Britten: World of the Spirit, An American Overture & King Arthur

Benjamin Britten, Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Susan Chilcott, Pamela Helen Stephen, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe, Hannah Gordon & Cormac Rigby

34 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 18 MINUTES • NOV 01 1996

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: V. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (Speaker 1)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Hannah Gordon

00:11

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIa. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Speaker 1, Speaker 2

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannah Gordon, Cormac Rigby, Pamela Helen Stephen, Martyn Hill & Stephen Varcoe

00:38

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIb. The fruit of the Spirit is love (Alto)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Pamela Helen Stephen

00:34

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIb. One day in November 1682 (Speaker 1, Speaker 2)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannah Gordon & Cormac Rigby

01:09

20

The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIc. The fruit of the Spirit is faith (Bass)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Stephen Varcoe

00:25

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIc. And Jesus went away (Speaker 1)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Hannah Gordon

01:13

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VId. The fruit of the Spirit is goodness, is meekness (Alto)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Pamela Helen Stephen

00:45

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VId. The Chief Rabbi Abraham Bloch (Speaker 2)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Cormac Rigby

01:19

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIe. The fruit of the Spirit is long-suffering (Alto)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Pamela Helen Stephen

00:39

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIe. When James Connolly, the Irish rebel (Speaker 1, Speaker 2)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannah Gordon & Cormac Rigby

01:23

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIf. The fruit of the Spirit is joy (Alto, Tenor, Bass)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Pamela Helen Stephen, Martyn Hill & Stephen Varcoe

00:50

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The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VIf. St Francis of Assisi (Speaker 1, Speaker 2)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannah Gordon & Cormac Rigby

01:02

28

The World of the Spirit, Part II. The Fruits of the Spirit: VII. The Spirit of the Lord (Speaker 1, Speaker 2)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannah Gordon & Cormac Rigby

03:57

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The World of the Spirit, Part III. Epilogue: VII. Spirit to whom my spirit would reply (Speaker 1, Speaker 2)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannah Gordon & Cormac Rigby

01:45

30

The World of the Spirit, Part III. Epilogue: VIII. O knowing, glorious Spirit! (Soprano)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Susan Chilcott

02:10

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The World of the Spirit, Part III. Epilogue: VIII. I went out one afternoon (Speaker 2)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Cormac Rigby

01:16

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The World of the Spirit, Part III. Epilogue: IX. The world is charged (Soprano, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Susan Chilcott, Britten Singers & Simon Wright

02:26

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The World of the Spirit, Part III. Epilogue: IX. God is a Spirit (Speaker 1)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra & Hannah Gordon

00:43

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The World of the Spirit, Part III. Epilogue: X. Come, O Creator Spirit, Come (Chorus)

Richard Hickox, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Singers & Simon Wright

03:45

℗© 1996: Chandos Records