Britten: Sinfonia Da Requiem, Etc / Bedford, London So

$19.99
Label
Naxos
Release Date
May 17, 2005
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BRITTEN
    • PERFORMER
      Lso/Bedford
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 17, 2005
    • UPC
      747313219629
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8557196
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. The Tournament

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    2. The Lute Song

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    3. Courtly Dance No. 1: March

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    4. Courtly Dance No. 2: Coranto

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    5. Courtly Dance No. 3: Pavane

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    6. Courtly Dance No. 4: Morris Dance

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    7. Courtly Dance No. 5: Galliard

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    8. Courtly Dance No. 6: Lavolta

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    9. Courtly Dance No. 7: March

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    10. Gloriana Moritura

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Keiron Moore, Osian Ellis

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    11. I. Dawn

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    12. II. Sunday Morning

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    13. III. Moonlight

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    14. IV. Storm

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    15. Passacaglia, Op. 33b

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Alexander Taylor

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    16. I. Lacrymosa

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    17. II. Dies Irae

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford

    18. III. Requiem Aeternam

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Steuart Bedford


All of Steuart Bedford's Britten recordings are excellent, and this one is no exception. The most important item here is the suite from Gloriana, a beautiful and moving piece that for some reason has never quite caught on. Bedford captures the bravura and pageantry of the opening and Courtly Dances, as well as that bitter edge that so surprised the opera's first audience. There are more exciting performances of the Four Sea Interludes available (including the composer's own), though Bedford's are never less than very good--but the Sinfonia da Requiem is terrific, aided by some virtuoso playing in the second movement by the LSO brass section and by a rich recording that gives those pounding timpani and bass drum strokes in the opening movement great power. Originally recorded for Collins Classics, at Naxos prices this is a bargain of the first magnitude. [6/14/2005] --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com