Here is one of the last performances given by Benjamin Britten with his lifelong partner Peter Pears. From Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, September 22, 1972.
Peter Pears, Tenor (1910-1986) John Nicholson Ireland (1879-1962) Song cycle THE LAND OF LOST CONTENT after poems by Alfred Edward Houseman ...
Daisy Venables (soprano) accompanied by Richard Vendome, sings "Lent Lily", from John Ireland's "The Land of Lost Content" (lyrics from A.E. Housman's "A ...
Peter Pears sings two songs by John Ireland: "The Trellis" with Benjamin Britten, piano, from 1972 "Hymn for a Child" with John Ireland, piano, from 1951 A link ...
With Benjamin Britten, piano. 1. "The Trellis" (James Joyce) 2. "Love and Friendship" (Emily Brontë) 3. "Friendship in misfortune" (anon.) 4. "The One Hope" ...