Benjamin Britten
Les Illuminations
Andrew Staples tenore, Christopher Parks corno, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding direzione
Etichetta: Harmonia Mundi
Formato: CD
N. supporti: 1
Codice catalogo: HMM902267
Codice a barre: 3149020944615
Uscita in Italia: 29 luglio 2022
Ufficio commerciale: Self Distribuzione
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TRACCE
1. 01 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – I. Fanfare
2. 02 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – II. Villes
3. 03 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – III a. Phrase
4. 04 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – III b. Antique
5. 05 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – IV. Royauté
6. 06 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – V. Marine
7. 07 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – VI. Interlude
8. 08 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – VII. Being Beauteous
9. 09 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – VIII. Parade
10. 10 – Les Illuminations for tenor and string orchestra, Op. 18 – IX. Départ
11. 11 – Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, Op. 31 – I. Prologue
12. 12 – Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, Op. 31 – II. Pastoral
13. 13 – Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, Op. 31 – III. Nocturne
14. 14 – Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, Op. 31 – IV. Elegy
15. 15 – Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, Op. 31 – V. Dirge
16. 16 – Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, Op. 31 – VI. Hymn
17. 17 – Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, Op. 31 – VII. Sonnet
18. 18 – Serenade for horn, tenor and strings, Op. 31 – VIII. Epilogue
19. 19 – Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 – I. On a poet’s lips I slept
20. 20 – Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 – II. Below the thunders of the upper deep
21. 21 – Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 – III. Encinctured with a twine of leaves
22. 22 – Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 – IV. Midnight’s bell goes ting, ting, ting
23. 23 – Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 – V. But that night when on my bed I lay
24. 24 – Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 – VI. She sleeps on soft, last breaths
25. 25 – Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 – VII. What is more gentle than a wind in summer?
26. 26 – Nocturne for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments and strings, Op. 60 – VIII. When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see
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DESCRIZIONE
Per comporre questi tre cicli liederistici, Britten trasse ispirazione dai massimi poeti europei come Shakespeare, Blake, Shelley, Keats, ma anche Rimbaud. La musica di Britten moltiplica il rapporto tra voci e strumenti, passando dai soli archi (Les Illuminations) a un ensemble d’archi con strumenti a fiato obbligati, arpa e timpani (Nocturne), senza dimenticare l’affascinante dialogo con il corno nella Serenade. Un mondo sonoro unico che ci viene svelato da un ensemble di musicisti in magnifica forma.