Britten | The Turn of the Screw

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Britten, Benjamin | The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54 (1954)

Recording: Danial Harding and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

All Sections

0:00 Prologue
4:31 Scene 1 - The Journey
7:21 Scene 2 - The Welcome
11:42 Scene 3 - The Letter
16:23 Scene 4 - The Tower ("How Beautiful It Is…")
20:32 Scene 5 - The Window
30:41 Scene 6 - The Lesson
36:03 Scene 7 - The Lake
42:41 Scene 8 - At Night

All Highlights

0:00 Prologue
3:28 Theme
4:31 Scene 1 - The Journey
6:44 Variation 1
7:21 Scene 2 - The Welcome
11:04 Variation 2
11:42 Scene 3 - The Letter
14:41 Variation 3
16:23 Scene 4 - The Tower ("How Beautiful It Is…")
20:08 Variation 4
20:32 Scene 5 - The Window
29:40 Variation 5
30:41 Scene 6 - The Lesson
32:10 "Malo"
34:44 Variation 6
36:03 Scene 7 - The Lake
41:15 Variation 7
42:41 Scene 8 - At Night