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Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings - Les Illuminations - Nocturne

1993 · by Sir Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Orchestra

Classical26 songs1 hr 12 min

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Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Prologue
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1:25
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Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Pastoral - the Day's Grown Old
sample avg 3.4 · Sir Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell & London Symphony Orchestra
3:37
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Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Nocturne - the Splendour Falls on Castle Walls
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3:21
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Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Elegy - O Rose, Thou Art Sick
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4:02
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Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Dirge - This Ae Night
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3:45
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Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Hymn - Queen and Huntress Chaste and Fair
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2:01
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Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Sonnet - O Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight
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4:10
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Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31: Epilogue
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1:33
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: I. Fanfare
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1:51
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: II. Villes
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2:32
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: IIIa. Phrase
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0:57
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: IIIb. Antique
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2:10
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: IV. Royauté
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1:37
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: V. Marine
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1:02
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VI. Interlude
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2:22
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VII. Being beauteous
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4:04
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: VIII. Parade
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2:48
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Les Illuminations, Op. 18: IX. Départ
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2:42
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Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: I. On a poet's lips I slept
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3:23
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Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: II. Below the thunders of the upper deep
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3:18
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Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: III. Encintured with a twine of leaves
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2:12
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Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: IV. Midnight's bell goes ting, ting, ting
sample avg 3.0 · Sir Peter Pears, Osian Ellis, Denis Blyth, Roger Lord, Alexander Murray, Gervase De Peyer, Barry Tuckwell, William Waterhouse & London Symphony Orchestra
2:30
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Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: V. But that night when on my bed I lay
sample avg 3.2 · Sir Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, Osian Ellis, Roger Lord, Alexander Murray, Gervase De Peyer, Denis Blyth, William Waterhouse & London Symphony Orchestra
3:03
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Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: VI. She sleeps on soft, last breaths
sample avg 3.9 · Sir Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, Osian Ellis, Denis Blyth, Alexander Murray, Gervase De Peyer, Roger Lord, William Waterhouse & London Symphony Orchestra
4:31
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Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: VII. What is more gentle than a wind in summer?
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3:28
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Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: VIII. When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see
sample avg 3.9 · Sir Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, Osian Ellis, Denis Blyth, Roger Lord, Alexander Murray, Gervase De Peyer, William Waterhouse & London Symphony Orchestra
4:02

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Review by Mira Okafor★★★½Sample

Solid, but I keep skipping “Nocturne for tenor, 7 obligato instruments & strings, Op. 60: IV. Midnight's bell goes ting, ting, ting”. Sorry Sir Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Orchestra.

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Review by Nadia Haddad★★★★Sample

Sir Peter Pears, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Orchestra really said 'let me ruin your whole week' and then did it beautifully.

℗ 1993 Decca Music Group Limited

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings - Les Illuminations - Nocturne

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