The Very Best of Benjamin Britten (2013)

Track Listing

1. Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34
2. Cello Symphony, for cello & orchestra, Op. 68: 2. Presto inquieto
3. Elegy, for solo viola
4. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a
5. Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes")

1. Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), for speaker ad lib & orchestra, Op. 34
2. Cello Symphony, for cello & orchestra, Op. 68: 2. Presto inquieto
3. Elegy, for solo viola
4. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a
5. Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes")
6. String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36: 2. Vivace
7. Sinfonia da Requiem, for orchestra, Op. 20: 3. Requiem Aeterrnam3. Requiem aeternam
8. Suite for solo cello No. 3, Op. 87: 4. Barcarola: Lento
9. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Finale
10. The Prince of the Pagodas, ballet, Op. 57: Act 3. Apotheosis
11. War Requiem, for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra & organ, Op. 66: Libera me: Let us sleep now... In paradisum
12. Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge, for strings, Op. 10
13. Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4
14. Prelude & Fugue, for 18 strings, Op. 29
15. Holiday Diary, suite for piano, Op. 5: 2. Sailing
16. Character Pieces (3), for piano: 2. Daphne: Poco andante grazioso
17. Night Piece (Notturno), for piano
18. Waltzes (5), for piano: 1. Rather fast & nervous
19. Waltzes (5), for piano: 5. Variations: Quiet & simple
20. Lullabies (2) for 2 pianos: Lullaby for a retired Colonel
21. Piano Concerto in D major, Op. 13: 2. Waltz
22. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 7. Being Beauteous
23. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 8. Parade
24. Les illuminations, song cycle for high voice & strings, Op. 18: 9. Départ
25. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Sonnet
26. Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Epilogue
27. Nocturne, for tenor, 7 instruments & strings, Op. 60: On a poet's lips I slept
28. Canticle I: My Beloved Is Mine, for high voice & piano, Op. 40
29. Greensleeves, folksong arrangement for high voice & piano
30. A Ceremony of Carols, for treble voices (or chorus) & harp, Op. 28: 10. Deo gracias!
31. A Ceremony of Carols, for treble voices (or chorus) & harp, Op. 28: 11. Recession
32. The Company of Heaven, cantata for 2 speakers, soprano, tenor, chorus, timpani, organ & strings: Part 3: 6. Heaven is here
33. Noye's Fludde, children's opera, Op. 59: Lord Jesus, think on me
34. Peter Grimes, opera, Op. 33: Act 3. Scene 2. Grimes!
35. Peter Grimes, opera, Op. 33: Act 3. Scene 2. Peter, we've come to take you home
36. Peter Grimes, opera, Op. 33: Act 3. Scene 2. To those who pass the Borough
37. The Rape of Lucretia, chamber opera, Op. 37: Act 1. Scene 2. Lucia runs to the door
38. Billy Budd, opera, Op. 50: Act 3. Scene 3. Look! Through the port comes the moon-shine astray
39. Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54: Act 2. Variation 14
40. Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54: Act 2. Scene 7. Flora
41. A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 2. On the ground, sleep sound
42. Paul Bunyan, operetta, Op. 17: Act 1. Tiny's Song: Ah!... Whether the sun shine upon children playing
43. Paul Bunyan, operetta, Op. 17: Act 2. Third Ballad Interlude: So Helson smiled & Bunyan smiled