The Essential Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten

127 CANCIONES • 9 HORAS Y 4 MINUTOS • MAR 01 2013

1

Young Apollo, Op. 16

Kent Nagano feat. Dara de Cogan, Lyn Fletcher, Peter Worrall & Tim Pooley

07:06

2

Double Concerto for Violin and Viola in B Minor: I. Allegro ma non troppo

Kent Nagano feat. Gidon Kremer, Hallé Orchestra & Yuri Bashmet

06:11

3

Double Concerto for Violin and Viola in B Minor: II. Rhapsody

Kent Nagano feat. Gidon Kremer, Hallé Orchestra & Yuri Bashmet

07:28

4

Double Concerto for Violin and Viola in B Minor: III. Allegro scherzando - Allegro non troppo

Kent Nagano feat. Gidon Kremer, Hallé Orchestra & Yuri Bashmet

08:03

5

2 Portraits: No. 1, David Layton

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra

09:19

6

2 Portraits: No. 2, E. B. B.

05:46

7

Sinfonietta, Op. 1: I. Poco presto ed agitato

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra

04:23

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Sinfonietta, Op. 1: II. Variations

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra

06:18

9

Sinfonietta, Op. 1: III. Tarantella

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra

04:03

10

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

17:05

11

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Introduction and Theme

01:57

12

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation I. Adagio

02:23

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation II. March

01:12

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation III. Romance

01:43

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation IV. Aria italiana

01:25

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation V. Bourrée classique

01:33

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation VI. Wiener Walzer

03:07

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation VII. Moto perpetuo

01:11

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation VIII. Funeral March

03:44

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation IX. Chant

01:39

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Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation X. Fugue and Finale

08:00

22

Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 1, Dawn

03:12

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Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 2, Sunday Morning

03:40

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Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 3, Moonlight

04:18

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Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 4, Storm

04:39

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Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, Op. 33b

06:50

27

Violin Concerto, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto

10:44

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Violin Concerto, Op. 15: II. Vivace - Cadenza

09:00

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Violin Concerto, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento

16:01

30

Lachrymae for Viola and Strings, Op. 48a

The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe feat. Nicolas Bône

14:49

31

Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: I. Canto primo

02:36

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Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: II. Fuga

04:28

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Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: III. Lamento

03:27

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Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IV. Canto secondo

01:36

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Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: V. Serenata

02:22

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Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VI. Marcia

03:58

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Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VII. Canto terzo

02:40

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Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VIII. Bordone

03:39

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Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IX. Moto perpetuo e canto quatro

03:53

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Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: I. Declamato

04:13

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Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: II. Fuga

05:47

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Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: III. Scherzo

02:22

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Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: IV. Andante lento

07:04

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Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: V. Ciaccona

09:06

45

Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: I. Introduzione

02:59

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Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: II. Marcia

02:11

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Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: III. Canto

01:30

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Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IV. Barcarolla

01:48

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Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: V. Dialogo

01:48

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Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VI. Fuga

03:31

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Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VII. Recitativo

01:38

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Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VIII. Moto perpetuo

01:01

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Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IX. Passacaglia

11:08

54

War Requiem, Op. 66: I. (a) Requiem aeternam. "Requiem aeternam"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. The American Boychoir & Westminster Symphonic Choir

06:59

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War Requiem, Op. 66: I. (b) Requiem aeternam. "What-Passing Bells" - "Kyrie eleison"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Jerry Hadley & Westminster Symphonic Choir

04:04

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (a) Dies irae. "Dies irae"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Westminster Symphonic Choir

03:41

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (b) Dies irae. "Bugles Sang"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Thomas Hampson

02:38

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (c) Dies irae. "Liber scriptus profetur"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Carol Vaness & Westminster Symphonic Choir

03:34

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (d) Dies irae. "Out There, We've Walked"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Jerry Hadley & Thomas Hampson

01:45

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (e) Dies irae. "Recordare Jesu" - "Confudatis maledictis"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Westminster Symphonic Choir

04:46

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (f) Dies irae. "Be Slowly Lifted Up"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Thomas Hampson

01:59

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (g) Dies irae. "Dies irae" (Reprise)

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Westminster Symphonic Choir

01:20

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (h) Dies irae. "Lacrimosa dies illa"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Carol Vaness & Westminster Symphonic Choir

02:07

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War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (i) Dies irae. "Move Him into the Sun"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Carol Vaness, Jerry Hadley & Westminster Symphonic Choir

05:14

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War Requiem, Op. 66: III. (a) Offertorium. "Domine Jesu Christe" - "Quam olim Abrahae"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. The American Boychoir & Westminster Symphonic Choir

03:49

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War Requiem, Op. 66: III. (b) Offertorium. "So Abram Rose" - "Quam olim Abrahae" (Reprise)

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. The American Boychoir, Jerry Hadley, Thomas Hampson & Westminster Symphonic Choir

06:09

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War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. (a) Sanctus. "Sanctus Dominus Deus"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Carol Vaness & Westminster Symphonic Choir

06:07

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War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. (b) Sanctus. "After the Blast of Lightning from the East"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Thomas Hampson

03:42

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War Requiem, Op. 66: V. Agnus Dei. "One Ever Hangs"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Jerry Hadley & Westminster Symphonic Choir

03:27

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War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. (a) Libera me. "Libera me, Domine"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Carol Vaness & Westminster Symphonic Choir

07:21

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War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. (b) Libera me. "It Seemed That out of Battle I Escaped" - "None Said the Other"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. Jerry Hadley & Thomas Hampson

08:35

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War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. (c) Libera me. "Let Us Sleep Now"

Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic feat. The American Boychoir, Carol Vaness, Jerry Hadley, Thomas Hampson & Westminster Symphonic Choir

06:04

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The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Eight Years Have Passed" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

01:25

74

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Yet Not All Reached Their Homes" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Alison Hagley, Catherine Wyn-Rogers & Janet Baker

00:55

75

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Worse Still, the Island" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

02:59

76

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Children Have Died of Want" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

02:30

77

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Yet Some Trust in an End" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

01:24

78

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Your Prayer Is Answered, Penelope" (Athene, Hermes)

Kent Nagano feat. Alison Hagley, Janet Baker & John Mark Ainsley

03:18

79

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Long Suffering Odysseus" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

03:05

80

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Listen, the Voices of the Gods" (Athene, Artemis, Hermis, Apollo)

Kent Nagano feat. Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Janet Baker, John Mark Ainsley & William Dazeley

02:14

81

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "I, Athene, Rise to the Edge of Night" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

02:06

82

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "When I See the Sorrow of Mortal Odysseus" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

02:21

83

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "How Loud the Spring Sounds All of a Sudden" (Athene, Hermes)

Kent Nagano feat. Alison Hagley, Janet Baker & John Mark Ainsley

01:30

84

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "Bold! Telemachus, Watch the Shadow on the Wall" (Hermes, Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker & John Mark Ainsley

00:56

85

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "There It Is Before You" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

02:35

86

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "Listen, Lords of Ithaca" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Janet Baker

01:26

87

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "Telemachus, Be Swift!" (Athene)

Kent Nagano feat. Alison Hagley & Janet Baker

02:13

88

The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "Now There Is Silence" (Athene, Hermes, Artemis, Apollo)

Kent Nagano feat. Alison Hagley, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Janet Baker, John Mark Ainsley & William Dazeley

05:18

89

Phaedra, Op. 93: I. Prologue. "In May, in Brilliant Athens"

Kent Nagano feat. Lorraine Hunt

01:14

90

Phaedra, Op. 93: II. Recitative. "My Lost and Dazzled Eyes"

Kent Nagano feat. Lorraine Hunt

01:17

91

Phaedra, Op. 93: III. Presto. "You Monster!"

Kent Nagano feat. Lorraine Hunt

03:38

92

Phaedra, Op. 93: IV. Recitative. "O Gods of Wrath"

Kent Nagano feat. Lorraine Hunt

02:46

93

Phaedra, Op. 93: IV. Adagio. "My Time's Too Short"

Kent Nagano feat. Lorraine Hunt

06:03

94

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Prelude - "I Am an Old Man" (Vere)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Hallé Orchestra

04:34

95

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Pull, My Bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Flint, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, Redburn, Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Andrew Burden, Ashley Holland, Christopher Gillet, Christopher Maltman, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Manchester Boys Choir, Matthew Hargreaves, Northern Voices, Robert Johnston, Russell Smythe & Simon Thorpe

07:12

96

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Send for John Claggart" (Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Eric Halfvarson, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Martyn Hill, Russell Smythe, Simon Thorpe, Simon Wilding & Thomas Hampson

06:15

97

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Billy Budd, King of the Birds!" (Billy, Flint, Redburn, Ratcliffe, Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Nortthern Voices, Russell Smythe, Simon Wilding & Thomas Hampson

02:16

98

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "I Heard, Your Honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Christopher Gillet, Eric Halfvarson & Hallé Orchestra

03:22

99

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Come Along, Kid!" (Novice's Friend, Novice, Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Andrew Burden, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Northern Voices & William Dazeley

03:18

100

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Christ, the Poor Chap" (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Ashley Holland, Christopher Maltman, Eric Halfvarson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Martyn Hill, Matthew Hargreaves, Northern Voices, Simon Thorpe & Thomas Hampson

03:15

101

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Vere! Vere! "Officers and Men of the Indomitable" (Seamen, Vere, Billy)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Northern Voices & Thomas Hampson

04:01

102

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "My Compliments" (Vere, Cabin Boy, Redburn, Flint)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra & Russell Smythe

04:46

103

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Don't Like the French!" (Flint, Redburn, Vere)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra & Russell Smythe

05:16

104

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Oh, That's Nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Flint, Ratcliffe, Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Northern Voices, Russell Smythe & Simon Wilding

04:25

105

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Interlude - "Blow Her Away" (Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra & Northern Voices

03:09

106

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Here Lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Christopher Gillet, Christopher Maltman, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Martyn Hill, Northern Voices, Richard Van Allas & Thomas Hampson

03:54

107

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Come out of That" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Christopher Gillet, Eric Halfvarson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra, Northern Voices, Richard Van Allas & Thomas Hampson

03:59

108

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "O beauty, O Handsomeness" (Claggart)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Eric Halfvarson & Hallé Orchestra

04:41

109

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Come Here! Remember Your Promise" (Claggart, Novice)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Andrew Burden, Eric Halfvarson & Hallé Orchestra

04:33

110

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Andrew Burden, Hallé Orchestra, Richard Van Allas & Thomas Hampson

03:46

111

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Dansker, Old Friend" (Billy, Dansker)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Hallé Orchestra, Richard Van Allas & Thomas Hampson

04:19

112

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "I Don't Like the Look of the Mist" (Vere, Redburn, Claggart)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé Orchestra & Russell Smythe

03:14

113

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "Deck Ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, Seamen, Powder Monkeys)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Christopher Maltman, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Manchester Boys Choir, Martyn Hill, Matthew Hargreaves, Northern Voices, Richard Van Allas, Robert Johnston, Russell Smythe, Simon Wilding & Thomas Hampson

04:57

114

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "All Guns Ready, Sir!" (Redburn, Vere, Flint, Maintop, Ratcliffe, Seamen)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Northern Voices, Robert Johnston, Russell Smythe & Simon Wilding

04:56

115

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "There Are You Again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, Redburn)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé Orchestra & Russell Smythe

03:23

116

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "Nay, Nay, You're Mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Boy from Manchester Boys Choir, Eric Halfvarson, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Russell Smythe & Simon Wilding

03:06

117

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: Interlude - "Claggart, John Claggart, Beware!" (Vere)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Hallé Orchestra

04:04

118

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "You Wanted to See Me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eric Halfvarson, Hallé Orchestra & Thomas Hampson

05:24

119

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "God o' Mercy!" (Vere, Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Russell Smythe & Simon Wilding

03:37

120

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: Interlude - "William Budd, You Are Accused" (Redburn, Vere, Billy)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Hallé Orchestra, Russell Smythe & Thomas Hampson

05:36

121

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "Poor Fellow, Who Could Save Him?" (Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe, Vere)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gidon Saks, Hallé Orchestra, Russell Smythe & Simon Wilding

03:47

122

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "I Accept Their Verdict" (Vere)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Hallé Orchestra

04:44

123

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "Look! Through the Port" (Billy, Dansker)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Hallé Orchestra, Richard Van Allas & Thomas Hampson

08:51

124

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "And Farewell to Ye" (Billy)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Hallé Orchestra & Thomas Hampson

04:27

125

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "According to the Articles of War" (Redburn, Billy)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Hallé Orchestra, Russell Smythe & Thomas Hampson

04:51

126

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "Starry Vere, God Bless You" (Chorus)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Gentlemen of the Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra & Northern Voices

02:19

127

Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "We Commited His Body" (Vere)

Kent Nagano & The Hallé Orchestra feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Hallé Orchestra

04:30

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