Description
Benjamin Britten, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Graham Johnson - Michelangelo Sonnets, Canticle 1 "My Beloved Is Mine", Winter Words, The Salley Gardens, The Trees They Grow So High, Little Sir William, O Waly, Waly / Helios Audio CD 2001 / CDH55067
UPC 034571150673
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, other vocal music, orchestral and chamber pieces. His best-known works include the opera Peter Grimes (1945), the War Requiem (1962) and the orchestral showpiece The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (1945).
| Label: | Helios – CDH55067 |
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| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2001 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern |
Tracklist:
| Seven Sonnets Of Michelangelo Op 22 |
| 1 | Sonetto XVI – Si Come Nella Penna E Nell' Inchiostro | 2:01 | |
| 2 | Sonetto XXXI – A Che Più Debb' Io Mai L'intensa Voglia | 1:29 | |
| 3 | Sonetto XXX – Veggio Co' Bei Vostri Occhi Un Dolce Lume | 3:54 | |
| 4 | Sonetto LV – Tu Sa' Ch'io So, Signior Mie, Che Ti Sai | 1:54 | |
| 5 | Sonetto XXXVIII – Rendete A Gli Occhi Miei | 1:50 | |
| 6 | Sonetto XXXII – S'un Casto Amor, S'una Pietà Superna | 1:22 | |
| 7 | Sonetto XXIV – Spirto Ben Nato, In Cui Si Specchia E Vede | 4:48 | |
| 8 | Canticle 1 – "My Beloved Is Mine And I Am His" Op 40 |
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7:28
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| 9 | The Salley Gardens (Irish Folk Song) |
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2:40
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| 10 | The Trees They Grow So High (Somerset Folk Song) | 3:34 | |
| 11 | Little Sir William (Somerset Folk Song) | 2:48 | |
| 12 | O Waly, Waly (The Water Is Wide) (Somerset Folk Song) | 3:37 | |
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Winter Words Op 52 |
| 13 | At Day-close In November | 1:43 | |
| 14 | Midnight On The Great Western | 4:49 | |
| 15 | Wagtail And Baby | 2:04 | |
| 16 | The Little Old Table | 1:23 | |
| 17 | The Choirmaster's Burial | 3:45 | |
| 18 | Proud Songsters | 1:04 | |
| 19 | At The Railway Station, Upway | 2:46 | |
| 20 | Before Life And After | 3:20 |
- Arranged By – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 9 to 12)
- Composed By – Benjamin Britten (tracks: 1 to 8, 13 to 20)
- Design [Sleeve Design] – Terry Shannon (2)
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Antony Howell
- Executive-Producer – Edward Perry
- Photography By [Sleeve Photograph By] – Power Pix
- Piano – Graham Johnson (2)
- Producer [Recording Producer] – Martin Compton
- Sleeve Notes – John Evans (18)
- Tenor Vocals – Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Written-By – Traditional (tracks: 9 to 12)
