Winter Words: poetry of Thomas Hardy (1840-1928); set by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) 1. At day-close in November The ten hours’ light is abating, And a late bird wings across, Where the pines, like waltzers waiting, Give their black heads a toss. Beech leaves,...
Part One: Beginnings 1. FROM WHENCE COMETH SONG ? (Theodore Roethke) From whence cometh song? From the tear, far away, From the hound giving tongue, From the quarry’s weak cry. From whence, love? From the dirt in the street, From the bolt stuck in the groove, From...
Intermezzo Die Frau ohne Schatten Ariadne auf Naxos Fidelio Das Wunder der Heliane Turandot André Chénier Don Gil
1. Rorem’s Early in the Morning: Jordan Shanahan/Beebe Freitas; private recording 2. Strauss’ Breit über mein Haupt: Beverly Sills/London Philharmonic, Aldo Ceccato, cond.; EMI Classics: CDM 0777 7 64425 2 5 3. Chabrier’s L’ile heureuse: Pierre Bernac/Francis Poulenc;...
