Description: Benjamin Britten's Saint Nicolas, Op. 42 (1948), a cantata on a text by Eric Crozier, covers the legendary life of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, Lycia, in a dramatic sequence of events. Britten wrote the work for the centenary of Lancing College in Sussex, with the resources of the institution in mind. It is scored for mixed choir, tenor soloist, four boys singers, strings, piano duet, organ and percussion. The only professionals required are the tenor soloist, a string quintet to lead the other strings, and the percussionists. Saint Nicolas is Britten's first work for amateur musicians, and it includes congregational hymns. The premiere was the opening concert of the first Aldeburgh Festival in June 1948, with Peter Pears as the soloist. Benjamin Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 (1943) is a cantata for four soloists, SATB choir, and organ, based on the poem Jubilate Agno by Christopher Smart (1722–1771). The poem, written while Smart was in an asylum depicts idiosyncratic praise and worship of God by all created beings and things, each in its own way. The cantata was commissioned by the Reverend Walter Hussey for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the consecration of St Matthew's Church, Northampton.
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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Release Year: 1990
Style: Cantata, Oratorio
Genre: Cantata, Oratorio, Classical
Record Label: London/Decca
Artist: Sir Peter Pears
