Listen to Songs before Sleep (Version for Bass-Baritone and Strings): I. The Mouse and the Bumble-bee by Richard Hickox, Philharmonia Orchestra & Jonathan Lemalu

Songs before Sleep (Version for Bass-Baritone and Strings): I. The Mouse and the Bumble-bee

Richard Hickox, Philharmonia Orchestra & Jonathan Lemalu

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Songs Before Sleep (Version for Bass-Baritone and Strings) : I. The Mouse and the Bumble-bee

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Richard Hickox

Conductor

Philharmonia Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra

Jonathan Lemalu

Jonathan Lemalu

Bass

Maya Iwabuchi

Leader

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett

Composer

Marie-Françoise de Meeûs

Marie-Françoise de Meeûs

Translation

Stephanie Wollny

Stephanie Wollny

Translation

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Alastair Thain

Photography

Chris Christodoulou

Chris Christodoulou

Photography

Gregory Barrett

Gregory Barrett

Photography

Katie Vandyck

Photography

Michael Common

Assistant Engineer

Rachel Smith

Editing Engineer

Ralph Couzens

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