Tag Archives: W.H. Auden

Listening to Britten – What’s in your mind?

Posted on September 4, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) Ben Hogwood What’s in your mind? – song for high voice and piano (1941, Britten aged 27) Dedication not known Text W.H.Auden Language English Duration 2′ Background and Critical Reception What’s in your mind was a poem written by … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Calypso

Posted on August 12, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Grand Central Station, New York, in the 1930s (credit not known) Calypso – cabaret song for voice and piano (Summer 1939, Britten aged 25) Dedication not known Text W.H. Auden Language English Duration 2′ Background and Critical Reception Another cabaret … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The Sword in the Stone

Posted on August 11, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

The Sword in the Stone – first UK edition The Sword in the Stone – Incidental music for female and male voices, chorus, flute, piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion and harp (May 1939, Britten aged 25) 1 Introduction 2 … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Ballad of Heroes, Op.14

Posted on August 10, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Study for ‘Over The Top’ (1918) by John Nash, used courtesy of the Imperial War Museum Ballad of Heroes, Op.14 – for tenor (or soprano) solo, chorus and orchestra (28 February 1939 – 29 March 1939, Britten aged 25) 1 … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – On the Frontier

Posted on August 7, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

On the Frontier – first UK edition On the Frontier – Incidental music for male voice, chorus, two trumpets, percussion, accordion and piano (2 and 4 hands) (October 1938, Britten aged 24) Excerpt – The Clock on the Wall (arr. … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Fish in the unruffled lakes

Posted on August 5, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Drawing of Northern Pike by Timothy Knepp, courtesy of Wikipedia Fish in the unruffled lakes – song for high voice and piano (15 – 16 January 1938, Britten aged 24) Dedication not known Text W.H. Auden Language English Duration 2′ … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Tell me the truth about love

Posted on August 3, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

The soprano Hedli Anderson (photographed by William Davis) Courtesy of The Players’ Theatre Archive) Tell me the truth about love – cabaret song for voice and piano (January 1938, Britten aged 24) Dedication not known Text W.H. Auden Language English … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Night covers up the rigid land

Posted on July 31, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) Ben Hogwood Night covers up the rigid land – song for high voice and piano (27 October 1937, Britten aged 23) Dedication not known Text W.H. Auden Language English Duration 2’30” Audio clip (Ian Bostridge (tenor) and Graham Johnson … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – To lie flat on the back with the knees flexed

Posted on July 31, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

(c) Ben Hogwood To lie flat on the back with the knees flexed – song for high voice and piano (26 October 1937, Britten aged 23) Dedication not known Text W.H. Auden Language English Duration 2’30” Audio clip (Ian Bostridge … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – On This Island, Op.11

Posted on July 30, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Seaton Delaval (1941) by John Piper (c) The John Piper Estate On This Island, Op.11 – five songs for voice and piano (5 May – 12 October 1937, Britten aged 23) 1 Let the florid music praise! 2 Now the … Continue reading →

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