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The Turn of the Screw op. 54 (1954)

Libretto: Myfanwy Piper
Steuart Bedford, Aldeburgh Festival Orchestra, Dame Felicity Lott (Soprano), Eileen Hulse (Soprano), Phyllis Cannan (Soprano), Sam Pay (Tenor), Philip Langridge (Tenor), Nadine Secunde (Voice)
October 1993, Snape, Snape Maltings Concert Hall
33 Tracks, 1:46:23

  • Act I

    • Prologue (The Prologue)
      03:07
    • Theme
      01:04
    • Scene 1. The Journey (The Governess)
      02:18
    • Variation I
      00:30
    • Scene 2. The Welcome (The Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
      03:30
    • Variation II
      00:40
    • Scene 3. The Letter (The Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
      03:15
    • Variation III
      01:46
    • Scene 4. The Tower (The Governess, Quint)
      03:51
    • Variation IV
      00:26
    • Scene 5. The Window (The Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora, Quint)
      09:31
    • Variation V
      01:01
    • Scene 6. The Lesson (The Governess, Miles, Flora)
      03:56
    • Variation VI
      01:20
    • Scene 7. The Lake (The Governess, Miles, Flora, Miss Jessel)
      05:47
    • Variation VII
      01:46
    • Scene 8. At Night (All)
      09:17

  • Act II

    • Variation VIII
      04:09
    • Scene 1. Colloquy and Soliloquy (Quint, Miss Jessel, The Governess)
      04:36
    • Variation IX
      00:51
    • Scene 2. The Bells (The Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
      07:30
    • Variation X
      00:32
    • Scene 3. Miss Jessel (The Governess, Miss Jessel)
      06:11
    • Variation XI
      01:14
    • Scene 4. The Bedroom (The Governess, Miles, Quint)
      05:08
    • Variation XII (Quint)
      01:19
    • Scene 5. Quint (Miles, Quint)
      00:55
    • Variation XIII
      01:09
    • Scene 6. The Piano (The Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
      03:20
    • Variation XIV
      00:32
    • Scene 7. Flora (The Governess, Mrs. Grose, Flora, Miss Jessel)
      03:48
    • Variation XV
      00:44
    • Scene 8. Miles (The Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora, Quint)
      11:20