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In these three song cycles Britten draws his inspiration from the peaks of European poetry (Shakespeare Blake Shelley Keats but also Rimbaud) the better to push back the boundaries of the genre. He multiplies the relationship between voices and instruments moving from strings alone (Les Illuminations) to a string ensemble featuring obbligato wind instruments harp and timpani (Nocturne) not forgetting the fascinating dialogue with the horn in the Serenade. A unique sound world is revealed here by artists at the top of their form. Album Tracks 1. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: I. Fanfare 2. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: II. Villes 3. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: III a. Phrase 4. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: III B. Antique 5. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: IV. Royauté 6. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: V. Marine 7. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: VI. Interlude 8. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: VII. Being Beauteous 9. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: VIII. Parade 10. Britten: Les Illuminations for Tenor and String Orchestra Op. 18: IX. Départ 11. Britten: Serenade for Horn Tenor and Strings Op. 31: I. Prologue 12. Britten: Serenade for Horn Tenor and Strings Op. 31: II. Pastoral 13. Britten: Serenade for Horn Tenor and Strings Op. 31: III. Nocturne 14. Britten: Serenade for Horn Tenor and Strings Op. 31: IV. Elegy 15. Britten: Serenade for Horn Tenor and Strings Op. 31: V. Dirge 16. Britten: Serenade for Horn Tenor and Strings Op. 31: VI. Hymn 17. Britten: Serenade for Horn Tenor and Strings Op. 31: VII. Sonnet 18. Britten: Serenade for Horn Tenor and Strings Op. 31: VIII. Epilogue 19. Britten: Nocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60: I. on a Poet s Lips I Slept 20. Britten: Nocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60: II. Below the Thunders of the Upper Deep 21. Britten: Nocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60: III. Encinctured with a Twine of Leaves 22. Britten: Nocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60: IV. Midnight s Bell Goes Ting Ting Ting 23. Britten: Nocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60: V. But That Night When on My Bed I Lay 24. Britten: Nocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60: VI. She Sleeps on Soft Last Breaths 25. Britten: Nocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60: VII. What Is More Gentle Than a Wind in Summer? 26. Britten: Nocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60: VIII. When Most I Wink Then Do Mine Eyes Best See.
