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