BENJAMIN BRITTEN
(1913-1976)
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo
17:44
1
Sonetto XVI
2:04
2
Sonetto XXXI
1:41
3
Sonetto XXX
4:07
4
Sonetto LV
1:57
5
Sonetto XXXVIII
1:50
6
Sonetto XXXII
1:22
7
Sonetto XXIV
4:39
8
The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex
4:31
9
Chamber Music (V)
1:19
Allan Clayton tenor
A Charm of Lullabies
11:57
10
A cradle song
2:16
11
The Highland Balou
2:01
12
Sephestia's Lullaby
1:55
13
A Charm
1:37
14
The Nurse's Song
4:06
15
The Birds
1:52
Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano
Two Songs by Thomas Hardy
5:44
16
If it's ever spring again
2:39
17
The Children and Sir Nameless
3:05
Robin Tritschler tenor
Three Soutar Settings
3:34
18
Dawtie's Devotion
1:26
19
The Gully
1:04
20
Tradition
1:03
21
Of a' the airts the wind can blaw
1:06
Who are these Children?
19:36
22
Q Riddle (the earth)
1:15
23
A Laddie's Song
0:57
24
Nightmare
2:31
25
Black Day
0:37
26
Bed-time
1:07
27
Slaughter
1:34
28
Riddle (the child you were)
0:45
29
The Larky Lad
0:34
30
Who are these Children?
2:31
31
Supper
1:34
32
The Children
4:20
33
The Auld Aik
1:45
Nicky Spence tenor
The Red Cockatoo and other songs
14:48
34
A Poison Tree
2:42
35
When you're feeling
0:49
36
Not even summer yet
1:47
37
The red cockatoo
0:42
38
Wild with passion
2:27
39
If thou wilt ease thine heart
1:50
40
Cradle Song
3:05
41
Birthday Song for Ewan
1:23
from 'Fish in the unruffled lakes'
4:22
42
The sun shines down
2:11
43
What's in your mind?
2:10
Benjamin Hulett tenor
44
Song
1:00
from 'Fish in the unfruffled lakes'
4:34
45
Fish in the unruffled lakes
2:48
46
Underneath the abject willow
1:45
Robin Tritschler tenor
47
O why did e'er my thoughts aspire
1:34
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake
25:31
48
Proverb I
1:09
49
London
2:31
50
Proverb II
0:32
51
The Chimney-sweeper
2:17
52
Proverb III
0:44
53
A Poison Tree
4:33
54
Proverb IV
0:47
55
The Tyger
1:53
56
Proverb V
0:54
57
The Fly
1:52
58
Proverb VI
1:27
59
Ah, Sun-flower
3:06
60
Proverb VII
0:59
61
Every Night and every Morn
2:40
Benedict Nelson baritone
62
Dans les bois
1:46
On this Island
14:01
63
Let the florid music praise!
3:38
64
Now the leaves are falling fast
2:01
65
Seascape
2:25
66
Nocturne
4:11
67
As it is, plenty
1:42
Elizabeth Atherton soprano
Malcolm Martineau piano
14-17 January and 30-31 October 2010