 | from Britten: Song Cycles (CKD404) 1 Sonetto XVI: Sì come nella penna e nell' inchiostro [1'56] 16 minutes 38 seconds 7 tracks2 Sonetto XXXI: A che più debb'io mai l'intensa voglia [1'28] 3 Sonetto XXX: Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume [3'12] 4 Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signor mie, che tu sai [1'44] 5 Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei [1'44] 6 Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor, s'una pietà superna [1'24] 7 Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede [5'10] 'An honesty put to the test by the exposed acoustic and a fine artistic imagination are held in a near-perfect equilibrium' (BBC Music Magazine) 'Gilchrist's rather English sound fits music that was conceived for Pears's equally English style very well, whether in the unbuttoned declarations of love of the Michelangelo songs, or the much darke ... 'Gilchrist sings wonderfully while pianist Tilbrook is with him every step of the way … this is a terrific production from Linn' (Audiophile Audition, USA) |