Britten: Death in Venice

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

51 BRANI • 2 ORE E 31 MINUTI • FEB 01 2005

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 1: Munich. My Mind Beats on (Aschenbach, Chorus)

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

05:39

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 1: Munich. Who's That? (Aschenbach, Traveller)

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

04:39

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 1: Munich. I Have Always Kept a Close Watch Over My Development (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

01:46

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 2: On the Boat to Venice. Hey There, Hey There, You! (Youths, Elderly Fop, Steward)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie, Graham Titus, BBC Singers & Stephen Betterridge

06:53

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 2: On the Boat to Venice. Overture

Richard Hickox & City of London Sinfonia

02:35

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 3: The Journey to the Lido. Ah Serenissima! (Aschenbach, Gondolier, Boatman, Hotel Porter, Gi

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

05:09

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 3: The Journey to the Lido. Mysterious Gondola (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

01:30

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 4: The First Evening at the Hotel. We Are Delighted to Greet the Signore

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

02:52

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 4: The First Evening at the Hotel. So I Am Led to Venice Once Again (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

03:27

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 4: The First Evening at the Hotel. The Lido is So Charming, is It Not?

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

03:41

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 4: The First Evening at the Hotel. How Does Such Beauty Come About? (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

01:35

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. The Wind is From the West (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

02:27

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. Le bele fragole (Strawberry Seller, Aschenbach)

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

02:21

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. Ah, How Peaceful to Contemplate the Sea (Aschenbach, Chorus)

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

02:51

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. Adziù, Adziù! (Chorus)

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

03:31

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 5: On the Beach. As One Who Strives to Create Beauty (Aschenbach)

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

01:34

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. Aou'! Stagando, aou'!

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie, Simon Birchall, Jennifer Adams-Barbaro, John Bowley, Sian Menna & Stephen Charlesworth

04:49

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. Naturally Signore, I Understand

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Alan Opie, Philip Langridge, Andrew Murgatroy, Vernon Kirk & Edward Price

03:39

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. There You Are, Signore, Just in Time (Hotel Porter, Aschenbach)

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

01:08

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. I Am Become Like One of My Early Heroes

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia, Philip Langridge & Vernon Kirk

01:52

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 6: The Foiled Departure. A Thousand Apologies to the Signore (Hotel Manager, Aschenbach)

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

03:44

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Beneath a Dazzling Sky the Sea…

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

01:17

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. No Boy, but Phoebus of the Golden Hair

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

01:57

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. See Where Hyacinthus Plays (Voice of Apollo, Chorus of Hotel Guests)

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

02:47

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Phaedrus Learned What Beauty is

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

02:05

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. First, the Race! (Chorus)

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

00:53

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Try Your Skill (Chorus)

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

00:49

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Death in Venice, Op. 88, Act I Scene 7: The Games of Apollo. Young Discobolus (Chorus)

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

00:53

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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

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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

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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

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

Richard Hickox & City of London Sinfonia

02:27

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

Richard Hickox, City of London Sinfonia & Philip Langridge

02:42

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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