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Anthony Rolfe Johnson [Gustav von Aschenbach - tenor]
David Wilson-Johnson [The traveller - bass-baritone], Old Gondolier, Hotel owner, Hotel Barber, leader of the comedians, voice of Dyonisos
Brian Asawa [Voice of Apollo - countertenor]
Christopher Lemmings [Hotel Manager - tenor]
Matthew Hargreaves [Travel Agent - bass-baritone]
Groot Omroepkoor
Radio Kamerorkest - Kenneth Montgomery
CD1 (Act I)
Scene 1. Munich
01. My mind beats on (Aschenbach) 5:11
02. Who's that? (Aschenbach) 4:22
03. I have always kept a close watch over my development (Aschenbach) 1:28
Scene 2. On the boat to Venice
04. Hey there, hey there, you! (Youths) 6:31
05. Overture 2:53
Scene 3. The journey to the Lido
06. Ah Serenissima! (Aschenbach) 4:41
07. Mysterious gondola (Aschenbach) 1:28
Scene 4. The first evening at the hotel
08. We are delighted to greet the Signore (Hotel Manager) 2:37
09. So I am led to Venice once again (Aschenbach) 2:57
10. The Lido is so charming, is it not? (Hotel Guests) 3:47
11. How does such beauty come about? (Aschenbach) 2:33
Scene 5. On the beach
12. The wind is from the West (Aschenbach) 1:49
13. Le bele fragole (Strawberry Seller) 1:36
14. Ah, how peaceful to contemplate the sea (Aschenbach) 2:34
15. Adziu, Adziu! (Chorus) 3:40
16. As one who strives to create beauty (Aschenbach) 1:44
Scene 6. The foiled departure
17. Aou'! Stagando, aou'! (Gondolier) 4:22
18. Naturally Signore, I understand (Hotel Manager) 2:43
19. There you are, Signore, just in time (Hotel Porter) 1:04
20. I am become like one of my early heroes (Aschenbach) 4:55
xx. A thousand apologies to the Signore (Hotel Manager) [not included]
Scene 7. The Games of Apollo
22. Beneath a dazzling sky the sea ? (Chorus of Hotel Guests) 1:19
23. No boy, but Phoebus of the golden hair (Chorus) 1:53
24. See where Hyacinthus plays (Chorus) 2:41
25. Phaedrus learned what beauty is (Chorus) 1:59
26. First, the race! (Chorus) 0:55
27. Try your skill (Chorus) 0:46
28. Young discobolus (Chorus) 1:01
29. Up and over (Chorus) 0:59
30. Measure to fight (Chorus) 1:05
31. The boy, Tadzio, shall inspire me (Aschenbach) 4:40
CD2 (Act II)
01. Orchestral Introduction 2:17
02. So, it has come to this (Aschenbach) 2:29
Scene 8. The Hotel Barber's shop (I)
03. Scene 8: Guardate, Signore (Hotel Barber) 2:30
Scene 9. The pursuit
04. Scene 9: Do I detect a scent? (Aschenbach) 4:11
05. Scene 9: And now I cannot let them out of sight (Aschenbach) 2:21
06. Scene 9: Kyrie eleison (Chorus) 6:02
07. Scene 9: Gustav von Aschenbach, what is this path you have taken? (Aschenbach) 1:00
Scene 10. The Strolling Players
08. Scene 10: This way for the players, Signori! (Hotel Porter) 2:03
09. Scene 10: La mia nonna always used to tell me (Leader of the Players) 2:10
10. Scene 10: Fiorir rose in mezo al giasso (Leader of the Players) 4:13
11. Scene 10: One moment, if you please (A Young English Clerk) /
Scene 11. The travel bureau 4:40
Scene 12. The Lady of the Pearls
12. Scene 12: So it is true, true, more fearful than I thought (Aschenbach) 1:47
13. Scene 12: So - I didn't speak! (Aschenbach) 2:44
Scene 13. The dream
14. Scene 13: Receive the stranger god (Voice of Dionysus) 4:17
Scene 14. The empty beach
15. Scene 14: Do what you will with me! (Aschenbach) 1:38
Scene 15. The Hotel Barber's shop (II)
16. Scene 15: Yes! a very wise decision, if I may say so (Hotel Barber) 2:19
Scene 16. The last visit to Venice
17. Scene 16: Hurrah for the Piazza (Aschenbach) 4:00
18. Scene 16: Does beauty lead to wisdom, Phaedrus? (Aschenbach) 3:24
Scene 17. The departure
19. Scene 17: The wind still blows from the land (Hotel Manager) 3:53
20. Scene 17: Ah, no! (Aschenbach) 4:45
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