Britten, Felicity Palmer, Jill Gomez, Endymion Ensemble, John Whitfield - Britten - Phaedra; Les Illuminations; Five French Folksongs flac mp3 download

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Phaedra - Dramatic Cantata For Mezzo-Soprano And Small Orchestra, Op. 23 Harpsichord – Melvyn TanMezzo-soprano Vocals, Solo Vocal – Felicity PalmerVioloncello – Jane Salmon
A1	Phaedra
Five French Folksong Arrangements For Voice And Orchestra Mezzo-soprano Vocals, Solo Vocal – Felicity Palmer
A2	La Belle Est Au Jardin d'Amour
A3	Eho! Eho!
A4	Fileuse
A5	Quand J'étais Chez Mon Père
A6	Le Roi S'en Va-t'en Chasse
Les Illuminations, For High Voice And String Orchestra, Op. 18 Soprano Vocals, Soloist – Jill Gomez	(22:33)
B1	I. Fanfare
B2	II. Villes
B3	IIIa. Phrase
B4	IIIb. Antique
B5	IV. Royauté
B6	V. Marine
B7	VI. Interlude
B8	VII. Being Beauteous
B9	VIII. Parade
B10	IX. Départ

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – St John's Church, Hackney, London
• Printed By – John Stace BWG

Credits

• Artwork By – Dacre Punt
• Composed By – Benjamin Britten
• Conductor – John Whitfield
• Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Mike Clements
• Harpsichord – Melvyn Tan
• Leader – Krisia Osostowicz
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals, Solo Vocal – Felicity Palmer
• Orchestra – Endymion Ensemble
• Other – Britten-Pears Library, Frederick Vogt
• Producer – Andrew Keener
• Score – Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd. [French Folksong Arrangements], Faber Music Ltd. [Phaedra], Hawkes & Son Ltd. [Les Illuminations]
• Sleeve Notes – John Evans
• Soprano Vocals, Solo Vocal – Jill Gomez
• Translated By – Gery Bramall (tracks: A2 to A6), Joseph Allen (tracks: B1 to B10)
• Violoncello – Jane Salmon
• Words By – Arthur Rimbaud (tracks: B1 to B10), Robert Lowell (tracks: A1), Traditional (tracks: A2 to A6)

Notes

Mastered with Direct Metal Mastering (DMM).
Notes by John Evans and translations by Gery Bramall dated 1987; Rimbaud translations from Joseph Allen's 1971 version.
Recorded 24, 25 and 29 October 1986.
Cover illustration derived from a photograph of Britten in Copenhagen, c1947 (photo Frederick Vogt, courtesy of the Britten-Pears Library).

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• Barcode: 5 099927 065419
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