Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 2 “Prisons are built with stones of Law” - The Chimney-Sweeper “A little black thing among the snow”
~ Recording by Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, Benjamin Britten
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Prisons Are Built...The Chimney Sweeper | 2:51 | Benjamin Britten | Songs & Proverbs of William Blake - The Holy Sonnets of John Donne | Benjamin Britten; Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau, Benjamin Britten | Album |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | SXL 6391 |
| 1.11 | Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74: Prisons are built... The Chimney sweeper | 2:51 | Benjamin Britten | Billy Budd | Benjamin Britten | Album |
| London Classics (“LONDON” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for US/CA releases only) | 417 428-2 |
| 6.11 | Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Prisons are built…The Chimney Sweeper | 2:50 | Benjamin Britten | Britten Conducts Britten, Vol. IV | Benjamin Britten | Album |
| Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only) | 475 6051 |
| 6.11 | Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Prisons Are Built...The Chimney Sweeper | 2:50 | Benjamin Britten | Britten conducts Britten Vol. 4 | Benjamin Britten | Album |
| Decca Music Group (Not for release label use! See annotation.) | |
| 76.17 | Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Proverb 2 “Prisons are built with stones of Law” - The Chimney-Sweeper “A little black thing among the snow” | 2:51 | Benjamin Britten | Complete Lieder Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon | Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau | Album + Compilation |
| Deutsche Grammophon | 4862073 |
| 1.11 | Songs & Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Prisons Are Built...The Chimney Sweeper | 2:50 | Benjamin Britten | Billy Budd / The Holy Sonnets of John Donne etc. | Benjamin Britten; Sir Peter Pears, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra | Album |
| Decca Music Group (Not for release label use! See annotation.) | |
Relationships
| producer: | John Culshaw |
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| piano: | Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1965-12) |
| baritone vocals: | Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone) (in 1965-12) |
| balance engineer: | Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) |
| recorded at: | Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965-12) |
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| recording of: | Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Prisons are built... The Chimney sweeper (in 1965-12) |
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Related works
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74: Prisons are built... The Chimney sweeper
| lyricist: | William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) |
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| composer: | Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1965) |
| part of: | Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, op. 74 (order: 2) |
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