IV.Elegy Lyrics By – Blake*	4:18
2-16	V.Dirge Lyrics By – Anon.*	4:13
2-17	VI.Hymn Lyrics By – Jonson*	2:02
2-18	VII.Sonnet Lyrics By – Keats*	4:10
2-19	VIII.Epilogue	1:22
2-20	Introduction & Rondo Alla Burlesca, Op. 23, No. 1 Piano – Benjamin Britten, Clifford Curzon	8:58
2-21	Mazurka Elegiaca, Op. 23, No. 2 Piano – Benjamin Britten, Clifford Curzon	7:29
Peter Grimes - Four Sea Interludes Conductor – Eduard van BeinumOrchestra – Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam*
3-1	Dawn	3:24
3-2	Sunday Morning	3:44
3-3	Moonlight	4:24
3-4	Storm	4:21
A Ceremony Of Carols, Op. 28 Choir – The Morrison Boys ChoirConductor [Choir Rehearsals] – Ivor Sims*Harp – Maria Korchinska
3-5	I.Procession	1:02
3-6	II.Wolcom Yule	1:17
3-7	III.There Is No Rose	1:56
3-8	IVa.That Yonge Child	1:32
3-9	IVb.Balulalow	1:21
3-10	V.As Dew In Aprille	0:58
3-11	VI.This Little Babe	1:18
3-12	VII.Interlude	3:00
3-13	VIII.In Freezing Winter Night	4:02
3-14	IX.Spring Carol	1:05
3-15	X.Deo Gratias	1:02
3-16	XI.Recession	1:12
Sinfonia Da Requiem, Op. 20 Conductor – John Barbirolli*Orchestra – The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
3-17	Lacrymosa	9:50
3-18	Dies Irae	4:59
3-19	Requiem Aeternam	8:04
The Turn Of The Screw (Auszüge / Highlights)
1. Akt / Act 1
Prolog / Prologue
4-1	It Is A Curious Story	2:47
Thema - 1. Szene / Theme - Scene 1: The Journey
4-2	Nearly There	3:29
Variation III - 4. Szene / Variation III - Scene 4: The Tower
4-3	How Beautiful It Is (Governess)	5:49
Variation IV - 5. Szene / Variation IV - Scene 5: The Window
4-4	Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son (Miles, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose)	9:59
Variation V - 6. Szene / Variation V - Scene 6: The Lesson
4-5	Many Nouns It Is We Find (Miles, Flora, Governess)	4:57
2. Akt / Act 2
Variation VIII - 1. Szene / Variation VIII - Scene 1: Colloquy And Soliloquy
4-6	Why Did You Call Me? (Miss Jessel, Quint, Governess)	8:34
Variation IX - 2. Szene / Variation IX - Scene 2: The Bells
4-7	O Sing Unto Them A New Song (Miles, Flora, Mrs. Grose, Governess)	8:29
Variation X - 3. Szene / Variation X - Scene 3: Miss Jessel
4-8	She Is Here (Governess, Miss Jessel)	6:24
Variation XIV - 7. Szene / Variation XIV - Scene 7: Flora
4-9	Flora! (Mrs. Grose, Governess, Miss Jessel, Flora)	4:54
Variation XV - 8. Szene / Variation XV - Scene 8: Miles
4-10	Mrs. Grose (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Quint)	11:39

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Membran Music Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Membran International GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Membran Music Ltd.

Credits

• Conductor – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
• Cover [Front Cover] – Rainer Müller-Tombrink
• Orchestra – English Opera Group Orchestra* (tracks: 4-1 to 4-10)
• Vocals [Flora] – Olive Dyer (tracks: 4-4, 4-5, 4-7, 4-9)
• Vocals [Miles] – David Hemmings (tracks: 4-4, 4-5, 4-7, 4-10)
• Vocals [Miss Jessel] – Arda Mandikian (tracks: 4-6, 4-8, 4-9)
• Vocals [Mrs. Grose] – Joan Cross (tracks: 4-4, 4-7, 4-9, 4-10)
• Vocals [Quint] – Peter Pears (tracks: 4-6, 4-10)
• Vocals [The Governess] – Jennifer Vyvyan (tracks: 4-3 to 4-10)
• Vocals [The Prologue] – Peter Pears (tracks: 4-1)

Notes

4 CD-set (6 panels, 4 trays) with 20 page booklet.

High-End Mastering (24 bit/96 kHz).

Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 recorded in 1939.
Tracks 1-5 to 1-16 recorded in 1938.
Tracks 1-17, 3-1 to 3-4 recorded in 1947.
Tracks 1-18 to 1-32 recorded in 1946.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-4, 2-12 to 2-21 recorded in 1944.
Tracks 2-5 to 2-11 recorded in 1942.
Tracks 3-5 to 3-16 recorded in 1943/44.
Tracks 3-17 to 3-19 recorded in 1941.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-10 recorded in 1954.

© 2005 Membran International GmbH.
℗ 2005 Membran Music Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4011222225948
• Matrix / Runout: 222594 CD1
• Matrix / Runout: 222594 CD2
• Matrix / Runout: 222594 CD3
• Matrix / Runout: 222594 CD4
• Other (SPARS code): ADD
• Label Code: LC 12281