Compact disc
1 of 1 Copy Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
The holy sonnets of John Donne, op. 35 ; Songs and proverbs of William Blake, op. 74 ; Billy Budd, op. 50 sound recording
Call Number
- COMPACT DISC CLASSICAL (CEN)
Performers
Peter Pears, tenor (1) ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone (2) ; Peter Glossop, Peter Pears, Michael Langdon, John Shirley-Quirk, other soloists, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra (3) ; the composer, piano (1-2) and conducting (3).
Publication Information
London : The Decca Record Company, Ltd., [1989], p1968-1969.
Physical Description
3 sound discs : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (70 p. : music).
Notes
Compact discs.
Program notes in English, summaries of 3rd work in English, French, German, and Italian, and texts in accompanying booklet.
The 1st-2nd works are songs. The 3rd work is an opera, in the revised (1961) version ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville.