Dowland and Britten

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Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom

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Mark Valencia, 4th January

The tenor man told Thomas Hardy’s familiar verses with such probing honesty that I heard newness in all of them.

*****

Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Preludium; Go nightly cares, the enemy to rest
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Come again! Sweet love doth now invite
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Away with these self-loving lads
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Sleep, wayward thoughts
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Come heavy sleep
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Gloriana: The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Songs from the Chinese for soprano or tenor and guitar, Op.58
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland, Op.48
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Nocturnal after John Dowland for guitar, Op.70
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	This Way to the Tomb: Deus in adjutorium meum
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Winter Words for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.52
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	I wonder as I wander