The canticles, etc / Britten.

Author/creator Britten, Benjamin
Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : London, 1990.
Description1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorPears, Peter, 1910-1986 performer.
Other author/creatorElwes, John, performer.
Other author/creatorBowman, James performer.
Other author/creatorShirley-Quirk, John performer.
Other author/creatorTuckwell, Barry performer.
Other author/creatorEllis, Osian performer.
Other author/creatorBritten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 performer.
Included WorkBritten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Canticle, no. 1-5.
Included WorkBritten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Birthday hansel.
Included WorkPurcell, Henry, 1659-1695 Sweeter than roses; arranged.
Uniform titleVocal music. Selections
Contents Canticles. I : op. 40 : My beloved is mine / Francis Quarles (7:01) ; II : op. 51 : Abraham and Isaac / Chester miracle play (15:52) ; III : op. 55 : Still falls the rain / Edith Sitwell (11:04) ; IV : op. 86 : Journey of the Magi / T.S. Eliot (10:31) ; V : op. 89 : The death of Saint Narcissus / T.S. Eliot (7:14) -- A birthday hansel : op. 92 / Robert Burns (16:16) -- Sweeter than roses / Henry Purcell ; realised Britten (3:31).
General noteTitle from container spine.
General noteCompact disc.
General noteCanticles previously issued on analog disc : Argo ZRG 946.
General noteProgram notes by Timothy Day and texts inserted in container.
Performer Peter Pears, tenor (1st-3rd, 5th-6th works) ; John Hahessy, alto (2nd work) ; James Bowman, countertenor, John Shirley-Quirk, baritone (4th work) ; Barry Tuckwell, horn (3rd work) ; Osian Ellis, harp (5th-6th works ; the composer, piano (1st-4th, 7th works).
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded in Kingsway Hall, London, 1961 (1st-3rd works) and at The Maltings, Snape, Nov. 1972 (4th, 7th works) and Feb. 1976 (5th-6th works).
UPC 2894257162
Publisher number425 716-2 London
Publisher numberZRG 946 Argo

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