Britten / Williams / Burnside: Songs & Proverbs & Tit for Tat & Folk-Songs

Roderick Williams: Songs & Proverbs & Tit for Tat & Folk-Songs - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Songs & Proverbs & Tit for Tat & Folk-Songs

Artist:

Roderick Williams

Label:

Naxos

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

747313260072

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2012-05-29

Number of Discs:

1

Britten wrote his Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74 for the German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in 1965. The singer admired the 'concentration and enigmatic smile' of the settings, and Britten constructed, through alternation of proverbs with songs, and an intense contemplation on the human and the eternal, one of his greatest song cycles. By contrast Tit for Tat sees Britten revisiting youthful, light-spirited settings of the poet Walter de la Mare. The folksong arrangements are amongst his most famous, and beloved. The baritone Roderick Williams encompasses a wide repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music, in the opera house, on the concert platform and in recital. His recital appearances have taken him to London's Wigmore Hall and many European festivals. He has an extensive discography and his recordings of English song with Iain Burnside have received particular acclaim.

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