From the exuberance of A Ceremony of Carols to the dark, percussive desolation of Children’s Crusade, the virtuosic Missa Brevis and the seafaring vaudeville The Golden Vanity, this recording highlights Britten’s technical mastery and empathy with the imaginative world of children.
Track Listing:
The Golden Vanity
A Ceremony Of Carols
Procession
Wolcum Yole!
There Is No Rose
That Yongë Child
Balulalow
As Dew In Aprille
His Little Babe
Interlude
In Freezing Winter Night
Spring Carol
Adam Lay I-Bounden
Recession
Missa Brevis In D:
Kyrie
Gloria
Sanctus And Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Children's Crusade