Benjamin BrittenSerenade, Op.31Steuart Bedford (conductor) · Scottish Chamber Orchestra (orchestra) · Neil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell/Steuart Bedford/John TunnellModern8 Mvts. · 23 min 28 sCompare all recordings of this workMovementsSerenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: Prologue (horn solo)1 min 20 sPlays this movementSerenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 1. Pastoral: The day's grown old (Charles Cotton)3 min 28 sPlays this movementSerenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 2. Nocturne: The splendour falls on castle walls (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)3 min 33 sPlays this movementSerenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 3. Elegy: O Rose, thou art sick (William Blake)4 min 10 sPlays this movementSerenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 4. Dirge: This ae nighte (anon. 15th century)3 min 37 sPlays this movementSerenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 5. Hymn: Queen and huntress (Ben Jonson)2 min 03 sPlays this movementSerenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: 6. Sonnet: O soft embalmer of the still midnight (John Keats)3 min 43 sPlays this movementSerenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31: Epilogue (horn solo)1 min 30 sPlays this movementPerformersSteuart BedfordConductorScottish Chamber OrchestraOrchestraNeil Mackie/Barry Tuckwell/Steuart Bedford/John TunnellCreditsAlbumBenjamin Britten: Song Cycles, Sinfonia da Requiem, Four Sea InterludesLabelWarner ClassicsRecording year2009
