Britten, Benjamin - Simple Symphony / Suite on English Folk Tunes - Northern Sinfonia

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...The Trois aquarelles for flute, cello, and piano comprise the most substantial piece on this disc, lasting nearly a quarter hour, and they're so lovely that it's almost painful. Also noteworthy: the sexy little Divertissement grec for two flutes and harp, and the charming Suite in four movements that concludes the disc. But really, if you like any of it, you'll love all of it. Boston Symphony Orchestra flutist Fenwick Smith plays these pieces with a big, full tone and complete absence of irritating breathiness. In the Divertissement, he and his BSO colleague Jacques Zoon play wooden flutes, and his fellow musicians support him admirably. Pianist Sally Pinkas makes a particularly considerate partner, managing to characterize her playing quite well without overwhelming the flute in climactic passages. The sonics also do full justice to Smith's limpid tone and offer excellent balances between the various performers...this is a delightful disc by any standard, and one that works equally well as a light background or as an engaging foreground...

(Classicstoday.com)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzosopran;
Nicholas Daniel, oboe;

Philip Dukes, viola.

Northern Sinfonia / Steuart Bedford.

Benjamin Britten

Simple Symphony Op 4


1. Boisterous Bourree


2. Playful Pizzacato


3. Sentimental Sarabande


4. Frolicsome Finale





Temporal Variations (orkestrering C. Matthews)


5. Theme


6. Oration


7. March


8. Exercises


9. Commination


10. Chorale


11. Waltz


12. Polka


13. Resolution





A Charm of Lullabies Op 41 (arr C. Matthews)


14. A Cradle Song


15. The Highland Balou


16. Sephestia's Lullably


17. A Charm


18. The Nurse's Song





Lachrymae Op 48a


19. Theme


20. Variation 1: Allegretto, andante molto


21. Variation 2: Animato


22. Variation 3: Tranquillo


23. Variation 4: Allegro con moto


24. Variation 5: Largamente


25. Variation 6: Appasionato


26. Variation 7: Alla valse moderato


27. Variation 8: Allegro marcia


28. Variation 9: Lento


29. Variation 10: L'istesso tempo





Suite on English Folk Tunes Op 90, "A time there was..."


30. Cakes and Ale


31. The Bitter Withy


32. Hankin Booby


33. Hunt the Squirrel


34. Lord Melbourne