Barry Tuckwell (horn), Willie Anthony Waters (bassoon), Osian Ellis (harp), Denis Blyth (timpani), Roger Lord (cor anglais), Alexander Murray (flute) & Gervase de Peyer (clarinet)
Recorded Studios, West Hampstead, London, UK, November 1953 (Serenade, Les illumination); Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, UK, September 1959 (Nocturne)
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Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 - 5. But That Night When On My Bed I Lay
Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 - 6. She Sleeps On Soft, Last Breaths
Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 - 7. What Is More Gentle Than A Wind Of Summer?
Britten: Nocturne, Op. 60 - 8. When Most I Wink, Then Do Mine Eyes Best See
“Unless one is allergic to the mono sound, at Eloquence price anyone can afford this disc – either as a first foray into this repertoire or as a complement to other versions.”
2010
“Dennis Brain's horn playing is magical...with Peter Pears superb in both these works, fresher than in the famous stereo versions under the direction of the composer. Goossens's conducting cannot be faulted - it is highly sensitive and strikingly alert - and the Decca sound is exceptionally good for its period.”
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Britten: Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 - 1. Prologue
