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anon.: | Willow song | Balfe: | Come into the garden, Maud | Bishop, H R: | Home, Sweet Home | Brahe: | Bless this House | Butterworth, G: | Loveliest of Trees | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby Ye sacred muses - an elegy for Thomas Tallis | Carter, S: | Down Below | Dibdin: | Tom Bowling | Dowland: | Can she excuse my wrongs? (First Booke of Songes, 1597) Sorrow, stay Awake, sweet love Woeful heart Shall I sue? Me, me, and none but me Flow my teares (Lacrimæ) | Finzi: | Since we loved Rollicum-rorum | Gurney: | Down by the Salley Gardens Black Stitchel | Ireland: | The Salley Gardens Sea Fever | Johnson, R: | Where the bee sucks Full fathom five | Keel: | Trade Winds (No. 2 from Three Salt-Water Ballads) | Morley: | It was a lover and his lass O mistress mine | Mortimer: | The Smuggler's Song | Parry: | O mistress mine | Peel: | In Summertime on Bredon | Purcell: | Fairest Isle (from King Arthur) Music for a while, Z583 I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen) If music be the food of love, Z379 An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 | Quilter: | Love's Philosophy, Op. 3 No. 1 (Shelley) Now sleeps the crimson petal, Op. 3 No. 2 (Tennyson) Come away, death | Shield: | The Plough Boy | Stanford: | Drake's Drum The Old Superb | Swann, D: | The Hippopotamus Song (Mud, mud, glorious mud) A Transport of Delight (The Omnibus) The Wart Hog | trad.: | The Foggy, Foggy Dew Greensleeves | Vaughan Williams: | Linden Lea The Lamb The Shepherd Silent Noon | Walton: | Popular Song from 'Façade' | Warlock: | Yarmouth Fair My Own Country Passing By Pretty Ring Time Balulalow | Woodforde-Finden: | Kashmiri Song |
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and adaptations of works by Ravel, Borodin, Luigini and Schumann
This collection has been prepared with three main aims: firstly to prove that the so-called boundaries between light and classical music are not as insurmountable as some people seem to imagine; secondly to illustrate that many composers, who may usually be associated with more serious works, also had their lighter moments; and thirdly to offer several examples of the tasteful way in which arrangers of the 20th century adapted the classics to make them more instantly appealing to their audience. For many years such ‘tampering with the classics’ was banned by the BBC in Britain, although commercial recordings could be freely purchased. However a lack of broadcasts obviously affected sales, which partly explains why such recordings were more common in the United States than in Britain. Among the leading US musicians who often strayed into classical territory were David Carroll, Andre Kostelanetz, Percy Faith, Clebanoff and even Ray Conniff. They are joined by Charles Williams, Angela Morley and other familiar figures on the UK scene. | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Organ Lollipops 2 More musical delights, played on the Klais organ of Bath Abbey
Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV645 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' | Bossi, M E: | Scherzo in G minor, Op. 49 No. 2 | Brewer, H: | Marche Heroique | Camidge: | Gavotte in G minor | Elgar: | Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 | Grainger: | Irish Tune from County Derry 'Danny Boy' | Hollins: | Evening Rest (1917) | Karg-Elert: | Nun danket alle Gott, marche triomphale, Op. 65 No. 59 Valse mignonne | Lefebure-Wely: | L'Organiste Moderne, Book 12: Marche in C major | Martin, Easthope: | Evensong | Scotson Clark: | Marche aux Flambeaux | Thalben-Ball: | Tune in E | Walton: | Popular Song from 'Façade' | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 |
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| |  | John Kitchen plays the Organ of the Usher Hall
The first recording of the newly refurbished Norman & Beard concert organ in Edinburgh's Usher Hall, built in 1914. In an eclectic selection of repertoire ranging from transcriptions of popular orchestral works to Liszt's tortuous Weinen, Klagen, internationally acclaimed organist John Kitchen demonstrates the instrument's sonic versatility and brilliance of tone. "Kitchen brings rhythmic swagger and élan…The great Edwardian, Elgar, is represented by the Larghetto from his Serenade for Strings, giving Kitchen the chance to demonstrate the organ's quasi-orchestral strings, before letting rip in the celebrated 'Nimrod' from Enigma Variations." London Evening Standard, May 2004 “Kitchen leaves no stone unturned in his search for colour, and reveals how close this type of instrument is to its cousin, the theatre organ. The Walton Popular Song and Hollins Triumphal March see the organ in its natural habitat and Kitchen's playing is instinctive and full of pizzazz.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2004 **** “Built in 1914, the monumental organ in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh has been restored to its former Edwardian glory. City Organist John Kitchen celebrates the aesthetic of that period. Three Handel marches are delivered in grand style, with irrepressible brio. Kitchen brings rhythmic swagger and élan to Hollins’ Triumphal March (complete with carillon), Walton’s Orb and Sceptre and Bach’s “St Anne” Prelude and Fugue.” Evening Standard “Alfred Hollins’s Triumphal March. Elgar’s Nimrod and marches by Handel are atmospherically rendered, and real expressive depth achieved in Bach’s monumental St Anne Fugue and Liszt’s Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen. Arrangements of Walton’s Popular Song (from Façade) and Orb and Sceptre march are delightfully contrasted.” Sunday Times, 19th April 2009 *** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Martin Setchell (Rieger organ of Christchurch Town Hall) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 6 weeks. |
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anon.: | Willow song Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) | Balfe: | Come into the garden, Maud Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) | Bishop, H R: | Home, Sweet Home Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) | Brahe: | Bless this house Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Sir Philip Ledger (piano) | Britten: | The foggy, foggy dew Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) The Plough Boy Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31 Robert Tear (tenor), Alan Civil (horn) Northern Sinfonia, Sir Neville Marriner Les illuminations, Op. 18 John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Pauline Lowbury (violin) Britten Sinfonia, Nicholas Cleobury | Butterworth, G: | Loveliest of Trees Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Love Blows As The Wind Blows Robert Tear (tenor) Vernon Handley | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby Michael Chance (countertenor) Fretwork Elegy on the death of Thomas Tallis Michael Chance (countertenor), Christopher Wilson (lute) | Carter, S: | Down Below Ian Wallace (bass-baritone), Donald Swann (piano) | Delius: | Sea Drift John Noble (baritone) Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves | Dibdin: | Tom Bowling Robert Tear (tenor), André Previn (piano) | Dowland: | Sorrow, stay Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) Can she excuse my wrongs? (First Booke of Songes, 1597) Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) Awake, sweet love Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) Woeful heart Dame Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute) Shall I sue? Charles Daniels (tenor), David Miller (lute) Me, me, and none but me Charles Daniels (tenor), David Miller (lute) Flow my teares (Lacrimæ) Charles Daniels (tenor), David Miller (lute) | Elgar: | Sea Pictures, Op. 37 Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli Two Songs Op. 60 (The Torch; The River) Robert Tear (tenor) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Vernon Handley | Finzi: | Since we loved Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) Rollicum-rorum Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) Dies natalis, Op. 8 Wilfred Brown (tenor) English Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Finzi | Gurney: | Down by the Salley Gardens Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Black Stitchel Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) | Ireland: | The Salley Gardens Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano) Sea Fever Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) | Johnson, R: | Where the bee sucks Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) Full fathom five Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) | Keel: | Trade Winds (No. 2 from Three Salt-Water Ballads) Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) | Morley: | It was a lover and his lass Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) O mistress mine Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) | Mortimer: | The Smuggler's Song Owen Brannigan (bass), Gerald Moore (piano) | Parry: | O Mistress Mine Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano) | Peel: | Bredon Hill Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) In Summertime on Bredon orchestral version Frederick Harvey (baritone) George Weldon | Purcell: | Fairest Isle (from King Arthur) Nancy Argenta (soprano), Nigel North (lute) Music for a while, Z583 Nancy Argenta (soprano), John Toll (harpsichord) I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen) Nancy Argenta (soprano), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord) If music be the food of love, Z379 Nancy Argenta (soprano), Richard Boothby (lute), John Toll (harpsichord) An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 Nancy Argenta (soprano), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord) | Quilter: | Love's Philosophy, Op. 3 No. 1 (Shelley) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano) Now sleeps the crimson petal, Op. 3 No. 2 (Tennyson) Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Come away, death Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) | Sanderson, W: | Devonshire Cream and Cider orchestral version Frederick Harvey (baritone) Philharmonia Orchestra, George Weldon | Stanford: | Drake's Drum Robert Lloyd (bass), Nina Walker (piano) The Old Superb Robert Lloyd (bass), Nina Walker (piano) Songs of the Sea, Op. 91 Benjamin Luxon (bass-baritone) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Norman Del Mar | Swann, D: | A Transport of Delight (The Omnibus) Ian Wallace (bass-baritone), Donald Swann (piano) The Wart Hog Ian Wallace (bass-baritone), Donald Swann (piano) The Hippopotamus Song (Mud, mud, glorious mud) Michael Flanders & Donald Swann | trad.: | Greensleeves Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute) | Vaughan Williams: | Linden Lea Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano) The Lamb Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano) The Shepherd Ian Partridge (tenor) Silent Noon Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) Songs of Travel Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Sir Simon Rattle Five Mystical Songs John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone) Choir of King's College Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks On Wenlock Edge orchestral version Ian Bostridge (tenor) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Haitink | Walton: | Popular Song from 'Façade' Fenella Fielding, Michael Flanders Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Warlock: | My Own Country Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Passing By Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Pretty Ring Time Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano) Balulalow Dame Janet Baker (mezzo), Sir Philip Ledger (piano) Yarmouth Fair Owen Brannigan (bass), Ernest Lush (piano) | Woodforde-Finden: | Kashmiri Song Frederick Harvey (baritone), Jack Byfield (piano) |
Ranging from Shakespeare’s contemporaries to the Victorian school and beyond, this fine box set calls on some of the greatest artists—including a wealth of British talent—to celebrate the diversity and longevity of English song. From simple melodic expression to the textural sophistication of orchestral settings, with the sea and landscape assuming a prominent role throughout, the songs included here comprise a fitting tribute, simultaneously revealing the rich cultural legacy of English poetry. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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