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Offer,Banfield, R: Lord Byron’s Love Letter

Astrid Varnay (The Old Woman), Gertrude Ribla (The Spinster, Ariadne), Nicoletta Carruba (The Matron) & Mario Carlin (The Husband)

Academy Symphony Orchestra of Rome, Nicola Rescigno

1950s rarity (on a libretto by Tennessee Williams) provides a vehicle for sopranos Astrid Varnay and Gertude Ribla - who's also impressive in a pioneering recording of excerpts from Berg's Wozzeck. More…

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Contents

Banfield, R: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 1

Work length6:31
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  • Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
  • Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

When Are you going to learn how to play That piece? (Old Woman, Spinster)

Track length6:31
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Berg: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 2

Work length9:47
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  • Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
  • Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Won't you come in? (Spinster, Matron, Old Woman)

Track length6:13
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Also he swam the Hellespont (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron)

Track length3:34
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Banfield, R: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 3

Work length5:43
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  • Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
  • Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Ah! Winston! Remove That silly hat! (Matron, Spinster, Old Woman, Husband)

Track length5:43
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Banfield, R: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 4

Work length24:18
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  • Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
  • Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

We set out in the early morning for the Acropolis (Spinster, Old Woman)

Track length3:47
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Do you mind If I don't climb any higher? (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron)

Track length9:07
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Stop there! It's quite enough (Old Woman, Spinster, Matron, Husband)

Track length5:17
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Une saison enchantee! I mused. Beguiled (Spinster, Old Woman)

Track length4:35
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Mama, mama - You'll miss It! (Husband, Matron, Spinster, Old Woman)

Track length1:32
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Banfield, R: Lord Byron's Love Letter, Scene 5

Work length4:25
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  • Astrid Varnay, Gertrude Ribla, Nicoletta Carruba, Mario Carlin
  • Rome Academy Symphony Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Canaille! Canaille! Canaille! (Spinster, Old Woman)

Track length4:25
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Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7, Act I

Work length5:41
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  • Gertrude Ribla
  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Eugene Ormandy

Interlude - Military Music - Cradle Song. Soldaten, Soldaten sind schöner Burschen!

Track length5:41
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Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7, Act III

Work length10:03
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  • Gertrude Ribla
  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Eugene Ormandy

Aber die Pharisaer brachten ein Weib zu ihm

Track length3:52
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Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz

Track length6:11
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