Britten to America

Tracklist

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• 1 The Ascent of F6: Overture 4:05
• 2 The Ascent of F6: Entr'actes For Mr. And Mrs. A. 0:46
• 3 The Ascent of F6: Entr'acte & Gunn's Song. The Chimney Sweepers 1:20
• 4 The Ascent of F6: Ransom. O Brothers 5:05
• 5 The Ascent of F6: Pantomime 2:06
• 6 The Ascent of F6: Mother's Song. Michael, You shall be Renowned 2:06
• 7 The Ascent of F6: Prelude to Act II 1:30
• 8 The Ascent of F6: Chant 1:01
• 9 The Ascent of F6: Climbing Music 0:24
• 10 The Ascent of F6: Gunn's Song. Some have Tennis-Elbow 0:34
• 11 The Ascent of F6: Climbing Music 0:35
• 12 The Ascent of F6: Cabaret Jazz Song. Forget the Dead 1:40
• 13 The Ascent of F6: Ransom. O Senseless Hurricanes 0:52
• 14 The Ascent of F6: Funeral March & Chorus. No News 0:49
• 15 The Ascent of F6: Blues. Stop all the Clocks 3:18
• 16 The Ascent of F6: Mother's Song with Chorus. Acts of Injustice Done 4:23
• 17 The Ascent of F6: Chorale. Free Now from Indignation 2:18
• 18 An American in England: London by Clipper 1:24
• 19 An American in England: Dover to London 1:20
• 20 An American in England: Ration Island 1:16
• 21 An American in England: Women of Britain - London 2:42
• 22 An American in England: Women of Britain - You walk down to a part of the City 1:51
• 23 An American in England: Women of Britain - Warren. To my dearly beloved Boy 3:19
• 24 An American in England: Women of Britain - It's a beautiful August Morning 0:43
• 25 An American in England: Women of Britain - Within 50 Yards 1:22
• 26 An American in England: Women of Britain - Your First Factory 1:29
• 27 An American in England: Women of Britain - After the Last War 0:30
• 28 An American in England: Women of Britain - You set out for a Training Camp 1:40
• 29 Hadrian's Wall: Roman Wall Blues 2:23
• 30 On the Frontier: Overture 0:50
• 31 On the Frontier: Ad libitum 1:24
• 32 On the Frontier: Chorus. The Clock on the Wall gives an Electric Tick 4:07
• 33 On the Frontier: Prisoner's Monologue. Industrialists, Bankers, in Comfortable Chairs 2:10
• 34 On the Frontier: Fanfare, Act I Scene 1 0:38
• 35 On the Frontier: Moderato, after Act I Scene 1 0:26
• 36 On the Frontier: Fanfare, Act III Scene 2 1:08
• 37 On the Frontier: Chorus. Marching Songs. Brightly the Sun on our Weapons is Gleaming 1:23
• 38 On the Frontier: Chorus. Ostnian National Anthem 0:25
• 39 On the Frontier: Waltz. The papers say there'll be War before long 4:33
• 40 On the Frontier: Journalists' Song. We fly yo a Cabinet Crisis 0:52
• 41 On the Frontier: Interlude after Act III Scene 2 2:52
• 42 On the Frontier: End Chorus. To build a City 2:33
• 43 Where do we go from here? 2:06

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