Category Archives: Song cycle / collection

Listening to Britten – A Birthday Hansel, Op.92

Posted on February 17, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Painting (c) Brian Hogwood A Birthday Hansel, Op.92 – for high voice and harp (21 March 1975, Britten aged 61) 1 Birthday song 2 My early walk 3 Wee Willie Gray 4 My hoggie 5 Afton water 6 The winter … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus, Op.89

Posted on February 6, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Ruined Chapel, Isle of Mull, 1975 by John Piper. (c) The Piper Estate. Image used courtesy of Tate Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus, Op.89 – for tenor and harp (12-22 January 1971, Britten aged 57) Dedication In loving … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi, Op.86

Posted on January 14, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

The Tower of Fawley Church, Bucks, 1970 by John Piper. (c) The Piper Estate. Image used courtesy of the BBC Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi, Op.86 – for countertenor, tenor, baritone and piano (12-22 January 1971, Britten aged 57) … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Who are these children?, Op.84

Posted on January 12, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Painting (c) Brian Hogwood Who are these Children?, Op.84 – Lyrics, rhymes and riddles by William Soutar for tenor and piano (Spring – Summer 1969, Britten aged 55) 1 A riddle 2 A laddie’s sang 3 Nightmare 4 Black day … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – A Children’s Crusade, Op.82

Posted on January 10, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

The Save The Children logo A Children’s Crusade, Op.82 – a ballad for children’s voices and orchestra (a large array of percussion, two pianos and electronic or chamber organ) (January 1969, Britten aged 53) Dedication To Hans Werner Henze Also, … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Tit for Tat

Posted on January 10, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Painting (c) Brian Hogwood Tit for Tat – a collection of five revised songs, for voice and piano (originals from June 1928 – January 1931, all revised Summer 1968, Britten aged 54) 1 A Song of Enchantment 2 Autumn 3 … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The Golden Vanity, Op.78

Posted on December 23, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Image of score courtesy of The Open Doorway website The Golden Vanity, Op.78 – a vaudeville for boys and piano after the old English ballad (26 August 1966, Britten aged 52) Dedication Fur die Wiener Sängerknaben Text Colin Graham Language … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The Poet’s Echo, Op.76

Posted on December 22, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Galina Vishnevskaya and Benjamin Britten Photo by Erich Auerbach, Getty Images Files , London The Poet’s Echo, Op.76 – for high voice and piano (August 1965, Britten aged 51) 1 Echo 2 My heart… 3 Angel 4 The nightingale and … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op.74

Posted on December 19, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!) by Henri Rousseau. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op.74, for baritone voice and piano (April 1965, Britten aged 51) Proverb I London Proverb II The chimney-sweeper Proverb III A … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Nocturne, Op.60

Posted on December 4, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Moonrise on the Yare (?) by John Crome. Photo (c) Tate Nocturne for tenor, seven obligato instruments and string orchestra, Op.60 (August – September 1958, Britten aged 44) 1 Promethus unbound (excerpt) (Percy Bysshe Shelley) (strings) 2 The kraken (Alfred, … Continue reading →

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