TY - JOUR
T1 - The Middle of Life
T2 - Vocal Works of Benjamin Britten 1953–1958
AU - McMahon, Paul
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - As one of the most significant and versatile composers of the twentieth century, Benjamin Britten's vocal output provides a wealth of musical delights for performers, audiences and scholars. Exploring a fertile period of the composer's career from 1953-58 in which he produced, amongst others, the cycle Winter Words (Op. 52) 1953 and Canticle III: Still falls the Rain (Op. 55) 1954, this article reviews a distinguished new recording produced under the auspices of Cantus Music (https://www.cantusmusic.net). This article was published on the Taylor and Francis website on 4 May 2020 and will be published in the journal Musicology Australia in the July 2020 issue.
AB - As one of the most significant and versatile composers of the twentieth century, Benjamin Britten's vocal output provides a wealth of musical delights for performers, audiences and scholars. Exploring a fertile period of the composer's career from 1953-58 in which he produced, amongst others, the cycle Winter Words (Op. 52) 1953 and Canticle III: Still falls the Rain (Op. 55) 1954, this article reviews a distinguished new recording produced under the auspices of Cantus Music (https://www.cantusmusic.net). This article was published on the Taylor and Francis website on 4 May 2020 and will be published in the journal Musicology Australia in the July 2020 issue.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084288003&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/08145857.2019.1700596
DO - 10.1080/08145857.2019.1700596
M3 - Review article
SN - 0814-5857
VL - 42
SP - 61
EP - 63
JO - Musicology Australia
JF - Musicology Australia
IS - 1
ER -