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Bach, J S: | Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Bereite dich, Zion Academy of St Martin-In-The-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | Brahms: | Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 No. 2 Cecil Aronowitz (viola), André Previn | Britten: | Corpus Christi Carol Gerald Moore (piano) | Duparc: | L'Invitation au voyage London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | Duruflé: | Requiem, Op. 9: Pie Jesu Choir of King's College Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger | 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) Sir John Barbirolli | Fauré: | Two Songs, Op. 83 Gerald Moore (piano) Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 Gerald Moore (piano) | Handel: | Messiah: He was despised English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | Mahler: | Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder) Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Mendelssohn: | Elijah: O rest in the Lord New Philharmonia, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 Gerald Moore (piano) Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Gerald Moore (piano) Wiegenlied, D498 Gerald Moore (piano) Die Forelle, D550 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) An die Musik D547 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) An Sylvia, D891 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Nacht und Träume, D827 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Heidenröslein, D257 Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Schumann: | Mondnacht (No. 5 from Liederkreis, Op. 39) Daniel Barenboim (piano) Du Ring an meinem Finger (No. 4 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42) Daniel Barenboim (piano) | Strauss, R: | Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Gerald Moore (piano) Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Gerald Moore (piano) | Vaughan Williams: | Linden Lea Gerald Moore (piano) | Warlock: | Pretty Ring Time Gerald Moore (piano) |
Compelling for her intensity and integrity as much as for her unmistakeable voice, Dame Janet Baker struck a distinctive path as a performer, primarily on the concert and recital stage. Among her most celebrated recordings are her interpretations of Elgar with Sir John Barbirolli, here complemented by songs and oratorio arias by composers such as Bach, Handel, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, Strauss, Fauré, Vaughan Williams and Britten. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“Classic 1970s recordings by the Partridge siblings, and such luminaries as Janet Craxton. On Wenlock Edge - chamber version - still sounds excellent, while the Warlock disc is distinctly special.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 ***** | | | 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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| |  | The Very Best of Janet Baker
Bach, J S: | Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Bereite dich, Zion | Brahms: | Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 No. 2 | Britten: | Corpus Christi Carol | Duparc: | L'Invitation au voyage | Duruflé: | Requiem, Op. 9: Pie Jesu | Elgar: | Sea Pictures, Op. 37 Softly and gently, dearly-ransomed soul 'Angel's Farewell' (from The Dream of Gerontius) | Fauré: | Two Songs, Op. 83 Clair de Lune, Op. 46 No. 2 | Handel: | Messiah: He was despised | Mahler: | Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder) | Mendelssohn: | Elijah: O rest in the Lord Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 Wiegenlied, D498 Die Forelle, D550 Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774 An die Musik D547 An Sylvia, D891 Nacht und Träume, D827 Heidenröslein, D257 Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert) | Schumann: | Mondnacht (No. 5 from Liederkreis, Op. 39) Du Ring an meinem Finger (No. 4 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42) | Strauss, R: | Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 | Vaughan Williams: | Linden Lea | Warlock: | Pretty Ring Time |
One of this country’s finest and most popular singers, Dame Janet Baker has a special place in the hearts of music-lovers throughout the land. Since making her Covent Garden and New York debuts in 1966 she has become synonymous with a wide range of much-loved baroque and romantic repertoire. Janet Baker was made a Dame 25 years ago. Here, for the first time, EMI have gathered together some of her most memorable performances on one double CD. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Peter Warlock: Collected 78rpm RecordingsRecorded 1925-51, digitally remastered.
Campion: | There is a Garden in her face (arr. Warlock) John Goss (baritone), Diana Poulton (lute) | Dowland: | Flow not so fast, ye fountains (arr. Warlock) John Goss (baritone), Diana Poulton (lute) | Ferrabosco, A II: | O eyes, O mortal stars (arr. Warlock) John Goss (baritone), Diana Poulton (lute) Come, my Celia (arr. Warlock) John Goss (baritone), Diana Poulton (lute) | Purcell: | Fantazia (arr. Warlock) Pasquier Trio Fantazia (arr. Warlock) Griller String Quartet | Warlock: | Capriol Suite London Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Bernard Serenade for strings NGS Chamber Orchestra, John Barbirolli Capriol Suite (arr. for violin & piano by Joseph Szigeti) Josef Szigeti (violin), Nikita Magalov (piano) Serenade for strings Constant Lambert String Orchestra, Constant Lambert Capriol Suite Constant Lambert String Orchestra, Constant Lambert The Curlew René Soames (tenor), Flora Nielsen (mezzo-soprano) Aeolian String Quartet Captain Stratton's Fancy Peter Dawson (bass-baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Oh good ale John Goss (baritone), Diana Poulton (lute) Corpus Christi The English Singers Sleep John Armstrong (baritone) International String Quartet Chopcherry John Armstrong (baritone) International String Quartet The Fox Parry Jones (tenor) Sleep Parry Jones (tenor) Take, O take those lips away Parry Jones (tenor) Sweet and kind Parry Jones (tenor) As ever I saw Parry Jones (tenor) The Passionate Shepherd Parry Jones (tenor) Corpus Christi Ann Wood (mezzo-soprano), Peter Pears (tenor) BBC Chorus, Leslie Woodgate Nursery Jingles (6) Cecil Cope (bass) Milkmaids Roy Henderson (baritone), Eric Griffen (piano) Captain Stratton's Fancy Roy Henderson (baritone), Eric Griffen (piano) Sigh no more, ladies Roy Henderson (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Pretty Ring Time Roy Henderson (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Passing By Roy Henderson (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) My Own Country Roy Henderson (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Fair and True Roy Henderson (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Piggesnie Roy Henderson (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Sweet and twenty Nancy Evans (mezzo-soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) Consider Nancy Evans (mezzo-soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) Sleep Nancy Evans (mezzo-soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) Rest, sweet nymphs Truro Girls School The First Mercy Billy Neeley (treble) Corpus Christi Flora Nielsen (mezzo-soprano), René Soames (tenor) Festival Singers, Leslie Woodgate The Frostbound Wood Dennis Noble (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) The Fox Dennis Noble (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) Captain Stratton's Fancy Oscar Natzke (bass) |
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. | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Songs of the British Isles
Recorded 1949-1952 | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Berkeley, L: | Five Poems of W.H. Auden, Op. 53 (1958) | Britten: | Down by the Salley Gardens O can ye sew cushions? O Waly, Waly Come ye not from Newcastle? | Finzi: | Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 | Gluck: | O del mio dolce ardor (from Paride ed Elena) | Lully: | Bois épais (from Amadis) | Marcello, B: | Il mio bel foco | Purcell: | Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest, Z195 Lord, what is man?, Z192 | Vaughan Williams: | Let Beauty Awake Tired Silent Noon Linden Lea | Warlock: | Sleep Pretty Ring Time Rest, sweet nymphs The Jolly Shepherd |
"There can be no more golden a legend than Janet Baker singing English song..." Gramophone | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Berkeley, L: | Five Poems of W.H. Auden, Op. 53 (1958) | Berlioz: | Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7 recorded 1975 | Britten: | Down by the Salley Gardens O can ye sew cushions? O Waly, Waly Come ye not from Newcastle? | Chausson: | Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19 recorded 1975 | Finzi: | Let Us Garlands Bring, Op. 18 | Gluck: | O del mio dolce ardor (from Paride ed Elena) | Lully: | Bois épais (from Amadis) | Marcello, B: | Il mio bel foco | Purcell: | Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest, Z195 Lord, what is man?, Z192 | Schoenberg: | Lied der Waldtaube (from Gurrelieder) recorded 1963 | Schubert: | Die junge Nonne, D828 Das Rosenband, D280 (Klopstock) Auf dem See, D543 (Goethe) Blumenlied, D431 (Holty) Gondelfahrer, D808 Die Gotter Griechenlands D677 (Schiller) Der Jungling und der Tod, D545 (Spaun) Schwestergruss, D762 (Bruchmann) Amalia, D195 (Schiller) Der Jüngling am Bache, D30 (Schiller) Die Entzückung an Laura, D390 Sehnsucht, D636 (Schiller) Der Sieg D805 (Mayrhofer) Abendstern, D806 Atys D585 Augenlied, D297 (Mayrhofer) Memnon, D541 (Mayrhofer) Auflösung, D807 Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) | Vaughan Williams: | Let Beauty awake Tired Silent Noon Linden Lea | Warlock: | Sleep Pretty Ring Time Rest, sweet nymphs The Jolly Shepherd |
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| |  | JS Bach: Mass in B minorand recitals by Kathleen Ferrier
Bach, J S: | Mass in B minor, BWV232 Recorded off-air from a live radio broadcast on 15th June 1950 (missing passages patched from the 1952 studio recording) Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Walter Ludwig (tenor), Paul Schöffler (bass) Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Singverein, Herbert von Karajan | Brahms: | Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 Recorded off-air from a BBC broadcast on 12th January 1949 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Bridge: | Go Not, Happy Day | Handel: | Come alla tortorella langue (from Atalanta) sung in English as 'Like as the love-lorn turtle' Cangio d'aspetto (from Admeto) sung in English as 'How changed the vision' | Jensen, A: | Altar | Parry: | Love is a bable, Op. 152 No. 3 | Purcell: | Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370 arr. Britten | Stanford: | The Fairy Lough Op. 77 No. 2, from An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures (1901) A soft day | trad.: | Come you not from Newcastle Kitty my love | Vaughan Williams: | Silent Noon | Warlock: | Sleep Pretty Ring Time | Wolf, H: | Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder) Der Gärtner (No. 17 from Mörike-Lieder) Auf ein altes Bild (No. 23 from Mörike-Lieder) Fussreise (No. 10 from Mörike-Lieder) |
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