| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Contents |
The holy sonnets of John Donne, op. 35 -- Songs and proverbs of William Blake, op. 74 -- Billy Budd, op. 50 |
| 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 |
| Performer |
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 |
| Event |
1st work recorded 1967 November The Maltings, Snape |
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2nd work recorded 1965 December Kingsway Hall, London |
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3rd work recorded 1967 December Kingsway Hall, London |
| Notes |
Hard copy version record |
| Subject |
Donne, John, 1572-1631 -- Musical settings
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Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Musical settings
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| SUBJECT |
Blake, William, 1757-1827. fast (OCoLC)fst00029047 |
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Donne, John, 1572-1631. fast (OCoLC)fst00038120 |
| Subject |
Songs (High voice) with piano.
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Songs (Medium voice) with piano.
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Operas.
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Operas.
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Songs (High voice) with piano.
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Songs (Medium voice) with piano.
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| Genre/Form |
Streaming audio
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Musical settings.
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| Form |
Streaming audio
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| Author |
Donne, John, 1572-1631, author
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Blake, William, 1757-1827, author
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Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970, librettist
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Crozier, Eric, librettist.
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Pears, Peter, 1910-1986, singer.
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Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich, 1925-2012, singer.
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Glossop, Peter, 1928-2008, singer.
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Langdon, Michael, singer.
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Shirley-Quirk, John, singer.
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3rd work Opera adaptation of (work): Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Billy Budd.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Holy sonnets of John Donne.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Songs and proverbs of William Blake.
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Container of (work): Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Billy Budd.
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Ambrosian Opera Chorus, singer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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