Auden Songs: On This Island / Cabaret Songs / Five Poems / Fish in the Unruffled Lakes

~ Release by Benjamin Britten, Sir Lennox Berkeley; Della Jones, Philip Langridge, Steuart Bedford (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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15 Poems, op. 53: I. Lauds
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: Lauds (Among the Leaves)
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Sir Lennox Berkeley (British composer) (in 1958)
part of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53
Sir Lennox Berkeley2:05
25 Poems, op. 53: II. O lurcher-loving collier
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: O Lurcher-Loving Collier
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Sir Lennox Berkeley (British composer) (in 1958)
part of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53
Sir Lennox Berkeley2:06
35 Poems, op. 53: III. What's in your mind, my dove, my coney
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: What's in Your Mind, My Dove
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Sir Lennox Berkeley (British composer) (in 1958)
part of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53
Sir Lennox Berkeley1:47
45 Poems, op. 53: IV. Eyes look into the well
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: Eyes Look Into the Well
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Sir Lennox Berkeley (British composer) (in 1958)
part of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53
Sir Lennox Berkeley2:24
55 Poems, op. 53: V. Carry her over the water
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53: Carry Her Over the Water
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Sir Lennox Berkeley (British composer) (in 1958)
part of:
Five Poems of W.H. Auden, op. 53
Sir Lennox Berkeley1:29
6Night covers up the rigid land, op. 14 no. 2
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Night Covers Up the Rigid Land, for Voice & Piano, op. 14, no. 2
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Sir Lennox Berkeley (British composer)
Sir Lennox Berkeley2:35
7Lay your sleeping head, my love, op. 14 no. 2b
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Lay your sleeping head, my love
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Sir Lennox Berkeley (British composer)
Sir Lennox Berkeley5:33
8On this Island, op. 11: I. Let the florid music praise
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: I. Let the Florid Music Praise!
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten3:34
9On this Island, op. 11: II. Now the leaves are falling fast
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: II. Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten1:56
10On this Island, op. 11: III. Seascape
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: III. Seascape
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten2:08
11On this Island, op. 11: IV. Nocturne
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: IV. Nocturne
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten4:10
12On this Island, op. 11: V. As it is, plenty
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: V. As It Is, Plenty
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten1:36
13Fish in the unruffled lakes
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Fish in the Unruffled Lakes
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten2:21
14Night covers up the rigid land
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Night Covers Up the Rigid Land
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1937)
Benjamin Britten2:05
15To lie flat on the back
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
To Lie Flat on the Back With the Knees Flexed
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten2:24
16The sun shines down
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
The Sun Shines Down
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten2:03
17What's on your mind
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
What's in Your Mind?
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten1:50
18Underneath the abject willow
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Underneath the Abject Willow
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten1:48
19Cabaret Songs: I. Tell me the truth about love
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Cabaret Songs: No. 1. Tell me the truth about love
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1937 until 1939)
part of:
Cabaret Songs
Benjamin Britten5:36
20Cabaret Songs: II. Funeral blues
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Cabaret Songs: No. 2. Funeral Blues
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1937 until 1939)
part of:
Cabaret Songs
Benjamin Britten2:32
21Cabaret Songs: III. Johnny
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Cabaret Songs: No. 3. Johnny
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1937 until 1939)
part of:
Cabaret Songs
Benjamin Britten4:33
22Cabaret Songs: IV. Calypso
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Cabaret Songs: No. 4. Calypso
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1937 until 1939)
part of:
Cabaret Songs
Benjamin Britten2:03
23When you're feeling like expressing your affection
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
When You’re Feeling Like Expressing Your Affection
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten0:45
24Underneath the abject willow
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recording of:
Underneath the Abject Willow
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten1:54