Zsolt Durko (1934–1997)
The Three English Songs (or Verses) was composed for mezzo-soprano and 12 players (of the Nash Ensemble), later the composer made a version with piano accompaniment (the score contains this version). The cycle includes My heart leaps up by Wordsworth, The sick rose by Blake and Ash Wednesday by T. S. Eliot. The first two songs are like a double preludium to the third one which upgrades for the main movement in length, dramatic weight as well as structural complexity.
