Britten Conducts Britten: Operas, Volume 2

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CD Details

Number of Discs: 10
Released: March 15, 2005
Originally Released: 2005
Label: Decca

Tracks on Disc 1:

1.Act 1. Introduction... Over hill, over dale
2.Act 1. Oberon is passing... Ill met by moonlight
3.Act 1. Well, go thy way
4.Act 1. How now, my love? Why is your cheek so pale?... I swear to thee, by Cupid's strongest bow
5.Act 1. (Be it Lion, Bear or Wolf...) ...I love thee not
6.Act 1. Welcome, wanderer!... I know a bank
7.Act 1. Is all our company here?
8.Act 1. Fair love, you faint with wand'ring in the wood
9.Act 1. Through the forest have I gone
10.Act 1. Stay, tho' thou kill me, sweet Demetrius... Lysander, if you live, good sire, awake - and ru
11.Act 1. Come, now a roundel, and a fairy song
12.Act 1. You spotted snakes
13.Act 1. What thou seest when thou dost wake
14.Act 2. Introduction
15.Act 2. Are we all met?... What hempen homespuns have we swaggering here
16.Act 2. I see their knavery... What angel wakes me
17.Act 2. Be kind and courteous to this gentleman
18.Act 2. Hail, mortal, hail!
19.Act 2. I have a reas'nable good ear in music
20.Act 2. How now, mad spirit... O why rebuke you him that loves you so?...What hast thou done?

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Act 2. Flower of this purple dye... Why should you think that I should woo in scorn?... O Helena, g
2.Act 2. Puppet? why so?
3.Act 2. This is thy negligence... Thou see'st these lovers seek a place to fight
4.Act 2. Up and down... Where art thou, proud Demetrius?
5.Act 2. On the ground, sleep sound
6.Act 3. Scene 1. Introduction... My gentle Robin, see'st thou this sweet sight?... My Oberon, what v
7.Act 3. Scene 1. Helena! - Hermia! - Demetrius! - Lysander!
8.Act 3. Scene 1. When my cue comes, call me
9.Act 3. Scene 1. Have you sent to Bottom's house?
10.Act 3. Scene 2. Orchestral march... Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour
11.Act 3. Scene 2. If we offend, it is with our good will
12.Act 3. Scene 2. Gentle, perchance you wonder at this show
13.Act 3. Scene 2. In this same Interlude, it doth befall
14.Act 3. Scene 2. O grim - lock'd night
15.Act 3. Scene 2. O Wall, full often hast thou heard my moans
16.Act 3. Scene 2. You Ladies, you (whose gentle hearts do fear...)
17.Act 3. Scene 2. This lanthorn doth the hornA" Moon present... This is old Ninny's tomb
18.Act 3. Scene 2. Sweet Moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams
19.Act 3. Scene 2. Come, your Bergomask
20.Act 3. Scene 2. Now the hungry lion roars... Through the house give glimmering light... Now, until

Tracks on Disc 3:

1.In May, in brilliant Athens
2.Oh Gods of wrath
3.My time's too short; your highness
4.Act 1. Scene 1. Rome is now ruled by the Etruscan upstart: Tarquinius Superbus
5.Act 1. Scene 1. It is an axion among kings, to use a foreign threat to hide a local evil
6.Act 1. Scene 1. Here the thirsty evening has drunk the wine of light
7.Act 1. Scene 1. Who reaches heaven first is the best philosopher
8.Act 1. Scene 1. Maria was unmasked at a masked ball
9.Act 1. Scene 1. Collatinus is politically astute to choose a virtuous wife
10.Act 1. Scene 1. There goes a happy man!
11.Act 1. Scene 1. Tarquinius does not dare, when Tarquinius does not desire
12.Act 1. Scene 1. My horse! My horse! / Interlude. Tarquinius does not wait for his servant to wake
13.Act 1. Scene 2. Their spinning - wheel unwinds dreams which desire has spun!
14.Act 1. Scene 2. Listen! I heard a knock... How cruel men are to teach us love!
15.Act 1. Scene 2. Time treads upon the hands of women
16.Act 1. Scene 2. The oatmeal slippers of sleep creep through the city... Open, in the name of the Pr

Tracks on Disc 4:

1.Act 2. Scene 1. The prosperity of the Etruscans was due to the richness of their native soil
2.Act 2. Scene 1. She sleeps as a rose upon the night
3.Act 2. Scene 1. Within this frail crucible of light
4.Act 2. Scene 1. Lucretia! - What do you want? - You!
5.Act 2. Interlude. Here in this scene you see virtue assailed by sin
6.Act 2. Scene 2. Oh! What a lovely day!
7.Act 2. Scene 2. We'll leave the orchids for Lucretia to arrange... Lucia, go send a messenger to my
8.Act 2. Scene 2. Flowers bring to every year the same perfection
9.Act 2. Scene 2. You were right. Tarquinius took one of the horses... Where is Lucretia?
10.Act 2. Scene 2. Lucretia! Lucretia!
11.Act 2. Scene 2. Las night Tarquinius ravished me
12.Act 2. Scene 2. This dead hand lets fall all that my heart held when full
13.Act 2. Epilogue. Is it all?

Tracks on Disc 5:

1.Act 1. Prologue
2.Act 1. Theme. Scene 1. The Journey
3.Act 1. Variation 1 / Scene 2. The Welcome
4.Act 1. Variation 2 / Scene 3. The Letter
5.Act 1. Variation 3 / Scene 4. The Tower
6.Act 1. Variation 4 / Scene 5. The Window
7.Act 1. Variation 5 / Scene 6. The Lesson
8.Act 1. Variation 6 / Scene 7. The Lake
9.Act 1. Variation 7 / Scene 8. At Night

Tracks on Disc 6:

1.Act 2. Variation 8 / Scene 1. Colloquy and Soliloquy
2.Act 2. Variation 9 / Scene 2. The Bells
3.Act 2. Variation 10 / Scene 3. Miss Jesse!
4.Act 2. Variation 11 / Scene 4. The Bedroom
5.Act 2. Variation 12 / Scene 5. Quint
6.Act 2. Variation 13 / Scene 6. The Piano
7.Act 2. Variation 14 / Scene 7. Flora
8.Act 2. Variation 15 / Scene 8. Miles

Tracks on Disc 7:

1.Act 1. Scene 6. Naturally, Signore, I understand
2.Act 1. Scene 6. Here I will stay, here dedicate my days to the sun / Scene 7. Beneath a dazzling sk
3.Act 1. Scene 1. My mind beats on and no words come
4.Act 1. Scene 1. Who's that? A foreigner, a traveller no doubt... Marvels unfold!
5.Act 1. Scene 2. Hey there, hey there, you!... Ho! Here comes young Casanova... Greetings, Conte!
6.Act 1. Scene 2. Serenissima, Serenissima - Low - lying clouds
7.Act 1. Scene 2. Overture: Venice
8.Act 1. Scene 3. Ah Serenissima!
9.Act 1. Scene 3. Mysterious gondola
10.Act 1. Scene 4. We are delighted to greet the Signore to our excellent hotel
11.Act 1. Scene 4. Was I wrong to come
12.Act 1. Scene 4. There is indeed in every artist's nature / Scene 5. The wind is from the West... Ah
13.Act 1. Scene 5. (Children's games)... AdziA1! AdziA1!
14.Act 1. Scene 6. Aou'! Stagando, aou!

Tracks on Disc 8:

1.Act 1. Scene 7. First the race!
2.Act 1. Scene 7. The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me
3.Act 2. Scene 7. So, it has come to this
4.Act 2. Scene 8. Guardate, Signore!
5.Act 2. Scene 9. Do I detect a scent? A sweetish medicinal cleanliness
6.Act 2. Scene 9. Careful search now leads me to them... Ah, Tadzio, Eros, Ganymede... Gustav von Asc
7.Act 2. Scene 10. This way for the players, Signori! Why are they disinfecting Venice?
8.Act 2. Scene 10. Fiorir rose in mezzo al giasso... Ah, little TadziA1, we do not laugh like the othe
9.Act 2. Scene 11. One moment, if you please... Young man, why do all these people hurry to leave?
10.Act 2. Scene 11. In these last years, Asiatic cholerea has spread
11.Act 2. Scene 12. So it is true, true, more fearful than I thought
12.Act 2. Scene 13. Receive the stranger god - No! Reject the abyss
13.Act 2. Scene 14. (The empty beach) ...Do what you will with me!
14.Act 2. Scene 15. Yes, a very wise decision
15.Act 2. Scene 16. Hurrah for the Piazza
16.Act 2. Scene 16. Chaos, chaos and sickness
17.Act 2. Scene 17. The wind still blows from the land
18.Act 2. Scene 17. (On the beach) ...Ah, no!

Tracks on Disc 9:

1.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 1. Prelude
2.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 2. The tournament
3.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 3. Recitative and fight
4.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 4. Entrance of the Queen
5.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 5. Recitative
6.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 6. The two lords' explanation
7.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 7. Raleigh's song
8.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 8. Ensemble of reconciliation
9.Act 1. Scene 1. No. 9. Recitative and final march
10.Act 1. Scene 2. No. 1. Prelude and dialogue
11.Act 1. Scene 2. No. 2. The Queen's song
12.Act 1. Scene 2. No. 3. Cecil's song of government
13.Act 1. Scene 2. No. 4. Recitative and Essex's entry
14.Act 1. Scene 2. No. 5. First lute song
15.Act 1. Scene 2. No. 6. Second lute song
16.Act 1. Scene 2. No. 7. The first duet for the Queen and Essex
17.Act 1. Scene 2. No. 8. Soliloquy and prayer
18.Act 2. Scene 1. No. 1. Prelude and welcome
19.Act 2. Scene 1. No. 2. The Masque
20.Act 2. Scene 1. No. 3. Finale
21.Act 2. Scene 2. No. 1. Prelude and song
22.Act 2. Scene 2. No. 2. Duet
23.Act 2. Scene 2. No. 3. Double duet
24.Act 2. Scene 2. No. 4. Quartet

Tracks on Disc 10:

1.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 1. Pavane
2.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 2. Conversation
3.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 3. Galliard
4.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 4. Conversation and the Queen's entrance
5.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 5. Lavolta
6.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 6. Conversation
7.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 7. Morris dance
8.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 8. Recitative
9.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 9. The Queen's burlesque
10.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 10. Quartet
11.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 11. March
12.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 12. The Queen's announcement
13.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 13. Ensemble
14.Act 2. Scene 3. No. 14. Coranto
15.Act 3. Scene 1. No. 1. Prelude and chatter
16.Act 3. Scene 1. No. 2. Essex's intrusion
17.Act 3. Scene 1. No. 3. The second duet of the Queen and Essex
18.Act 3. Scene 1. No. 4. The dressing - table song
19.Act 3. Scene 1. No. 5. The entrance of Cecil
20.Act 3. Scene 1. No. 6. Cecil's report
21.Act 3. Scene 1. No. 7. Discussion
22.Act 3. Scene 1. No. 8. The Queen's decision
23.Act 3. Scene 2. Ballad - rondo
24.Act 3. Scene 3. No. 1. Prelude and verdict
25.Act 3. Scene 3. No. 2. Cecil's warning
26.Act 3. Scene 3. No. 3. The Queen's dilemma
27.Act 3. Scene 3. No. 4. Trio
28.Act 3. Scene 3. No. 5. Lady Essex's pleading
29.Act 3. Scene 3. No. 6. Penelope Rich's pleading
30.Act 3. Scene 3. No. 7. Epilogue

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