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One of the great works in the classical guitar repertoire, Britten's Nocturnal is a complex set of reverse variations culminating in a setting of John Dowland's "Come Heavy Sleep"
lyrics
Come, heavy sleep, the image of true death;
And close up these my weary weeping eyes:
Whose spring of tears doth stop my vital breath,
And tears my heart with sorrow's sigh swoll'n cries:
Come and possess my tired thought-worn soul,
That living dies, till thou on me be stole.
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Colors,
released 14 June 2011
Composed by Benjamin Britten, published by Faber&Faber.
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