Composer: Benjamin Britten, Béla Bartók
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Oliver Knussen, Franz Welser-Möst
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Release: 2011
Size: 520 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Britten: The Prince of the Pagodas – Ballet in three acts Op. 57
01. Prelude
Act I, The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom
02. The Fool and the Dwarf (David Purser, principal trombone)
03. March and Courtiers’ Dance (John Harle, alto saxophone)
04. Entry of the Pages and the Four Kings (Sebastian Bell, principal flute)
05. Variation of the King of the North
06. Variation of the King of the East (Michael Thompson, horn)
07. Variation of the King of the West
08. Variation of the King of the South (John Chimes, timpani; Kevin Nutty, native drums)
09. The Kings bow before the Emperor
10. Variation of Princess Belle Epine
11. Variation of Princess Belle Rose and Pas de deux (Gareth Hulse, oboe; John Miller, trumpet)
12. The Kings and Belle Rose
13. Belle Epine and the Four Kings
14. The Rage of the Kings
15. Entry of the Four Winged Frogs (John Orford, principal bassoon)
Act II, Scene 1: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land
16. Introduction: Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs
17. Waltz (Clouds, Stars and Moon)
18. Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs
19. Entrée (Sea Horses, Fish Creatures and Waves)
20. Variation (Sea Horses)
21. Variation (Fish Creatures) (Helen Tunstall, harp; Joy Farrall, clarinet)
22. Coda
23. Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs
24. Pas de deux (Male and Female Flames)
25. Variation (Male Flame)
26. Variation (Female Flame)
27. Coda
28. Belle Rose, exhausted, borne in by the Frogs
Act II, Scene 2: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas
29. Belle Rose in darkness (Nona Liddell, violin)
30. The Pagodas (James Holland, principal percussion; John Constable, principal keyboard)
31. The Salamander
32. Pas de deux (The Prince and Belle Rose) (Nicholas Daniel, cor anglais; Helen Tunstall, harp)
33. Belle Rose hunts for the Prince
CD 02
Act III, Scene 1: The Palace of the Middle Kingdom
01. Empress Belle Epine
02. The Old Emperor (John Harle, alto saxophone)
03. Appearance of Belle Rose and the Salamander
Act III, Scene 2: The Pagoda Palace
04. Transformation
05. Pas de six: Entrée
06. Variation I: Pas de deux
07. Variation II: Girl’s Solo (Nona Liddell, violin; Christopher van Kampen, cello)
08. Variation III : Boy’s Solo
09. Variation III : Pas de trois
10. Variation III : Coda
11. Pas de caractère (The Emperor and the Fool)
12. Pas de deux (Belle Rose and the Prince of the Pagodas)
13. Variation (The Prince)
14. Variation (Belle Rose)
15. Finale
16. Apotheosis
The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, Sz. 73
17. I. Beginning
18. II. The Curtain Rises
19. III. First Seduction Game
20. IV. Second Seduction Game
21. V. Third Seduction Game
22. VI. The Mandarin Enters
23. VII. Dance of the Girl
24. VIII. The Chase
25. IX. The Tramps Leap Out
26. X. Suddenly the Mandarin’s Head Appears
27. XI. They Drag the Mandarin to the Centre of the Room
28. XII. The Mandarin Falls to the Floor