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    Benjamin Britten

    Benjamin Britten

    11500 songs
    Total 601 albums
    Britten to America Album Cover

    Britten to America

    2013
    TitleListen
    The Ascent of F6: Overture4:05
    The Ascent of F6: Entr'actes For Mr. And Mrs. A.0:46
    The Ascent of F6: Entr'acte & Gunn's Song. The Chimney Sweepers1:20
    The Ascent of F6: Ransom. O Brothers5:05
    The Ascent of F6: Pantomime2:06
    The Ascent of F6: Mother's Song. Michael, You shall be Renowned2:06
    The Ascent of F6: Prelude to Act II1:30
    The Ascent of F6: Chant1:01
    The Ascent of F6: Climbing Music0:24
    The Ascent of F6: Gunn's Song. Some have Tennis-Elbow0:34
    The Ascent of F6: Climbing Music0:35
    The Ascent of F6: Cabaret Jazz Song. Forget the Dead1:40
    The Ascent of F6: Ransom. O Senseless Hurricanes0:52
    The Ascent of F6: Funeral March & Chorus. No News0:49
    The Ascent of F6: Blues. Stop all the Clocks3:18
    The Ascent of F6: Mother's Song with Chorus. Acts of Injustice Done4:23
    The Ascent of F6: Chorale. Free Now from Indignation2:18
    An American in England: London by Clipper1:24
    An American in England: Dover to London1:20
    An American in England: Ration Island1:16
    An American in England: Women of Britain - London2:42
    An American in England: Women of Britain - You walk down to a part of the City1:51
    An American in England: Women of Britain - Warren. To my dearly beloved Boy3:19
    An American in England: Women of Britain - It's a beautiful August Morning0:43
    An American in England: Women of Britain - Within 50 Yards1:22
    An American in England: Women of Britain - Your First Factory1:29
    An American in England: Women of Britain - After the Last War0:30
    An American in England: Women of Britain - You set out for a Training Camp1:40
    Hadrian's Wall: Roman Wall Blues2:23
    On the Frontier: Overture0:50
    On the Frontier: Ad libitum1:24
    On the Frontier: Chorus. The Clock on the Wall gives an Electric Tick4:07
    On the Frontier: Prisoner's Monologue. Industrialists, Bankers, in Comfortable Chairs2:10
    On the Frontier: Fanfare, Act I Scene 10:38
    On the Frontier: Moderato, after Act I Scene 10:26
    On the Frontier: Fanfare, Act III Scene 21:08
    On the Frontier: Chorus. Marching Songs. Brightly the Sun on our Weapons is Gleaming1:23
    On the Frontier: Chorus. Ostnian National Anthem0:25
    On the Frontier: Waltz. The papers say there'll be War before long4:33
    On the Frontier: Journalists' Song. We fly yo a Cabinet Crisis0:52
    On the Frontier: Interlude after Act III Scene 22:52
    On the Frontier: End Chorus. To build a City2:33
    Where do we go from here?2:06
    Cello Suites no. 1 - 3 Album Cover

    Cello Suites no. 1 - 3

    2000
    TitleListen
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: Canto Primo1:59
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: I. Fuga3:38
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: II. Lamento2:48
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: Canto Secondo1:01
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: III. Serenata2:11
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: IV. Marcia3:06
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: Canto Terzo2:06
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: V. Bordone3:09
    First Suite for Cello, op. 72: VI. Moto perpetuo3:04
    Second Suite for Cello, op. 80: I. Declamato3:30
    Second Suite for Cello, op. 80: II. Fuga4:04
    Second Suite for Cello, op. 80: III. Scherzo1:55
    Second Suite for Cello, op. 80: IV. Andante lento5:12
    Second Suite for Cello, op. 80: V. Ciaccona7:04
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: I. Introduzione2:51
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: II. Marcia1:37
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: III. Canto1:19
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: IV. Barcarola1:36
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: V. Dialogo1:37
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: VI. Fuga2:42
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: VII. Recitativo1:22
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: VIII. Moto perpetuo0:49
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: IX. Passacaglia5:16
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: Mournful Song0:36
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: Autumn0:18
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: Street Song0:33
    Third Suite for Cello, op. 87: Grant Repose Together with the Saints2:39
    Ludus Verbalis Vol. III & IV Album Cover

    Ludus Verbalis Vol. III & IV

    2015
    TitleListen
    Disc 1
    Mass in G major, FP 89: I. Kyrie3:03
    Mass in G major, FP 89: II. Gloria3:50
    Mass in G major, FP 89: III. Sanctus2:34
    Mass in G major, FP 89: IV. Benedictus4:10
    Mass in G major, FP 89: V. Agnus Dei5:27
    Quatre Petites Prières de Saint-François d'Assise, FP 142: I. Salut, Dame Sainte2:12
    Quatre Petites Prières de Saint-François d'Assise, FP 142: II. Tout puissant1:21
    Quatre Petites Prières de Saint-François d'Assise, FP 142: III. Seigneur, je vous en prie1:18
    Quatre Petites Prières de Saint-François d'Assise, FP 142: IV. Ô mes très chers frères1:59
    Surgissant à nouveau de la terre9:39
    Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97: I. Timor et tremor3:14
    Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97: II. Vinea mea electa4:05
    Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97: III. Tenebrae factae sunt4:13
    Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97: IV. Tristis est anima mea3:24
    Salve Regina, FP 1104:25
    Disc 2
    Ad majorem Dei gloriam: I. Prayer I2:06
    Ad majorem Dei gloriam: II. Rosa Mystica3:44
    Ad majorem Dei gloriam: III. God's Grandeur2:56
    Ad majorem Dei gloriam: IV. Prayer II4:04
    Ad majorem Dei gloriam: V. O Deus, ego amo te1:58
    Ad majorem Dei gloriam: VI. The Soldier2:24
    Ad majorem Dei gloriam: VI. Heaven1:40
    Plainsongs for Peace and Light6:52
    Lux aeterna8:45
    Mass for Double Choir: I. Kyrie4:32
    Mass for Double Choir: II. Gloria5:44
    Mass for Double Choir: III. Credo5:38
    Mass for Double Choir: IV. Sanctus3:57
    Mass for Double Choir: V. Agnus Dei4:51
    O sacrum convivium4:30
    Choral Edition, Volume 2 Album Cover

    Choral Edition, Volume 2

    1998
    TitleListen
    Jubilate Deo in E-flat Major2:46
    Te Deum in C Major8:42
    Antiphon, op. 56b6:08
    Missa Brevis, op. 63: I. Kyrie1:58
    Missa Brevis, op. 63: II. Gloria2:40
    Missa Brevis, op. 63: III. Sanctus1:35
    Missa Brevis, op. 63: IV. Benedictus1:56
    Missa Brevis, op. 63: V. Agnus Dei2:13
    A Wedding Anthem, op. 469:50
    Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung3:02
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: I. Procession1:29
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: II. Wolcum Yole!1:22
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: III. There is no Rose2:26
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: IVa. That yongë child1:40
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: IVb. Balulalow1:15
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: V. As dew in Aprile0:55
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VI. This little Babe1:25
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VII. Interlude3:51
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VIII. In Freezing Winter Night3:30
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: IX. Spring Carol1:07
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: X. Deo Gracias1:10
    A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: XI. Recession1:37
    Festival Te Deum, op. 326:38
    Jubilate Deo in C Major2:35
    Choral Edition, Volume 3 Album Cover

    Choral Edition, Volume 3

    1999
    TitleListen
    Five Flower Songs, op. 32: I. To Daffodils2:15
    Five Flower Songs, op. 32: II. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months1:52
    Five Flower Songs, op. 32: III. Marsh Flowers2:23
    Five Flower Songs, op. 32: IV. The Evening Primrose2:42
    Five Flower Songs, op. 32: V. Ballad of Green Broom2:12
    Advance Democracy3:00
    Sacred and Profane, op. 91: I. St Godric's Hymn1:38
    Sacred and Profane, op. 91: II. I mon waxe wod0:47
    Sacred and Profane, op. 91: III. Lenten is come2:16
    Sacred and Profane, op. 91: IV. The long night1:24
    Sacred and Profane, op. 91: V. Yif ic of luve can3:03
    Sacred and Profane, op. 91: VI. Carol1:25
    Sacred and Profane, op. 91: VII. Ye that pasen by2:15
    Sacred and Profane, op. 91: VIII. A death3:03
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Theme. A Boy Was Bor2:04
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation I. Lullay, Jesu4:38
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation II. Herod2:15
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation III. Jesu, As Thou Art Our Saviour2:56
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation IV. The Three Kings4:15
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation V. In the Bleak Mid-winter5:29
    A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation VI. Noel! (Finale)9:39

    War Requiem (- Live At New York / 2010)

    TitleListen
    Requiem Aeternam6:17
    What Passing‐Bells For These Who Die As Cattle?3:49
    Dies Irae3:47
    Bugles Sang2:37
    Liber Scriptus Proferetur2:32
    Out There We’ve Walked Quite Friendly Up To Death1:46
    Recordare Jesu Pie4:11
    Be Slowly Lifted Up1:45
    Dies Irae1:05
    Lacrimosa Dies Illa2:12
    Move Him Into The Sun5:29
    Domine Jesu Christe3:13
    So Abram Rose, and Clave the Wood5:39
    Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus5:43
    After The Blast Of Lightning From the East3:37
    One Ever Hangs Where Shelled Roads Part3:38
    Libera Me, Domine7:47
    It Seemed That Out Of Battle I Escaped9:25
    Let Us Sleep Now…In Paradisum5:07

    Songs by Tchaikovsky and Britten

    TitleListen
    The Poet's Echo: Ekho2:38
    The Poet's Echo: Ya dumal, serdtse pozabilo1:40
    The Poet's Echo: Angel2:16
    The Poet's Echo: Solovyei i roza4:31
    The Poet's Echo: Epigramma0:45
    The Poet's Echo: Stikhi sochinyonniye nochyu vo vremya bessonnitsi4:17
    6 Romances, op. 6: No. 5, Why?4:09
    6 Romances, op. 38: No. 3, Amid the Noise of the Ball2:08
    6 Romances, op. 57: No. 2, On the Golden Cornfields4:08
    6 Romances, op. 63: No. 6, Serenade. O Child! Beneath Your Window3:21
    6 Romances, op. 73: No. 2, Night3:50
    6 Romances, op. 28: No. 3, Why?3:36
    Double Concertos Album Cover

    Double Concertos

    2002
    TitleListen
    Romantic Fantasy for Violin, Viola and Orchestra: I. Nocturne. Lento - tranquillo e molto rubato7:22
    Romantic Fantasy for Violin, Viola and Orchestra: II. Scherzino. Presto - leggiero e fantastico, Trio - meno Presto, Tempo del Scherzino6:06
    Romantic Fantasy for Violin, Viola and Orchestra: III. Sonata - Finale. Allegro - Tempo giusto9:18
    Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra: I. Allegro ma non troppo6:21
    Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra: II. Rhapsody. Poco lento8:53
    Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra: III. Allegro scherzando - Allegro non troppo8:11
    Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E minor, op. 88A: I. Andante con moto7:08
    Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E minor, op. 88A: II. Allegro moderato4:55
    Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E minor, op. 88A: III. Allegro molto5:19

    Britten: Lachrymae / Hindemith: Sonate / Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano

    TitleListen
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Lento1:55
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Allegretto molto comodo1:02
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Animato1:18
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Tranquillo1:36
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Allegro con moto0:46
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Largamente0:31
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Appassionato0:50
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Alla valse moderato1:09
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: Allegro marcia1:31
    Lachrymae, op. 48 - Reflections on a Song of Dowland: L'istesso tempo4:04
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Fantasie - Ruhig2:56
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Thema mit Variationen - Ruhig und einfach, wie ein Volkslied1:09
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Var. I - Dasselbe Zeitmaß1:00
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Var. II - ein wenig Kaprizios1:15
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Var. III - Lebhafter und sehr fließend0:55
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Var. IV - noch lebhafter0:24
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Finale (Mit Variationen) - Sehrlebhaft2:18
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Var. V - Ruhig fließend1:38
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Var. VI - Fugato, mit bizarrer Plumpheit vorzutragen4:23
    Sonate, op. 11 no. 4: Var. VII - Coda - Sehr lebhaft und erregt1:43
    Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 147: I. Moderato10:25
    Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 147: II. Allegretto7:04
    Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 147: III. Adagio14:30
    20th Century Masterworks for Harp Album Cover

    20th Century Masterworks for Harp

    1996
    TitleListen
    Variations sur un thème dans le style ancien, op. 309:34
    Sonatine pour harpe, op. 30: Allegrement5:26
    Sonatine pour harpe, op. 30: Calme et expressif4:40
    Sonatine pour harpe, op. 30: Fièvreusement5:45
    Sonata for Harp: Mäßig schnell5:26
    Sonata for Harp: Lebhaft2:29
    Sonata for Harp: Lied. Sehr langsam3:57
    Sonate pour harpe: Allegretto2:47
    Sonate pour harpe: Lento3:44
    Sonate pour harpe: Perpetuum mobile (Allegro gaiement)3:07
    Suite for Harp, op. 83: Overture (Majestic)3:33
    Suite for Harp, op. 83: Toccata (fast and gay)1:35
    Suite for Harp, op. 83: Nocturne (slow and quiet)2:58
    Suite for Harp, op. 83: Fugue (Lively)1:23
    Suite for Harp, op. 83: Hymn: St. Denio (Slow and solemn)5:36
    Tanzmusik: 5 Pieces for Solo Harp: Prelude2:48
    Tanzmusik: 5 Pieces for Solo Harp: Recitativo2:08
    Tanzmusik: 5 Pieces for Solo Harp: Tanzmusik1:52
    Tanzmusik: 5 Pieces for Solo Harp: Cantilène Élégiaque2:40
    Tanzmusik: 5 Pieces for Solo Harp: Nocturne2:49
    Tippett: Piano Concerto / Britten: Diversions / Walton: Sinfonia concertante Album Cover

    Tippett: Piano Concerto / Britten: Diversions / Walton: Sinfonia concertante

    2025
    TitleListen
    Sinfonia concertante: I. Maestoso8:31
    Sinfonia concertante: II. Andante comodo5:54
    Sinfonia concertante: III. Allegro vivo, sempre scherzando4:56
    Diversions, op. 21: Theme1:12
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation I. Recitative1:38
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation II. Romance1:31
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation III. March1:19
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation IV. Arabesque1:36
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation V. Chant1:55
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation VI. Nocturne2:16
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation VII. Badinerie1:34
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation VIII. Burlesque1:50
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation IXa. Toccata I0:49
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation IXb. Toccata II2:12
    Diversions, op. 21: Variation X. Adagio4:07
    Diversions, op. 21: Finale (Variation XI). Tarantella2:55
    Piano Concerto: I. Allegro non troppo17:07
    Piano Concerto: II. Molto lento e tranquillo9:38
    Piano Concerto: III. Vivace9:18

    The Complete Orchestral Song-Cycles

    TitleListen
    Disc 1
    Quatre Chansons Françaises, op. posth. (1928): Nuits de Juin2:55
    Quatre Chansons Françaises, op. posth. (1928): Sagesse2:42
    Quatre Chansons Françaises, op. posth. (1928): L'Enfance3:55
    Quatre Chansons Françaises, op. posth. (1928): Chanson d'Automne2:42
    Our Hunting Fathers, op. 8 (1936): Prologue2:22
    Our Hunting Fathers, op. 8 (1936): Rats Away!4:24
    Our Hunting Fathers, op. 8 (1936): Messalina7:27
    Our Hunting Fathers, op. 8 (1936): Dance of Death (Hawking for the Partridge)6:04
    Our Hunting Fathers, op. 8 (1936): Epilogue and Funeral March7:49
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): I Fanfare1:57
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): II Villes2:32
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): IIIa Phrase1:06
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): IIIb Antique2:01
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): IV Royauté1:38
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): V Marine0:59
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): VI Interlude2:26
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): VII Being Beauteous3:51
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): VIII Parade2:44
    Les Illuminations, op. 18 (1939): IX Départ2:56
    Disc 2
    Serenade, op. 31 (1943): Prologue1:22
    Serenade, op. 31 (1943): Pastoral3:13
    Serenade, op. 31 (1943): Nocturne3:35
    Serenade, op. 31 (1943): Elegy4:08
    Serenade, op. 31 (1943): Dirge3:21
    Serenade, op. 31 (1943): Hymn2:00
    Serenade, op. 31 (1943): Sonnet3:43
    Serenade, op. 31 (1943): Epilogue (Off Stage)1:38
    Nocturne, op. 60 (1958): On a poet's lips I slept...3:09
    Nocturne, op. 60 (1958): Below the thunders of the upper deep...2:56
    Nocturne, op. 60 (1958): Encinctured with a twine of leaves...2:48
    Nocturne, op. 60 (1958): Midnight's bell goes ting, ting, ting, ting...2:30
    Nocturne, op. 60 (1958): But that night when on my bed I lay...2:56
    Nocturne, op. 60 (1958): She sleeps on soft, last breaths, but no ghost looms...4:08
    Nocturne, op. 60 (1958): What is more gentle than a wind in summer...3:41
    Nocturne, op. 60 (1958): When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see...4:23
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): Prologue 'In May, in brilliant Athens...'1:23
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): My lost and dazzled eyes...1:01
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): Venus resigned her altar to my new Lord...0:42
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): Phaedra in all her nadness stands before you1:41
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): The wife of Theseus loves Hippolytus...1:27
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): Oh Gods of wrath...2:26
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): Death to the unhappy no catastrophe...1:45
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): My time's too short, your highness...1:41
    Phaedra, op. 93 (1975): Chills already dart along my boiling veins...2:40