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Canticles I-V The heart of the matter

Title
  1. Canticles I-V [sound recording] ; The heart of the matter / Benjamin Britten.
Published by
  1. Great Britain : Collins Classics, p1996.
Author
  1. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

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Additional authors
  1. Rigby, Jean
  2. Ragin, Derek Lee
  3. Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010.
  4. Finley, Gerald, 1960-
  5. Lloyd, Frank
  6. Ellis, Osian
  7. Bedford, Steuart
  8. Dench, Judi, 1934-
Description
  1. 1 sound disc (66 min., 45 sec.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform title
  1. Canticle, no. 1-5
Alternative title
  1. Canticle, no. 1-5
  2. Heart of the matter.
Subject
  1. Monologues with music (Voice with instrumental ensemble)
  2. Songs (High voice) with harp
  3. Sacred vocal duets with piano
  4. Sacred vocal trios with piano
  5. Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
  6. Vocal trios with piano
  7. Songs (High voice) with piano
  8. Vocal duets with piano
Contents
  1. Canticle I, op. 40 : My beloved is mine (7:07) -- Canticle II, op. 51 : Abraham and Isaac (15:58) -- The heart of the matter (revised Peter Pears version, 1983) (13:08) -- Canticle III, op. 55 : Still falls the rain (11:27) -- Canticle IV, op. 86 : Journey of the magi (10:40) -- Canticle V, op. 89 : The death of Saint Narcissus (7:31).
Call number
  1. *LDC 15599 (F)
Note
  1. The 1st work for tenor and piano; the 2nd for alto, tenor, and piano; the 3rd and 4th for tenor, horn, and piano (with narrator in The heart of the matter); the 5th for counter-tenor, tenor, baritone, and piano; the last for tenor and harp.
  2. Compact disc.
  3. English texts and program notes in English, French, and German (31 p.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, March 19-24, 1996 and at Floating Earth, May, 1996.
Language (note)
  1. Sung in English.
Author
  1. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
  1. Canticles I-V [sound recording] ; The heart of the matter / Benjamin Britten.
Imprint
  1. Great Britain : Collins Classics, p1996.
Performer
  1. Jean Rigby, alto ; Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; Gerald Finley, baritone ; Frank Lloyd, horn ; Osian Ellis, harp ; Steuart Bedford, piano ; Judi Dench, narrator.
Event
  1. Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, March 19-24, 1996 and at Floating Earth, May, 1996.
Language
  1. Sung in English.
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Added author
  1. Rigby, Jean. Performer
  2. Ragin, Derek Lee. Performer
  3. Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010. Performer
  4. Finley, Gerald, 1960- Performer
  5. Lloyd, Frank. Performer
  6. Ellis, Osian. Performer
  7. Bedford, Steuart. Performer
  8. Dench, Judi, 1934- narrator.
  9. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Heart of the matter.
Added title
  1. Heart of the matter.
Publisher no.
  1. 14812 Collins Classics
Research call number
  1. *LDC 15599 (F) Program notes and texts on file.
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