This much sought-after recording of folksong arrangements, recorded by their creator Benjamin Britten with his partner, the tenor Peter Pears in 1959 and 1961, was one of Decca’s most prized recordings. Now, after a considerable period of absence from the catalogue, it is reinstated on Eloquence.
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Favourite Folk Song Arrangements
The foggy, foggy dew
Sally in our alley
Tom Bowling
The Lincolnshire Poacher
A brisk young widow
O Waly, Waly
Sweet Polly Oliver
Early One Morning
The bonny Earl o’ Moray
The ash grove
Come you not from Newcastle
Le roi s’en va-t’en chasse
La belle est au jardin d’amour
The minstrel boy
How sweet the answer
The last rose of summer
Avenging and bright
Oft in the stilly night
The miller of Dee
Ca’ the yowes
The plough boy
Peter Pears, tenor
Benjamin Britten, piano
Producer: Michael Bremner [1] – [4]; Ray Minshull [5] – [21]
Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson [1] – [4]; Peter Attwood [5] – [21]
Venue: Kingsway Hall, London
Dates: October 1959 [1] – [4]; November 1961 [5] – [21]