Britten Serenade for Tenor solo, horn and strings
‘I want my music to be of use to people’
Cooke’s Tour 16: Britten Serenade for Tenor solo, horn and strings
Richard Cooke’s introduction
“It was written for Britten’s lover from 1939 to the end of his life, Peter Pears, and the horn player Dennis Brain. I was lucky (and stupid) enough as a student to have had the opportunity to conduct this work with Peter Pears in 1973. I shudder now at how little I must have known and how embarrassingly inexperienced I was. The Serenade had made a great impression on me since I first heard it, and Pears responded favourably to my out-of-the-blue letter inviting him. …”
Richard Cooke
Youtube recordings
Robert Tear, tenor, Alan Civil, horn. Neville Marriner, ASMF
https://youtu.be/R0lgNLiHlag
Spotify
ALBUM: Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Winter Words, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo
https://open.spotify.com/track/1kiWx47az4GlXUETAua7Gz?si=K-FQxOg0TlmSwmTIP_tOOw
https://open.spotify.com/track/0xyvcAhiuri70acxXEvTSb?si=Jnz94F8HSf-HflgEqNg-YQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/4HLOsGsE1WEkyuuNGTHOdR?si=PbWSIT5SRVOqhjYMijspgw
https://open.spotify.com/track/6mZa08v6nm0bSNEEfD2VMY?si=DNpRAyvqT9muXbRl-d-9AQ
https://open.spotify.com/track/4u5KyEEhehinigFn7qDS3E?si=gtsRFEjRRnGWkxlfI57Pow
https://open.spotify.com/track/5VnnBIrOoIQE3aV14iGHOG?si=fzHj-7avQiO11z-ythifbA
https://open.spotify.com/track/5bSolWZ7q6l6fphWMarbtI?si=gGrQOi9lRgW5ihPmRiM8Og
https://open.spotify.com/track/3TKUFePxRIAc7lo8oNIvcZ?si=WD-59gZzTs2QrB7yyAtDZg
Canterbury Choral Society Music Director, Richard Cooke, is sharing his favourite works to give some musical nourishment in these difficult, isolated times. ‘Cooke’s Tour’ is a weekly musical voyage (not necessarily choral music) that music lovers can enjoy without leaving home. You can see his introductory video on Royal Choral Society YouTube channel.
Join Richard Cooke’s music tour at www.richardcooke.org or follow on Canterbury Choral Society Twitter or #CookesTour.
As well as Canterbury Choral Society, Richard Cooke is Music Director of Royal Choral Society and University of Essex Choir.