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Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers
The World Of The Spirit / King Arthur Suite / An American Overture
Album UK 1996 on Chandos label
Classical (Modern)
Recorded in 30 October 1995, 14–15 November 1995 and 27 June 1996 Made and printed in the EU There are three parts of The World of the Spirit: I. Prologue (tracks 6 to 13), II. The Fruits of the Spirit (tracks 14 to 28) and III. Epilogue (tracks 29 to 34)
Musicians
 | Benjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB album by |
 | BBC Philharmonic , GB orchestra, album by |
 | Richard Hickox key, 1948-2008 GB conductor, album by |
 | Paul Hindmarsh , adapted by |
| R. Ellis Roberts , adapted by (text), text compiled by |
 | Stephen Varcoe voc, *1949 GB baritone vocals |
| The Britten Singers , chorus |
 | Pamela Helen Stephen , GB mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | Cormac Rigby , 1931-2007 GB narrator |
 | Hannah Gordon , *1941 GB narrator |
 | Susan Chilcott , 1963-2003 GB soprano vocals |
 | Martyn Hill ts, voc, *1944 GB tenor vocals |
Producers
| Peter Newble edited by |
| Don Hartridge engineer |
| Brian Pidgeon executive-producer |
| Donald Mitchell liner notes |
| Philip Reed liner notes |
| Paul Hindmarsh liner notes, producer |
| Simon Wright chorus master |
Composers
| Benjamin Britten |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An American Overture | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 10:34 | |
| 2 | King Arthur: Suite For Orchestra | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 25:34 | |
| 3 | I. Overture: Fanfare – Introduction – The Lady Of The Lake – Wedding March | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 3:44 | |
| 4 | II. Scherzo: Doom – Wild Dance – Death Music – Wild Dance | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 7:21 | |
| 5 | III. Variations: Galahad – Graal Music | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 6:46 | |
| 6 | IV. Finale: Battle | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 7:36 | |
| 7 | The World Of The Spirit | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 42:09 | |
| 8 | 1. Prelude | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:10 | |
| 9 | I Will Pour Out My Spirit On All Flesh | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:16 | |
| 10 | 2. O Thou That Movest All | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:48 | |
| 11 | The Comforter, The Holy Spirit | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 2:11 | |
| 12 | 3. The Sun, The Moon, The Stars | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:09 | |
| 13 | And, Behold, The Lord Passed By | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:34 | |
| 14 | 4a. This Is My Commandment | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:28 | |
| 15 | 4b. With Wide-embracing Love | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 2:42 | |
| 16 | Lord Make Me See Thy Glory | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:35 | |
| 17 | 5. O Life, O Love, Now Undivided | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 4:05 | |
| 18 | Where The Spirit Of The Lord Is, There Is Liberty | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:11 | |
| 19 | 6a. The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love, Joy, Peace | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:38 | |
| 20 | 6b. The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Love | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:34 | |
| 21 | One Day In November 1682 | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:09 | |
| 22 | 6c. The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Faith | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:25 | |
| 23 | And Jesus Went Away | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:13 | |
| 24 | 6d. The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Goodness, Is Meekness | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:45 | |
| 25 | The Chief Rabbi Abraham Bloch | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:19 | |
| 26 | 6e. The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Long-suffering | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:39 | |
| 27 | When James Connolly, The Irish Rebel | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:23 | |
| 28 | 6f. The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Joy | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:50 | |
| 29 | St Francis Of Assisi | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:02 | |
| 30 | 7. The Spirit Of The Lord | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 3:57 | |
| 31 | Spirit To Whom My Spirit Would Reply | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:45 | |
| 32 | 8. O Knowing, Glorious Spirit! | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 2:10 | |
| 33 | I Went Out One Afternoon | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 1:16 | |
| 34 | 9. The World Is Charged | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 2:26 | |
| 35 | God Is A Spirit | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 0:43 | |
| 36 | 10. Come, O Creator Spirit, Come | Benjamin Britten – The Britten Singers | 3:45 |
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