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Britten: Les illuminations

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Britten: Les illuminations

Label Catalogue Number:
CKD226

Running Time: 72:32

Release Date: May 2005
Originally recorded in May 2005

Composer
Benjamin Britten

Tenor Voice
Toby Spence

Orchestra Orchestra
Scottish Ensemble

Conductor Conductor
Clio Gould

Genre:
Classical

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BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Les Illuminations, Op. 18 -Fanfare

1:59

Les Illuminations, Op. 18 -Villes

2:22

Les Illuminations, Op. 18

Phrase

0:56

Antique

2:09

Royaute

1:36

Marine

0:59

Interlude

2:49

Being Beauteous

3:44

Parade

2:44

10.

Depart

2:43

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

11.

Introduction and Theme

1:48

12.

Adagio

2:39

13.

March

1:06

14.

Romance

1:13

15.

Aria Italiana

1:20

16.

Bourree Classique

1:27

17.

Wiener Waltzer

2:40

18.

Moto Perpetuo

1:11

19.

Funeral March

3:47

20.

Chant

1:29

21.

Fugue and Finale

7:34

Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

22.

Prologue

1:26

23.

Pastoral

3:03

24.

Nocturne

3:51

25.

Elegy

4:27

26.

Dirge

3:24

27.

Hymn

2:02

28.

Sonnet

3:57

29.

Epilogue

1:44

Orchestra: Scottish Ensemble Orchestra

Conductor: Clio Gould Conductor

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Reviews

"... this is an excellent recording..."

Paul Althouse - American Record Guide - July/August 2015

"... The Scottish Ensemble produced a recording of Massive ramge of dynamics anf colour." ****½

Alvin Gold - Hi-Fi Choice - 10 July 2007

****

Pizzicato magazine - 1 June 2006

"... Toby Spence is simply mesmerizing..."

Mark Jordan - High-FidelityReview.com - 4 July 2005

"... Owen’s playing is a luxury for the ear." ****

Paul Driver - The Sunday Times - 13 March 2005

"... a disc that no Brittten enthusiast should overlook, however many versions of these works they possess."

Michael Kennedy - The Sunday Telegraph - 6 March 2005

"This is an outstanding disc, particularly a showcase for the talents of tenor Toby Spence and the excellent players of the Scottish Ensemble. I don’t think that these works have ever been better sung Given sonics that are state-of-the-art in both stereo and multi-channel sound, the result is essential listening for all Britten fans." *****

David Hurwitz - ClassicsToday.com - 7 March 2005

" ... An irresistable recording." ****

Anna Picard - Independent on Sunday - 6 March 2005

"... plenty of chamber-like transparency to the textures, but no loss of power."

Matthew Rye - The Daily Telegraph - 5 March 2005

"... spectacularly well performed and recorded ..."

Keith Bruce - The Herald - 26 February 2005

"... this disc [is] in a class of its own ... "

MusicWeb-International.com - 7 February 2005

"... how they glitter ..."

Christopher Cook - International Record Review - February 2002

"... Packages simply don’t come much better than this The Scottish Ensemble is luminous throughout, particularly incisive and thrilling in the Bridge Variations. Everything about this disc screams "go out and buy me".

The Scotsman - 7 February 2005

"... spacious, warm sound " ****

Matthew Rye - BBC Music magazine - 7 February 2005

"... these performances have a robustness and sense of adventure that sets them apart. The tenor Toby Spence is much more forthright in Les Illuminations and the Serenade than one might have expected; his voice appears to have gained significantly in power and authority in recent years, and he imposes a real character of his own on both works"

The Guardian - 7 February 2005

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Britten: Les illuminations

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BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Les Illuminations, Op. 18 -Fanfare

Les Illuminations, Op. 18 -Villes

Les Illuminations, Op. 18

Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10

Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31

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