Benjamin Britten

On this Island, op. 11

Song cycle

Op. 11 Composed 1937 Vocal

On This Island is a book of poems by W. H. Auden, first published under the title Look, Stranger! in the UK in 1936, then published under Auden's preferred title, On this Island, in the US in 1937. It is also the title of one of the poems in the collection. The book contains thirty-one poems.

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Movements

On This Island: I. Let the Florid Music Praise!
On This Island: II. Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast
On This Island: III. Seascape
On This Island: IV. Nocturne
On This Island: V. As It Is, Plenty

Most recent recordings

On This Island, Op. 11: No. 3, Seascape — Benjamin Britten, Doriana Tchakarova, Robin Neck (2024) Spotify

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Elsewhere

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