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Radio 3,23 Jun 2020,7 mins
Canticle I: My beloved is mine, for high voice and piano, Op 40
Experience ClassicalAvailable for over a year
Britten composed a love song to life-partner Peter Pears, using an erotic lyric by 17th Century poet Francis Quarls, as inspiration. Boldly, the poem's six phrases emphatically ends: 'He is mine'. Composer: Benjamin Britten Performer: Ben Johnson (Tenor) Performer: James Baillieu (Piano) Recording date: 11 April 2012 Date of broadcast: 14 January 2013
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