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Folksong arrangements, vol 1 (The Salley Gardens)
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Performer: Ruby Hughes (Soprano)
Performer: Julius Drake (Piano)
Recording date: 14 November 2011
Date of broadcast: 30 December 2011
Britten took a great interest in the melodies and poetry of the British Isles, often arranging folksongs as encores in the recitals he and Peter Pears gave. His simple and sympathetic setting of this Irish tune, allows Yeats鈥� poetry to shine through.
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Performer: Ruby Hughes (Soprano)
Performer: Julius Drake (Piano)
Recording date: 14 November 2011
Date of broadcast: 30 December 2011
