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Prelude and dances from The prince of the pagodas, op. 57b ; Eight British folksongs ; Five French folksongs, Benjamin Britten

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Prelude and dances from The prince of the pagodas

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The 1st work recorded at the Adelaide Studios of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1980; the remainder recorded in the Perth Studios of the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 1979

Benjamin Britten

op. 57b ; Eight British folksongs ; Five French folksongs

The prince of the pagodas. Prelude (2:27) ; March and gavotte (3:14) ; The four kings. The king of the north (1:33) ; The king of the east (3:03) ; The king of the west (1:08) ; The king of the south (1:40) ; Belle epine and belle rose (9:06) ; Variations of the prince & belle rose (4:13) ; Finale (6:17) -- Eight British folk songs. Little Sir William (2:22) ; Come you not from Newcastle (1:04) ; The bonny Earl O'Moray (2:28) ; O can ye sew cushions? (1:45) ; The ploughboy (1:35) ; The salley gardens (2:54) ; O waly, waly (3:05) ; Oliver Cromwell (:41) -- Five French folk songs. Quand jʹétais chez mon père (1:57) ; La belle est au jardin d'amour (2:50) ; Eho! Eho! (1:58) ; Fileuse (1:42) ; Le roi sʹen va-tʹen chasse (2:30)