Tag Archives: Thomas Hardy

Listening to Britten – Suite on English Folk Tunes ‘A time there was…’, Op.90

Posted on February 9, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Picture (c) Brian Hogwood Suite on English Folk Tunes ‘A time there was…’, Op.90 for chamber orchestra (October – 16 November 1974, Britten aged 60) 1 Cakes and ale 2 The bitter withy 3 Hankin Booby 4 Hunt the squirrel … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The Oxen

Posted on December 23, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Plowing with Oxen Teams (1866) by William Watson, used courtesy of the MSOE website The Oxen, carol for women’s voices (two parts) and piano (19 April 1967, Britten aged 53) Dedication For Cecily Smithwick and the East Coker W.I. Text … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Winter Words, Op.52

Posted on November 12, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Painting (c) Brian Hogwood Winter Words, Op.52 – Lyrics and ballads of Thomas Hardy, for high voice and piano (March – September 1953, Britten aged 39) 1 At day-close in November 2 Midnight on the Great Western 3 Wagtail and … Continue reading →

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