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VARIOUS ARTISTS & Benjamin Britten

Britten: Essential Recordings

VARIOUS ARTISTS & Benjamin Britten

62 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 36 MINUTES • DEC 01 2022

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Britten: Suite for Harp, Op. 83: IV. Fugue. Lively
Magdalena Hoffmann & Benjamin Britten
01:15
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 11. Sound the flute!
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Salisbury Cathedral Choristers, Richard Seal & Benjamin Britten
01:22
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Dies irae (II)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
01:23
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements - France: 2. Voici le Printemps
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg & Benjamin Britten
01:33
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Britten: Suite for Harp, Op. 83: II. Toccata. Fast and gay
Magdalena Hoffmann & Benjamin Britten
01:29
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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Prologue
Dale Clevenger, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini & Benjamin Britten
01:32
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 3. Spring, the sweet Spring
Alison Hagley, Catherine Robbin, John Mark Ainsley, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
01:41
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Be slowly lifted up
Bo Skovhus, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
01:46
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Out there, we've walked quite friendly up to Death
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Bo Skovhus, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
01:45
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 2. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
01:49
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements - France: 7. Eho! Eho!
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg & Benjamin Britten
01:43
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 4. The driving boy
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Salisbury Cathedral Choristers, Richard Seal & Benjamin Britten
01:50
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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), Op. 27: I cannot grow
Emma Preston-Dunlop, Gill Ross, Penelope Vickers, Peter Mitchell, Richard Savage, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
01:55
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 5. Ballad of Green Broom
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
01:52
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 1. To Daffodils
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
01:55
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements - France: 3. Fileuse
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg & Benjamin Britten
01:56
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 2. The merry cuckoo
John Mark Ainsley, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
01:55
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements - France: 4. Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg & Benjamin Britten
02:12
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Britten: A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41: 2. The Highland Bales
Magdalena Kožená, Malcolm Martineau & Benjamin Britten
02:01
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Lacrimosa dies illa
Luba Orgonasova, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
02:06
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 3. Marsh Flowers
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
02:15
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 10. Fair and fair
Alison Hagley, John Mark Ainsley, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
02:16
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 9. When will my May come
John Mark Ainsley, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
02:26
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Britten: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: IV. Marcia. Energico (Ed. Rostropovich) (Live at Schloss Elmau, Krün / 2016)
Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky & Benjamin Britten
02:14
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements - France: 8. Quand j'étais chez mon père
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg & Benjamin Britten
02:17
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements - France: 5. La belle est au jardin d'amour
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg & Benjamin Britten
02:21
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 7. Waters above!
John Mark Ainsley, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
02:28
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 6. Welcome Maids of Honour
Catherine Robbin, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
02:35
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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), Op. 27: In a garden shady
Emma Preston-Dunlop, Gill Ross, Penelope Vickers, Peter Mitchell, Richard Savage, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
02:31
30
Britten: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: V. Moto perpetuo. Presto (Ed. Rostropovich) (Live at Schloss Elmau, Krün / 2016)
Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky & Benjamin Britten
02:39
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Britten: Five Flower Songs op.47: 4. The Evening Primrose
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
02:42
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Britten: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: II. Scherzo-pizzicato. Allegretto (Ed. Rostropovich) (Live at Schloss Elmau, Krün / 2016)
Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky & Benjamin Britten
02:39
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Bugles sang, saddening the evening air
Bo Skovhus, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
02:40
34
Britten: The National Anthem (God Save The Queen)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten
02:39
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Britten: Suite for Harp, Op. 83: III. Nocturne. Slow and quiet
Magdalena Hoffmann & Benjamin Britten
02:59
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Liber scriptus proferetur
Luba Orgonasova, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
02:52
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Britten: Corpus Christi Carol
Anne Sofie von Otter, Ulf Forsberg, Ulrika Jansson, Torbjörn Helander, Mats Rondin, Svante Henryson, Markus Leoson & Benjamin Britten
02:59
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 5. The morning star
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
02:59
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Britten: Suite for Harp, Op. 83: I. Overture. Majestic
Magdalena Hoffmann & Benjamin Britten
03:04
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Tölzer Knabenchor, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
03:52
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements - France: 1. La Noel passée
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg & Benjamin Britten
03:34
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Agnus Dei: One ever hangs where shelled roads part
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
03:37
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Britten: A Hymn To The Virgin
Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh & Benjamin Britten
03:49
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Sanctus: After the blast of lightning from the East
Bo Skovhus, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
04:06
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Requiem aeternam: What passing bells for these who die as cattle?
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
03:53
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Dies irae (I)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
03:58
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Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), Op. 27: O ear whose creatures
Emma Preston-Dunlop, Gill Ross, Penelope Vickers, Peter Mitchell, Richard Savage, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
05:19
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Recordare Jesu pie
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
04:35
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Britten: Suite for Harp, Op. 83: V. Hymn. Slow and solemn
Magdalena Hoffmann & Benjamin Britten
05:22
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Dies Irae: Move him into the sun
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Luba Orgonasova, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
05:46
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Requiem aeternam: Requiem aeternam
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman, Tölzer Knabenchor, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden & Benjamin Britten
05:28
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 8. Out on the lawn I lie in bed
Catherine Robbin, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
05:50
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Offertorium: So Abraham rose, and clave the wood
Bo Skovhus, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Tölzer Knabenchor, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
05:58
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Libera me: Let us sleep now...In paradisum
Bo Skovhus, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Luba Orgonasova, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Tölzer Knabenchor, Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
05:59
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Britten: Folksong Arrangements - France: 6. Il est quelqu'un sur terre
Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg & Benjamin Britten
06:03
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Britten: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: III. Elegia. Lento (Ed. Rostropovich) (Live at Schloss Elmau, Krün / 2016)
Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky & Benjamin Britten
06:19
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Sanctus: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus
Luba Orgonasova, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
06:34
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Libera me: Libera me, Domine
Luba Orgonasova, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, NDR Chor, Howard Arman & Benjamin Britten
07:19
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 12. Finale: London, to thee I do present
John Mark Ainsley, Catherine Robbin, Alison Hagley, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Salisbury Cathedral Choristers, Richard Seal & Benjamin Britten
07:32
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44: 1. Introduction: Shine out
Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Benjamin Britten
08:38
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Britten: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 65: I. Dialogo. Allegro (Ed. Rostropovich) (Live at Schloss Elmau, Krün / 2016)
Mischa Maisky, Lily Maisky & Benjamin Britten
08:38
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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 / Libera me: It seemed that out of battle I escaped
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Bo Skovhus, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, John Eliot Gardiner & Benjamin Britten
09:23
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