British Composers: Britten: Winter Words etc.

~ Release by Benjamin Britten; Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: 1. Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostro (XVI)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 1. Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro
lyricist:
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian Renaissance artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22
Benjamin Britten2:02
2Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: 2. A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia (XXXI)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 2. Sonetto XXXI: A che piu debb'io mai l'intensa voglia
lyricist:
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian Renaissance artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22
Benjamin Britten1:34
3Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: 3. Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume (XXX)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 3. Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume
lyricist:
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian Renaissance artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22
Benjamin Britten3:31
4Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: 4. Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai (LV)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 4. Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai
lyricist:
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian Renaissance artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22
Benjamin Britten1:48
5Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: 5. Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume (XXXVIII)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 5. Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume
lyricist:
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian Renaissance artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22
Benjamin Britten1:44
6Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: 6. S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna (XXXII)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 6. Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pieta superna
lyricist:
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian Renaissance artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22
Benjamin Britten1:13
7Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22: 7. Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede (XXIV)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22: 7. Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede
lyricist:
Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian Renaissance artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, op. 22
Benjamin Britten4:28
8Canticle I: My beloved is mine, Op. 40
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Canticle I, op. 40 “My Beloved Is Mine”
lyricist:
Francis Quarles (English poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1947)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 40)
Benjamin Britten7:48
9Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Op. 51
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo countertenor vocals:
James Bowman (UK countertenor)
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Canticle II, op. 51 "Abraham and Isaac"
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1952)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 51)
Benjamin Britten15:36
10Canticle III: Still falls the rain, Op. 55
solo French horn:
Alan Civil (British horn player)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Canticle III, op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain - the Raids, 1940, Night and Dawn"
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1954)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 55)
Benjamin Britten11:35
11Winter Words, Op. 52: 1. At Day-close in November
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winter Words, op. 52: 1. At Day-close in November
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
part of:
Winter Words, op. 52
Benjamin Britten1:34
12Winter Words, Op. 52: 2. Midnight on the Great Western (or the Journeying Boy)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winter Words, op. 52: 2. Midnight on the Great Western
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
part of:
Winter Words, op. 52
Benjamin Britten4:46
13Winter Words, Op. 52: 3. Wagtail and Baby (A Satire)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winter Words, op. 52: 3. Wagtail and Baby
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
part of:
Winter Words, op. 52
Benjamin Britten1:53
14Winter Words, Op. 52: 4. The Little Old Table
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winter Words, op. 52: 4. The Little Old Table
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
part of:
Winter Words, op. 52
Benjamin Britten1:21
15Winter Words, Op. 52: 5. The Choirmaster's Burial (or The Tenor Man's Story)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winter Words, op. 52: 5. The Choirmaster's Burial
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
part of:
Winter Words, op. 52
Benjamin Britten3:57
16Winter Words, Op. 52: 6. Proud Songsters (Thrushes, Finches and Nightingales)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winter Words, op. 52: 6. Proud Songsters
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
part of:
Winter Words, op. 52
Benjamin Britten1:07
17Winter Words, Op. 52: 7. At the Railway Station, Upway (or The Convict and Boy with the Violin)
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winter Words, op. 52: 7. At the Railway Station, Upway
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
part of:
Winter Words, op. 52
Benjamin Britten3:06
18Winter Words, Op. 52: 8. Before Life and After
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winter Words, op. 52: 8. Before Life and After
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
part of:
Winter Words, op. 52
Benjamin Britten3:03