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The heart of the matter ; Songs for tenor and piano
- Title
- The heart of the matter ; Songs for tenor and piano [sound recording] / Benjamin Britten.
- Author
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Publication
- Hayes, Middlesex, England : EMI, p1987.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | Use in library | M1620.B84 H4 1987g | Off-site |
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- Description
- 1 sound disc : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
- Uniform Title
- Heart of the matter
- Alternative Title
- Heart of the matter
- Subject
- Note
- The first work a sequence of music with words by Edith Sitwell.
- Compact disc.
- Program notes by John Evans and texts (11 p.) inserted in container.
- Event (note)
- Recorded 1985 (1st work) and May 27 and July 18, 1986 (2nd work).
- Contents
- The heart of the matter (26:35) -- Two songs by Thomas Hardy. The children and Sir Nameless (2:48) ; If it's ever spring again (3:06) -- Three early songs. Beware! (Longfellow, from the German) (1:02) ; O that I had ne'er been married (Burns) (1:23) ; Epitaph: The clerk (Asquith) (:52) -- For a song (Burra) (2:05) -- Two songs by W. H. Auden. To lie flat on the back (2:33) ; Night covers up the rigid land (2:44) -- The oxen (Hardy) (arr. Pears) (3:11) -- Three rhymes by William Soutar. Dawtie's devotion (:48) ; Tradition (:56) ; The Gully (:55) -- Three realizations of Henry Purcell. I'll sail upon the Dog-star (D'Urfey) (1:16) ; The knotting song (Sedley) (3:02) ; Man is for the woman made (Motteux) (1:01).
- LCCN
- 7777492572
- OCLC
- 978114604
- ocn978114604
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries