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Title:
Songs. Volume 1 / Britten.
Author:
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Hölderlin, Friedrich, 1770-1843, author.

Donne, John, 1572-1631, author.

De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956, author.

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837, author.

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928, author.

Broderick, Katherine, 1982- singer.

Hughes, Caryl, singer.

Tortise, Andrew, singer.

Geer, James (Tenor), singer.

Johnson, Ben, 1984- singer.

Spence, Nicky, 1983- singer.

Tritschler, Robin, singer.

Smith, Philip (Baritone), singer.

Martineau, Malcolm, instrumentalist.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Fish in the unruffled lakes. To lie flat on the back.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Fish in the unruffled lakes. Night covers up the rigid land.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Dirge.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Virtue in deeds not words.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Prithee.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Lucy.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Canticle, no. 1.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Um Mitternacht.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Hölderlin Fragmente.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Holy sonnets of John Donne.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Cabaret songs.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Tit for tat.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Songs. Selections.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Lilian.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Joy of grief.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Ėkho poėta.

Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Winter words.
Publication Information:
[London, England] : Onyx, ℗2011.
Call Number:
D BRIT SON1 B71
Physical Description:
2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
The 9th and 10th works on CD 1 are song cycles, with texts by Friedrich Hölderlin and John Donne, respectively. The 1st, 5th, and 6th works on CD 2 are song cycles, with texts by Walter de la Mare, Aleksandr Pushkin, and Thomas Hardy.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Philip Reed and biographical information on the performers, and texts with English translations ([26] p.) inserted in container.
Contents:
CD 1. Fish in the unruffled lakes. To lie flat on the back (2:27) ; Night covers up the rigid land (2:35) -- A dirge (1:14) -- Virtue in deeds not words (1:11) -- Prithee (1:52) -- Lucy (1:25) -- Canticle 1 (7:46) -- Um mitternacht (4:07) -- Sechs Hölderlin-fragmente (12:26) -- The Holy sonnets of John Donne (24:28) -- Cabaret songs (15:31) -- CD 2. Tit for tat (5:03) -- Beware! (3:48) -- Lilian (3:00) -- The joy of grief (1:08) -- The poet's echo (12:22) -- Winter words (25:44).
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