by Benjamin Britten, Philip Langridge, Ann Murray, Frank Lloyd, Northern Sinfonia, English Chamber Orchestra, Steuart Bedford · Naxos · CD · EAN 0747313219926
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«Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings • Nocturne • Phaedra» brings together three vocal works by Benjamin Britten on a CD from the Naxos label, featuring Philip Langridge, Ann Murray and Frank Lloyd conducted by Steuart Bedford.
«Serenade», op. 31, brings together texts relating to night, sleep and dreams, performed by tenor, horn and strings. «Nocturne», op. 60, combines the tenor voice with solo instruments of different tonal colours. The cantata «Phaedra», op. 93, completes the programme, featuring Ann Murray and the English Chamber Orchestra; the Northern Sinfonia also takes part.
This November 2004 edition, catalogue number 8.557199, reissues a recording released by Collins Classics in 1994. It contains 25 tracks, sung in English, with a total playing time of 64 minutes and 31 seconds.
For enthusiasts of 20th-century vocal music and the works of Benjamin Britten.
