Britten: Death in Venice

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie, Michael Chance, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

51 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 31 MINUTES • FEB 01 2005

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Up and Over (Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

01:08

30

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Measure to Fight (Voice of Apollo, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Michael Chance, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

01:03

31

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. The Boy, Tadzio, Shall Inspire Me (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

04:10

32

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II: Orchestral Introduction

Richard Hickox & City of London Sinfonia

02:27

33

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II: So, It Has Come to This (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

02:42

34

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 8: The Hotel Barber's Shop. Guardate, Signore (Hotel Barber, Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie & Philip Langridge

02:32

35

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 9: The Pursuit. Do I Detect a Scent?

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge, Vernon Kirk, Edward Price, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

04:57

36

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 9: The Pursuit. And Now I Cannot Let Them Out of Sight (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

02:31

37

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 9: The Pursuit. Kyrie eleison (Priest, Chorus of Citizens, First and Second Gondoliers)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Paul Charrier, Vernon Kirk, Edward Price, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

06:10

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 9: The Pursuit. Gustav von Aschenbach, What is This Path You Have Taken? (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

01:01

39

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 10: The Strolling Players. This Way for the Players, Signori!

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Andrew Murgatroy, Christopher Foster, Philip Salmon, Ildikó Allen, Eleanor Meynel & Julia Batchelor

02:07

40

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 10: The Strolling Players. La Mia Nonna Always Used to Tell Me

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie, Philip Langridge & Andrew Murgatroy

02:14

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 10: The Strolling Players. Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie, Philip Langridge, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

04:29

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 10: The Strolling Players. One Moment, if You Please (A Young English Clerk)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge, Stuart MacIntyre, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

05:29

43

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 12: The Lady of the Pearls. So It is True, True, More Fearful Than I Thought (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

01:44

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 12: The Lady of the Pearls. So - I Didn't Speak! (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

02:57

45

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 13: The Dream. Receive the Stranger God

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie, Michael Chance, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

03:42

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 14: The Empty Beach. Do What You Will With Me!

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

02:06

47

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 15: The Hotel Barber's Shop. Yes! A Very Wise Decision, if I May Say So

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Alan Opie

02:32

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 16: The Last Visit to Venice. Hurrah for the Piazza (Aschenbach, Strawberry Seller)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Alison Smart

04:35

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 16: The Last Visit to Venice. Does Beauty Lead to Wisdom, Phaedrus? (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

03:21

50

Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 17: The Departure. The Wind Still Blows From the Land

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge, Alan Opie & Andrew Murgatroy

04:09

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act II Scene 17: The Departure. Ah, no! (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

05:08

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