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Canticle, no. 1-5
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- Creator
- Britten
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- London : Argo, [1983]
- Physical Details
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- 1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereophonic ; 12 in
- OCLC
- ocm11042699
- Credits
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- Peter Pears, tenor ; John Hahessy, alto (in II) ; James Bowman, countertenor (in IV) ; John Shirley-Quirk, baritone (in IV) ; Barry Tuckwell, horn (in III) ; Osian Ellis, harp (in V) ; the composer at the piano (in I-IV)
- Eds. recorded: Boosey (I-III); Faber Music (IV-V).
- Texts with French and German translations (6 p.) inserted in container.
- Recorded 1961-1976.
- Canticle II : op. 51 : Abraham and Isaac / Chester miracle play (15:51) -- Canticle III : op. 55 : Still falls the rain / Edith Sitwell (11:03) -- Canticle I : op. 40 : My beloved is mine / Francis Quarles (6:58) -- Canticle IV : op. 86 : Journey of the Magi / T.S. Eliot (10:31) -- Canticle V : op. 89 : The death of Saint Narcissus / words by T.S. Eliot (7:14)