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Sleep
Composer: Peter Warlock
Performer: Jennifer Johnston (Mezzo)
Performer: Alisdair Hogarth (Piano)
Recording date: 11 July 2012
Date of broadcast: 27 July 2012
Warlock ('real' name Philip Heseltine) wrote over 100 songs. Self-taught, his works are accomplished and passionate. 'Sleep' - while essentially a lullaby - could also be considered a meditation on death.
Composer: Peter Warlock
Performer: Jennifer Johnston (Mezzo)
Performer: Alisdair Hogarth (Piano)
Recording date: 11 July 2012
Date of broadcast: 27 July 2012
