Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears Recital - Riverside Studios 1964 Part 2

[@surisuri8993]

People overlook the total genius of Britten's arrangements. We will never see the like again.

[@Willowbough]

Britten's intuitive accompaniment plus Peter Pears's wonderful voice combine to make this the definitive interpretation. Genius.

[@davidcarlin3850]

Sublime. Absolutely beautiful performance

[@beverlythompson7993]

Beautiful music!!!!

[@momeara7482]

I don't think it gets any better than this.

[@luisortega4991]

Amazing artistry

[@anthonyblaschke3404]

Just love the Ploughboy - and pears little mannerisms too

[@jadysinclair7539]

Glorious from both. We shall never see (or hear) their like again.

[@jonathanking4107]

If only I had a time machine to be part of the audience for this. Delightful.

[@safasaleh3010]

can't get enough of his voice

[@adriennebeecker5000]

Beyond compare !

[@HenriMesquida]

Merveilleux.

[@josegabrielortizrojas3669]

So beautiful! Incredible !

[@cliffordherbert9587]

A sublime version of this is sung by Julius Drake accompanied by Gerald Finley on Hyperion CDA67778. I first heard it as I was driving to work nearly ten years go and had to pull over to listen to it.

[@carlobeltramo5642]

L' arte dell'accompagnare! Una lezione di bellezza e umiltà. Grazie.

[@TheMikester307]

This is wonderful! So nice they did this and it was recorded. (and I love the encore!)

[@TheLilleKatt]

Timeless beauty

[@timmynaylor4963]

Loved it, thanks for posting

[@antsblaschke]

..... one of yr corres[ondents says Pears singing is " dated & affected.... If thats the case, I wish for more dated and affected singing today ( 2023 ) I cant hear that '64 recital enough, and find it profoundly moving

[@robertbrown7408]

If you want anymore you can sing it yourself hee haw sing it yourself 😊

[@ternitamas]

can someone please list the names of the songs?

[@LiljaPihlak]

Just in case you haven't been able to look it up yourself : Man is for the woman made, The foggy, foggy dew, O, waly, waly, Sweet Polly Oliver, Sally in our alley,(part one) Tom Bowling, The Lincolnshire poacher, The ploughboy (part two). Oliver Cromwell (encore, a nursery rhyme).

[@ternitamas]

some of them I knew but others I had no clue so thanks so much!

[@conanmcdonnell9265]

This is lovely. if you agree, you'd be as well not to watch Dudley Moore's send-up :)

[@1Greystalk]

The Dudley Moore spoof is absolutely brilliant but doesn't detract from this.

[@leemoid78]

@@1Greystalk agreed!

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

@@leemoid78 It simply puts it into perspective...

[@yusukeundisolde]

ひとは見かけによらない

[@marietteleuck5207]

In ¹

[@desmondjack6162]

Dreadful vocal technique. Terrible, tight, nasal sound. Completely wrong. Singers would not model themselves on this dreadful example of vocal technique. Pears was one of the worst tenors of all time. Listen to Caruso.

[@JoanCrawfordEmmadora]

A hearing test perhaps?

[@ursularissmann-telle4000]

😅​@@JoanCrawfordEmmadora

[@MI-sm5ge]

Britten was such a great pianist.Pears alas hasn't aged well and his style of singing sounds hopelessly dated, unnatural and affected. It would be nice to hear a proper singer sing these charming songs.

[@WinrichNaujoks]

I disagree.

[@sparingsparrow]

​​@@WinrichNaujoks me too, Pears sounded heavenly. may he and Britten rest together in peace up there