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Britten: 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo / Holy Sonnets of J. Donn

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Composer
BRITTEN
Artist
Philip, Steuart, Langridge, Bedford
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 01, 1900
Catalog #
8557201
UPC
747313220120

About

Britten' song cycles form a substantial and important part of his work. The Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo belong to the period when Britten had begun to set foreign languages in an attempt to broaden his musical horizons.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Sonnet VI: Oh my blacke Soule! 03:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Sonnet VI: Oh my blacke Soule!
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  2. 2 No. 2. Sonnet XIV: Batter my heart 01:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Sonnet XIV: Batter my heart
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  3. 3 No. 3. Sonnet III: O might those sighes and teares 03:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Sonnet III: O might those sighes and teares
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  4. 4 No. 4. Sonnet XIX: Oh, to vex me 01:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Sonnet XIX: Oh, to vex me
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  5. 5 No. 5. Sonnet XIII: What if this present 02:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Sonnet XIII: What if this present
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  6. 6 No. 6. Sonnet XVII: Since she whom I lov'd 03:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Sonnet XVII: Since she whom I lov'd
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  7. 7 No. 7. Sonnet VII: At the round earth's imagin'd corners 01:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Sonnet VII: At the round earth's imagin'd corners
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  8. 8 No. 8. Sonnet I: Thou hast made me 01:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Sonnet I: Thou hast made me
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  9. 9 No. 9. Sonnet X: Death, be not proud 03:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Sonnet X: Death, be not proud
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  10. 10 No. 1. Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro 02:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Sonetto XVI: Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  11. 11 No. 2. Sonetto XXXI: A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia 01:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Sonetto XXXI: A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  12. 12 No. 3. Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume 03:17
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' be' vostri occhi un dolce lume
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  13. 13 No. 4. Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai 01:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  14. 14 No. 5. Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume 01:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  15. 15 No. 6. Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pieta superna 01:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6. Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pieta superna
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  16. 16 No. 7. Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede 04:32
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 7. Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  17. 17 No. 1. At Day-close in November 01:54
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. At Day-close in November
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  18. 18 No. 2. Midnight on the Great Western 04:46
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Midnight on the Great Western
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  19. 19 No. 3. Wagtail and Baby 02:05
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. Wagtail and Baby
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  20. 20 No. 4. The Little Old Table 01:18
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. The Little Old Table
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  21. 21 No. 5. The Choirmaster's Burial 03:56
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. The Choirmaster's Burial
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  22. 22 No. 6. Proud Songsters 01:07
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 6. Proud Songsters
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  23. 23 No. 7. At the Railway Station, Upway 02:42
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 7. At the Railway Station, Upway
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  24. 24 No. 8. Before Life and After 02:52
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 8. Before Life and After
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  25. 25 If it's ever Spring again 03:00
    Track
    25
    Title
    If it's ever Spring again
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford
  26. 26 The Children and Sir Nameless 02:44
    Track
    26
    Title
    The Children and Sir Nameless
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford