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Britten Benjamin
The BirdsA Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41:A Cradle SongThe Highland BalouSephestia's LullabyA CharmThe Nurse's Song
Evening, Morning, Night (three songs from This Way to the Tomb):EveningMorningNight
Fish in the unruffled lakes:To lie flat on the backNight covers up the rigid landThe sun shines downFish in the unruffled lakesWhat's in your mind Underneath the abject willow
The Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35:Oh my black Soule!Batter my heartO might those sighes and tearesOh, to vex meWhat if this presentSince she whom I lovedAt the round earth's imagined cornersThou hast made meDeath, be not proud
On This Island, Op. 11:Let the florid music praise!Now the leaves are falling fastSeascapeNocturneAs it is, plenty
Sechs Hölderlin
Fragmente, Op. 61:MenschenbeifallDie HeimatSokrates und AlcibiadesDie JugendHälfte des LebensDie Linien des Lebens
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22:Sonetto XVI: Sì come nella penna e nell'inchiostroSonetto XXXI: A che più debb'io mai l'intensa vogliaSonetto XXX: Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lumeSonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu saiSonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei, o fonte o fiumeSonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pietà supenaSonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede
Songs from the Chinese, Op. 58 (transcribed for voice and piano):The Big ChariotThe Old LuteThe Autumn WindThe Herd
BoyDepressionDance Song
Three Songs from The Heart of the Matter:Prologue ('Where are the seeds of the Universal Fire')Song ('We are the darkness in the heat of the day')Epilogue ('So, out of the dark')(Horn Part)
Winter Words, Op. 52:At day
close in NovemberMidnight on the Great WesternWagtail and BabyThe little old tableThe Choirmaster's BurialProud SongstersAt the Railway Station, UpwayBefore Life and After
Cut from Winter Words:If it's ever spring againThe Children and Sir Nameless
Two Ballads (duet):Mother ComfortUnderneath the abject willow |
