BENJAMIN BRITTEN (PT. 6)

THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION (2008)
PART 6
320 KBPS

Disc 27
1) The Queen’s Epicedium
2-9) ORPHEUS BRITANNICUS
Sound of Trumpet
I attempt from love's sickness to fly
Love is my quiet
Fairest isle
What can we poor females do?
I'll sail upon the Dog-Star
The Knotting Song
Man is for the woman made
10-14) Suite of Songs for high voice and orchestra
1. Let sullen discord smile
2. Why should men quarrel?
3. So when the glittering Queen of Night
4. Thou tun'st this world
5a & 5b. 'Tis Holiday - Sound Frame thy brazen trumpet
15-16) ORCHESTRATIONS OF SCHUBERT & SCHUMANN
Schubert: Die Forelle
Schumann: Frülingsnacht

Disc 28
1-30) Paul Bunyan
Prologue - Introduction
Since the birth of the earth
No, No, We do not want life to be slow
Ooh! Ooh! O how terrible to be as old fashioned as a tree
You are all to leave here
It isn't very often conservatives are wrong...But once in a while the odd things happen
First ballad interlude: The cold wind blew through the crooked
- ACT ONE, scene one (A clearing in the forest)
Bunyan's Greeting
Call of Lumberjacks
Lumberjacks' Chorus: My birthplace is in Sweden
Bunyan's Welcome
Quartet of Swedes: Swedish born and Swedish bred
Western Union's Boy Song: A telegram from oversea
Cooks' duet: Sam for soups. Ben for beans
Animal trio: Ah! Miaou! The single creature lives a partial life
Bunyan's Goodnight (I)
Exit of Lumberjacks: Down the line...Timberrr
The Blues: Gold in the North came the blizzard to say
Bunyan's Goodnight (II)
Second Ballad Interlude: The Spring came and the Summer and Fall
- Scene Two (The Camp)
Food Chorus: Do I look the sort of fellow
Chorus Accusation: There now look what you have done
Slim's Song: In fair days and in foul...I come from open spaces
Bunyan's Return: Look, the Chief is back
Inkslinger's Song: It was out in the sticks
Entrance of Chorus
Tiny's Entrance
Tiny's Song: Ah!...Whether the sun shine upon children playing
Inkslinger's Regret: All the little brooks of love
Bunyan's Goodnight (III)

Disc 29
1-24) Paul Bunyan
(continued)
- ACT TWO: Scene one (A clearing in the forest)
Bunyan's Good Morning
Shears' Song: It has always been my dream
Bunyan's Warning
Farmers' Song: The shanty-boy invades the wood
Farmers' Exit
The Mocking of Hel Helson: Heron, heron, winging by
Fido's Sympathy: Won't you tell me what's the matter
Cats' Creed: Let Man the romantic in vision espy
The Fight: What is it? What is happening?
Love Duet: Move, move from the trysting stone
Mock Funeral March: Take away the body and lay it on the ice
Hymn: O great day of discovery!
Third Ballad Interlude: So Helson smiled and Bunyan smiled
- Scene two (The Christmas Party)
Rah! Another slice of turkey
Dear friends, with your leave
Carry her over the water
Where we are is not very far
A telegram from Hollywood
We always knew that one day you
Bunyan's Farewell
Litany: the campfire embers are black and cold
- Appendix
Overture
Inkslinger's Love Song
Lullaby of Dream Shadows

Disc 30
1-24) Peter Grimes
- PROLOGUE
Peter Grimes
You sailed your boat round the coast
Peter Grimes I here advise you!
The truth - the pity
Interlude I: dawn
- ACT ONE, scene one
Oh hang at open doors the net
Hi: Give us a hand!
I have to go from pub to pub
Let her among you without fault cast the first stone
Look! The storm cone!
And do you prefer the storm
They listen to money
What harbour shelters
Interlude II: Storm
- ACT ONE, scene two
Past time to close!
Come on, boy!
Have you heard the cliff is down
Now the Great Bear and Pleiades
Old Joe has gone fishing
The bridge is down
- ACT TWO
Interlude III: Sunday morning
- ACT TWO, scene one
Glitter of waves and glitter of sunlight
Child you're not too young to know
This unrelenting work

Disc 31
1-21) Peter Grimes
(continued)
- ACT TWO, scene one (continued)
Fool to let it come to this!
People...! No! I will speak!
We planned that their lives should have a new start
No is gossip put on trial
From the gutter
Interlude IV: Passacaglia
- ACT TWO, scene two
Go there!
In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home
Now!...Now!
Peter Grimes! Nobody there?
- ACT THREE
Interlude V: Moonlight
- ACT THREE, scene one
Assign your prettiness to me
Mr. Keene!
Come along, Doctor
Embroidery in childhood was a luxury of idleness
Mr. Swallow, Mr. Swallow
Who hold himself apart lets his pride rise
Interlude VI
- ACT THREE, scene two
Grimes!
Peter, we've come to take you home
To those who pass the Borough