Song Cycle `Les Illuminations` for high voice and string orchestra (1939), op. 18 - Britten, Benjamin

Text: Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891)
Dedication: `For Sophie Wyss`

Numbers:
1 Fanfare
2 Villes
3a Phrase
3b Antique (`To K.H.W.S.`) /The dedicatee is Wulff Scherchen/
4 Royauté
5 Marine...Read more

Text: Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891)
Dedication: `For Sophie Wyss`

Numbers:
1 Fanfare
2 Villes
3a Phrase
3b Antique (`To K.H.W.S.`) /The dedicatee is Wulff Scherchen/
4 Royauté
5 Marine
6 Interlude (`To E.M.`) /The dedicatee is Elizabeth Mayer/
7 Being beauteous (`To P.N.L.P.`) /The dedicatee is Peter Neville Luard Pears./
8 Parade
9 Départ

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	Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Song Cycle `Les Illuminations` for high voice and string orchestra (1939), op. 18 Download Sheet Music Text: Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) Dedication: `For Sophie Wyss` Numbers: 1 Fanfare 2 Villes 3a Phrase 3b Antique (`To K.H.W.S.`) /The dedicatee is Wulff Scherchen/ 4 Royauté 5 Marine...Read more Text: Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) Dedication: `For Sophie Wyss` Numbers: 1 Fanfare 2 Villes 3a Phrase 3b Antique (`To K.H.W.S.`) /The dedicatee is Wulff Scherchen/ 4 Royauté 5 Marine 6 Interlude (`To E.M.`) /The dedicatee is Elizabeth Mayer/ 7 Being beauteous (`To P.N.L.P.`) /The dedicatee is Peter Neville Luard Pears./ 8 Parade 9 Départ Х Close Show records by: listenings count \| performer's rating \| alphabetical Ian Bostridge (tenor) , Simon Rattle (conductor), Berliner Philharmoniker 2005. (1) Ian Bostridge (tenor) , Bernard Haitink (conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, Orchestra Hall, 9 May 2009. (5) Nicole Cabell (soprano) , Andrew Davis (conductor), BBC Symphony Orchestra London 2006 (0) Karina Gauvin (soprano) , Jean-Marie Zeitouni (conductor), Les Violons du Roy (Québec) Recorded at Raoul-Jobin Hall, Palais Montcalm, Quebec City (Quebec), Canada, April 2009. (1) Susan Gritton (soprano) , Edward Gardner (conductor), BBC Symphony Orchestra London; 20–22 November 2009. (0) Peter Pears (tenor) , Benjamin Britten (conductor), Columbia Symphony Orchestra Broadcast - 18 May 1941 - ISCM Festival New York (3) Peter Pears (tenor) , Benjamin Britten (conductor), English Chamber Orchestra 12 19 1966 (5) Peter Pears (tenor) , Colin Davis (conductor), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Live - 23 February 1966 - Amsterdam (0) Patricia Petibon (soprano) , Orchestre National de France (ORTF) direction - Gustavo Giméno. 31.03.2016, Théatre des Champs-Elysées, Paris (0) Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor) , Jane Glover (conductor), London Mozart Players 1980s. (0) Christine Schafer (soprano) , Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Wiener Symphoniker Musikverein, Vienna, 25 April 2010. (7)

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)