FM056

Lyrics from the East

Five Miniatures

for tenor and piano

Carey Blyton

£7.45

Lyrics from the East shows a striking variety of mood and tone colour … Blyton was Britten’s editor in the 1960s and it is easy to imagin[e] Peter Pears singing many of the songs presented here.
Amazon review (June 2012)
…surprisingly effective
Michael Pilkington, Singing
  Composer Title Vocal range Forces Total duration
Carey BlytonLyrics from the East
Five Miniatures
for tenor and piano
D to ATenor, Piano5 mins
# Composer Movement Forces Duration
1Carey Blyton
Words: Sappho
   I: The Blast of LoveTenor, Piano¾ minute
2Carey Blyton
Words: Omar Khayyam
  II: Paradise1 minute
3Carey Blyton
Words: Anonymous
 III: Evening1 minute
4  IV: Night1½ mins
5Carey Blyton
Words: Bengali folk-poem
   V: Puty-Fish½ minute
Recorded performance

Ian Partridge, Tenor, Jennifer Partridge, Piano

Catalogue code: FM056Published: 2000
Entry last updated: 29th May 2011