Benjamin BrittenNocturne, Op.60Richard Hickox (conductor) · City of London Sinfonia (orchestra) · Martyn Hill/City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox/Frank LloydModern8 Mvts. · 29 min 15 sCompare all recordings of this workMovementsNocturne Op. 60: On a poet's lips I slept (Shelley)3 min 33 sPlays this movementNocturne Op. 60: Below the thunders of the upper deep (Tennyson)3 min 16 sPlays this movementNocturne Op. 60: Encinctured with a twive of leaves (Coleridge)2 min 47 sPlays this movementNocturne Op. 60: Midnight's bell goes ting (Middleton)2 min 50 sPlays this movementNocturne Op. 60: When that night on my bed I lay (Wordsworth)3 min 19 sPlays this movementNocturne Op. 60: She sleeps on soft, last breaths (Owen)4 min 07 sPlays this movementNocturne Op. 60: WHat is more gentle than a wind in summer? (Keats)4 min 09 sPlays this movementNocturne Op. 60: When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see (Shakespeare)5 min 12 sPlays this movementPerformersRichard HickoxConductorCity of London SinfoniaOrchestraMartyn Hill/City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox/Frank LloydCreditsAlbumBritten - Vocal WorksLabelWarner ClassicsRecording year1989
