Monday 23 November 2015
John Donne, Pelham Humfrey, John Shirley- Quirk
A powerful Pelham Humfrey (Humphrey) setting of a poem by John Donne. John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone.
A counter-tenor interpretation by Robin Blaze.
Alfred Deller interpretation
Isaac Walton on Donne's poem-hymn:
"He caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune and to be often sung to the organ by the Choristers of St. |Paul's Church in his own hearing especially at the Evening Service".
Death be not proud (Britten)
The Holy Sonnets
Sweetest love, I do not go (Richard Burton)
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