New,Britten: Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, the Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo), Allan Clayton (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
It is a fine, taut reading [of the Spring Symphony] with some superb singing by all concerned, swifter than some rivals, in the finale a shade too much so, with some muddy articulation. —
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Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
- Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
I. Lacrymosa. Andante ben misurato
II. Dies irae. Allegro con fuoco - Alla marcia
III. Requiem aeternam. Andante molto tranquillo
Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Part I
- Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Allan Clayton, Elizabeth Watts, Alice Coote, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Tiffin Children's Chorus, The Tiffin Girls' School Choir
Introduction. Shine out (chorus)
The Merry Cuckoo (Tenor)
Spring, the Sweet Spring (soprano, alto, tenor, chorus)
The Driving Boy (soprano, children's chorus)
The Morning Star (Chorus)
Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Part II
- Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton, London Symphony Chorus
Welcome, Maids of Honour (alto)
Waters Above (Tenor)
Out on the Lawn I lie in Bed (alto, chorus)
Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Part III
- Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Allan Clayton, Elizabeth Watts, London Symphony Chorus, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Tiffin Children's Chorus, The Tiffin Girls' School Choir
When will my May come (Tenor)
Fair and Fair (Soprano, Tenor)
Sound the Flute (chorus, children's chorus)
Britten: Spring Symphony, Op. 44, Part IV
- Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Watts, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton, London Symphony Chorus, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Tiffin Children's Chorus, The Tiffin Girls' School Choir
Finale. London, to Thee I do Present (soprano, alto, tenor, chorus, children's chorus)
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
- Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
I. Theme. Allegro maestoso e largamente
II. Variations A-D, Woodwinds. Presto - Lento - Moderato - Allegro alla marcia
III. Variations E-H, Strings. Brillante, alla polacca - Meno mosso - Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando