Pears,Peter Anniversary Tribute CD

The recorded legacy of the great English tenor Peter Pears is substantial and wide-ranging. It embraces Baroque repertory and Elizabethan songs as well as a vast amount of twentieth-century English music and German Lieder This anniversary collection features Pears in a wide selection of this repertory and it also charts his career as a recording artist from landmark recordings such as the first recording of Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings (made in 1944) through to Britten's Canticle V the Death of St Narcissus (composed in 1974), recorded near the end of his career in 1976. This box set includes many recordings appearing on CD for the first time as international releases.

1. Serenade, for Tenor, Horn ; Strings, Op. 31: Prologue 2. Serenade, for Tenor, Horn ; Strings, Op. 31: Pastoral (The Day's Grown Old) 3. Serenade, for Tenor, Horn ; Strings, Op. 31: Nocturne (The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls) 4. Serenade, for Tenor, Horn ; Strings, Op. 31: Elegy (O Rose, Thou Art Sick!) 5. Serenade, for Tenor, Horn ; Strings, Op. 31: Dirge (This Ae Nighte) 6. Serenade, for Tenor, Horn ; Strings, Op. 31: Hymn (Queen and Huntress, Chaste and Fair) 7. Serenade, for Tenor, Horn ; Strings, Op. 31: Sonnet (O Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight) 8. Serenade, for Tenor, Horn ; Strings, Op. 31: Epilogue 9. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 16 (Si Come Nella Penna E Nell'inchiostro) 10. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 31 (A Che Pi? Debb'io Mai L'intensa Voglia Sfogar) 11. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 30 (Veggio Co' Bei Vostri Occhi Un Dolce Lume) 12. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 55 (Tu Sa' Ch'io, Signior Mie, Che Tu Sai) 13. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 38 (Rendete Agli Occhi Miei, O Fonte O Fiume) 14. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 32 (S'un Casto Amor, S'una Piet? Superna) 15. Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 22: Sonetto 24 (Spirto Ben Nato, in Cui Si Specchia E Vede) 16. Turn of the Screw, Chamber Opera, Op. 54: Act 1. Variation 7. Scene 8: At Night. Miles! Miles! Miles! 17. The Rape of Lucretia, Chamber Opera, Op. 37: Act 1. Scene 1. Rome Is Now Ruled By the Etruscan Upstart 18. Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, for Alto, Tenor ; Piano, Op. 51 19. Peter Grimes, Opera, Op. 33: Act 2. Scene 2. Now the Great Bear and Pleiades 20. Peter Grimes, Opera, Op. 33: Act 2. Scene 2. Old Joe Has Gone Fishing 21. Peter Grimes, Opera, Op. 33: Act 2. Scene 2. the Bridge Is Down, We Half Swam Over 22. War Requiem, for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Boys' Voices, Chorus, Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra ; Organ, Op. 66: Dies Irae. Move Him in 23. H÷lderlin Fragments (6), Song Cycle, for Tenor ; Piano, Op. 61: Menschenbeifall (Ist Nicht Heilig Mein Herz, Sch÷neren Lebens Voll) 24. H÷lderlin Fragments (6), Song Cycle, for Tenor ; Piano, Op. 61: Die Heimat (Froh Kehrt Der Schiffer Heim An Den Stillen Strom) 25. H÷lderlin Fragments (6), Song Cycle, for Tenor ; Piano, Op. 61: Sokrates Und Alcibiades (Warum Huldigest Du, Heiliger Sokrates) 26. H÷lderlin Fragments (6), Song Cycle, for Tenor ; Piano, Op. 61: Die Jugend (Da Ich Ein Knabe War, Rettet' Ein Gott Mich Oft) 27. H÷lderlin Fragments (6), Song Cycle, for Tenor ; Piano, Op. 61: H?lfte Des Lebens (Mit Gelben Birnen H?nget Und Voll Mit Wilden Rosen 28. H÷lderlin Fragments (6), Song Cycle, for Tenor ; Piano, Op. 61: Die Linien Des Lebens (Die Linien Des Lebens Sind Verschieden) 29. Billy Budd, Opera, Op. 50: Act 2. Epilogue. We Committed His Body to the Deep 30. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: Oh My Blacke Soule! 31. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: Batter My Heart 32. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: Oh Might Those Sighes and Teares 33. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: Oh, to Vex Me 34. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: What If This Present 35. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: Since She Whom I Lov'd 36. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: At the Round Earth's Imagin'd Corners 37. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: Thou Hast Made Me 38. The Holy Sonnets (9) of John Donne, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 35: Death Be Not Proud 39. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Opera, Op. 64: Act 1. How Now, My Love? Why Is Your Cheek So Pale? 40. Albert Herring, Chamber Opera, Op. 39: Act 2. Scene 2. Albert the Good! Long May He Reign 41. Owen Wingrave, Opera, Op. 85: Act 1. Scene 7. May God Bless the Queen 42. Canticle V: The Death of St Narcissus, for Tenor ; Harp, Op. 89 43. Death in Venice, Opera, Op. 88: Act 1. Scene 7. the Boy, Tadzio, Shall Inspire Me 44. The Foggy, Foggy Dew, for Voice ; Piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 3) 45. The Brisk Young Widow, for Voice ; Piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 5) 46. O Waly, Waly, for Voice ; Piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 3) 47. Le Roi S'en Va-T'en Chasse, for Voice ; Piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 2) 48. The Plough Boy, Folksong for Voice ; Piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 3) 49. Acis and Galatea, Oratorio, HWV 49: Lo! Here My Love! Turn, Galatea, Hither Turn Thy Eyes 50. Acis and Galatea, Oratorio, HWV 49: Love in Her Eyes Sits Playing 51. I Saw My Lady Weep, for 2 Voices ; Lute (Second Book of Song) 52. When That Love Is But Mourning, for Voice ; Lute 53. Rest, Sweet Nymphs, for Voice ; Lute 54. It Was a Lover and His Lass, Song for Voice with Lute ; Bass Viol 55. In Darkness Let Me Dwell, for Voice, Lute ; Bass Viol (A Musicall Banquet) 56. The Fairy Queen, Semi-Opera, Z. 629: Part 1: Oberon's Birthday. When a Cruel Long Winter Has Frozen the Earth 57. St. Matthew Passion for 2 Sopranos, Alto, 3 Tenors, 2 Basses ; Chorus, SWV 479: Jesus Aber Stund FR Dem Landpfleger 58. Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in Six Parts, BWV 248 (BC D7): Part 4. No. 41. Aria: Ich Will Nur Dir Zu Ehren Leben 59. St. Matthew Passion (Matth?uspassion), for Soloists, Double Chorus ; Double Orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3B): Part 2. No. 26. Recitative: 60. Mass in B minor, for Soloists, Chorus ; Orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Benedictus 61. St. John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245 (BC D2): Part 2. No. 22. Recitative: Then Led They Jesus from Caiaphas to the Judgement H 62. The Dream of Gerontius, Oratorio for Soloists, Chorus ; Orchestra, Op. 38: Part 1. Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Deus, de Profundis Oro Te 63. Ganymed ('Wie I'm Morgenglanze'), Song for Voice ; Piano, D. 544 (Op. 19/3) 64. Gute Nacht ('Fremd Bin Ich Eingezogen'), Song for Voice ; Piano (Winterreise), D. 911/1 (Op. 89/1) 65. Der Lindenbaum ('Am Brunnen Vor Dem Tore'), Song for Voice ; Piano (Winterreise), D. 911/5 (Op. 89/5) 66. Fr?hlingstraum ('Ich Tr?umte Von Bunten Blumen'), Song for Voice ; Piano (Winterreise), D. 911/11 (Op. 89/11) 67. Der Leiermann ('Dr?ben Hinterm Dorfe...'), Song for Voice ; Piano (Winterreise), D. 911/24 (Op. 89/24) 68. Das Wandern, Song for Voice and Piano (Die Sch÷ne M?llerin), D. 795/1 (Op. 25/1) 69. Der Neugierige ('Ich Frage Keine Blume'), Song for Voice ; Piano (Die Sch÷ne M?llerin), D. 795/6 (Op. 25/6) 70. Der J?ger ('Was Sucht Denn Der J?ger...'), Song for Voice ; Piano (Die Sch÷ne M?llerin), D. 795/14 (Op. 25/14) 71. Die Liebe Farbe ('In GRN Will Ich Mich Kleiden'), Song for Voice ; Piano (Die Sch÷ne M?llerin), D. 795/16 (Op. 25/16) 72. I'm Wundersch÷nen Monat Mai, Song for Voice ; Piano (Dichterliebe), Op. 48/1 73. Ich Grolle Nicht, Song for Voice ; Piano (Dichterliebe), Op. 48/7 74. Ich Hab' I'm Traum Geweinet, Song for Voice ; Piano (Dichterliebe), Op. 48/13 75. Die Alten B÷sen Lieder, Song for Voice ; Piano (Dichterliebe), Op. 48/16 76. Scenes from Goethe's Faust for Vocal Soloists, Chorus ; Orchestra (Or Piano), Woo 3: Part 2. No. 4. Sonnenaufgang. Die Ihr Dies Haupt 77. L' Enfance Du Christ, Oratorio for Soprano, 2 Tenors, Baritone, 3 Basses, Chorus ; Orchetsra ('Trilogie Sacr?e') H. 130 (Op. 25): Par 78. Paroles Tiss?es (Woven Words), for Tenor ; 20 Solo Instruments 79. On Wenlock Edge, Song Cycle for Tenor, Piano ; String Quartet (Or Tenor ; Orchestra): 1. on Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble 80. On Wenlock Edge, Song Cycle for Tenor, Piano ; String Quartet (Or Tenor ; Orchestra): 2. from Far, from Eve and Morning 81. On Wenlock Edge, Song Cycle for Tenor, Piano ; String Quartet (Or Tenor ; Orchestra): 3. Is My Team Ploughing 82. On Wenlock Edge, Song Cycle for Tenor, Piano ; String Quartet (Or Tenor ; Orchestra): 4. Oh, When I Was in Love with You 83. On Wenlock Edge, Song Cycle for Tenor, Piano ; String Quart