Canticles I-V / The Heart of the Matter

~ Release by Britten; Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Canticle I, op. 40 "My Beloved Is Mine"
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recording of:
Canticle I, op. 40 “My Beloved Is Mine” (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
lyricist:
Francis Quarles (English poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1947)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 40)
Benjamin Britten7:19
2Canticle II, op. 51 "Abraham and Isaac"
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
contralto vocals:
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recording of:
Canticle II, op. 51 "Abraham and Isaac" (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1952)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 51)
Benjamin Britten16:10
3The Heart of the Matter: Prologue, Fanfare, Song
French horn:
Frank Lloyd (horn player) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recording of:
The Heart of the Matter: I. Prologue: Fanfare: Song: "Where Are the Seeds of Universal Fire" (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Heart of the Matter
Benjamin Britten2:39
4The Heart of the Matter: Reading 1, Fanfare
French horn:
Frank Lloyd (horn player) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
spoken vocals:
Dame Judi Dench (actress) (on 1996-05-16)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24) and Floating Earth Ltd. in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-05-16)
recording of:
The Heart of the Matter: II. Reading: "The Earth of My Heart Was Broken", Fanfare (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-05-16)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Heart of the Matter
Benjamin Britten1:02
5The Heart of the Matter: Reading 2
spoken vocals:
Dame Judi Dench (actress) (on 1996-05-16)
recorded at:
Floating Earth Ltd. in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-05-16)
recording of:
The Heart of the Matter: III. Reading: "In the Hour When the Sapphire of the Bone" (on 1996-05-16)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Heart of the Matter
Benjamin Britten0:46
6The Heart of the Matter: Song
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recording of:
The Heart of the Matter: IV. Song: "We Are the Darkness" (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Heart of the Matter
Benjamin Britten1:22
7The Heart of the Matter: Reading 3
spoken vocals:
Dame Judi Dench (actress) (on 1996-05-16)
recorded at:
Floating Earth Ltd. in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-05-16)
recording of:
The Heart of the Matter: V. Reading: "In Such a Heat of the Earth" (on 1996-05-16)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Heart of the Matter
Benjamin Britten2:46
8Canticle III, op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"
French horn:
Frank Lloyd (horn player) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recording of:
Canticle III, op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain - the Raids, 1940, Night and Dawn" (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1954)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 55)
Benjamin Britten11:31
9The Heart of the Matter: Reading 4
spoken vocals:
Dame Judi Dench (actress) (on 1996-05-16)
recorded at:
Floating Earth Ltd. in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-05-16)
recording of:
The Heart of the Matter: VII. Reading: "I See Christ's Wounds Weep in the Rose on the Wall" (on 1996-05-16)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Heart of the Matter
Benjamin Britten1:55
10The Heart of the Matter: Epilogue, Fanfare, Song
French horn:
Frank Lloyd (horn player) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recording of:
The Heart of the Matter: VIII. Epilogue: Fanfare: Song: "So, Out of the Dark" (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell (poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
The Heart of the Matter
Benjamin Britten2:50
11Canticle IV, op. 86 "Journey of the Magi"
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
baritone vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
countertenor vocals:
Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recording of:
Canticle IV, op. 86 "The Journey of the Magi" (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1971)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 86)
Benjamin Britten10:49
12Canticle V, op. 89 "The Death of St Narcissus"
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor) (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
recording of:
Canticle V, op. 89 "The Death of Saint Narcissus" (from 1996-03-19 until 1996-03-24)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1974)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 89)
Benjamin Britten7:29

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part of:The English Song Series (Naxos) (number: 9) (order: 9)