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A Britten and Dowland winter warmer from Allan Clayton and friends

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“the performance all but demanded a new production to accommodate an A. Clayton Earl of Essex”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 4 January 2020
Dowland, Preludium; Go nightly cares, the enemy to rest
Dowland, Come again! Sweet love doth now invite
Dowland, Away with these self-loving lads
Dowland, Sleep, wayward thoughts
Dowland, Come heavy sleep
Britten, Gloriana: The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex
Britten, Songs from the Chinese for soprano or tenor and guitar, Op.58
Britten, Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland, Op.48
Britten, Nocturnal after John Dowland for guitar, Op.70
Britten, This Way to the Tomb: Deus in adjutorium meum
Britten, Winter Words for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.52
Britten, I wonder as I wander
Allan Clayton, Tenor
Timothy Ridout, Viola
Sean Shibe, Guitar
James Baillieu, Piano
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An exquisite recital from Allan Clayton and James Baillieu
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