Notes and Editorial Reviews
...[This disc] brings together the three orchestral song cycles that are most deeply associated with Peter Pears's voice (although Les illuminations was written for Sophie Wyss), in his performances with the composer directing, recorded in 1959 and 1963. These are unfailingly convincing, sensitive and powerful by turns: and listening, one remembers how people said that only Pears could sing such music well and then realizes, now these are repertory pieces for British singers, how influential his voice and artistry were during the 1950s and 1960s. I have a special fondness for the Nocturne, a marvellous and disturbing piece that has certain affinities with the opera A Midsummer Night's Dream... Strongly recommended.
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Christopher Headington, Gramophone [9/1993]
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Works on This Recording
1.
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31 by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Conductor:
Benjamin Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; England
Language: English
2.
Les illuminations, Op. 18 by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Peter Pears (Tenor)
Conductor:
Benjamin Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939; USA
Language: French
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