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Benjamin Britten: Canticles III & IV; Heart of the Matter; A Birthday Hansel; Folksong arrangements / Nicholas Phan, tenor

1 CD / Avie Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Heart of the Matter, for tenor, narrator, horn & piano; Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"; A Birthday Hansel, song cycle for tenor & harp, Op. 92; Canticle V; Folksong...
Performers: Huang, Myra; Magen, Sivan; Montone, Jennifer; Phan, Nicholas

Nicholas Phan follows up last year's successful solo debut with Still Falls the Rain, focusing on works inspired by Britten's key collaborators including Dennis Brain,...continue...

English Song Series 13 - Britten - Folksong Arrangements 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-07-19

Works: Benjamin Britten: Folksong Arrangements (8), for high voice & harp; The Holly and the Ivy, folksong arrangement for chorus; King Herod and the Cock, for unison chorus & piano; The Twelve Apostles, fo...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Ellis, Osian; Feaviour, Margaret; Harris, Judith; Kirk, Vernon; Langridge, Philip; Norris, David Owen; Titus, Graham
Conductors: Joly, Simon; Barnett, Christopher; Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: ; Northern Sinfonia

Britten was throughout his life drawn to folk song, possessing a special gift for word-setting and vocal writing. This release, and the first volume (8.557220),...continue...