Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18 / Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 / Serenade, Op. 31 (1 SACD)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Les Illuminations

Les Illuminations Op. 18
I. Fanfare
II. Villes
IIIa. Phrase
IIIb. Antique
IV. Royauté
V. Marine
VI. Interlude
VII. Being Beauteous
VIII. Parade
IX. Départ

Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (1943)

Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Op. 10
I. Introduction and Theme
II. Adagio
III. March
IV. Romance
V. Aria Italiana
VI. Bourrée Classique
VII. Wiener Walzer
VIII. Moto Perpetuo
IX. Funeral March
X. Chant
XI. Fugue and Finale

Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Op. 31
I. Prologue
II. Pastoral
III. Nocturne
IV. Elegy
V. Dirge
VI. Hymn
VII. Sonnet
VIII. Epilogue

Barbara Hannigan - soprano
James Gilchrist - tenor
Jasper de Waal - horn
Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Candida Thompson - dirigent