Lachrymae (reflections on a song of John Dowland ) for viola and piano (1950), op. 48a - Britten, Benjamin

Dedication: `For William Primrose`
Incorporates references to two songs by John Dowland, the first forming the basis of the variations and the second quoted in the section marked `Appassionato`:
`If my complaints could passions move`, published as №4 in `The first booke of songes or ayres` (1597) and as `Captaine Digorie Piper his galliard` in `Lachrimae` (1604);
`Flow my tears` (second strain), published as №2 in `The second booke of songes or ayres` (1600) and as `Lachrimae antiquae` in Lachrimae` (1604).

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	Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) Lachrymae (reflections on a song of John Dowland ) for viola and piano (1950), op. 48a Download Sheet Music Dedication: `For William Primrose` Incorporates references to two songs by John Dowland, the first forming the basis of the variations and the second quoted in the section marked `Appassionato`:...Read more Dedication: `For William Primrose` Incorporates references to two songs by John Dowland, the first forming the basis of the variations and the second quoted in the section marked `Appassionato`: `If my complaints could passions move`, published as №4 in `The first booke of songes or ayres` (1597) and as `Captaine Digorie Piper his galliard` in `Lachrimae` (1604); `Flow my tears` (second strain), published as №2 in `The second booke of songes or ayres` (1600) and as `Lachrimae antiquae` in Lachrimae` (1604). Х Close Show records by: listenings count \| performer's rating \| alphabetical Yuriy Bashmet (viola) , Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Live rec.: Germany, 1985 (13) Yuriy Bashmet (viola) , Moscow Soloists Chamber Ensemble March 2-4, 1990, London (4) Yuriy Bashmet (viola) , Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Enregistré le 28 juin 1985 à La Grange de Meslay, aux Fêtes Musicales en Touraine (5) Benjamin Britten (piano) Margaret Major - viola, Benjamin Britten - piano. BBC Studios, 9 May 1963. (5) Yuriy Gandelsman (viola) , Amayak Durgaryan (conductor), Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra (3) Kim Kashkashian (viola) , Dennis Russel Davies (conductor), Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Entry - December 1992 (2) Kim Kashkashian (viola) , Robert Levin (piano) recorded in 1986 (2) Heinrich Koll (viola) , Madoka Inui (piano) Recorded at ORF Funkaus Vienna, Studio 2, Vienna (Austria), May 19-22, 2004. (0) Aleksey Lyudevig (viola) , Alexander Dmitriev (conductor), Leningrad Chamber Orchestra Recorded in 1982 (2)

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)