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The holy sonnets of John Donne ; Songs and proverbs of William Blake ; Billy Budd / Britten.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976, composer, conductor, instrumentalist.
- Donne, John, 1572-1631, author.
- Blake, William, 1757-1827, author.
- 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:
- GBF076710399
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- 00028941742827 Decca
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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