Canticle I, op. 40 : My beloved is mine (7:11) -- Canticle II, op. 51 : Abraham and Isaac (16:10) -- The heart of the matter / revised Peter Pears, 1983 (24:56) -- Canticle III, op. 55 : Still falls the rain (11:31) -- Canticle IV, op. 86 : Journey of the magi (10:50) -- Canticle V, op. 89 : The death of Saint Narcissus (7:39).
Note
The 1st work for tenor and piano; the 2nd for contralto, 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 6th for tenor and harp.
Originally issued in 1996 as Collins Classics: 14812.
Event (note)
Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, March 19-24, 1996 and at Floating Earth, May, 1996.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
Canticles I-V [electronic resource] / Britten.
Imprint
[S.l.] : Naxos, [2004]
Playing time
000711 001610 002456 001131 001050 000739
Series
The English song series ; [v.] 9
English song series ; v. 9.
Performer
Jean Rigby, contralto ; Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; Gerald Finley, baritone ; Frank Lloyd, horn ; Osian Ellis, harp ; Steuart Bedford, piano ; Judi Dench, narrator.
Event
Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, March 19-24, 1996 and at Floating Earth, May, 1996.