Prince of the Pagodas, The, opus 57 • Composed 1956
Ballet
Jan 01, 1957 • Benjamin Britten conducting • Covent Garden
  1. Prelude
  2. The Palace of the Emperor of the Middle Kingdom_ The Fool and the Dwarf
  3. March and Courtiers dance
  4. Entry of the Pages and the Four Kings
  5. Variation of the King of the North
  6. Variation of the King of the East
  7. Variation of the King of the West
  8. Variation of the King of the South
  9. The Kings bow before the Emperor
  10. Variation of Princess Belle Epine
  11. Variation of Princess Belle Rose and Pas de Deux
  12. The Kings and Belle Rose
  13. Belle Epine and the Four Kings
  14. The Rage of the Kings
  15. Entry of the Four Winged Frogs
  16. The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land_ Introduction_ Belle Rose...
  17. Clouds, Stars and Moon
  18. Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs
  19. Sea Horses, Fish Creatures and Waves
  20. Sea Horses
  21. Fish Creatures
  22. Coda
  23. Belle Rose borne in by the Frogs
  24. Male and Female Flames
  25. Male Flame
  26. Female Flame
  27. Coda
  28. Belle Rose, exhausted, borne in by the Frogs
  29. The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas_ Belle Rose
  30. The Pagodas
  31. The Salamander
  32. The Prince and Belle Rose
  33. Belle Rose hunts for the Prince
  34. The Palace of the Middle Kingdom: Empress Belle Epine
  35. The Old Emperor
  36. Appearance of Belle Rose and the Salamander
  37. The Pagoda Palace: Transformation
  38. Pas de Six
  39. Variation I. Pas de Deux
  40. Variation II. Girl's solo
  41. Variation III. Boy's solo
  42. Variation III. Pas de Trois
  43. Variation III. Coda
  44. Pas de Caractere. The Emperor and the Fool
  45. Pas de Deux. Belle Rose and the Prince of the Pagodas
  46. Variation. The Prince
  47. Variation. Belle Rose
  48. Finale
  49. Apotheosis
Recordings
•Britten Conducts Britten, Volume 4 DECCA
Amazon: CD • mp3
•1993Virgin Classics
London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen
Amazon: CD