The Nash Ensemble - Britten: Phaedra; Lachrymae; Sinfonietta; Night Mail; Sword in the Stone etc. (1996)
BAND/ARTIST: The Nash Ensemble
- Title: Britten: Phaedra; Lachrymae; Sinfonietta; Night Mail; Sword in the Stone etc.
- Year Of Release: 1996
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:05:23
- Total Size: 235 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Phaedra, Op. 93: I. Prologue. In May, in Brilliant Athens
02. Phaedra, Op. 93: II. Recit. My Lost and Dazzled Eyes
03. Phaedra, Op. 93: III. Presto. You Monster!
04. Phaedra, Op. 93: IV. Recit. Oh Gods of Wrath
05. Phaedra, Op. 93: V. Adagio. My Time's Too Short
06. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: I. Lento
07. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: II. Allegretto, andante molto
08. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: III. Animato
09. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: IV. Tranquillo
10. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: V. Allegro con molto
11. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: VI. Largamente
12. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: VII. Appassionato
13. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: VIII. Alla valse moderato
14. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: IX. Allegro marcia
15. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: X. Lento
16. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: XI. L'istesso tempo
17. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: XII. A tempo semplice
18. Sinfonietta, Op. 1: I. Poco presto ed agitato
19. Sinfonietta, Op. 1: II. Variations. Andante lento
20. Sinfonietta, Op. 1: III. Tarantella. Presto vivace
21. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: I. Introduction and Boys' Tune
22. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: II. Merlyn's Tune and Tree Music
23. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: III. Merlyn's Spell and Witch Tune
24. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: IV. Bird Music
25. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: V. Lullaby
26. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: VI. Water Theme and End Music
27. Movement for Wind Sextet: I. Moderato con molto moto
28. Night Mail. End Sequence
This recording brings together a remarkably diverse number of works from virtually the entire span of Britten's mature composing career, beginning in 1930 with a movement from an early Wind Sextet and extending as far as his last major vocal composition, Phaedra, written over forty-five years later. Two works receive their first recording.
Phaedra represents the distillation of a lifetime's expertise in operatic composition and remains one of the most dramatic cantatas for soprano in the repertoire: the story of Phaedra's incestuous infatuation with her step-son Hippolytus and her subsequent suicide is presented with chilling effect. The famous Lachrymae is here performed in the arrangement for solo viola and string orchestra made by Britten in the last year of his life.
The Sinfonietta and the movement for wind sextet are both much earlier works and yet, despite their 'student' status, are remarkably assured examples of Britten's later style. The Sword in the Stone (a BBC commission for incidental music to T H White's novel) has elements of Wagnerian pastiche and the Night Mail End Sequence, with W H Auden's famous poem (This is the night mail crossing the border, / Bringing the cheque and the postal order …), was composed for the most famous of all 1930s documentary films.
01. Phaedra, Op. 93: I. Prologue. In May, in Brilliant Athens
02. Phaedra, Op. 93: II. Recit. My Lost and Dazzled Eyes
03. Phaedra, Op. 93: III. Presto. You Monster!
04. Phaedra, Op. 93: IV. Recit. Oh Gods of Wrath
05. Phaedra, Op. 93: V. Adagio. My Time's Too Short
06. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: I. Lento
07. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: II. Allegretto, andante molto
08. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: III. Animato
09. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: IV. Tranquillo
10. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: V. Allegro con molto
11. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: VI. Largamente
12. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: VII. Appassionato
13. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: VIII. Alla valse moderato
14. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: IX. Allegro marcia
15. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: X. Lento
16. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: XI. L'istesso tempo
17. Lachrymae, Reflections on a Song of Dowland, Op. 48a: XII. A tempo semplice
18. Sinfonietta, Op. 1: I. Poco presto ed agitato
19. Sinfonietta, Op. 1: II. Variations. Andante lento
20. Sinfonietta, Op. 1: III. Tarantella. Presto vivace
21. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: I. Introduction and Boys' Tune
22. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: II. Merlyn's Tune and Tree Music
23. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: III. Merlyn's Spell and Witch Tune
24. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: IV. Bird Music
25. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: V. Lullaby
26. The Sword in the Stone, Concert Suite: VI. Water Theme and End Music
27. Movement for Wind Sextet: I. Moderato con molto moto
28. Night Mail. End Sequence
This recording brings together a remarkably diverse number of works from virtually the entire span of Britten's mature composing career, beginning in 1930 with a movement from an early Wind Sextet and extending as far as his last major vocal composition, Phaedra, written over forty-five years later. Two works receive their first recording.
Phaedra represents the distillation of a lifetime's expertise in operatic composition and remains one of the most dramatic cantatas for soprano in the repertoire: the story of Phaedra's incestuous infatuation with her step-son Hippolytus and her subsequent suicide is presented with chilling effect. The famous Lachrymae is here performed in the arrangement for solo viola and string orchestra made by Britten in the last year of his life.
The Sinfonietta and the movement for wind sextet are both much earlier works and yet, despite their 'student' status, are remarkably assured examples of Britten's later style. The Sword in the Stone (a BBC commission for incidental music to T H White's novel) has elements of Wagnerian pastiche and the Night Mail End Sequence, with W H Auden's famous poem (This is the night mail crossing the border, / Bringing the cheque and the postal order …), was composed for the most famous of all 1930s documentary films.
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