Benjamin Britten: A Midsummernight's Dream op.64 (2 CDs)

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

James Bowman, Jill Gomez, Lillian Watson, Della Jones, Donald Maxwell, Henry Herford, City Of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

2 CDs

CD (Compact Disc)

Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.

Currently not available.
Let our eCourier notify you if the product can be ordered.

Artists:: James Bowman, Jill Gomez, Lillian Watson, Della Jones, Donald Maxwell, Henry Herford, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Label:: Virgin
Year of recording ca.:: 1990
UPC/EAN:: 0094638183228
Release date:: 8.6.2007

Reviews

M. Mezger in stereoplay 11/93: »Shakespeares ›Sommernachtstraum‹ ist in Brittens 1960 uraufgeführter Oper eine Art Konversationsstück mit Musik.der Orchestersatz für ein relativ kleines Ensemble verzichtet weitgehend auf symphonische Eigenentwicklung, beschränkt sich auf gestisch-illustrative Unterstreichung des Wortlauts. Die Singstimmen deklamieren, melodische Passagen werden aus engmaschigen Modellen geknüpft. Eine Kunst der Reduktion.«

Disk 1 von 2 (CD)

A Midsummer Night's Dream op. 64 (Ein Sommernachtstraum, Oper in 3 Akten) (Gesamtaufnahme)

1 Introduction: The wood, deepening twilight - Over hill, over dale (1. Akt)
2 Oberon is passing fell and wrath
3 Well, go thy way
4 How now my love?
5 Be it on lion, bear, or wolf,, or bull
6 Welcome wanderer... I know a bank
7 Is all our company here?
8 Fair love, you faint with wand'ring in the wood
9 Through the forest have I gone
10 Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrius
11 Come, now a roundel and a fairy song
12 You spotted snakes with double tongue
13 What thou seest when thou dost wake
14 Introduction: The wood (2. Akt)
15 Are we all met?
16 I see their knavery
17 Be kind and courteous to this gentlemen
18 Hail, mortal, hail!
19 I have a reas'nable good ear in music
20 How now, mad spirit?

Disk 2 von 2 (CD)

1 Flower of this purple dye
2 Puppet? Why, so?
3 This is thy negligence
4 Up and down, up and down
5 On the ground, sleep sound
6 Introduction: The wood, early next morning - My gentle Robin, seest thou this sweet sight? (3. Akt)
7 Helena! Hermia! Demetrius! Lysander!
8 When my cue comes, call me
9 Have you sent to Bottom's house?
10 Now, fair Hippolyta
11 If we offend, it is with our good will
12 Gentles, perchance you wonder at this show
13 In this same interlude it doth befall
14 O grim-look'd night, O night with hue so black
15 O Wall, full often hast thou heard my moans
16 You ladies, you whose gentle hearts do fear
17 This lanthorn doth the hornèd moon present
18 Sweet moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams
19 Asleep, my love?
20 Come, your Bergomask
21 Now the hungry lion roars

More from Benjamin Britten

Show all

Benjamin Britten: A Midsummernight's Dream op.64 on 2 CDs

A Midsummernight's Dream op.64

Similar Articles

Reviews

Disk 1 von 2 (CD)

A Midsummer Night's Dream op. 64 (Ein Sommernachtstraum, Oper in 3 Akten) (Gesamtaufnahme)

Disk 2 von 2 (CD)

More from Benjamin Britten

Safety and manufacturer information

Product safety images

Manufacturer information

Please note

Please note