Born 21 February 1907
A tribute in the form of songs by three composers, introduced by one of them, Peter Dickinson.
Ian Partridge (tenor) Jennifer Partridge (piano)
Meriel Dickinson (mezzo-sop) Peter Dickinson (piano)
Britten On this Island (1937): Let the florid music praise!; Now the leaves are falling fast; Look, stranger, at this island now; Now through night's caressing grip; As it is, plenty.
Berkeley Night covers up the rigid land (1939)
Dickinson Four Auden Songs (1956): Look, stranger, on this island; Eyes look into the well; Carry her over the water; What's In your mind (first broadcast performance)
Berkeley Five Auden Poems (1958): Lauds; O lurcher loving collier; What's in your mind; Eyes look into the well; Carry her over the water
Britten Fish in the unruffled lakes (1937)
Dickinson Three Comic Songs (1960): My second thoughts; Happy Ending; Over the Heather (first broadcast performance)