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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Moeran: Complete Solo Folksong Arrangements
Adrian Thompson (tenor), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) & John Talbot (piano) Members of the Weybridge Male Voice Choir, Christine Best Ernest John (‘Jack’) Moeran (1894-1950) was the last major representative of the group of English composers who, in the first decade of the twentieth century, sought musical inspiration in the melodic beauty of traditional folksong. In addition to using folksongrelated material in a number of his original works, Moeran also made many direct arrangements of folksongs he collected throughout his lifetime, principally in areas of East Anglia and the south-west of Ireland, including the twenty-five for solo voice and piano recorded here together for the first time. Included in the programme, which contains a number of première recordings, are Six Folksongs from Norfolk, Six Suffolk Folksongs, Songs from County Kerry, and a further six individual folksong arrangements. A first recording of Moeran’s earliest known and only recently discovered solo song, The North Sea Ground, provides an attractive bonus to this delightful recital. “[Farnsworth] has the lion's share of duties and brings a most personable warmth, commitment and no little narrative flair to the task in hand...Thompson possess a less ingratiating timbre but there's no denying his infectious ardour and idiomatic delivery. Moreover, that indefatigible champion of the composer, John Talbot, contributes consistently understanding and stylish accompaniments.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2011 “every word sung here by Marcus Farnsworth and Adrian Thompson is crystal-clear. Both singers - the baritone has the lion's share - are a pleasure to listen to: even in tone, injecting just enough variety...John Talbot is a wholly sympathetic accompanist...The resulting disc has a touch of alchemy about it, for what it presents is, of course, not so much folk-song, as art-song.” International Record Review, March 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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