general information

composition date
1950-1951
duration
17 min
editor
Schott
Commission
Peter Pears
Libretto (details, author)

Sidney Keynes, Alun Lewis.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (Solo voice and piano)

detailed formation

piano

information about the creation

date
May 7, 1951

Royaume-Uni, Londres, Wigmore Hall

interpreters

Peter Pears, ténor ; Benjamin Britten, piano.

Part titles

A. Lewis: Song "Oh, journeyman" - S. Keyes: The Heart's Assurance " Oh never trust the heart's assurance" - A. Lewis: Compassion "She in the hurling night" - A. Lewis: The Dancer "'He's in his grave" - S. Keyes: Remember your Lovers "Young men walking the open streets".


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