Britten: Songs, Vol. 2 (2011)

Track Listing

1. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22
2. Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a: The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex
3. Chamber Music V, song for soprano or tenor & piano
4. A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41
5. The Birds, for medium voice & piano

1. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22
2. Gloriana, symphonic suite for tenor (or oboe) & orchestra, Op. 53a: The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex
3. Chamber Music V, song for soprano or tenor & piano
4. A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41
5. The Birds, for medium voice & piano
6. Songs (2) by Thomas Hardy, for voice & piano
7. Dawtie's Devotion, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)
8. The Gully, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)
9. Tradition, song for voice & piano (discarded from "Who are these Children," Op. 84)
10. Of a' the airts the wind can blaw, song for voice & piano (juvenilia)
11. Who are these Children?, song cycle for tenor & piano, Op. 84
12. A Poison Tree, for medium voice & piano
13. When you?re feeling like expressing your affection, song for high voice & piano
14. Not even summer yet, song for high voice & piano
15. The Red Cockatoo, song for high voice & piano
16. Wild with passion, song for high voice & piano
17. If thou wilt ease thine heart, song for high voice & piano
18. Cradle Song: Sleep, my darling, sleep, song for high voice & piano
19. Birthday Song for Erwin, for high voice & piano
20. The Sun Shines Down, song for high voice & piano
21. What's in your mind?, song for high voice & piano
22. Song ("Take, o take those lips away"), for voice & piano (juvenilia)
23. Fish in the Unruffled Lakes, song for high voice & piano
24. Underneath the Abject Willow, song for high voice & piano
25. Oh why did e'er my thoughts aspire, song for voice & piano (juvenilia)
26. Songs and Proverbs of W. Blake, song cycle for baritone & piano, Op. 74
27. Dans les bois, song for voice & piano (juvenilia)
28. On this Island, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 11