Benjamin Britten : Spring Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, the Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra (Simon Rattle)

Tracklist:

Sinfonia Da Requiem, Op 20

1 I. Lacrymosa. Andante ben misurato 8:01
2 II. Dies irae. Allegro con fuoco - Alla marcia 5:18
3 III. Requiem aeternam. Andante molto tranquillo 6:06

Spring Symphony, Op 44
Choir – Tiffin Boys' Choir, The Tiffin Girls' School Choir*, Tiffin Children's Chorus*
Chorus – London Symphony Chorus
Chorus Master – Simon Halsey
Chorus Master [Assistant] – Jack Apperley, Matthew Hamilton
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Alice Coote
Music Director [Tiffin Choirs] – James Day (9)
Soprano Vocals – Elizabeth Watts
Tenor Vocals – Allan Clayton

4 Part I. Introduction. Shine Out (chorus)
Text By – Anonymous
8:34
5 The Merry Cuckoo (tenor)
Text By – Edmund Spencer
1:57
6 Spring, The Sweet Spring (soprano, alto, tenor, chorus)
Text By – Thomas Nashe
1:45
7 The Driving Boy (soprano, children's choir)
Text By – John Clare, George Peele
2:00
8 The Morning Star (chorus)
Text By – John Milton (2)
3:19
9 Part II. Welcome, Maids Of Honour (alto)
Text By – Robert Herrick
2:43
10 Waters Above (tenor)
Text By – Henry Vaughan
2:45
11 Out On The Lawn I Lie In Bed (alto, chorus)
Text By – W. H. Auden
5:59
12 Part III. When Will My May Come (tenor)
Text By – Richard Barnfield
2:37
13 Fair And Fair (soprano, tenor)
Text By – George Peele
2:05
14 Sound The Flute (chorus, children's choir)
Text By – William Blake
1:20
15 Part IV. Finale. London, To Thee I Do Present (soprano, alto, tenor, chorus, children's choir)
Text By – Beaumont*, Fletcher*
7:18

The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, Op 34

16 I. Theme, Allegro maestoso e largamente 2:02
17 II. Variations A-D, Woodwinds. Presto - Lento - Moderato - Allegro alla marcia 3:10
18 III. Variations E-H, Strings. Brillante, alla polacca - Meno mosso - Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accelerando 4:01
19 IV. Variation I, Harp. Maestoso 0:53
20 V. Variations J-L, Brass. L'Istesso tempo - Vivace - Allegro pomposo 2:32
21 VI. Variation M, Percussion. Moderato 2:03
22 VII. Fugue. Allegro molto - Animato 3:03