Les illuminations, op. 18 : Serenade, op. 31 ; Nocturne, op. 60 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976
Corporate Author: City of London Sinfonia (Performer)
Other Authors: Rimbaud, Arthur, 1854-1891 (Lyricist), Hill, Martyn (Performer), Lloyd, Frank (Performer), Hickox, Richard, 1948-2008 (Conductor)
Format: CD Audio
Language:French
English
Language Notes:The 1st work sung in French; 2nd-3rd works sung in English.
Published: London, England : Virgin Classics, [1989]
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Description
Item Description:Virgin Classics: VC 7 90792-2 (also on container: Deutsche Bestellnummer 259 569-231).
Song cycles; the 1st for tenor and string orchestra; the 2nd for tenor, horn, and string orchestra; the 3rd for tenor, 7 obligato instruments, and string orchestra.
Texts by Arthur Rimbaud (1st work), and various English poets (2nd-3rd works).
Compact disc.
Program notes by Michael Kennedy in English with German and French translations, biographical notes in English, and libretto in German, French and English ([38] pages : ill.) inserted in container.
Sound recording.
Physical Description:1 sound disc (76 min., 32 sec.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:00:22:17
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