Nocturne from Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings (Britten) Peter Pears (tenor) Dennis Brain (horn)

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Benjamin Britten Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings
Six vocal nocturnes are framed by two gentle and beguiling horn solos. The six nocturnes are Pastoral (Cotton), Nocturne (Tennyson), Elegy (Blake), Dirge (Anon., 15th century), Hymn (Ben Jonson) and Sonnet (Keates). This performance is the second of two recorded by Dennis Brain for Decca. The other performance featured the composer and Peter Pears (1910-1986). On this occasion Britten was indisposed so Eugene Goossens (1893-1962) stepped in.

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[merhlin]

Words are insufficient. Thank you so much for sharing. This whole collection for tenor is my favorite.

[EcstaticSuffering]

this is, bar none, some of the most beautiful string writing I have ever heard.

[enochsneed]

I love this recording. It reminds of watching the sunset over Morecambe Bay in the UK on a cold winter evening. OK, it's not a lake, but you can see the Lake District hills in the distance.

[josefedward]

The recording of this is without peer. The haunting horn of Dennis Brain is something that all horn performers attempt to reproduce in this piece.

[marlyharris]

What a privilege to hear the great Dennis Brain and Peter Pears. I've always loved this poignant and powerful music. Thank you for the video.