TRADITIONAL
Balinese Ceremonial Music*
7:00
Transcribed for two pianos by Colin McPhee
COLIN MCPHEE
(1900-1964)
Toccata for Orchestra and Two Pianos
Elizabeth Burley - John Alley pianos
4.
1
Ostinatos. Animato - Subito molto energico -
7:03
5.
2
Nocturne. Tranquillo - Molto fluido - Poco più lento -
6:14
6.
3
Finale. Quieto e misterioso - Agitato - Più tranquillo -
5:42
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
(1913-1976)
Suite from the Ballet 'The Prince of the Pagodas', Op. 57
51:14
Arranged by Donald Mitchell and Mervyn Cooke
Michael Davis violin
Part Two. The Four Kings
8.
Variation of the King of the North. Quick and heavy -
1:27
9.
Variation of the King of the East. Slow and languorous -
2:40
10.
Variation of the King of the West. Moderately quick -
1:06
11.
Variation of the King of the South. Quick and heavy - Energetic -
1:51
Part Three. The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land
12.
Belle Rose is borne in by Frogs. As at the beginning -
0:42
13.
Pas de deux: Male and Female Flames. Majestic -
1:29
14.
Coda. Male and Female Flames and Corps de ballet of Flames. Very quick and impetuous -
3:17
Part Four. The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas
15.
Very free - Slow - Quick - Slower -
9:46
16.
Pas de deux: The Prince and Belle Rose. Gently moving - Very quick -
7:25
Part Five. The Pagoda Palace: Darkness to Light
17.
Slow - Same tempo -
4:40
18.
Pas de six: Entrée. Quick and energetic -
2:06
19.
Pas de deux: Broadly -
3:31
20.
Pas de trois: Flowing -
1:51
Part Six. Finale
21.
Very quick - Waltz time -
2:10
22.
Boys of the Pas de six -
0:34
23.
The Emperor and the Fool -
0:47
24.
Girls of the Pas de six -
0:54
25.
The Prince of the Pagodas -
0:20
27.
Apotheosis. Quick - Broadly - Quick
1:44
Solo: Benjamin Britten piano*
Solo: Colin McPhee piano*
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin