Nocturne
op. 60 (1958)for tenor, seven obbligato instruments, and strings
Duration: 25'
Music Text
various (E)
Scoring
1.0.corA.1.1-1.0.0.0-timp-harp-strings
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Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
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Repertoire Note
Composed as a companion piece to the earlier Serenade, the Nocturne revisits the nocturnal world of that work, though here the tenor solo is joined by seven solo instruments, each imparting a different tone colour to each setting. The full forces combine only in the final song, a lyrical setting of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 43, ‘When most I wink’.
Recommended Recording
Peter Pears/London Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Britten
Decca 4363952
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