CD 1: Britten: Death in Venice Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Death in Venice, Op.88 Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann Act 1 1 My mind beats on 00:00 04:59 Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 2 Who's that? A foreigner, a traveller no doubt 00:00 04:53 Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 3 Hey there, hey there, you! 00:00 03:48 John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 4 Serenissima...Low-lying clouds, unending grey 00:00 02:55 Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 5 Overture: Venice 00:00 02:36 English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 6 Ah, Serenissima! 00:00 05:20 Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Michael Bauer, Kenneth Bowen, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 7 Mysterious gondola 00:00 01:42 Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 8 We are delighted to greet the signore 00:00 04:09 John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 9 Was I wrong to come? 00:00 06:13 Neville Williams, Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, Anne Wilkens, Stephen James Adams, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Angela Vernon Bates, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Kenneth Bowen, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 10 There is indeed in every artist's nature 00:00 02:41 Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 11 Children's games: Adziu, Adziu 00:00 10:04 Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 12 Aou'! Stagando, aou' 00:00 04:51 John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Carpenter Turner, Sheila Brand, Stephen James Adams, Anne Wilkens, Stuart Harling, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 13 Naturally, Signore, I understand 00:00 07:56 John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth Bowen, Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 14 Here will I stay, here dedicate my days 00:00 09:44 Neville Williams, Peter Pears, James Bowman, Anne Wilkens, Iris Saunders, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Stephen James Adams, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Angela Vernon Bates, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford Total Playing Time: 1:11:51 CD 2: Britten: Death in Venice Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Death in Venice, Op.88 Lib. Myfanwy Piper (1911-1997) after T.Mann Act 1 1 First, the race! 00:00 05:10 Neville Williams, James Bowman, Anne Wilkens, Iris Saunders, Janice Hooper Roe, Robert Carpenter Turner, Stephen James Adams, Peter Leeming, Penelope McKay, Sheila Brand, Anna Vincent, Michael Follis, Angela Vernon Bates, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 2 The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me 00:00 04:17 Act 2 3 So, it has come to this 00:00 04:46 Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 4 Guardate, Signore! 00:00 02:20 John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 5 Do I detect a scent? 00:00 06:24 Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, Stephen James Adams, Stuart Harling, Sheila Brand, Robert Carpenter Turner, Anne Wilkens, Anna Vincent, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 6 Careful search now leads me to them 00:00 07:48 Peter Pears, Ronald Murdock, Michael Bauer, Keith Jones, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 7 This way for the players, Signori 00:00 04:26 Neville Williams, Kenneth Bowen, Stuart Harling, Penelope McKay, John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 8 Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso 00:00 04:11 John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 9 One moment, if you please 00:00 02:01 10 In these last years 00:00 02:56 Peter Leeming, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 11 So it is true 00:00 04:22 Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 12 Receive the stranger god 00:00 03:46 John Shirley-Quirk, James Bowman, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 13 The empty beach: Do what you will with me 00:00 02:00 Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 14 Yes! A very wise decision 00:00 02:23 John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 15 Hurrah for the Piazza 00:00 02:54 Peter Pears, Iris Saunders, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 16 Chaos, chaos and sickness 00:00 04:24 Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 17 The wind still blows from the land 00:00 04:17 John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth Bowen, Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford 18 Interlude: Ah, no! 00:00 05:07 Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford Total Playing Time: 1:13:32