Songs

by Benjamin Britten; Ian Bostridge, Antonio Pappano & Xuefei Yang

Tracklist

  1. Winter Words, Op. 52: No. 1, at Day‐Close in November1:33
  2. Winter Words, Op. 52: No. 2, Midnight on the Great Western “The Journeying Boy”4:35
  3. Winter Words, Op. 52: No. 3, a Satire. Wagtail and Baby1:59
  4. Winter Words, Op. 52: No. 4, the Little Old Table1:20
  5. Winter Words, Op. 52: No. 5, the Choirmaster’s Burial “The Tenor Man’s Story”3:59
  6. Winter Words, Op. 52: No. 6, Proud Songsters. Thrushes, Finches and Nightingales1:00
  7. Winter Words, Op. 52: No. 7, at the Railway Station, Upway “The Convict and Boy With the Violin”2:50
  8. Winter Words, Op. 52: No. 8, Before Life and After3:25
  9. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 1, Sì Come Nella Penna E Nell’Inchiostro1:48
  10. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 2, a Che Più Debb’Io Mai L’Intensa Voglia1:21
  11. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 3, Veggio Co’ Be’ Vostri Occhi Un Dolce Lume3:18
  12. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 4, Tu Sa’ Ch’Io So, Signior Mie, Che Tu Sai1:40
  13. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 5, Rendete a Gli Occhi Miei, o Fonte o Fiume1:58
  14. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 6, S’Un Casto Amor, S’Una Pietà Superna1:22
  15. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: No. 7, Spirto Ben Nato, in Cui Si Specchia E Vede4:36
  16. 6 Hölderlin‐Fragmente, Op. 61: No. 1, Menschenbeifall1:26
  17. 6 Hölderlin‐Fragmente, Op. 61: No. 2, Die Heimat2:01
  18. 6 Hölderlin‐Fragmente, Op. 61: No. 3, Sokrates Und Alcibiades1:54
  19. 6 Hölderlin‐Fragmente, Op. 61: No. 4, Die Jugend1:51
  20. 6 Hölderlin‐Fragmente, Op. 61: No. 5, Hälfte Des Lebens2:23
  21. 6 Hölderlin‐Fragmente, Op. 61: No. 6, Die Linien Des Lebens3:05
  22. Who Are These Children?, Op. 84: No. 3, Nightmare2:52
  23. Who Are These Children?, Op. 84: No. 6, Slaughter1:43
  24. Who Are These Children?, Op. 84: No. 9, Who Are These Children?2:12
  25. Who Are These Children?, Op. 84: No. 11, the Children4:43
  26. Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58: No. 1, the Big Chariot1:50
  27. Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58: No. 2, the Old Lute2:19
  28. Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58: No. 3, the Autumn Wind1:13
  29. Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58: No. 4, the Herd‐Boy1:15
  30. Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58: No. 5, Depression1:25
  31. Songs From the Chinese, Op. 58: No. 6, Dance Song1:02