Set to music by Isaac Nathan , the Jewish composer who persuaded the poet to write this collection of verse on biblical and spiritual themes.
In the first of two programmes, Brian Gear reads from his anecdotes about Byron. ADRIAN THOMPSON (tenor) PAUL HAMBURGER (piano)
Thy days are done; I saw thee weep; The destruction of the Sennacherib; Oh! snatch'd away in beauty's bloom; Fame, wisdom, love and power (all first broadcasts) BBCBristol