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Born in 1894, Peter Warlock was one of England’s great songwriters – described by Lennox Berkeley as one of the “most colourful talents in English 20th century music”. His output was prolific. In addition he was a distinguished editor and transcriber of a vast amount of early music as well as an author of several books and many articles, editor and music critic. He was very close to Delius – indeed was obsessed with Delius’s music and wrote a book about him, and also assisted Beecham in organising a Delius festival in 1929. He shared a cottage with fellow composer E. J. Moeran. He suffered bouts of depression and sadly he was found dead in his Chelsea flat in December 1930, of gas poisoning.
Gathered here are the original 78rpm recordings from the John Bishop Collection – divided into Orchestral and Chamber on CD1 and vocal items on CD2. John Bishop was one of the leading lights of the Peter Warlock Society, and all tracks have been remastered by Andrew Rose of Pristine Audio.
The booklet contains fascinating and informative notes, rare photographs and original 78rpm matrix numbers with recording dates.
Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite
Capriol Suite
Peter Warlock: Serenade
Serenade for Strings
Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite (arr. J. Szigeti)
Capriol Suite (arr. J. Szigeti)
Serenade
Serenade for Strings
Capriol Suite
Capriol Suite
Henry Purcell: Fantasia a 4 No. 11 in G major, Z. 742 (arr. P. Warlock)
Fantasia a 4 No. 11 in G major, Z. 742 (arr. P. Warlock)
Henry Purcell: Fantasia a 4 No. 7 in C minor, Z. 738 (arr. P. Warlock)
Fantasia a 4 No. 7 in C minor, Z. 738 (arr. P. Warlock)
Peter Warlock: The Curlew
The Curlew
Peter Warlock: Captain Stratton's Fancy
Captain Stratton's Fancy
Peter Warlock: Good Ale
Good Ale
Peter Warlock: Flow not fast, ye fountains
Flow not fast, ye fountains
Peter Warlock: There is a garden in her face
There is a garden in her face
Peter Warlock: O eyes, O mortal stars
O eyes, O mortal stars
Peter Warlock: Come, my Celia
Come, my Celia
Peter Warlock: Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Peter Warlock: Sleep
Sleep
Peter Warlock: Chopcherry
Chopcherry
Peter Warlock: The Fox
The Fox
Sleep
Sleep
Peter Warlock: Take, O take those lips away
Take, O take those lips away
Peter Warlock: Sweet and Kind
Sweet and Kind
Peter Warlock: As ever I saw
As ever I saw
Peter Warlock: The Passionate Shepherd
The Passionate Shepherd
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Peter Warlock: A Cornish Christmas Carol
A Cornish Christmas Carol
Peter Warlock: Nursery Jingles
Nursery Jingles
Peter Warlock: Milkmaids
Milkmaids
Captain Stratton's Fancy
Captain Stratton's Fancy
Peter Warlock: Sigh no more ladies
Sigh no more ladies
Peter Warlock: Pretty Ring Time
Pretty Ring Time
Peter Warlock: Passing by
Passing by
Peter Warlock: My Own Country
My Own Country
Peter Warlock: Fair and True
Fair and True
Peter Warlock: Piggesnie
Piggesnie
Peter Warlock: Sweet and twenty
Sweet and twenty
Peter Warlock: Consider
Consider
Sleep
Sleep
Peter Warlock: Rest sweet nymphs
Rest sweet nymphs
Peter Warlock: The First Mercy
The First Mercy
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Peter Warlock: The Frostbound Wood
The Frostbound Wood
The Fox
The Fox
Captain Stratton's Fancy
Captain Stratton's Fancy
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