Britten Conducts Britten
AlbumTracklist 686:19
CD 1
| 1 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Salus Aeterna | 2:34 | |
| 2 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Good People, In His Holy Name | 5:01 | |
| 3 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: By The Royal Command | 4:43 | |
| 4 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Adept In Magic | 4:00 | |
| 5 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: The Waters Of Babylon | 3:12 | |
| 6 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Sirs, What Is This? | 7:01 | |
| 7 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: We Do Not Lack Enemies | 5:07 | |
| 8 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: By The Royal Decree | 4:09 | |
| 9 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Procession | 3:08 | |
| 10 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Merodak! Lord Of Creation! | 4:56 | |
| 11 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Bring Them Here Before My Majesty | 2:41 | |
| 12 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: O King, Nebuchadnezzar | 2:09 | |
| 13 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: O All Ye Works Of The Lord | 3:01 | |
| 14 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego | 3:35 | |
| 15 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: O Ye Winter And Summer | 3:41 | |
| 16 | The Burning Fiery Furnace: Good People, We Have Shown You | 4:31 |
CD 2
| 1 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Te lucis ante terminum" | 7:19 | |
| 2 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "I am the ferryman" | 3:08 | |
| 3 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "I come from the Westland" | 4:36 | |
| 4 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "But first may I ask you what is that strange noise?" | 2:41 | |
| 5 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Clear as a sky without a cloud" | 2:22 | |
| 6 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Near the Black Mountains there I dwelt" | 2:18 | |
| 7 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "A thousand leagues may sunder a mother and her son" | 3:19 | |
| 8 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Ignorant man! You refuse a passage to me ..." | 2:10 | |
| 9 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "I beg your pardon" | 4:52 | |
| 10 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Curlew River, smoothly flowing ..." | 2:14 | |
| 11 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Today is an important day" | 5:32 | |
| 12 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Look! While you were listening to my story ..." | 2:44 | |
| 13 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Ferryman, tell me, when did it happen?" | 6:24 | |
| 14 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Hoping, I wandered on" | 3:30 | |
| 15 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "He whose life was full of promise" | 2:21 | |
| 16 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "The moon has risen" | 5:55 | |
| 17 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Go your way in peace, mother" | 2:29 | |
| 18 | Curlew River, church parable, Op. 71 "Good souls, we have shown you..." | 5:13 |
CD 3
| 1 | The Prodigal Son: Jam Lucis Orto Sidero (All Voices) | 2:49 | |
| 2 | The Prodigal Son: Ah - You People (Tempter) | 3:55 | |
| 3 | The Prodigal Son: The Ceremony | 2:14 | |
| 4 | The Prodigal Son: I Am Father To You All (Father) | 6:39 | |
| 5 | The Prodigal Son: Forgive My Asking You (Tempter) | 5:03 | |
| 6 | The Prodigal Son: Father, May I Speak To You? (Younger Son) | 4:22 | |
| 7 | The Prodigal Son: Take Your Due Portion (Father) | 4:15 | |
| 8 | The Prodigal Son: Go, If You Must Go (Servants) | 3:35 | |
| 9 | The Prodigal Son: Welcome, Welcome, Stranger! (Parasites) | 1:21 | |
| 10 | The Prodigal Son: You Are Tired From A Long Journey (Tempter) | 2:55 | |
| 11 | The Prodigal Son: Nights Are Days (Parasites) | 4:40 | |
| 12 | The Prodigal Son: You Have Gambled And Lost (Tempter) | 5:21 | |
| 13 | The Prodigal Son: Now - I Have Done What I Said (Tempter) | 1:25 | |
| 14 | The Prodigal Son: With Joy I Sowed (Younger Son) | 5:06 | |
| 15 | The Prodigal Son: My Son (Father) | 3:24 | |
| 16 | The Prodigal Son: O Sing Unto The Lord (Servants) | 6:08 | |
| 17 | The Prodigal Son: My Children, You Have Seen (Abbot) | 5:09 |
CD 4
| 1 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: I. Lord Jesus, think on me | 3:09 | |
| 2 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: II. I God, that all this worlde hath wroughte | 2:05 | |
| 3 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: III. Have done, you men and wemen all | 2:39 | |
| 4 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: IV. Now in the name of God I will begyne | 4:18 | |
| 5 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: V. Noye, Noye, take thou thy company | 6:07 | |
| 6 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: VI. Wiffe, come in! why standes thou their? | 5:09 | |
| 7 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: VII. Ha! Children, me thinkes my botte removes | 8:18 | |
| 8 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: VIII. Now forty dayes are fullie gone | 5:10 | |
| 9 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: IX. Noye, take thy wife anone | 2:39 | |
| 10 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: X. Noye, heare I behette thee a heste | 1:15 | |
| 11 | Noye's Fludde, Op. 59: XI. The spacious firmament on high | 7:17 | |
| 12 | The Golden Vanity, Op. 78: I. There was a ship came from the North Country | 6:21 | |
| 13 | The Golden Vanity, Op. 78: II. Then up spake the cabin-boy | 3:19 | |
| 14 | The Golden Vanity, Op. 78: III. Casting his clothes off, he dived into the sea | 4:39 | |
| 15 | The Golden Vanity, Op. 78: IV. They laid him on the deck | 3:18 |
CD 5
| 1 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Sweep! Sweep! | 2:00 | |
| 2 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Sweep this chimney | 1:59 | |
| 3 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Now, little white boy! | 4:03 | |
| 4 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Pull the rope gently until he is free! | 1:42 | |
| 5 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Is he wounded? | 1:29 | |
| 6 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Sooty tracks | 2:24 | |
| 7 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Run, poor sweep-boy | 4:18 | |
| 8 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: The kettles are singing | 2:45 | |
| 9 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: O why do you weep | 3:07 | |
| 10 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Ah!...Blackguards! | 4:16 | |
| 11 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Help! Help! She's collapsed! | 2:06 | |
| 12 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: The owl, wide-winging through the sky | 4:05 | |
| 13 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Soon the coach will carry you away | 2:28 | |
| 14 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Morning, Sammy! Lovely weather | 1:51 | |
| 15 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Ready, Alfred? | 2:51 | |
| 16 | The Little Sweep (Let's make an opera), op. 45: Coaching song: The horses are champing | 2:32 | |
| 17 | Gemini Variations, op. 73 (Quartet for Two Players) | 14:45 | |
| 18 | The Children's Crusade, op. 82 | 19:01 |
CD 6
| 1 | Saint Nicolas: Introduction | 5:18 | |
| 2 | Saint Nicolas: The birth of Nicolas | 2:25 | |
| 3 | Saint Nicolas: Nicolas devotes himself to God | 4:21 | |
| 4 | Saint Nicolas: He journeys to Palestine | 7:36 | |
| 5 | Saint Nicolas: Nicolas comes to Myra and is chosen Bishop | 6:53 | |
| 6 | Saint Nicolas: Nicolas from Prison | 3:03 | |
| 7 | Saint Nicolas: Nicolas and the Pickled Boys | 6:27 | |
| 8 | Saint Nicolas: His Piety and Marvellous Works | 5:11 | |
| 9 | Saint Nicolas: The Death of Nicolas | 6:28 | |
| 10 | Rejoice in the Lamb: Rejoice in God, O ye Tongues | 3:53 | |
| 11 | Rejoice in the Lamb: For I will consider my Cat Jeoffrey | 2:05 | |
| 12 | Rejoice in the Lamb: For the Mouse is a creature of great personal valour | 1:00 | |
| 13 | Rejoice in the Lamb: For the flowers are great blessings | 2:05 | |
| 14 | Rejoice in the Lamb: For I am under the same accusation | 2:27 | |
| 15 | Rejoice in the Lamb: For H is a spirit | 4:26 |
CD 7
| 1 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Procession | 1:19 | |
| 2 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Wolcum Yole! | 1:22 | |
| 3 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: There Is No Rose | 2:11 | |
| 4 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: That Yonge Child | 1:39 | |
| 5 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Balulalow | 1:19 | |
| 6 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: As Dew in Aprille | 1:02 | |
| 7 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: This Little Babe | 1:25 | |
| 8 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Interlude | 3:10 | |
| 9 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: In the Freezing Winter Night | 3:58 | |
| 10 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Spring Carol | 1:04 | |
| 11 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Deo Gracias - Adam Lay Ibounden | 1:11 | |
| 12 | A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: Recession | 1:14 | |
| 13 | A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Theme | 2:02 | |
| 14 | A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation I: Lullay, Jesu | 4:17 | |
| 15 | A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation II: Herod | 2:09 | |
| 16 | A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation III: Jesu, as Thou Art Our Saviour | 2:32 | |
| 17 | A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation IV: The Three Kings | 3:35 | |
| 18 | A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation V: In the Bleak Mid-Winter | 4:51 | |
| 19 | A Boy Was Born, op. 3: Variation VI: Finale - Noel! | 8:51 | |
| 20 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: Begone Dull Care! | 0:56 | |
| 21 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: A Tragic Story | 1:35 | |
| 22 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: Cuckoo! | 1:36 | |
| 23 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: A New Year Carol | 2:01 | |
| 24 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: I Mun Be Married on Sunday | 1:10 | |
| 25 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: There Was a Man of Newington | 0:31 | |
| 26 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: Fishing Song | 2:08 | |
| 27 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: The Useful Plough | 2:22 | |
| 28 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: Jazz-Man | 0:45 | |
| 29 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: There Was a Monkey | 1:29 | |
| 30 | Songs from "Friday Afternoons", op. 7: Old Abram Brown | 3:28 | |
| 31 | Psalm 150 | 5:11 |
CD 8
| 1 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 1. Introduction: Shine out | 8:53 | |
| 2 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 2. The merry cuckoo | 1:57 | |
| 3 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 3. Spring: the sweet Spring | 1:49 | |
| 4 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 4. The driving boy | 2:04 | |
| 5 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 5. The morning star | 3:12 | |
| 6 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 6. Welcome Maids of Honour | 2:39 | |
| 7 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 7. Waters above! | 2:34 | |
| 8 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 8. Out on the lawn I lie in bed | 6:07 | |
| 9 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 9. When will my May come | 2:27 | |
| 10 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 10. Fair and fair | 2:12 | |
| 11 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 11. Sound the flute! | 1:18 | |
| 12 | Spring Symphony, op. 44: 12. Finale: London: to thee I do present | 7:38 | |
| 13 | Cantata Academica: (Carmen basiliense), op. 62: I. Bonorum summun omnium / II. Quae bene beateque | 2:56 | |
| 14 | Cantata Academica: (Carmen basiliense), op. 62: III. At huius caelestis... / V. Tum vero Aeneas Sylvius virtus | 3:24 | |
| 15 | Cantata Academica: (Carmen basiliense), op. 62: VI. Et gubernacula. / VII. Ut ad longaeva tempora | 3:39 | |
| 16 | Cantata Academica: (Carmen basiliense), op. 62: VIII. Docendi ac discendi | 3:31 | |
| 17 | Cantata Academica: (Carmen basiliense), op. 62: IX. Rhenana erga omnes. / X. Ut instissime / XI. O cives.. | 4:33 | |
| 18 | Cantata Academica: (Carmen basiliense), op. 62: XII. Nos autem cuncti. / XIII. Vigeatque academia libera | 2:51 | |
| 19 | Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), op. 27: In a garden shady | 2:48 | |
| 20 | Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), op. 27: I cannot grow | 1:54 | |
| 21 | Hymn to St. Cecilia (1942), op. 27: O ear whose creatures | 5:54 |
CD 9
| 1 | War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: Requiem Aeternam | 5:56 | |
| 2 | War Requiem, op. 66: I. Requiem aeternam: What Passing-Bells for These Who Die as Cattle? | 3:32 | |
| 3 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Dies Irae | 3:37 | |
| 4 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Bugles Sang | 2:34 | |
| 5 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Liber Scriptus Proferetur | 2:57 | |
| 6 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Out There | 1:57 | |
| 7 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Recordare Jesu Pie | 4:49 | |
| 8 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Be Slowly Lifted Up | 1:52 | |
| 9 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Dies Irae | 1:12 | |
| 10 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Lacrimosa Dies Illa | 1:54 | |
| 11 | War Requiem, op. 66: II. Dies irae: Move Him Into the Sun | 4:47 | |
| 12 | War Requiem, op. 66: III. Domine Jesu Christe | 3:31 | |
| 13 | War Requiem, op. 66: III. So Abram Rose | 6:07 | |
| 14 | War Requiem, op. 66: IV. Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus | 6:02 | |
| 15 | War Requiem, op. 66: IV. After the Blast of Lightning | 3:52 |
CD 10
| 1 | War Requiem, op. 66: V. Agnus dei: One Ever Hangs | 3:44 | |
| 2 | War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: Libera Me, Domine | 7:37 | |
| 3 | War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: It Seemed That Out of Battle I Escaped | 9:34 | |
| 4 | War Requiem, op. 66: VI. Libera me: Let Us Sleep Now... In Paradisum | 5:37 | |
| 5 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Requiem Aeternam (rehearsal) | 7:19 | |
| 6 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Dies Irae: Rehearsal of the opening section | 9:46 | |
| 7 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Dies Irae: Discussion in the control room between Britten and Galina Vishnevskaya (via her interpreter), then between John Culshaw and Galina Vishnevskaya [dialogue] | 2:04 | |
| 8 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Dies Irae: Rehearsal of end of movement | 4:37 | |
| 9 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Offertorium (rehearsal) | 8:22 | |
| 10 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Sanctus (rehearsal) | 6:15 | |
| 11 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Sanctus: Discussion in the control room between Britten and Galina Vishnevskaya (via her interpreter) [dialogue] | 0:18 | |
| 12 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Agnus Dei: Discussion in the control room between Britten, Peter Pears and John Culshaw [dialogue] | 1:05 | |
| 13 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Libera Me: Discussion in the control room between Britten and John Culshaw [dialogue] | 1:11 | |
| 14 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Libera Me (rehearsal) | 5:20 | |
| 15 | Rehearsing War Requiem: Libera Me: Rehearsal of closing page | 3:17 |