Benjamin Britten 2001-03-17 CD Amsterdam Soundboard

Anthony Rolfe Johnson [Gustav von Aschenbach - tenor] David Wilson-Johnson [The traveller - bass-baritone], Old Gondolier, Hotel owner, Hotel Barber, leader of the comedians, voice of Dyonisos Brian Asawa [Voice of Apollo - countertenor] Christopher Lemmings [Hotel Manager - tenor] Matthew Hargreaves [Travel Agent - bass-baritone] Groot Omroepkoor Radio Kamerorkest - Kenneth Montgomery CD1 (Act I) Scene 1. Munich 01. My mind beats on (Aschenbach) 5:11 02. Who's that? (Aschenbach) 4:22 03. I have always kept a close watch over my development (Aschenbach) 1:28 Scene 2. On the boat to Venice 04. Hey there, hey there, you! (Youths) 6:31 05. Overture 2:53 Scene 3. The journey to the Lido 06. Ah Serenissima! (Aschenbach) 4:41 07. Mysterious gondola (Aschenbach) 1:28 Scene 4. The first evening at the hotel 08. We are delighted to greet the Signore (Hotel Manager) 2:37 09. So I am led to Venice once again (Aschenbach) 2:57 10. The Lido is so charming, is it not? (Hotel Guests) 3:47 11. How does such beauty come about? (Aschenbach) 2:33 Scene 5. On the beach 12. The wind is from the West (Aschenbach) 1:49 13. Le bele fragole (Strawberry Seller) 1:36 14. Ah, how peaceful to contemplate the sea (Aschenbach) 2:34 15. Adziu, Adziu! (Chorus) 3:40 16. As one who strives to create beauty (Aschenbach) 1:44 Scene 6. The foiled departure 17. Aou'! Stagando, aou'! (Gondolier) 4:22 18. Naturally Signore, I understand (Hotel Manager) 2:43 19. There you are, Signore, just in time (Hotel Porter) 1:04 20. I am become like one of my early heroes (Aschenbach) 4:55 xx. A thousand apologies to the Signore (Hotel Manager) [not included] Scene 7. The Games of Apollo 22. Beneath a dazzling sky the sea ? (Chorus of Hotel Guests) 1:19 23. No boy, but Phoebus of the golden hair (Chorus) 1:53 24. See where Hyacinthus plays (Chorus) 2:41 25. Phaedrus learned what beauty is (Chorus) 1:59 26. First, the race! (Chorus) 0:55 27. Try your skill (Chorus) 0:46 28. Young discobolus (Chorus) 1:01 29. Up and over (Chorus) 0:59 30. Measure to fight (Chorus) 1:05 31. The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me (Aschenbach) 4:40 CD2 (Act II) 01. Orchestral Introduction 2:17 02. So, it has come to this (Aschenbach) 2:29 Scene 8. The Hotel Barber's shop (I) 03. Scene 8: Guardate, Signore (Hotel Barber) 2:30 Scene 9. The pursuit 04. Scene 9: Do I detect a scent? (Aschenbach) 4:11 05. Scene 9: And now I cannot let them out of sight (Aschenbach) 2:21 06. Scene 9: Kyrie eleison (Chorus) 6:02 07. Scene 9: Gustav von Aschenbach, what is this path you have taken? (Aschenbach) 1:00 Scene 10. The Strolling Players 08. Scene 10: This way for the players, Signori! (Hotel Porter) 2:03 09. Scene 10: La mia nonna always used to tell me (Leader of the Players) 2:10 10. Scene 10: Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso (Leader of the Players) 4:13 11. Scene 10: One moment, if you please (A Young English Clerk) / Scene 11. The travel bureau 4:40 Scene 12. The Lady of the Pearls 12. Scene 12: So it is true, true, more fearful than I thought (Aschenbach) 1:47 13. Scene 12: So - I didn't speak! (Aschenbach) 2:44 Scene 13. The dream 14. Scene 13: Receive the stranger god (Voice of Dionysus) 4:17 Scene 14. The empty beach 15. Scene 14: Do what you will with me! (Aschenbach) 1:38 Scene 15. The Hotel Barber's shop (II) 16. Scene 15: Yes! a very wise decision, if I may say so (Hotel Barber) 2:19 Scene 16. The last visit to Venice 17. Scene 16: Hurrah for the Piazza (Aschenbach) 4:00 18. Scene 16: Does beauty lead to wisdom, Phaedrus? (Aschenbach) 3:24 Scene 17. The departure 19. Scene 17: The wind still blows from the land (Hotel Manager) 3:53 20. Scene 17: Ah, no! (Aschenbach) 4:45