See Photos CDs are in better than very good condition, but accurate rip says the last track, Track 20 on CD1 is inaccurate, but I can't hear a problem, all the rest passed accurate rip
CD is ex Library with all the usual stamps, labels and stickers
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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Opera in three acts, Op. 64
Libretto adapted from William Shakespeare by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears
Sylvia McNair
Robert Lloyd
Ian Bostridge.
Brian Asawa
London Symphony Orchestra
New London Children's Choir
Musical director Einstudierung Chef de chœur - Direzione di coro: Ronald Corp
SIR COLIN DAVIS
Recorded after a semi-staged performance directed by Christopher Newell
This recording was assisted by a generous donation from
The Britten Estate Limited
1996 Philips Classics Productions
PHILIPS
Total playing-time: 2.28'20"
Cover photo: ©1992 Marty Sohl/San Francisco Opera
Art direction: George Cramer
©1996 Philips Classics Productions Printed in Germany
Imprimé en Allemagne
Made in Germany
PHILIPS
Album Artist : Brian Asawa
Album : Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Disc : 1/2
Year : 1996
Genre : Classical
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Track : 1
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Over hill, over dale
Length : 3:51
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [21736FAA]
CRC : 0F25030F
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 2
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Oberon is passing fell and wrath
Length : 3:18
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [E5C0F08E]
CRC : 2B48B420
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 3
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Well, go thy way
Length : 3:38
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [FE14E6F6]
CRC : C733159F
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 4
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: How now, my love
Length : 4:26
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [AD0526A1]
CRC : B3813D1B
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 5
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull
Length : 3:39
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [C823B7AC]
CRC : EDD77FAB
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 6
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Welcome, wanderer!
Length : 5:45
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [C508C4C7]
CRC : 77891FF5
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 7
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Is all our company here?
Length : 6:35
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [F6B93BC6]
CRC : 4F8102C2
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 8
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Fair love, you faint with wand'ring in the wood
Length : 3:21
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [74E80A63]
CRC : 72C2EDFD
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 9
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Throught the forest I have gone
Length : 1:37
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [E382CD1E]
CRC : 6A432997
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 10
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrius
Length : 5:13
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [4D3D6A8A]
CRC : 3DEBF334
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 11
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: Come, now a roundel, and a fairy song
Length : 2:11
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [28DCB248]
CRC : 83379974
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 12
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: You spotted snakes with double tongue
Length : 2:20
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [1F491CCE]
CRC : 5D787A70
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 13
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 1: What thou seest when thou dost awake
Length : 2:35
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [B65539DC]
CRC : ABE5387B
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 14
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 2. Introduction: The Wood
Length : 3:20
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [43EC5772]
CRC : 4C4EABE7
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 15
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 2: Are we all met?
Length : 6:47
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [DE61AD94]
CRC : DBE41B1A
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 16
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 2: I see their knavery
Length : 3:11
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [DDFE6FB8]
CRC : F8003352
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 17
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 2: Be kind and courteous to this gentleman
Length : 1:34
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [11ABFE82]
CRC : E2D0BA68
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 18
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 2: Hail mortal, hail!
Length : 5:08
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [C078E037]
CRC : C777E162
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 19
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 2: I have a reas'nable good ear in music
Length : 4:59
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [A81E4D1B]
CRC : 3510B645
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Track : 20
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream, opera, Op. 64: Act 2: How now, mad spirit
Length : 2:49
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Inaccurate (confidence 8) Secure: Yes (warn) [FC005C81]
CRC : 11CF471A
Artist : Mark Tucker; Stephen Richardson; David Newman; New London Children's Choir; Sylvia McNair; London Symphony Orchestra; Robert Lloyd; Gwynne Howell; Neal Davies; Ronald Corp; Ian Bostridge; John Mark Ainsley; Colin Davis
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Benjamin Britten
Label : Philips
Album Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Album : A Midsummer Night's Dream [Davis]
Disc : 2/2
Year : 1996
Genre : Classical
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Style : Opera
Track : 1
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. Flower of this purple dye
Length : 6:29
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [D0B7A40E]
CRC : EB9C65F1
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 2
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. Puppet? Why so?
Length : 3:27
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [EBE4734E]
CRC : CDE42AD3
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 3
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. This is thy negligence
Length : 1:50
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [6FDC9FE1]
CRC : 2E58FB4F
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 4
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. Up and down, up and down
Length : 5:36
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [18856A76]
CRC : FA7221C9
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 5
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II. On the ground, sleep sound
Length : 3:23
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [0084FD90]
CRC : ABB522A2
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 6
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. My gentle Robin, see'st thou this sweet sight?
Length : 8:04
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [6D1D92F8]
CRC : BB5C3F97
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 7
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. Helena! - Hermia! - Demetrius! - Lysander!
Length : 6:13
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [DAB9F897]
CRC : 9508455D
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 8
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. When my cue comes, call me
Length : 3:37
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [161AC9E8]
CRC : D291ACBD
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 9
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. Have you sent to Bottom's house?
Length : 4:50
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [7F8CFB5B]
CRC : 042789D7
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 10
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. Now, fair Hyppolyta
Length : 4:48
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [9966768F]
CRC : 2D1A6BB0
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 11
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. If we offend, it is with our good will
Length : 1:24
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [187D6961]
CRC : 8CD68E16
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 12
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. Gentles, perchance you wonder at this show
Length : 1:26
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [2F0A7EDC]
CRC : 47C2785E
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 13
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. In this same interlude it doth befall
Length : 1:05
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [822BB4DA]
CRC : 8D17119C
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 14
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. O grim-look'd night, o night with hue so black
Length : 1:53
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [2516FFEF]
CRC : 5831E448
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 15
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. O wall, full often hast thou heard my moans
Length : 2:26
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [11A0C396]
CRC : 58FDC70E
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 16
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. You, ladies, you whose gentle hearts do fear
Length : 0:50
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [91A02DC7]
CRC : 0B3EA09F
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 17
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. This lanthorn doth the hornèd Moon present
Length : 1:58
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [537D3E42]
CRC : F2ED5AD6
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 18
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. Sweet Moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams
Length : 1:51
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [D2AA608B]
CRC : 47C17663
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 19
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. Asleep, my love?
Length : 2:28
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [70CC7FAF]
CRC : 502DD0BE
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 20
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. Come, your Bergomask
Length : 3:04
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [EC9A6295]
CRC : 5AE8D26B
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS
Track : 21
Title : A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act III. Now the hungry lion roars
Length : 5:10
Rip Status : AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 5) [31024FBA]
CRC : 0E810B1E
Artist : Lord Benjamin Britten
Genre : Classical
Year : 1996
Composer : Lord Benjamin Britten
Label : PHILIPS