Britten: Before Life And After

Mark Padmore, tenor & Roger Vignoles, piano

Sonnets of J. Donne op.35 Folksongs Winter Words op.52

Gramophone Editor's Choice - September 2009
It was on returning from a tour of the German concentration camp with Yehudi Menuhin, in 1945, that Britten finally realised his long-cherished project of setting to music the spiritual sonnets of John Donne (1572-1631). He succeeded admirably in conveying their skillful blend of passion and intellectual rigour.

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