Britten: Les Illuminations/ Quatre Chansons Françaises/Serenade Orchestral & Concertos Vocal & Song Chandos(Classics)

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BENJAMIN BRITTEN

(1913-1976)

Les illuminations, Op. 18*

23:42

For soprano and string orchestra

Texs by Arthur Rimbaud

Fanfare. Maestoso - Largamente

2:04

Villes. Allegro energico

2:37

IIIA

Phrase. Lento ed estatico

1:09

IIIB

Antique. Allegretto, un poco mosso

2:14

Royauté. Allegro maestoso

1:38

Marine. Allegro con brio

1:03

Interlude. Moderato con brio

2:22

VII

Being Beauteous. Lento ma comodo

4:19

VIII

Parade. Alla marcia

2:55

10.

Départ. Largo mesto - Largamente

2:57

Quatre Chansons françaises*

13:02

For soprano and orchestra

Texts by Victor Hugo and Paul Verlaine

11.

Nuits de juin. Lento e molto rubato

2:39

12.

Sagesse. Lento ma non tropo

3:02

13.

L'Enfance. Animato

4:53

14.

Chanson d'automne. Moderato con molto ma sempre colla voce

2:25

Serenade, Op. 31†

22:19

For tenor, horn and string orchestra

Texts by Tennyson, Keats, Blake, Jonson and Cotton

15.

Prologue. Andante

1:04

16.

Pastoral. Lento

3:20

17.

Nocturne. Maestoso

3:31

18.

Elegy. Andante appassionato

3:43

19.

Dirge. Alla marcia grave

3:36

20.

Hymn. Presto e leggiero

2:02

21.

Sonnet. Adagio

3:53

22.

Epilogue. Andante

1:07

58:55

Solo: Michael Thompson horn†

Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Conductor: Bryden Thomson

8-9 August 1988

'The playing of the Scots is quite brilliant and imaginative, and strong underpinning for the singers. Lott sings in a precise, pointed way, full of arch humour, subtly using her French diction to make many a point.'

American Record Review

'These are profoundly symphathetic performances, with Lott at her best in the 14-year-old composer's precocious settings of Hugo and Verlaine. Bryden Thomson and the RSNO support attentively, and the recordings are truthful and atmostpheric in the best Chandos tradition.'

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