Benjamin Britten: Saint Nicolas, Op. 42
Introduction
The Birth of Nicolas
Nicolas devotes himself to God
He journeys to Palestine
He comes to Myra and is chosen Bishop
Nicolas from Prison
Nicolas and the Pickled Boys
His Piety and Marvellous Works
The Death of Nicolas
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Procession
Wolcum yole!
There is no rose
That yonge child
Balulalow
As dew in Aprille
This little Babe
Interlude
In freezing winter night
Spring Carol
Deo Gracias! - Adam lay ibounden
Recession
Benjamin Britten: A Boy Was Born, Op. 3
Theme: A boy was Born
Variation 1: Lullaby, Jesu
Variation 2: Herod
Variation 3: Jesu, As Thou Art Our Saviour
Variation 4: The Three Kings
Variation 5: In the Bleak Mid-winter
Variation 6 (Finale): Noel!
Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37
Act I Scene 1: Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart … (Male Chorus)
Act I Scene 1: It is an axiom among kings (Female Chorus)
Act I Scene 1: Here the thirsty ev'ening has drunk the wine of light … (Male Chorus)
Act I Scene 1: Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher (Collatinus)
Act I Scene 1: Maria was unmasked at a mask ball (Junius, Tarquinus, Collatinus, male Chorus)
Act I Scene 1: Collatinus is politically astute (Male Chorus, Junius, Collatinus, Tarquinus)
Act I Scene 1: There goes a happy man (Tarquinus, Junius)
Act I Scene 1: Tarquinus doses not dare (Male Chorus)
Act I Scene 1: My horse! My Horse! … Tarquinus does not wait (Tarquinus, Male Chorus)
Act I Scene 2: Their spinning wheel unwinds (Female Chorus, Lucretia, Bianca, Lucia)
Act I Scene 2: Listen! I heard a knock. Somebody is at the gate … (Lucretia, Bianca)
Act I Scene 2: Time turns upon the hands of women … (Female Chorus)
Act I Scene 2: The oatmeal slippers of sleep (Female Chorus, Male Chorus, Tarquinus, Bianca, Lucretia, Lucia)
Act II Scene 1: The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness … (Female Chorus)
Act II Scene 1: She sleeps as a rose upon the night … (Female Chorus)
Act II Scene 1: Within this frail crucible of light … (Tarquinius)
Act II Scene 1: Lucretia! (Tarquinius)
Act II Interlude: Here in this scene you see Virtue assailed by sin … (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Act II Scene 2: O what a lovely day … (Lucia, Bianca)
Act II Scene 2: We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia (Bianca, Lucia, Lucretia)
Act II Scene 2: Flowers bring to ev'ry year the same perfection … (Luceretia)
Act II Scene 2: You were right (Lucia, Bianca, Collatinus, Junius, Lucretia)
Act II Scene 2: Lucretia! Lucretia! O never again must we two dare to part … (Collatinus, Lucretia)
Act II Scene 2: Last night Tarquinius ravished me (Lucretia, Collatinus)
Act II Scene 2: This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full … (Collatinus, Junius, Bianca, Lucia, Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Act II Scene 2: Is it all? Is all this suffering and pain, is this in vain? (Female Chorus, Male Chorus)
Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, Op. 50
Act II: There you are again, Master-at-Arms.
Act II: Oh, this cursed mist!
Act II: Claggart, John Claggart, beware!
Act II: Master-at-Arms and foretopman …
Act II: God o' mercy!
Act II: Great God! For what reason?
Act II: William Budd, you are accused …
Act II: Poor fellow, who could save him?
Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes: 4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
No. 1. Dawn
No. 2. Sunday Morning
No. 3. Moonlight
No. 4. Storm
Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b
Passacaglia, Op. 33b
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell, Op. 34
Theme
Variation A [The Flutes]
Variation B [The Oboes]
Variation C [The Clarinets]
Variation D [The Bassoons]
Variation E [The Violins]
Variation F [The Violas]
Variation G [The Cellos]
Variation H [The Double Basses]
Variation I [The Harp]
Variation J [The Horns]
Variation K [The Trumpets]
Variation L [The Trombones and Bass Tuba]
Variation M [Percussions]
Fugue: Allegro molto
Benjamin Britten: The Little Sweep, Op. 45
Sweep! Sweep! (Chorus)
Sweep this chimney (Miss Baggott)
Now, little white boy! (Black Bob, Clem)
Pull the rope gently until he is free! (Chorus)
Is he wounded? (Chorus)
Sooty tracks (Chorus)
Run, poor sweep-boy (Rowan)
The kettles are singing (Chorus)
O why do you weep (Chorus, Rowan, Sam)
Pantomime - Ah!…Blackguards! (Miss Baggott)
Help! Help! She's collapsed! (Miss Baggott)
The owl, wide-winging through the sky (Chorus)
Soon the coach will carry you away (Juliet)
Morning, Sammy! Lovely weather (Johnnie)
Ready Alfred? (Tom)
Coaching song: The horses are champing (Tutti)
Benjamin Britten: The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54
Act I: The Prologue: It is a curious story
Act I: Theme: Scene 1 - The Journey: Nearly there (Governess)
Act I: Variation I: Scene 2 - The Welcome: Mrs. Grose! Will she be nice? (Miles, Flora, Mrs. Grose, Governess)
Act I: Variation II: Scene 3 - The Letter: Miss! Miss! A letter for you (Mrs. Grose, Governess, Flora, Miles)
Act I: Variation III: Scene 4 - The Tower: How beautiful it is (Governess)
Act I: Variation IV: Scene 5 - The Window: Tom, Tom, the piper's son (Miles, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose)
Act I: Variation V: Scene 6 - The Lesson: Many nouns it is we find (Miles, Flora, Governess)
Act I: Variation VI: Scene 7 - The Lake: O rivers and seas and lakes! (Flora, Governess, Miles)
Act I: Variation VII: Scene 8 - At Night: Miles! Miles! Miles! (Quint, Miles, Miss Jessel, Flora, Governess, Mrs. Grose)
Act II: Variation VIII: Scene 1 - Colloquy and Soliloquy: Why did you call me? (Miss Jessel, Quint, Governess)
Act II: Variation IX: Scene 2 - The Bells: O sing unto them a new song (Miles, Flora, Mrs. Grose, Governess)
Act II: Variation X: Scene 3 - Miss Jessel: She is here (Governess, Miss Jessel)
Act II: Variation XI: Scene 4 - The Bedroom: Malo: than a naughty boy… (Miles, Governess, Quint)
Act II: Variation XII: Scene 5 - Quint: So! She has written (Quint)
Act II: Variation XIII: Scene 6 - The Piano: O what a clever boy (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Flora)
Act II: Variation XIV: Scene 7 - Flora: Flora! (Mrs. Grose, Governess, Miss Jessel, Flora)
Act II: Variation XV: Scene 8 - Miles: Mrs. Grose (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Quint)
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4
I. Boisterous Bouree
II. Playful Pizzicato
III. Sentimental Sarabande
IV. Frolicsome Finale
Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Introduction and Theme
Variation 1: Adagio
Variation 2: March
Variation 3: Romance
Variation 4: Aria Italiana
Variation 5: Bouree Classique
Variation 6: Wiener Waltzer
Variation 7: Moto Perpetuo
Variation 8: Funeral March
Variation 9: Chant
Variation 10: Fugue
Finale
Benjamin Britten: Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca, Op. 23, No. 1
Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca, Op. 23, No. 1
Benjamin Britten: Mazurka Elegiaca, Op. 23, No. 2
Mazurka Elegiaca, Op. 23, No. 2
Benjamin Britten: 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22
No. 1. Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro
No. 2. Sonetto XXXI: A che piu debb'io mai l'intensa voglia
No. 3. Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume
No. 4. Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai
No. 5. Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume
No. 6. Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pieta superna
No. 7. Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede
Benjamin Britten: Serenade, Op. 31
No. 1. Prologue
No. 2. Pastoral
No. 3. Nocturne
No. 4. Elegy
No. 5. Dirge
No. 6. Hymn
No. 7. Sonnet
No. 8. Epilogue
Benjamin Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 1, "British Isles"
No. 1. The Salley Gardens
No. 2. Little Sir William
No. 7. Oliver Cromwell
No. 6. The Ash Grove
No. 3. The Bonny Earl o' Moray
Benjamin Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2, "France"
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2, "France": No. 8. Quand j'etais chez mon pere (Heigh ho! heigh hi!)
Benjamin Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 3, "British Isles"
No. 3. Sweet Polly Oliver
No. 2. There's none to soothe
No. 1. The Plough Boy
No. 7. Come you not from Newcastle?
No. 5. The Foggy, Foggy Dew
No. 6. O Waly, Waly
