Britten / Wolf / Shostakovich: Michelangelo in Song

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22 (1940) 16:26
for Tenor and Piano
Transcribed for Bass and Piano by David Owen Norris
To Peter
1 1 Sonneto XVI. 'Si come nella penna e nell'ichiostro'. 1:52
Tempo giusto
2 2 Sonetto XXXI. 'A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia'. 1:28
Con moto appassionato
3 3 Sonetto XXX. 'Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume'. 3:36
Andante tranquillo
4 4 Sonetto LV. 'Tu sa' ch'io so, signor mie, che tu sai'. 1:33
Poco presto ed agitato - Più lento e tranquillo - Tempo I
5 5 Sonetto XXXVIII. 'Rendete agli occhi miei, o fonte o fiume'. 2:00
Allegretto quasi una serenata
6 6 Sonetto XXXIL. 'S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna;. 1:45
Vivace
7 7 Sonetto XXIV. 'Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede'. 4:11
Largo

Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)

Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo (1897) 9:44
for Bass and Piano
in German translations by Walter Heinrich Robert-Tornow (1852-1895)
8 1 'Wohl denk' ich oft'. 1:44
Ziemoich getragen, schwermütig - Etwas belebter - Gemessin
9 2 'Alles endet, was entstehet'. 3:52
Langsam und getragen - Etwas bewegter - Erstes Zeitmaß
10 3 'Fuhlt meine Seele'. 3:52
Sehr langsam und ruhig - Etwas bewegter - Immer etwas drängender -

Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)

Suite, Op. 145 (1974) 36:41
on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)
for Bass and Piano
in Russian translations by Abrams Efros (1888-1954)
To Irina Antonovna Shostakovich
11 1 Truth. Adagio 3:47
12 2 Morning. Allegretto - Maestoso 2:42
13 3 Love. Allegretto 3:46
14 4 Separation. Moderato 2:06
15 5 Anger. Allegro non troppo 1:42
16 6 Dante. Moderato - 3:16
17 7 To the Exile. Largo - Maestoso 4:15
18 8 Creativity. Moderato 2:22
19 9 Night (a dialogue). Andante 3:54
20 10 Death. Adagio 5:06
21 11 Immortality. Allegretto 3:40
62:52

John Tomlinson bass
David Owen Norris piano
Recorded in:
Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk
29 November-1 December 2012
Producer(s)
Jonathan Cooper
Sound Engineer(s)
Jonathan Cooper
Paul Quilter (Assistant)
Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz
Originally recorded in: 24Bit 96Khz