Strauss: Ariadne on Naxos & Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Richard Strauss, Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Fry, Christine Brewer, Robert Dean Smith, Alice Coote, Alan Opie & John Graham-Hall

35 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 33 MINUTES • SEP 01 2010

1

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: I. Overture

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

04:02

2

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: II. Minuet

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

01:37

3

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: III. The Fencing Master

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

01:45

4

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: IV. Entry and Dance of the Tailors

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

05:14

5

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: V. Lully's Minuet

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

02:26

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Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: VI. Courante

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

02:29

7

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: VII. Entry of Cleonte

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

04:22

8

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: VIII. Intermezzo

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

03:10

9

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60b, TrV 228c: IX. The Dinner

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bradley Creswick, David Watkin & Catriona Beveridge

10:19

10

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: Orchestral Introduction

Richard Armstrong & Scottish Chamber Orchestra

02:24

11

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: My good Major-Domo (Music Master, Major-Domo)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Fry & Alan Opie

03:13

12

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: This dressing room is given to mam'zelle Zerbinetta (Zerbinetta, Prima Donna, Mu

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Gillian Keith, Christine Brewer, Alan Opie, John Graham-Hall, Dean Robinson & Declan McCusker

05:42

13

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: I can show them the secrets of the universe (Composer, Music Master)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alan Opie & Alice Coote

03:10

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: Fellow actors, dearest of friends' (Zerbinetta, Composer, Music Master, Prima Do

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alan Opie, Alice Coote, Gillian Keith, Christine Brewer & John Graham-Hall

03:09

15

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: The company's rising from table (Music Master, Major-Domo, Prima Donna, Zerbinet

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alan Opie, Alice Coote, Stephen Fry, Gillian Keith, Christine Brewer & John Graham-Hall

04:36

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: I'm staggered - how unexpected! (Music Master, Composer, Dancing Master, Tenor,

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alan Opie, Alice Coote, Gillian Keith, Christine Brewer, John Graham-Hall & Robert Dean Smith

04:22

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: She takes him for the God of Death (Composer, Zerbinetta)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alice Coote & Gillian Keith

04:29

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: A moment means nothing (Zerbinetta, Composer)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alice Coote & Gillian Keith

04:06

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Prologue: The stage awaits you (Music Master, Prima Donna, Composer)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alice Coote, Alan Opie & Christine Brewer

04:40

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Overture

Richard Armstrong & Scottish Chamber Orchestra

03:40

21

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Sleeping? (Naiad, Dryad, Echo)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Pamela Helen Stephen, Anita Watson & Gail Pearson

03:51

22

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Ah! (Ariadne, Echo, Harlequin, Zerbinetta, Truffaldino)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christine Brewer, Gail Pearson, Gillian Keith, Roderick Williams & Matthew Rose

02:51

23

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: A golden time was Theseus-Ariadne (Ariadne, Naiad, Dryad, Echo, Harlequin, Zerbinet

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christine Brewer, Pamela Helen Stephen, Gail Pearson, Gillian Keith, Roderick Williams & Matthew Rose

06:42

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Loving, hating, hoping, fearing (Harlequin, Echo, Zerbinetta)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Roderick Williams & Gail Pearson

02:04

25

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: There is a land, a world untainted (Ariadne)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Christine Brewer

05:44

26

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: The lady, we are sad to see (Brighella, Scaramuccio, Harlequin, Truffaldino, Zerbin

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Roderick Williams, Gillian Keith, John Graham-Hall, Matthew Rose & Wynne Evans

04:38

27

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Your gracious Royal Highness (Zerbinetta)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Gillian Keith

03:17

28

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: The moment I think I'm true to one lover (Zerbinetta)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Gillian Keith

06:56

29

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Quite a sermon, but a waste of effort (Harlequin, Zerbinetta, Brighella, Scaramucci

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Gillian Keith, Roderick Williams, John Graham-Hall, Matthew Rose & Wynne Evans

01:28

30

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: To console a stubborn woman (Brighella, Scaramuccio, Harlequin, Truffaldino, Zerbin

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Gillian Keith, Roderick Williams, John Graham-Hall, Matthew Rose & Wynne Evans

06:17

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: A shining marvel, a youthful God! (Dryad, Naiad, Echo)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Pamela Helen Stephen, Anita Watson & Gail Pearson

04:22

32

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Circe, Circe can you still hear me? (Bacchus, Ariadne, Naiad, Dryad, Echo)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christine Brewer, Robert Dean Smith, Pamela Helen Stephen, Anita Watson & Gail Pearson

04:57

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Theseus! (Ariadne, Bacchus)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christine Brewer & Robert Dean Smith

04:27

34

Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Me? Can you be sure? (Bacchus, Ariadne)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christine Brewer & Robert Dean Smith

09:09

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Ariadne on Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a, The Opera: Shall we not pass over? (Ariadne, Bacchus, Naiad, Dryad, Echo, Zerbinetta)

Richard Armstrong, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Christine Brewer, Robert Dean Smith, Pamela Helen Stephen, Anita Watson, Gail Pearson & Gillian Keith

07:25

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