Nocturne, op. 60

~ Song-cycle

Relationships

composer:Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1958)
premiered at:Leeds Town Hall in Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1958-10-16)
part of:Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 60) (order: 68)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002361916 [info]
Wikidata:Q7046523 [info]
referred to in medleys:Il trovatore / Symphony no. 1 / Nocturne / Music for Strings, Persussion & Celesta / Der Beherrscher der Geister: Overture / Symphony no. 1 (order: 3)
parts:1. Nocturne, op. 60: I. On a poet's lips I slept
2. Nocturne, op. 60: II. Below the thunders of the upper deep
3. Nocturne, op. 60: III. Encinctured
4. Nocturne, op. 60: IV. Midnight's bell
5. Nocturne, op. 60: V. But that night
6. Nocturne, op. 60: VI. She sleeps
7. Nocturne, op. 60: VII. What is more gentle
8. Nocturne, op. 60: VIII. When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
1991-10-28 – 1991-11-01Nocturne, op. 60Christoph Prégardien, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Osmo Vänskä30:03
2004-09-22NocturneAndrew Kennedy, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Douglas Bostock31:41