Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Michael Chance, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

Britten: Death in Venice

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Michael Chance, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

51 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 31 MINUTES • FEB 01 2005

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 1: Munich. My mind beats on (Aschenbach, Chorus)
05:39
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 1: Munich. Who's that? (Aschenbach, Traveller)
04:39
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 1: Munich. I have always kept a close watch over my development (Aschenbach)
01:46
4
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 2: On the Boat to Venice. Hey there, hey there, you! (Youths, Elderly Fop, Steward)
06:53
5
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 2: On the Boat to Venice. Overture
02:35
6
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 3: The Journey to the Lido. Ah Serenissima! (Aschenbach, Gondolier, Boatman, Hotel Porter, Girls and Boys)
05:09
7
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 3: The Journey to the Lido. Mysterious gondola (Aschenbach)
01:30
8
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 4: The First Evening at the Hotel. We are delighted to greet the Signore (Hotel Manager, Aschenbach)
02:52
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 4: The First Evening at the Hotel. So I am led to Venice once again (Aschenbach)
03:27
10
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 4: The First Evening at the Hotel. The Lido is so charming, is it not? (Hotel Guests, Aschenbach)
03:41
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 4: The First Evening at the Hotel. How does such beauty come about? (Aschenbach)
01:35
12
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. The wind is from the West (Aschenbach)
02:27
13
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. Le bele fragole (Strawberry Seller, Aschenbach)
02:21
14
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. Ah, how peaceful to contemplate the sea (Aschenbach, Chorus)
02:51
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. Adziù, Adziù! (Chorus)
03:31
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. As one who strives to create beauty (Aschenbach)
01:34
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. Aou'! Stagando, aou'! (Gondolier, Guide, Lace Seller, Glass Maker, Beggar Woman, Waiter, First and Second Gondoliers)
04:49
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. Naturally Signore, I understand (Hotel Manager, Hotel Porter, Aschenbach, First and Second Gondoliers)
03:39
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. There you are, Signore, just in time (Hotel Porter, Aschenbach)
01:08
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. I am become like one of my early heroes (Aschenbach, First Gondolier)
01:52
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. A thousand apologies to the Signore (Hotel Manager, Aschenbach)
03:44
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Beneath a dazzling sky the sea… (Voice of Apollo, Chorus of Hotel Guests)
01:17
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. No boy, but Phoebus of the golden hair (Voice of Apollo, Chorus of Hotel Guests)
01:57
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. See where Hyacinthus plays (Voice of Apollo, Chorus of Hotel Guests)
02:47
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Phaedrus learned what beauty is (Voice of Apollo, Chorus of Hotel Guests)
02:05
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. First, the race! (Chorus)
00:53
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Try your skill (Chorus)
00:49
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Young discobolus (Chorus)
00:53
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Up and over (Chorus)
01:08
30
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Measure to fight (Voice of Apollo, Chorus)
01:03
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me (Aschenbach)
04:10
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II: Orchestral introduction
02:27
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II: So, it has come to this (Aschenbach)
02:42
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 8: The Hotel Barber's Shop. Guardate, Signore (Hotel Barber, Aschenbach)
02:32
35
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 9: The Pursuit. Do I detect a scent? (Aschenbach, First and Second Gondoliers, Citizens, Shopkeepers, Glass Maker, Waiter, Lace Seller, Guide, Beggar Woman, Newspaper Seller)
04:57
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 9: The Pursuit. And now I cannot let them out of sight (Aschenbach)
02:31
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 9: The Pursuit. Kyrie eleison (Priest, Chorus of Citizens, First and Second Gondoliers)
06:10
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 9: The Pursuit. Gustav von Aschenbach, what is this path you have taken? (Aschenbach)
01:01
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 10: The Strolling Players. This way for the players, Signori! (Hotel Porter, Hotel Waiter, Hotel Guests, Boy, Girl)
02:07
40
Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 10: The Strolling Players. La mia nonna always used to tell me (Leader of the Players, Aschenbach, Hotel Porter)
02:14
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 10: The Strolling Players. Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso (Leader of the Players, Chorus, Aschenbach)
04:29
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 10: The Strolling Players. One moment, if you please (A Young English Clerk) - Act II Scene 11. The Travel Bureau (Clerk, Hotel Guests, Aschenbach)
05:29
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 12: The Lady of the Pearls. So it is true, true, more fearful than I thought (Aschenbach)
01:44
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 12: The Lady of the Pearls. So - I didn't speak! (Aschenbach)
02:57
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 13: The Dream. Receive the stranger god (Voice of Dionysus, Voice of Apollo, Followers of Dionysus, Aschenbach)
03:42
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 14: The Empty Beach. Do what you will with me! (Aschenbach)
02:06
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 15: The Hotel Barber's Shop. Yes! a very wise decision, if I may say so (Hotel Barber)
02:32
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 16: The Last Visit to Venice. Hurrah for the Piazza (Aschenbach, Strawberry Seller)
04:35
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 16: The Last Visit to Venice. Does beauty lead to wisdom, Phaedrus? (Aschenbach)
03:21
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 17: The Departure. The wind still blows from the land (Hotel Manager, Hotel Porter, Aschenbach)
04:09
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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 17: The Departure. Ah, no! (Aschenbach)
05:08
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