Benjamin Britten: Sketches for Symphony No 3 (NMC Audio CD)

Contents

1 Introduction 4' 47"
2 1st Movement: Allegro molto maestoso 0' 58"
3 Exposition 4' 08"
4 End of exposition 0' 55"
5 Violin bowing 1' 06"
6 End of exposition, 2nd time 2' 00"
7 Development fragment i 0' 37"
8 Development fragments ii-iv 0' 32"
9 Development fragment v 0' 19"
10 Development fragment vi 0' 24"
11 Development fragment vii 0' 38"
12 Development (Elgar/ Payne) 2' 51"
13 Bb minor fragments 1' 38"
14 Bb minor episode (Elgar/Payne) 1' 56"
15 'leading to reprise' 1' 41"
16 Recapitulation (including orchestral fragments) 2' 52"
17 'near the end' 0' 49"
18 Unused fragments 0' 31"
19 2nd movement: Scherzo: Allegretto 0' 48"
20 Main theme 1' 06"
21 D Major episode 1' 07"
22 Modulating sequence 1' 28"
23 A-major episode 1' 55"
24 1st movement theme 0' 26"
25 Coda 1' 22"
26 Unused fragments 1' 00"
27 3rd Movement: Adagio solenne 1' 29"
28 Sequence 0' 44"
29 Opening span 2' 11"
30 Chord progression 0' 50"
31 Continuation fragment 1' 13"
32 D major melody 3' 50"
33 'cumulative cresc' 1' 47"
34 Eb major melody (Elgar/Payne) 2' 13"
35 Sequence with variation 0' 36"
36 'This is the end' 0' 30"
37 4th Movement: Finale: Allegro 0' 42"
38 Fanfare (orchestra) 0' 42"
39 Fanfare & possible continuation 2' 00"
40 Fanfare & continuation leading to 1st subject 1' 36"
41 Codetta 0' 52"
42 Second subject group i 0' 18"
43 Second subject group ii 0' 33"
44 Second subject group iii 1' 02"
45 Second subject group iv 1' 33"
46 Second subject group v 1' 25"
47 G minor theme 1' 50"
48 1st subject group recapitulation, A minor 0' 835"
49 1st subject group recapitulation, Ab minor 2' 08"
50 Unused fragments 0' 54