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~ Benjamin Britten (Composer), John Philip (Conductor), Robert Burns (Conductor), Robert Greene (Conductor), Steuart Bedford (Conductor), et al.
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  • Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia Chorus
  • Conductor: John Philip, Robert Burns, Robert Greene, Steuart Bedford, Thomas Randolph
  • Composer: Benjamin Britten
  • Audio CD (3 Jan 2005)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B0006M4STG
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (use): Boisterous BourreeSteuart Bedford 3:20£0.69
Listen  2. Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (use): Playful PizzacatoSteuart Bedford 3:00£0.69
Listen  3. Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (use): Sentimental SarabandeSteuart Bedford 6:32£0.69
Listen  4. Simple Symphony, Op. 4 (use): Frolicsome FinaleSteuart Bedford 3:05£0.69
Listen  5. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): ThemeSteuart Bedford 1:49£0.69
Listen  6. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): OrationSteuart Bedford 1:37£0.69
Listen  7. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): MarchSteuart Bedford 1:13£0.69
Listen  8. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): ExercisesSteuart Bedford0:59£0.69
Listen  9. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): ComminationSteuart Bedford 1:21£0.69
Listen10. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): ChoraleSteuart Bedford 2:18£0.69
Listen11. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): WaltzSteuart Bedford 1:34£0.69
Listen12. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): PolkaSteuart Bedford 1:09£0.69
Listen13. Temporal Variations (arr. C. Matthews): ResolutionSteuart Bedford 1:46£0.69
Listen14. A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 (arr. C. Matthews): A Cradle SongCatherine Wyn-Rogers 2:55£0.69
Listen15. A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 (arr. C. Matthews): The Highland BalouSteuart Bedford 2:03£0.69
Listen16. A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 (arr. C. Matthews): Sephestia's LullablyCatherine Wyn-Rogers 1:57£0.69
Listen17. A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 (arr. C. Matthews): A CharmSteuart Bedford 2:02£0.69
Listen18. A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 (arr. C. Matthews): The Nurse's SongCatherine Wyn-Rogers 4:47£0.69
Listen19. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): ThemeSteuart Bedford 1:50£0.69
Listen20. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 1: Allegretto, andante moltoPhilip Dukes0:53£0.69
Listen21. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 2: AnimatoSteuart Bedford 1:28£0.69
Listen22. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 3: TranquilloPhilip Dukes 1:52£0.69
Listen23. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 4: Allegro con motoSteuart Bedford0:44£0.69
Listen24. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 5: LargamentePhilip Dukes0:39£0.69
Listen25. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 6: AppasionatoSteuart Bedford0:53£0.69
Listen26. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 7: Alla valse moderatoPhilip Dukes0:58£0.69
Listen27. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 8: Allegro marciaSteuart Bedford0:45£0.69
Listen28. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 9: LentoPhilip Dukes0:50£0.69
Listen29. Lachrymae, Op. 48a (use): Variation 10: L'istesso tempoSteuart Bedford 3:34£0.69
Listen30. Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90, "A time there was ?": Cakes and AleSteuart Bedford 2:26£0.69
Listen31. Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90, "A time there was ?": The Bitter WithySteuart Bedford 2:32£0.69
Listen32. Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90, "A time there was ?": Hankin BoobySteuart Bedford 2:05£0.69
Listen33. Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90, "A time there was ?": Hunt the SquirrelSteuart Bedford 1:22£0.69
Listen34. Suite on English Folk Tunes, Op. 90, "A time there was ?": Lord MelbourneSteuart Bedford 5:14£0.69

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Britten Collection, 23 Mar 2005
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Another in the reissues from Naxos from the valuable Britten series on the now-defunct Collins Classics, this program was originally published in 1998. Steuart Bedford is undoubtedly the leading Britten conductor and this is left in no doubt in this delightful collection of Britten works that span forty years of his composing life, from the 1934 'Simple Symphony' to the gorgeous set of variations for viola and orchestra, 'Lachrymae,' from 1976. All are played with clarity and élan.

The 'Simple Symphony' for strings is probably the most familiar piece here. It was put together by Britten from pieces he had written in childhood and the movements have witty titles: Boisterous Bourrée, Playful Pizzicato, Sentimental Sarabande, and Frolicsome Finale. Bedford sorts it forth in appropriately simple fashion, letting the music speak for itself. The Northern Sinfonia strings play beautifully for him. 'Temporal Variations' from 1936 was originally for oboe and piano but the present oboe soloist, Nicholas Daniel, suggested to composer Colin Matthews about ten years ago that he arrange it for oboe and strings and that is the version heard here. It was premièred at the Aldeburgh Festival with Bedford leading the English Chamber Orchestra. It is a neoclassic theme and eight variations in the form of character pieces with titles such as 'March,' 'Oration,' 'Commination' (an archaic term meaning 'denunciation'), 'Resolution.' Daniel is fine advocate for this fourteen-minute miniature oboe concerto.

'A Charm of Lullabies' Op. 41 (1947) is also fairly well-known and has been recorded many times, but usually with the original piano accompaniment. Here we again have an arrangement by Colin Matthews, this time for chamber orchestra, done for the Indianapolis Symphony. It is sung here with simple intensity and wonderful diction by mezzo Catherine Wyn-Rogers. 'Suite on English Folk Tunes' Op. 90 (1974) subtitled 'A time there was ...' was Britten's last purely orchestral work. It combines some seventeenth-century folksongs from Playford's 'The Dancing Master' with songs collected in the twentieth-century from rural sources. This is vintage late Britten with rhythmic complexity, brilliant orchestration and open-faced tunefulness. One hears echoes of the 'Sea Interludes' and 'Prince of the Pagodas' in the creative orchestration.

For me the most riveting of the works recorded here is Britten's masterful 'Lachrymae' Op. 48a (1976) for solo viola and string orchestra. Originally written for viola and piano for William Primrose in 1950, Britten recast it for viola and strings in 1976 for a performance by Cecil Aronowitz and the ECO at Aldeburgh. It is a theme and variations based on two tunes of Dowland: primarily 'If my complaints could passions be' and, in the sixth variation, 'Flow my tears.' Of course the title 'Lachrymae' is taken from the latter song and generally reflects the overall tone of the piece, although Variation 8 is a lively march. It makes brilliant use of the melancholy timbre of the viola and is played movingly here by Philip Dukes. This is the astringent Britten familiar to us from such works as 'Phaedra' and 'Death in Venice.' For all its restriction of means, it is a brilliant and moving work.

We can only be grateful that Naxos has kept these wonderful performances of Britten's music alive by reissuing the Collins/Bedford series.

Highly recommended.

TT=71:46

Scott Morrison

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