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Britten’s setting of Goethe’s ‘Um Mitternacht’ (published in 1994) was probably composed in 1959, shortly after the composer’s strong interest in German poetry had borne fruit in his tenor song-cycle Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente. At this time, Pears was enjoying an enviable reputation as one of the leading exponents of Lieder in the world, repeatedly earning ecstatic reviews in the German press that inspired the BBC to capitalize on this success by carefully promoting his and Britten’s work in Germany.

from notes by Mervyn Cooke © 2010

Recording details: June 1995
St Paul's Church, New Southgate, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: October 1995
Total duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds

Um Mitternacht
composer
1959/60; published in 1994
author of text
Other recordings available for download
Mark Padmore (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano)
Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)

Other albums featuring this work
Cover of 'Britten, Finzi & Tippett: Songs' (CDA67459)
Cover of 'Britten: Songs & Proverbs of William Blake' (CDA67778)
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