Hi Joseph,
Yes, I'm sure I had a CD once upon a time . . . singer was
Ian Bostridge . . . which included Britten's Auden (Hyperion
label if I remember). Unfortunately I sold it a while back
otherwise I'd take another listen.
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings caught my ear a few years
ago . . . might be a good place to try again.
As for poems set to music, I can highly recommend John
Tavener's setting of Blake's 'The Lamb' to anyone who hasn't
heard it -- very powerful, very moving. He's also set 'The Tyger',
although I've not heard it yet.
Might be an interesting thread . . . I've yet to hear Copland's
settings of (12?) Emily Dickinson poems.
I've a feeling a couple of Hill's poems were also set -- was
'Christmas Trees' one of them? Dominic might know . . . . .
Andy
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