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“Roderick Williams is a national treasure. Not only is he an intensely musical singer, acutely responsive to the sound and meaning of words, but also his approach to the English Romantic song repertoire is…revelatory. (Susie Allan) lingers tellingly over an important detail in the piano writing just at the right moment to complement Williams’s exquisite interpretations. Recordings…balance singer and instruments to something like perfection…Strongly recommended” BBC Music Magazine “Roderick Williams again shows his merit within the strong English baritone tradition. Not all of these songs fall easily on the voice: Song of Silence and The White Cascade ask for quiet singing in an uncomfortable region of the baritone range. Williams does well, singing with admirable control. Susie Allan is the able pianist...” Gramophone Magazine, Awards 2006 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Very Best of English Song
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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‘If you enjoy English song, this set is a must … the singers are Britain’s best, and their excellence is matched by the accompaniments of Clifford
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| |  | When I was one-and-twentyButterworth and Gurney Songs
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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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