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The holy sonnets of John Donne ; Songs and proverbs of William Blake ; Billy Budd / Britten.

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Format:
Sound recording
Author/Creator:
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer, conductor, instrumentalist.
Donne, John, 1572-1631, author.
Blake, William, 1757-1827, author.
Contributor:
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970, librettist.
Crozier, Eric, librettist.
Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, singer.
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012, singer.
Glossop, Peter, 1928-2008, singer.
Langdon, Michael, singer.
Shirley-Quirk, John, singer.
Ambrosian Opera Chorus, singer.
London Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
Series:
Naxos Music Library.
Standardized Title:
Vocal music. Selections
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Donne, John, 1572-1631.
Songs (High voice) with piano.
Songs (Medium voice) with piano.
Operas.
Donne, John, 1572-1631--Musical settings.
Donne, John.
Blake, William, 1757-1827--Musical settings.
Blake, William.
Genre:
Streaming audio.
Musical settings.
Sound recordings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Place of Publication:
London : Decca, [1989]
System Details:
digital
audio file
Contents:
The holy sonnets of John Donne, op. 35
Songs and proverbs of William Blake, op. 74
Billy Budd, op. 50.
Participant:
In the 1st work: Peter Pears, tenor ; Benjamin Britten, piano. In the 2nd work: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Benjamin Britten, piano. In the 3rd work: Peter Pears, tenor ; Peter Glossop, baritone ; Michael Langdon, John Shirley-Quirk, basses ; supporting soloists ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor.
Notes:
The 1st-2nd works, songs with piano; the 3rd work, an opera in 2 acts (revised version, 1961) with libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville.
1st work recorded 1967 November The Maltings, Snape.
2nd work recorded 1965 December Kingsway Hall, London.
3rd work recorded 1967 December Kingsway Hall, London.
Hard copy version record.
Contains:
Container of: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Holy sonnets of John Donne.
Container of: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Songs and proverbs of William Blake.
Container of: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Billy Budd.
Other Format:
Source record: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Vocal music. Selections. Holy sonnets of John Donne.
OCLC:
973405152
Publisher Number:
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00028941742827 Decca
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