Tracklist

–Haydn*, Peter Pears And Benjamin Britten	Six Canzonettes
A1	–	Sailor's Song
A2	–	The Wanderer
A3	–	Sympathy
A4	–	She Never Told Her Love
A5	–	Piercing Eyes
B1	–	Content
–Britten*, Peter Pears And Benjamin Britten	Six Hölderlin Fragments
B2.a	–	Menschenbeifall
B2.b	–	Die Heimat
B2.c	–	Sokrates Und Alcibiades
B2.d	–	Die Jugend
B2.e	–	Hälfte Des Lebens
B2.f	–	Die Linien Des Lebens

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
• Printed By – MacNeill Press
• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Published By – Boosey & Hawkes

Credits

• Composed By – Britten* (tracks: B2.a to B2.f), Haydn* (tracks: A1 to B1)
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Peter Attwood
• Liner Notes [Translation By] – Elizabeth Mayer, Peter Pears
• Mastered By – E
• Piano – Benjamin Britten
• Producer [Uncredited] – Ray Minshull
• Tenor Vocals – Peter Pears

Notes

This is the first UK stereo version.

LABELS:
- Blue/silver 'wideband' labels
- "Original recording by" at 11 o'clock
- "Made in England" at bottom
- "Recording first published 1962"
- Decca 'Musical Notes' logo on side one only
- Publisher "Boosey & Hawkes" appears for tracks B2.a to B2.f
- Matrix numbers printed upside-down

SLEEVE:
- Laminated on front
- Straight flipbacks on top and bottom
- Uncredited sleeve notes in English only on back
- The sleeve notes misprint the title for track B2.b as "Der Heimat"
- "Printed in England by MacNeill Press, London, S.E.1."
- "Laminated with Clarifoil made by British Celanese Limited"

INSERT:
- One full-size sheet, both pages printed
- Contains the lyrics in original language and in English translations
- "Printed in England by MacNeill Press, London, S.E.1."

CATALOG NUMBERS:
- SWL 8507 on sleeve
- SWL.8507 on labels

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Recorded 6 - 9 November 1961
- Labelography code: EB1
- Sub tracks in track B2 are not banded on vinyl
- The individual songs from "Six Hölderlin Fragments" are listed on the insert and in the sleeve notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, stamped): ZTL-1118-2E N KT 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, stamped): ZTL-1119-6E B KT
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 1): ZTL.1118
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 2): ZTL.1119
• Other (Tax code on labels): M/T
• Other (On labels): N
• Other (Corresponding mono Category, on insert): BR 8507

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
5687	Haydn* / Britten*, Peter Pears • Benjamin Britten	Haydn* / Britten*, Peter Pears • Benjamin Britten - 6 Canzonettes / 6 Hölderlin Fragments ‎(LP, Mono)	London Records	5687	US	1963
BR 8507	Haydn* / Britten*, Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten	Haydn* / Britten*, Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten - 6 Canzonettes / 6 Hölderlin Fragments ‎(10", Mono)	Decca, Decca	BR 8507	UK	1963
SDD 197	Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten	Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten - Britten: Six Hölderlin Fragments; Haydn: Six Canzonettes ‎(LP)	Ace Of Diamonds	SDD 197	UK	1969