English Song

~ Release by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir William Walton, Gustav Holst, Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, Peter Warlock, Sir Arnold Bax, Roger Quilter, Benjamin Britten; Philip Langridge, Felicity Lott, Simon Keenlyside, Della Jones, Christopher Maltman, Anthony Rolfe Johnson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1A Soft Day
piano:
Hugh Tinney (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Bernadette Greevy (Irish mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
A Soft Day
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer) (in 1916)
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford2:50
2Irish Skies
piano:
Hugh Tinney (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Bernadette Greevy (Irish mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, op. 140: No. 6. Irish Skies
lyricist:
Winifred Mary Letts
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, op. 140
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford5:13
3Cherry Ripe
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
soprano vocals:
Janice Watson (soprano)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-04-01 until 1997-04-03)
recording of:
Cherry Ripe (Liza Lehmann arrangement)
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
Charles Edward Horn
arranger:
Liza Lehmann
arrangement of:
Cherry Ripe
Liza Lehmann2:42
4Mustard and Cress
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
baritone vocals:
Neal Davies (operatic bass)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-04-01 until 1997-04-03)
recording of:
The Daisy Chain: Mustard and Cress
lyricist:
Norman Gale (poet)
composer:
Liza Lehmann
part of:
The Daisy Chain, Twelve Songs of Childhood
Liza Lehmann1:52
5The Lily of a Day
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
soprano vocals:
Janice Watson (soprano)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-04-01 until 1997-04-03)
recording of:
The Lily of a Day
lyricist:
Ben Jonson (English playwright & poet)
composer:
Liza Lehmann
Liza Lehmann2:36
6Henry King
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
baritone vocals:
Neal Davies (operatic bass)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-04-01 until 1997-04-03)
recording of:
Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral: Henry King
lyricist:
Hilaire Belloc (French-English writer)
composer:
Liza Lehmann
part of:
Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral
Liza Lehmann3:21
7Fain would I change that note
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Patricia Rozario (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-03-23 until 1998-03-25)
recording of:
Fain Would I Change That Note
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Sir Arthur Somervell (composer)
Arthur Somervell3:07
8In summertime on Bredon
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-03-23 until 1998-03-25)
recording of:
A Shropshire Lad: 4. In Summer-Time on Bredon
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Sir Arthur Somervell (composer)
part of:
A Shropshire Lad
Arthur Somervell3:56
9The lads in their hundreds
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-03-23 until 1998-03-25)
recording of:
A Shropshire Lad: 10. The Lads in Their Hundreds to Ludlow Come in for the Fair
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Sir Arthur Somervell (composer)
part of:
A Shropshire Lad
Arthur Somervell2:54
10Among the rocks
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
strings:
The Duke Quartet
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-03-23 until 1998-03-25)
recording of:
James Lee's Wife: Among the Rocks
lyricist:
Robert Browning (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Sir Arthur Somervell (composer)
part of:
James Lee's Wife
Arthur Somervell3:30
11It was a lover and his lass
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-09 until 1996-07-11)
recording of:
It Was a Lover and His Lass
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V18701)
is based on:
A Lover and His Lass (original poem)
Ralph Vaughan Williams21:53
12The Water Mill
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-09 until 1996-07-11)
recording of:
4 Poems by Fredegond Shove: No. 4. The Water Mill (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Fredegond Shove
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
4 Poems by Fredegond Shove (for voice and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams24:01
13On Wenlock Edge
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
strings:
The Duke Quartet
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-09 until 1996-07-11)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: I. On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1909)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (for voice, string quartet and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:51
14The Call
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-09 until 1996-07-11)
recording of:
Five Mystical Songs: No. 4. The Call
lyricist:
George Herbert (Church poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Five Mystical Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:17
15Silent Noon
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-09 until 1996-07-11)
recording of:
The House of Life, No. 2: Silent Noon
lyricist:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1903)
part of:
The House of Life
Ralph Vaughan Williams24:39
16Now in these fairylands
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recorded at:
St. Silas the Martyr (Kentish Town) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-05-05 until 1998-05-07)
recording of:
Twelve Humbert Wolfe Songs, op. 48, H. 174: 3. Now in these fairylands
lyricist:
Humbert Wolfe (Italian-born British poet, man of letters and civil servant)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1929)
part of:
Twelve Humbert Wolfe Songs, op. 48, H. 174 (for voice and piano)
Gustav Holst1:26
17The dream-city
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
recorded at:
St. Silas the Martyr (Kentish Town) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-05-05 until 1998-05-07)
recording of:
Twelve Humbert Wolfe Songs, op. 48, H. 174: 8. The dream-city
lyricist:
Humbert Wolfe (Italian-born British poet, man of letters and civil servant)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1929)
part of:
Twelve Humbert Wolfe Songs, op. 48, H. 174 (for voice and piano)
Gustav Holst3:17
18Margrete's Cradle Song
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
soprano vocals:
Susan Gritton (soprano)
recorded at:
St. Silas the Martyr (Kentish Town) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-05-05 until 1998-05-07)
recording of:
Margrete's Cradle-Song, H. 14 no. 1
lyricist:
Henrik Ibsen
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1896 until 1898)
translator:
William Archer
part of:
4 Songs, H. 14
Gustav Holst2:44
19The Heart Worships
piano:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
St. Silas the Martyr (Kentish Town) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-05-05 until 1998-05-07)
recording of:
The Heart Worships, H. 95
lyricist:
Alice Mary Buckton (English poet)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1907)
part of:
A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst’s music (number: H. 95)
Gustav Holst3:14
20Take, O take those lips away
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-09-29 until 1997-10-01)
recording of:
Take, O take those lips away, op. 23 no. 4
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
part of:
Five Shakespeare Songs, op. 23
Roger Quilter1:26
21Now sleeps the crimson petal
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals and soprano vocals:
Lisa Milne (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-09-29 until 1997-10-01)
recording of:
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, op. 3 no. 2
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer) (from 1904 until 1905, in 1908)
is based on:
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
part of:
3 Songs, op. 3
Roger Quilter2:26
22Love calls through the summer night
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Lisa Milne (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-09-29 until 1997-10-01)
recording of:
Julia: Love calls through the summer night
lyricist:
Rodney Bennett (author, poet and lyricist, father of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett)
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
part of:
Julia
Roger Quilter5:30
23I will go with my father a-ploughing
cello:
Ivan McCready
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
violin:
Louisa Fuller (violinist)
soprano vocals:
Lisa Milne (soprano)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-09-29 until 1997-10-01)
recording of:
Three Pastoral Songs, op. 22: I. I will go with my father a-ploughing
lyricist:
Seosamh MacCathmhaoil (Joseph Campbell, Irish poet)
composer:
Roger Quilter (British composer)
part of:
Three Pastoral Songs, op. 22
Roger Quilter2:26
24The Rio Grande
piano:
Len Vorster (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
The Rio Grande
composer:
Gerald Tyrwhitt‐Wilson, Lord Berners (British composer)
Gerald Tyrwhitt‐Wilson, Lord Berners2:32
25Theodore, or the Pirate King
piano:
Len Vorster (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Theodore, or the Pirate King
composer:
Gerald Tyrwhitt‐Wilson, Lord Berners (British composer)
Gerald Tyrwhitt‐Wilson, Lord Berners0:53
26A Long Time Ago
piano:
Len Vorster (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
A Long Time Ago
composer:
Gerald Tyrwhitt‐Wilson, Lord Berners (British composer)
Gerald Tyrwhitt‐Wilson, Lord Berners1:31
27Oh dear, what can the matter be?
piano:
Hugh Tinney (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Bernadette Greevy (Irish mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
O Dear! What can the Matter be? (for voice and piano, Bax)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer) (in 1918)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Works of Sir Arnold Bax (number: GP 195)
Sir Arnold Bax1:32
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