Tracklist

CD 1
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1Atys, D585
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
Atys, D. 585 (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
Johann Mayrhofer
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 585)
Franz Schubert4:37
2Abenstern, D806
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
Abendstern, D. 806 (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
Johann Mayrhofer
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1824-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 806)
Franz Schubert2:06
3Auflösung, D807
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
Auflösung, D. 807 (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
Johann Mayrhofer
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1824-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 807)
Franz Schubert2:09
4Ganymed, D544
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
Ganymed, D. 544 (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 544)
Franz Schubert4:23
5Nähe des Geliebten, D162
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
Nähe des Geliebten, D. 162 (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (on 1815-02-27)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 162)
Franz Schubert3:55
6An die Enfernte, D765
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
An die Entfernte, D. 765 (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1822)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 765)
Franz Schubert3:16
7Der Musensohn, D764
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
Der Musensohn, D. 764 (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1822)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 764)
Franz Schubert2:37
8On This Island, op. 11: I Let the Florid Music Praise!
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
On This Island: I. Let the Florid Music Praise! (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island
Benjamin Britten4:00
9On This Island, op. 11: II Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
On This Island: II. Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island
Benjamin Britten2:04
10On This Island, op. 11: III Seascape
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
On This Island: III. Seascape (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island
Benjamin Britten2:13
11On This Island, op. 11: IV Nocturne
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
On This Island: IV. Nocturne (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island
Benjamin Britten4:09
12On This Island, op. 11: V As it is, Plenty
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1969-06-18)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1969-06-18)
recorded at:
Blythburgh Church, Suffolk (Blythburgh) in Blythburgh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-06-18)
live recording of:
On This Island: V. As It Is, Plenty (on 1969-06-18)
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island
Benjamin Britten1:50
13Songs to Poems by Eduard Mörike: Im Frühling
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 18. Zitronenfalter im April "Grausame Frühlingssonne" (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Hugo Wolf4:52
14Songs to Poems by Eduard Mörike: Lied eines Verliebten
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 43. Lied eines Verliebten "In aller Früh" (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Hugo Wolf2:02
15Songs to Poems by Eduard Mörike: Denk es, o Seele!
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 39. Denk es, o Seele! "Ein Tännlein grünet wo" (for voice and piano) (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (in 1888)
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Hugo Wolf3:00
16Songs to Poems by Eduard Mörike: Heimweh
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 37. Heimweh "Anders wird die Welt" (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Hugo Wolf3:34
17Songs to Poems by Eduard Mörike: Bei einer Trauung
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 51. Bei einer Trauung "Vor lauter hochadligen Zeugen" (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Hugo Wolf1:44
18Songs to Poems by Eduard Mörike: Jägerlied
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 4. Jägerlied "Zierlich ist des Vogels Tritt im Schnee" (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Hugo Wolf1:02
19Songs to Poems by Eduard Mörike: An eine Äolsharfe
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 11. An eine Äolsharfe "Angelehnt an die Epheuwand" (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Hugo Wolf6:28
20Under the Greenwood Tree
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Under the Greenwood Tree (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
Thomas Arne2:20
21Come Away Death
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Come Away Death (Thomas Arne) (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright) (from 1601 until 1602)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer) (until 1741-01-15)
quotes lyrics from:
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Thomas Arne4:57
22O Mistress Mine, op. 6 no. 2
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Oh Mistress Mine, op. 6 no. 2 (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Roger Quilter (in 1905)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs, op. 6
Roger Quilter1:31
23Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun, op. 23 no. 1
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Fear no more the heat o' the sun, op. 23 no. 1 (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Roger Quilter
part of:
Five Shakespeare Songs, op. 23
Roger Quilter3:06
24Take, O Take Those Lips Away
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Saudades: 2. Take, o Take Those Lips Away (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer) (in 1916)
part of:
Saudades
Peter Warlock1:39
25Come Unto These Yellow Sands - from "Songs for Ariel"
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Songs for Ariel: No. 1. Come unto these yellow sands (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1961)
quotes lyrics from:
The Tempest
part of:
Songs for Ariel
Michael Tippett1:59
26The Salley Gardens
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (on 1972-06-04)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor) (on 1972-06-04)
recorded at:
Maltings, Snape in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (on 1972-06-04)
live recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Salley Gardens (Britten arrangement) (on 1972-06-04)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats (in 1889)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
version of:
Down by the Salley Gardens
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
[traditional], arr. Benjamin Britten3:08

Credits

Release

liner notes:Roger Vignoles (pianist)
liner notes translator:Dennis Collins (liner notes translator)
Reinhard Lüthje (classical liner notes translator)
producer:James Burnett (producer)
remastering:Derek Horsman
booklet editor:Tobias Möller (liner notes translator)
Jochen Rudelt

Release Group

part of:Britten the performer (The BBC Recordings of Britten) (number: 15) (order: 15)