Nocturne for tenor, seven obbligato instruments and strings (1958), op. 60 - Britten, Benjamin

NOCTURNE, for tenor voice, seven obbligato instruments and string orchestra, op. 60
Duration: 25.0`
Dedication: `To Alma Mahler`
The separate sections of this work have been listed as movements for ease of reference. The work is, however, through-composed without any gaps.

Promethus unbound (excerpt) (Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792-1822)
The kraken (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892) - Bassoon obligato
The wanderings of Cain (excerpt) (Samuel Coleridge, 1772-1834) - Harp obligato.
Blurt, Master Constable (Thomas Middleton, 1580-1627) - Horn obligato
The Prelude (1805; excerpt) (William Wordsworth, 1770-1850) - Timp obligato
The kind ghosts (Wilfred Owen, 1893-1918 ) - Cor anglais obligato
Sleep and poetry (John Keats, 1795-1821) - Flute, clarinet duet
Sonnet 43 (William Shakespeare, 1564-1616)

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	Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Nocturne for tenor, seven obbligato instruments and strings (1958), op. 60 Download Sheet Music NOCTURNE, for tenor voice, seven obbligato instruments and string orchestra, op. 60 Duration: 25.0` Dedication: `To Alma Mahler` The separate sections of this work have been listed as movements...Read more NOCTURNE, for tenor voice, seven obbligato instruments and string orchestra, op. 60 Duration: 25.0` Dedication: `To Alma Mahler` The separate sections of this work have been listed as movements for ease of reference. The work is, however, through-composed without any gaps. Promethus unbound (excerpt) (Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1792-1822) The kraken (Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892) - Bassoon obligato The wanderings of Cain (excerpt) (Samuel Coleridge, 1772-1834) - Harp obligato. Blurt, Master Constable (Thomas Middleton, 1580-1627) - Horn obligato The Prelude (1805; excerpt) (William Wordsworth, 1770-1850) - Timp obligato The kind ghosts (Wilfred Owen, 1893-1918 ) - Cor anglais obligato Sleep and poetry (John Keats, 1795-1821) - Flute, clarinet duet Sonnet 43 (William Shakespeare, 1564-1616) Х Close Show records by: listenings count \| performer's rating \| alphabetical Benjamin Britten (conductor) , Peter Pears (tenor), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Barry Tuckwell (horn), London Symphony Orchestra September 21&22, 1959, Alexander Murray(flute), Gervase de Peyer(clarinet), Roger Lord(English horn), William Waterhouse(bassoon), Barry Tuckwell(French horn), Osian Ellis(harp), Denis Biyth(timpani), Pierce, Britten, London CO (3) Mark Padmore (tenor) , Britten Sinfonia Conductor - Jaqueline Shave. Sarah Burnett - bassoon, Lucy Wakeford - harp, Stephen Bell - French horn, Scott Bywater - drums, Nicholas Daniel - oboe, Emer McDonough - flute, Joy Farrell - clarinet. Recording - February 2011, London. (0) Mark Padmore (tenor) , Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Seattle Symphony Orchestra Seattle Symphony Chorale. April 21, 2016, Seattle, Benaroya Hall (0) Simon Rattle (conductor) , Berliner Philharmoniker Ian Bostridge - tenor, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. 2005 recording (1)

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)