ALC 0076 Britten: Elegy - Three Suites, Op. 72, 80 & 87 for Solo Viola

Elegy - Three Suites, Op. 72, 80 & 87 for Solo Viola

Label: Aulicus Classics

Category: Classical Music

Composers: Benjamin Britten

Artists: Simone Libralon

Format: 1 CD

Cat. number: Alc 0076

Release: July 2022

Benjamin Britten was undoubtedly one of the most important composers of vocal music of the 20th century. Always on the lookout for new sound possibilities and inclined to emphasise the contrasts that can be obtained from differences in timbre and rhythm, he declined almost all of his musical production with an idea of sound strongly tied to singing and to the expressive-communicative potential of the human voice.

Preview Tracks

1. Elegy: Poco Lento

2. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: Canto Primo: Sostenuto e Largamente

3. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: I. Fuga: Andante Moderato

4. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: II. Lamento: Lento Rubato

5. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: Canto Secondo: Sostenuto

6. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: III. Serenata: Allegretto (Pizzicato)

7. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VI. Marcia: Alla Marcia Moderato

8. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: Canto Terzo: Sostenuto

9. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: V. Bordone: Moderato Quasi Recitativo

10. Suite No. 1, Op. 72: VI. Moto Perpetuo e Canto Quarto: Presto

11. Suite No. 2, Op. 80: I. Declamato: Largo

12. Suite No. 2, Op. 80: II. Fuga: Andante

13. Suite No. 2, Op. 80: III. Scherzo: Allegro Molto

14. Suite No. 2, Op. 80: IV. Andante lento

15. Suite No. 2, Op. 80: V. Ciaccona: Allegro

16. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: I. Introduzione: Lento

17. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: II. Marcia: Allegro

18. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: III. Canto: Con Moto

19. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IV. Barcarola: Lento

20. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: V. Dialogo: Allegretto

21. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VI. Fuga: Andante Espressivo

22. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VII. Recitativo: Fantastico

23. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: VIII. Moto Perpetuo: Presto

24. Suite No. 3, Op. 87: IX. Passacaglia: Lento Solenne