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Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27 (more info)
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Christopher Robinson Paul Spicer
Andrew Lumsden, organ
Ben Harrison, treble
Richard Moore, alto
Jonathan Bungard, tenor
Reuben Thomas, bass
Benedict Giles, treble


1. Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27 - 10:20


4 Sea Interludes, Op. 33a (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Ulster Orchestra
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Richard Hickox Myer Fredman Vernon Handley
Yannick Nezet-Seguin,
Steuart Bedford, piano


2. No. 2. Sunday Morning - 4:04
3. No. 4. Storm - 4:29


Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 (more info)
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Daniel Bara Christopher Robinson Paul Spicer
Iain Farrington, organ
Janette Fishell, organ
Andrew Lumsden, organ
Thomas Williams, alto
Simon Wall, tenor
Malcolm Green, bass
Benedict Giles, treble


4. Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: Rejoice in God, o ye Tongues - 3:54


Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 (more info)
Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Richard Hickox Myer Fredman
Steuart Bedford, piano


5. Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: I. Lacrymosa - 8:54


The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Henry Purcell, Op. 34 (more info)
Performed by: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Markevitch Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Richard Hickox Ondrej Lenard
Peter Toperczer, piano
Steuart Bedford, piano
Marian Lapsansky, piano
Jeremy Nicholas, reader


6. Theme - 2:14
7. Fugue - 2:48


Serenade, Op. 31 (more info)
Performed by: Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta English Chamber Orchestra
Composed by: Anonymous Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Simon Streatfeild David Lloyd-Jones Bryden Thomson
William Blake,
Ben Jonson,
Alfred Tennyson,
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, tenor
Philip Langridge, tenor
Steuart Bedford, piano
Frank Lloyd, horn
Adrian Thompson, tenor
Michael Thompson, horn
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
James Sommerville, horn


8. Serenade, Op. 31: IV. Elegy - 4:17


Symphonic Suite, Op. 53a, "Gloriana" (more info)
Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Osian Ellis, harp
Steuart Bedford, piano
Keiron Moore, oboe


9. Symphonic Suite, Op. 53a, "Gloriana": X. Gloriana Moritura - 6:56


Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (more info)
Performed by: Trondheim Soloists Bournemouth Sinfonietta Northern Sinfonia
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Richard Studt Oyvind Gimse Achim Fiedler
Yuli Turovsky, cello
Steuart Bedford, piano
Ronald Thomas, cello
Karoly Botvay, cello
Recording date: 29-30 October 1993


10. Simple Symphony, Op. 4: II. Playful Pizzacato - 3:04


Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90, "A time there was …" (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Northern Sinfonia
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Richard Hickox
Jack Maguire, violin
Celia Craig, cor anglais
Steuart Bedford, piano
Brendan O'Brien, violin


11. Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90, "A time there was …": I. Cakes and Ale - 2:32


Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 (more info)
Performed by: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta Musici de Montreal, I London Philharmonic Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Gordan Nikolic Vladimir Jurowski Richard Studt Achim Fiedler
Pascale Giguere, violin
Beverley Lunt, violin
Richard Wolfe, viola
Herre-Jan Stegenga, cello
Jean-Marie Zeitouni,
Yuli Turovsky, cello
Steuart Bedford, piano
Ronald Thomas, cello


12. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation 10: Fugue and Finale - 7:30


Tell me the Truth about Love (more info)
Composed by: Benjamin Britten Rudi Spring
Steuart Bedford, piano
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Salome Kammer, vocals


13. Tell me the Truth about Love - 5:42


War Requiem, Op. 66 (more info)
Performed by: Washington Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra London Chamber Orchestra
Composed by: Benjamin Britten Roderick Elms James Taylor
Conducted by: Kurt Masur Robert Shafer Richard Hickox Martyn Brabbins Helmuth Rilling
Christine Goerke, soprano
Richard Stilwell,
Christian Gerhaher, bass
Christine Brewer, soprano
Thomas Randle, tenor
Philip Langridge, tenor
George McPhee, organ
Neville Creed, choirmaster
Heather Harper, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone
Richard Clement, tenor
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Gerald Finley, baritone
Lynda Russell, soprano
Annette Dasch, soprano
Michael Volle, bass
Recording date: 14 May 1995


14. War Requiem: Requiem aeternam - 9:23


A Hymn to the Virgin (more info)
Composed by: Anonymous Noel Edison Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Michael McCarthy Christopher Robinson Paul Spicer Charles Bruffy Roland Buchner
Andrew Lumsden, organ
Simon Wall, tenor
Christopher de la Hoyde, alto
Reuben Thomas, bass
Roger Wagner,
David Christensen, carillons
William Goldring, treble


15. A Hymn to the Virgin - 3:15

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