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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Listening to Britten – Purcell: The Queen’s Epicedium
‘Happy were we!’ – Gloriana by Jane Mackay – her visual response to Britten’s music, used with many thanks to the artist. Jane Mackay’s Sounding Art website can be found here The Queen’s Epicedium, Z383 – Purcell realization for high … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – Purcell: Pious Celinda
Rustics and Fishermen (Fifth Dance) – Gloriana by Jane Mackay – her visual response to Britten’s music, used with many thanks to the artist. Jane Mackay’s Sounding Art website can be found here Pious Celinda, Z410 – Purcell realization for … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
Lager Hammelburg, Nordlager 1916 – a postcard of the site of the Oflag VIIb Prisoner of War camp. From Wikipedia The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard for male voices and piano (13 December 1943, Britten aged 30) Dedication … Continue reading
Posted in Choral, English, Listening to Britten, Uncategorized
Tagged Benjamin Britten, Richard Wood
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Listening to Britten – The Rescue
Greek text of the Odyssey’s opening passage. Taken from Wikipedia The Rescue, also known as The Rescue of Penelope – Incidental music for narrator, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and orchestra (September – November 1943, Britten aged 29) Part 1 Eight … Continue reading
Posted in Incidental music, Listening to Britten, Radio score, Uncategorized
Tagged BBC, Benjamin Britten, Edward Sackville-West
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Listening to Britten – Rejoice in the Lamb, Op.30
Illustration from The Church Mice and the Ring, illustrated by Graham Oakley. (c) Graham Oakley Rejoice in the Lamb, Op.30 – festival cantata for chorus (SATB), with treble, alto, tenor and bass solos, and organ (May – 17 July 1943, … Continue reading
Posted in Choral, English, Listening to Britten, Uncategorized
Tagged Benjamin Britten, Christopher Smart
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Listening to Britten – Purcell: There’s not a swain of the plain
Final March (Act I, Scene 1) – Gloriana by Jane Mackay – her visual response to Britten’s music, used with many thanks to the artist. Jane Mackay’s Sounding Art website can be found here There’s not a swain of the … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – Purcell: On the brow of Richmond Hill
I Know a Bank from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Jane Mackay – her visual response to Britten’s music, used with many thanks to the artist. Jane Mackay’s Sounding Art website can be found here On the brow of Richmond … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – Purcell: I’ll sail upon the dog-star
It may be when the iron is cold – Gloriana by Jane Mackay – her visual response to Britten’s music, used with many thanks to the artist. Jane Mackay’s Sounding Art website can be found here I’ll sail upon the … Continue reading
Listening to Britten – Purcell: Not all my torments can your pity move
Not all my torments by Jane Mackay – her visual response to Britten’s realization, used with many thanks to the artist. This picture is used for the cover of Hyperion’s complete recordings of the Purcell Realizations. Jane Mackay’s Sounding Art … Continue reading
The Rest is Noise – Britten comes to town
Image courtesy of the Southbank website for The Rest Is Noise Benjamin Britten was on occasion criticized for not bringing his music to London more often, yet over the weekend of Friday 27 – Sunday 29 September his music will … Continue reading
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