The Great Poets: Robert Burns

The 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns (1759-1796), one of the most popular of poets, is celebrated in 2009. A pioneer of the Romantic movement, works such as A Red, Red Rose, A Man's a Man for a' That and the ubiquitous Auld Lang Syne, have made him an international figure. Naxos AudioBooks' popular Great Poets series marks the anniversary with a CD bringing together all the key works. INCLUDED IN The Great Poets - Robert Burns A Man's a Man for a' That A Red, Red Rose A Winter Night Address to a Haggis Address to the Unco Guid Ae Fond Kiss Apology for Declining an Invitation to Dine Auld Lang Syne Bessy and her Spinnin' Wheel Epistle to a Young Friend Holy Willie's Prayer I'll Meet Thee on the Lea Rig Man Was Made to Mourn My Bonie Mary My Love She's but a Lassie Yet On a Suicide Robert Bruce's March To Bannockburn Such a Parcel of Rogues In A Nation Tam O'Shanter - A Tale The Banks o' Doon The Cotter's Saturday Night From The Jolly Beggars To a Louse On seeing one on a lady's bonnet, at church To a Mouse On turning her up in her nest with the plough To Mary in Heaven