The Five Canticles

Album by Benjamin Britten & Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Michael Chance & Alan Opie & Roger Vignoles & Sioned Williams & Michael Thompson

The Five Canticles is a collection of five vocal canticles by English composer Benjamin Britten, composed between 1947 and 1974. The works employ varied vocal and chamber-instrumental combinations within mid-20th-century British classical styles and occupy a specific place in Britten's output for voice, reflecting his evolving approach to text setting and intimate ensemble writing.
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  1. 1.
    The Five Canticles: My Beloved Is Mine, op. 40
    7:58
  2. 2.
    The Five Canticles: Abraham and Isaac, op. 51
    16:32
  3. 3.
    The Five Canticles: Still Falls the Rain, op. 55
    11:47
  4. 4.
    The Five Canticles: The Journey of the Magi, op. 86
    12:08
  5. 5.
    The Five Canticles: The Death of Saint Narcissus, op. 89
    7:48
  6. 6.
    Let the Dreadful Engines, Z578
    8:36
  7. 7.
    In the Black Dismal Dungeon of Despair, Z190
    4:32
  8. 8.
    Evening Hymn, Z193
    4:17

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