Voice & Guitar Masterpieces: Britten, Walton & Seiber by Newton Classics CD

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• UPC: 818247710959
• Product Type: Music CD
• Brand Name: Newton Classics
• MPN: 8802095
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Modern / 20th Century / Vocal & Chamber
• Artists: Sir Peter Pears (Tenor), Julian Bream (Guitar)
• Composers: Benjamin Britten, William Walton, Mátyás Seiber, Peter Racine Fricker
• Release Year: 2012 (Original recordings 1963, 1966)

Product Features

• Format: Audio CD, Jewel Case
• Total Timing: 61'42
• Recording Type: ADD Stereo
• Recording Locations: Kenwood House, London (1963); Wardour Chapel, Wiltshire (1966)

Overview

Celebrate the extraordinary partnership of two giants of 20th-century music with this essential collection of works for voice and guitar. Tenor Sir Peter Pears and guitarist Julian Bream bring their legendary sensitivity and technical brilliance to a diverse program featuring works by Benjamin Britten, William Walton, and Mátyás Seiber.

The album features Britten's evocative Songs from the Chinese and his virtuosic solo guitar masterpiece, Nocturnal after John Dowland. Complementing these are Walton’s intimate Anon in Love and Seiber's charming Four French Folk Songs. These remastered analog recordings preserve the warmth and intimacy of the original sessions, offering a definitive look at a golden era of English chamber music.

Interesting Facts

• The Pears-Bream Connection: Benjamin Britten specifically wrote many of these works for the unique combination of Pears’ voice and Bream’s guitar, revitalizing the lute song tradition for the modern era.
• Nocturnal after John Dowland: This piece is widely considered one of the most significant works for solo guitar in the 20th century. It is a set of variations that moves in reverse, only revealing the original Dowland theme at the very end.
• Historic Venues: The 1966 recording of the Nocturnal was captured in the atmospheric Wardour Chapel in Wiltshire, providing a naturally resonant acoustic perfect for Bream’s nuanced performance.
• The Composers: While Britten and Walton are household names, this disc also highlights the work of Mátyás Seiber and Peter Racine Fricker, showcasing the breadth of the mid-century British musical landscape.

Track Listing

1–6. Benjamin Britten: Songs from the Chinese Op. 58 (9'37) 7–12. Benjamin Britten: Folk Song Arrangements (9'03) 13–18. William Walton: Anon in Love (9'25) 19–22. Mátyás Seiber: Four French Folk Songs (8'39)

1. Peter Racine Fricker: O mistress mine (1'45)
2. Benjamin Britten: Nocturnal Op. 70, after John Dowland (18'33)

Publishers

• Label: Newton Classics B.V.
• Original Copyright: ℗ 1993 Sony Music Entertainment
• Release Copyright: © 2012 Newton Classics B.V.
• Manufactured in: The Netherlands

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