Britten: Christ's Nativity; A Boy was Born

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How does a 19-year-old conceive a work so complex yet so accessible, so original yet so involved as A Boy Was Born? This theme and six variations for mixed voices and boys' choir, with texts primarily from 15th- and 16th- century sources, is one of the great choral masterpieces, and one of the most challenging for singers. Within its marvelous textures, harmonies, and rhythms are the seeds of many of Britten's later works--but, remarkably, the piece also stands on its own as a fully finished and mature work. The truth of its genius is most apparent in Variation 5, a setting of the Christina Rossetti poem "In the bleak mid-winter" for women's voices combined with a tender, soaring melody ("Corpus Christi Carol") and separate text sung by boys. This is one of those rare moments in music that leaves you silent and in awe--made even more effective by these exceptionally accomplished performers, whose expression and choice of tempo is absolutely right. --David Vernier

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