The Essential Benjamin Britten
Other albums by Benjamin Britten
Review
- # Track Artist Length
- 1 Young Apollo, Op. 16 Benjamin Britten 7:6
- 2 Double Concerto for Violin and Viola in B Minor: I. Allegro ma non troppo Benjamin Britten 6:10
- 3 Double Concerto for Violin and Viola in B Minor: II. Rhapsody Benjamin Britten 7:27
- 4 Double Concerto for Violin and Viola in B Minor: III. Allegro scherzando - Allegro non troppo Benjamin Britten 8:2
- 5 2 Portraits: No. 1, David Layton Benjamin Britten 9:18
- 6 2 Portraits: No. 2, E. B. B. Benjamin Britten 5:45
- 7 Sinfonietta, Op. 1: I. Poco presto ed agitato Benjamin Britten 4:23
- 8 Sinfonietta, Op. 1: II. Variations Benjamin Britten 6:17
- 9 Sinfonietta, Op. 1: III. Tarantella Benjamin Britten 4:3
- 10 The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 Benjamin Britten 17:5
- 11 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Introduction and Theme Benjamin Britten 1:56
- 12 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation I. Adagio Benjamin Britten 2:22
- 13 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation II. March Benjamin Britten 1:12
- 14 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation III. Romance Benjamin Britten 1:43
- 15 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation IV. Aria italiana Benjamin Britten 1:25
- 16 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation V. Bourrée classique Benjamin Britten 1:33
- 17 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation VI. Wiener Walzer Benjamin Britten 3:6
- 18 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation VII. Moto perpetuo Benjamin Britten 1:11
- 19 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation VIII. Funeral March Benjamin Britten 3:43
- 20 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation IX. Chant Benjamin Britten 1:38
- 21 Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10: Variation X. Fugue and Finale Benjamin Britten 8:0
- 22 Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 1, Dawn Benjamin Britten 3:12
- 23 Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 2, Sunday Morning Benjamin Britten 3:39
- 24 Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 3, Moonlight Benjamin Britten 4:18
- 25 Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 4, Storm Benjamin Britten 4:39
- 26 Passacaglia from Peter Grimes, Op. 33b Benjamin Britten 6:49
- 27 Violin Concerto, Op. 15: I. Moderato con moto Benjamin Britten 10:44
- 28 Violin Concerto, Op. 15: II. Vivace - Cadenza Benjamin Britten 9:0
- 29 Violin Concerto, Op. 15: III. Passacaglia. Andante lento Benjamin Britten 16:0
- 30 Lachrymae for Viola and Strings, Op. 48a Benjamin Britten 14:49
- 31 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: I. Canto primo Benjamin Britten 2:35
- 32 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: II. Fuga Benjamin Britten 4:27
- 33 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: III. Lamento Benjamin Britten 3:26
- 34 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IV. Canto secondo Benjamin Britten 1:36
- 35 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: V. Serenata Benjamin Britten 2:21
- 36 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VI. Marcia Benjamin Britten 3:58
- 37 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VII. Canto terzo Benjamin Britten 2:39
- 38 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VIII. Bordone Benjamin Britten 3:39
- 39 Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72: IX. Moto perpetuo e canto quatro Benjamin Britten 3:52
- 40 Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: I. Declamato Benjamin Britten 4:12
- 41 Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: II. Fuga Benjamin Britten 5:46
- 42 Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: III. Scherzo Benjamin Britten 2:22
- 43 Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: IV. Andante lento Benjamin Britten 7:3
- 44 Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80: V. Ciaccona Benjamin Britten 9:5
- 45 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: I. Introduzione Benjamin Britten 2:59
- 46 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: II. Marcia Benjamin Britten 2:10
- 47 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: III. Canto Benjamin Britten 1:29
- 48 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IV. Barcarolla Benjamin Britten 1:48
- 49 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: V. Dialogo Benjamin Britten 1:48
- 50 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VI. Fuga Benjamin Britten 3:30
- 51 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VII. Recitativo Benjamin Britten 1:38
- 52 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VIII. Moto perpetuo Benjamin Britten 1:0
- 53 Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IX. Passacaglia Benjamin Britten 11:7
- 54 War Requiem, Op. 66: I. (a) Requiem aeternam. "Requiem aeternam" Benjamin Britten 6:59
- 55 War Requiem, Op. 66: I. (b) Requiem aeternam. "What-Passing Bells" - "Kyrie eleison" Benjamin Britten 4:3
- 56 War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (a) Dies irae. "Dies irae" Benjamin Britten 3:41
- 57 War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (b) Dies irae. "Bugles Sang" Benjamin Britten 2:37
- 58 War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (c) Dies irae. "Liber scriptus profetur" Benjamin Britten 3:34
- 59 War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (d) Dies irae. "Out There, We've Walked" Benjamin Britten 1:45
- 60 War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (e) Dies irae. "Recordare Jesu" - "Confudatis maledictis" Benjamin Britten 4:45
- 61 War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (f) Dies irae. "Be Slowly Lifted Up" Benjamin Britten 1:59
- 63 War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (h) Dies irae. "Lacrimosa dies illa" Benjamin Britten 2:7
- 64 War Requiem, Op. 66: II. (i) Dies irae. "Move Him into the Sun" Benjamin Britten 5:13
- 65 War Requiem, Op. 66: III. (a) Offertorium. "Domine Jesu Christe" - "Quam olim Abrahae" Benjamin Britten 3:48
- 66 War Requiem, Op. 66: III. (b) Offertorium. "So Abram Rose" - "Quam olim Abrahae" (Reprise) Benjamin Britten 6:8
- 67 War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. (a) Sanctus. "Sanctus Dominus Deus" Benjamin Britten 6:7
- 68 War Requiem, Op. 66: IV. (b) Sanctus. "After the Blast of Lightning from the East" Benjamin Britten 3:41
- 69 War Requiem, Op. 66: V. Agnus Dei. "One Ever Hangs" Benjamin Britten 3:27
- 70 War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. (a) Libera me. "Libera me, Domine" Benjamin Britten 7:20
- 71 War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. (b) Libera me. "It Seemed That out of Battle I Escaped" - "None Said the Other" Benjamin Britten 8:34
- 72 War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. (c) Libera me. "Let Us Sleep Now" Benjamin Britten 6:4
- 73 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Eight Years Have Passed" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 1:25
- 74 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Yet Not All Reached Their Homes" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 0:54
- 75 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Worse Still, the Island" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 2:59
- 76 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Children Have Died of Want" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 2:29
- 77 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Yet Some Trust in an End" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 1:24
- 78 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Your Prayer Is Answered, Penelope" (Athene, Hermes) Benjamin Britten 3:17
- 79 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Long Suffering Odysseus" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 3:5
- 80 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 1: "Listen, the Voices of the Gods" (Athene, Artemis, Hermis, Apollo) Benjamin Britten 2:14
- 81 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "I, Athene, Rise to the Edge of Night" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 2:5
- 82 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "When I See the Sorrow of Mortal Odysseus" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 2:20
- 83 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "How Loud the Spring Sounds All of a Sudden" (Athene, Hermes) Benjamin Britten 1:29
- 84 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "Bold! Telemachus, Watch the Shadow on the Wall" (Hermes, Athene) Benjamin Britten 0:56
- 85 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "There It Is Before You" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 2:34
- 86 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "Listen, Lords of Ithaca" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 1:25
- 87 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "Telemachus, Be Swift!" (Athene) Benjamin Britten 2:12
- 88 The Rescue of Penelope, Pt. 2: "Now There Is Silence" (Athene, Hermes, Artemis, Apollo) Benjamin Britten 5:18
- 89 Phaedra, Op. 93: I. Prologue. "In May, in Brilliant Athens" Benjamin Britten 1:14
- 90 Phaedra, Op. 93: II. Recitative. "My Lost and Dazzled Eyes" Benjamin Britten 1:16
- 91 Phaedra, Op. 93: III. Presto. "You Monster!" Benjamin Britten 3:37
- 92 Phaedra, Op. 93: IV. Recitative. "O Gods of Wrath" Benjamin Britten 2:45
- 93 Phaedra, Op. 93: IV. Adagio. "My Time's Too Short" Benjamin Britten 6:2
- 94 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: Prelude - "I Am an Old Man" (Vere) Benjamin Britten 4:34
- 95 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Pull, My Bantams" (First Mate, Second Mate, Flint, Bosun, Midshipmen, Donald, maintop, Novice, Squeak, Redburn, Seamen) Benjamin Britten 7:12
- 96 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Send for John Claggart" (Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe, Claggart, Red Whiskers, Jones, Billy) Benjamin Britten 6:14
- 97 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Billy Budd, King of the Birds!" (Billy, Flint, Redburn, Ratcliffe, Seamen) Benjamin Britten 2:15
- 98 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "I Heard, Your Honour!" (Claggart, Squeak, Sailor) Benjamin Britten 3:22
- 99 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Come Along, Kid!" (Novice's Friend, Novice, Seamen) Benjamin Britten 3:18
- 100 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Christ, the Poor Chap" (Billy, Dansker, Red Whiskers, Donald, Claggart, First Mate, Second Mate, Bosun, Seamen) Benjamin Britten 3:15
- 101 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 1: "Vere! Vere! "Officers and Men of the Indomitable" (Seamen, Vere, Billy) Benjamin Britten 4:0
- 102 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "My Compliments" (Vere, Cabin Boy, Redburn, Flint) Benjamin Britten 4:45
- 103 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Don't Like the French!" (Flint, Redburn, Vere) Benjamin Britten 5:16
- 104 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Oh, That's Nothing" (Vere, First Leutenant, Flint, Ratcliffe, Seamen) Benjamin Britten 4:25
- 105 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: Interlude - "Blow Her Away" (Seamen) Benjamin Britten 3:8
- 106 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Here Lads!" (Donald, Red Whiskers, Billy, Dansker, Squeak, Seamen) Benjamin Britten 3:53
- 107 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Come out of That" (Billy, Squeak, Claggart, Dansker, Cabin Boy, Seamen) Benjamin Britten 3:59
- 108 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "O beauty, O Handsomeness" (Claggart) Benjamin Britten 4:40
- 109 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Come Here! Remember Your Promise" (Claggart, Novice) Benjamin Britten 4:32
- 110 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Billy! Hist, Billy Budd!" (Novice, Billy, Dansker) Benjamin Britten 3:45
- 111 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 2: "Dansker, Old Friend" (Billy, Dansker) Benjamin Britten 4:18
- 112 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "I Don't Like the Look of the Mist" (Vere, Redburn, Claggart) Benjamin Britten 3:14
- 113 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "Deck Ahoy!" (Maintop, Bosun, Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe, Vere, Donald, Red Whiskers, Dansker, Billy, Seamen, Powder Monkeys) Benjamin Britten 4:56
- 114 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "All Guns Ready, Sir!" (Redburn, Vere, Flint, Maintop, Ratcliffe, Seamen) Benjamin Britten 4:55
- 115 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "There Are You Again, Master at Arms" (Vere, Claggart, Redburn) Benjamin Britten 3:22
- 116 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "Nay, Nay, You're Mistaken" (Vere, Claggart, Cabin Boy, Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe) Benjamin Britten 3:5
- 117 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: Interlude - "Claggart, John Claggart, Beware!" (Vere) Benjamin Britten 4:4
- 118 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "You Wanted to See Me" (Billy, Vere, Claggart) Benjamin Britten 5:23
- 119 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "God o' Mercy!" (Vere, Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe) Benjamin Britten 3:36
- 120 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: Interlude - "William Budd, You Are Accused" (Redburn, Vere, Billy) Benjamin Britten 5:36
- 121 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "Poor Fellow, Who Could Save Him?" (Redburn, Flint, Ratcliffe, Vere) Benjamin Britten 3:47
- 122 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 3: "I Accept Their Verdict" (Vere) Benjamin Britten 4:43
- 123 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "Look! Through the Port" (Billy, Dansker) Benjamin Britten 8:50
- 124 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "And Farewell to Ye" (Billy) Benjamin Britten 4:27
- 125 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "According to the Articles of War" (Redburn, Billy) Benjamin Britten 4:50
- 126 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "Starry Vere, God Bless You" (Chorus) Benjamin Britten 2:18
- 127 Billy Budd, Op. 50, Act 4: "We Commited His Body" (Vere) Benjamin Britten 4:29

