Britten To America
Huw Watkins (piano), Samuel West (narrator), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Jean Rigby (mezzo soprano) & Mary Carewe (mezzo soprano)
Ex Cathedra & Hallé, Sir Mark Elder & Jeffrey Skidmore
Jean Rigby admirably handles the dialogue and the songs of the ambiguous mother figure in F6...the blues moments such as 'Stop all the clocks', feel a bit stiff. Mary Carewe, meanwhile, finds... — More…
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Britten: The Ascent of F6
- Mervyn Cooke, Lucy Walker, Matthew Dickinson
- Jeffrey Skidmore
- Recorded: 14-15 September / 03 October 2013
- Recording Venue: Halle St Peters, Manchester, United Kingdom and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Overture
Britten: The Ascent of F6, Act I
- Samuel West, Mervyn Cooke, Andrew Kennedy, Jean Rigby, Lucy Walker, Nigel Woodhouse, Matthew Dickinson
- Jeffrey Skidmore
- Recorded: 14-15 September / 03 October 2013
- Recording Venue: Halle St Peters, Manchester, United Kingdom and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Entr'actes for Mr. And Mrs. A.
Entr'acte & Gunn's Song. The Chimney Sweepers
Ransom. O Brothers
Pantomime
Mother's Song. Michael, You Shall Be Renowned
Britten: The Ascent of F6, Act II
- Jean Rigby, Mervyn Cooke, Andrew Kennedy, Samuel West, Lucy Walker, Nigel Woodhouse, Matthew Dickinson
- Ex Cathedra Choir
- Jeffrey Skidmore
- Recorded: 14-15 September / 03 October 2013
- Recording Venue: Halle St Peters, Manchester, United Kingdom and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Prelude
Chant
Climbing Music (1)
Britten: An American in England
- Samuel West, Joseph Julian
- Hallé Orchestra
- Mark Elder
- Recorded: 14-15 September / 03 October 2013
- Recording Venue: Halle St Peters, Manchester, United Kingdom and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
I. London by Clipper
II. Dover to London. War Is Not All Sound and Fury
III. Ration Island. Britains Never, Never Shall Be Slaves
Britten: Hadrian's Wall
- Mary Carewe, Huw Watkins
- Recorded: 14-15 September / 03 October 2013
- Recording Venue: Halle St Peters, Manchester, United Kingdom and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Roman Wall Blues
Britten: On the Frontier
- Samuel West, Jonathan Holland, Mervyn Cooke, Bruce Nockles, Lucy Walker, Matthew Dickinson
- Ex Cathedra Choir
- Jeffrey Skidmore
- Recorded: 14-15 September / 03 October 2013
- Recording Venue: Halle St Peters, Manchester, United Kingdom and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Overture
Ad libitum
Chorus. The Clock on the Wall Gives an Electric Tick
Britten: Britain to America
- Mary Carewe
- Hallé Orchestra
- Mark Elder
- Recorded: 14-15 September / 03 October 2013
- Recording Venue: Halle St Peters, Manchester, United Kingdom and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Where Do We Go from Here?