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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Janet Baker - Haydn & Beethoven: Scottish Folk Song Arrangements
Arne: | Where the Bee Sucks | Beethoven: | Polly Stewart, WoO 156 No. 7 The Sweetest Lad was Jamie, Op. 108 No. 5 Faithfu' Johnie, Op. 108 No. 20 Cease your funning, WoO 156 No. 5 Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie, Op. 108 No. 7 | Boyce: | Tell, me lovely shepherd | Campion: | Never love unless you can Oft have I sigh’d for him that hears me not If thou longst so much to learn Faine would I wed | Dowland: | Come again, sweet love doth now invite | Haydn: | Scottish Songs (selection) 19 songs | Munro, G: | My lovely Celia | Purcell: | Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest, Z195 Lord, what is man?, Z192 |
“'A Pageant of English Song' was Baker's first solo LP for EMI. Side 1, in which she's accompanied by Martin Isepp and Robert Spencer, is reissued on this CD. Side 2, with Gerald Moore at the piano, can be heard on a double CD on EMI. Dame Janet was at the beginning of the high summer of her career when this was recorded in 1967.
Every recital, concert appearance or opera role was an event. In the first song, Dowland's 'Come againe', each word is given the perfect weight, with beautiful touches on the repeated 'I sit, I sigh, I weep, I faint, I die'. The jolly 'Never love unlesse you can', the melancholy 'Oft have I sigh'd' and the coquettish 'Faine would I wed' each has its own 'face', Baker finding just the right expression in her voice. The Scottish songs arranged by Haydn, recorded eight years later, seem rather slight in comparison.
Nineteen of these arrangements one after another seem rather too much of a good thing.
The five Beethoven Scottish arrangements are the best part of the 1975 session. 'Fathfu' Johnnie' is a setting to place beside any great song of the same period. The recording seems to favour the instrumentalists somewhat, whereas in the 1967 selections, Baker's voice is always fresh and forward.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Arne: | Where the Bee Sucks Martin Isepp (harpsichord), Ambrose Gauntlett (viola da gamba), Douglas Whittaker (flute) | Bach, J S: | Schlummer ein, ihr matten Augen from Cantata No. 82 Bath Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Bereite dich, Zion St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht Bist du bei mir, BWV508 Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Berlioz: | Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Boyce: | Tell, me lovely shepherd Martin Isepp (harpsichord), Ambrose Gauntlett (viola da gamba) | Brahms: | Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis Choir (men's voices), Sir Adrian Boult | Campion: | Never love unless you can Oft have I sigh’d for him that hears me not If thou longst so much to learn Faine would I wed Robert Spencer (lute) | Chausson: | Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19 London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn | Dowland: | Come again, sweet love doth now invite Robert Spencer (lute) | Elgar: | Sea Pictures, Op. 37 London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul 'Angel's Farewell' (from The Dream of Gerontius) Halle Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Handel: | Messiah: He was despised English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras Ah! Crudel, nel pianto mio, HWV 78: aria 'Per trofei di mia constenna' English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard Armida abbandonata, HWV 105: aria 'Ah! crudel, e pur ten vei' English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | Liszt: | Die Lorelei Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Wandrers Nachtlied II), S.306 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Mahler: | Kindertotenlieder Halle Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Rückert-Lieder (5 songs, complete) New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (4 songs, complete) Halle Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Urlicht (from Symphony No. 2) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | Mendelssohn: | Neue Liebe, Op. 19a No. 4 Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Nachtlied, Op. 71 No. 6 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Munro, G: | My lovely Celia Martin Isepp (harpsichord), Ambrose Gauntlett (viola da gamba) | Purcell: | Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest, Z195 Lord, what is man?, Z192 Martin Isepp (harpsichord), Ambrose Gauntlett (viola da gamba) | Ravel: | Shéhérazade New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Schubert: | Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Ave Maria, D839 Gerald Moore (piano) Heidenröslein, D257 An die Musik D547 Die Forelle, D550 Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Nacht und Träume, D827 An Sylvia, D891 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Schumann: | Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42 Daniel Barenboim (piano) | Strauss, R: | Liebeshymnus, Op. 32 No. 3 Das Rosenband, Op. 36 No. 1 Ruhe, meine Seele!, Op. 27 No. 1 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Wagner: | Wesendonck-Lieder (5) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult |
“this is a treasurable set” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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