Title: | Gloriana: Symphonic Suite, op. 53a; The Prince of the Pagodas: Prelude and Dances, op. 57b |
Otros títulos: | Suite Sinfónica, op. 53a; El Príncipe de las Pagodas: Preludios y Danzas, op. 57b Suites para Orquesta Música orquestal Operas Ballets |
Intérprete/ Colaborador: | Benjamin Britten; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Uri Segal |
Código CDU: | Bri.01 |
Forma Musical: | Orchestral music; Suites (Orchestra); Operas - Excerpts; Ballets - Excerpts. |
Abstract: | Gloriana is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Elizabeth and Essex by Lytton Strachey. The first performance was presented at the Royal Opera House, London in 1953 during the celebrations of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Gloriana was the name given by the 16th century poet Edmund Spenser to his character representing Queen Elizabeth I in his poem The Faerie Queene. It became the popular name given to Elizabeth I. It is recorded that the troops at Tilbury hailed her with cries of "Gloriana, Gloriana, Gloriana", after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The opera depicts the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex, and was composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen is said to have been disappointed by the opera, which presents the first Elizabeth as a sympathetic, but flawed, character motivated largely by vanity and desire. The premiere was one of Britten's few critical failures, ... |
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3. Gloriana-Sym ... 53a-The Courtly Dances.mp3 | 9:54 | 6.787Mb | Unknown | Mp3 | |
4. Gloriana-Sym ... .53a-Gloriana moritura.mp3 | 6:59 | 4.791Mb | Unknown | Mp3 | |
5-6. The Prince ... lude-March and Gavotte.mp3 | 5:47 | 3.966Mb | Unknown | Mp3 | |
1. Gloriana-Sym ... Op.53a-The Tournament.mp3 | 4:00 | 2.743Mb | Unknown | Mp3 | |
2. Gloriana-Sym ... th Jhon Williams oboe).mp3 | 4:24 | 3.019Mb | Unknown | Mp3 | |
Gloriana-Symphonic Suite Op.53a-Completo.wav | 429:08:19 | 507.6Mb | WAV audio | WAV | |
The Prince of t ... Dances Op.57b-Completo.wav | 5:57:38 | 654.8Mb | WAV audio | WAV | |
7-10. The Princ ... lude and Dances Op.57b.mp3 | 7:26 | 5.099Mb | Unknown | Mp3 | |
11-12. The Prin ... e Epine and Belle Rose.mp3 | 8:59 | 6.161Mb | Unknown | Mp3 | |
13-14. The Prin ... Prince and Belle Rose.mp3 | 3:56 | 2.696Mb | Unknown | Mp3 | |
15. The Prince ... d Dances Op.57b-Finale.mp3 | 6:18 | 4.319Mb | Unknown | Mp3 |