Brigg Fair

1. Brigg Fair (An English Rhapsody), for orchestra, RT vi/16
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

2. A Song Before Sunrise, for small orchestra, RT vi/24
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

3. The Walk To the Paradise Garden (Interlude from "A Village Romeo & Juliet")
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

4. A Song of Summer, for orchestra, RT vi/26
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

5. In a Summer Garden, rhapsody for orchestra, RT vi/17
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

6. Summer Night on the River, tone poem for orchestra (Pieces for small orchestra, No. 2), RT vi/19/2
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes

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Average customer rating: Superb Music

In a Summer Garden: The Music of Delius Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Delius: Orchestral Works Delius: Florida Suite RTvi/1; Pieces RTvi/19 Delius: Paris, the Song of a Great City; Double Concerto; Cello Concerto Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring ASIN: B0000647HU Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

1. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Introduction (Slow. Pastoral)
2. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Theme & Variations 1-6 -
3. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: II. Interlude (Slow And Very Quietly)
4. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Variations 7-12
5. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Variations 13-17 -
6. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Coda (Very Quietly)
7. In A Summer Garden
8. Eventyr (Once Upon A Time)
9. A Song Of Summer
10. Summer Night On The River - London Philharmonic Orchestra
11. A Song Before Sunrise - London Philharmonic Orchestra
12. A Village Romeo And Juliet: The Walk To The Paradise Garden - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Superb Music.......2005-03-20

This Classics For Pleasure CD is a new release of older material from two previous albums. Unlike previous releases this contains nearly 80 minutes of music so it is excellent value.

Delius is often described as a British composer, which is slightly inaccurate. He had German parents, he lived in the United States, travelled to France and Germany as well as other parts of Europe before settling in France. He was in many ways an International Composer. His music may seem curiously eclectic. Think of Debussy with a bit of a Grieg melody and Wagnerian drama thrown in. Yet his music seems all the more distinctive because of it.

Vernon Handley's interpretation of these pieces have often been regarded as a bit too emotional, much like other British Conductors like Barbarolli and Beecham who recordings are yardsticks which others are measured. Yet Brigg Fair has an incredible lyricism and the rare Eventyr combines the Debussian impressionism with drama. The use of percussion and the shouting voices, presumably from the orchestra itself, in the hands of Handley come across so vividly. This piece alone with Handley's direction brought Delius to my attention. I now enjoy Delius' music more than I do say Elgar, Holst and Vaughan Williams.

This is a great introduction to Delius' music and can be recommended with enthusiasm.

Average customer rating: A Cambridge Singers high point How sweet it is Something about British Choral Music... Unbelievably gorgeous

There Is Sweet Music: English Choral Songs, 1890 - 1950 Cambridge Singers , and Rutter Manufacturer: Collegium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cambridge Singers a Capella Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers Sing Ye Heavens - Hymns for All Time Cambridge Singers Christmas Album John Rutter Collection ASIN: B00006O0OB Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. Stanford: Partsongs Op. 119 No 3, Bluebird
2. Delius: To be sung of a summer night on the water, 2 songs for chorus
3. Elgar: Partsongs for chorus, Op.53 No 1, There Is Sweet Music
4. Elgar: My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land for Chorus, Op.18, No. 3
5. Vaughan-Williams: Shakespeare Songs for chorus
6. Moeran: The Sailor and Young Nancy, for chorus
7. Traditional: Brigg Fair
8. Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
9. Anon.: The Three Ravens
10. Anon.: My Sweetheart's Like Venus
11. Anon.: The Oak and the Ash
12. Stanford: Quick! We Have But A Second for chorus
13. Britten: Flower Songs for SATB chorus, Op. 47

Album Description

`I have rarely been so stunned by the opening track of a disc before. The performance of Stanford's The Blue Bird here attains the sublime.' Hi-Fi News & Record Review

Customer Reviews:

A Cambridge Singers high point.......2005-10-17

One of the very best recordings this choir has produced, and a definitely top choice for anyone who loves this choir or English choral music in general. Absolutely first-rate singing...and the literature is just too gorgeous to be on a one disc and pass up. The Delius pieces will make you melt, and the Vaughan Williams 3 Shakespeare Songs are nothing short of phenomenal.

How sweet it is.......2005-09-26

This disc is a bit different from many of the Cambridge Singers' discs in that it is exclusively secular songs. This was recorded at the Great Hall of University College School, London, in 1986, and originally released on vinyl. I cannot find an analog/digital code (many vinyl originals were first recorded in analog and then transferred to digital, sometimes clumsily) - despite this, the recording quality is crisp, clear, and vibrant.

--Music--
The music here is simply gorgeous. English musical tradition is long in the area of folk songs, but there was a waning of folk songs during Georgian and Victorian times. Also, despite the tradition of choral music which has been strong in England continuously, there was a definite resurgence of interest with the advent of the Oxford Movement in the nineteenth century.

The music here represents the work of many prominent English composers - Vaughan Williams, Holst, Britten, Delius, Stanford, and Elgar; others whose names are less well known generally are also represented, such as Moeran, Grainger, Chapman, and Bairstow. Vaughan Williams is represented in his setting of three Shakespeare texts to music ('Full Fathom Five', 'The cloud-capp'd towers', and 'Over Hill, Over Dale'). Britten is represented with Five Flower Songs. The title piece comes from a text chosen by Elgar - 'There is sweet music', according to Rutter, demonstrates a wonderful ability to match words to music in a way he describes as uncanny.

There is poetry in the texts and in the music here.

--Liner Notes--
The notes for this recording include the titles and words of each song together with source citations. There is also a brief essay on this musical period in English history. One thing conspicuously missing is much biographical information about John Rutter, or any descriptive information about the Cambridge Singers. This disc does not even have a list of the singers.

--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.

--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.

This is a gorgeous recording.

Something about British Choral Music..........2005-07-19

It is such pleasure to see this re-release of 1986 recording by John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers from the Great Hall of University College School, London. The original recording has long been a favorite of legions of devotees of the British Choral tradition and this collection remains one of the finest samplings of significant a capella songs available.

Opening with the hauntingly simple and beautiful 'The blue bird' by CV Stanford (to whom this album was dedicated), the tone of the CD is set as a stroll through the mists and bogs of the English countryside. Songs by Frederick Delius (one featuring the then unappreciated tenor soloist Mark Padmore!), Edward Elgar, various folk songs beautifully arranged for four-part chorus, the 'Five Flower Songs' by Benjamin Britten, and finally the extraordinary 'Three Shakespeare Songs' set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams are all included in this generous recital.

Vaughan Williams songs are brief but immaculately written choral works. 'Full fathom five' and 'The cloud-capped towers' find all the mystery in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' while 'Over hill, over dale' is the quintessential musical rendering of the fairies frolics from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Rutter and the Cambridge Singers are splendid and the acoustic of the recording hall adds just the right amount of resonance to complete the magic of these songs. Highly recommended! Grady Harp, July 05

Unbelievably gorgeous.......2005-04-09

This is one of my all-time favorite choral CDs -- from start to finish, the harmonies are gorgeous, the mood contemplative, and the singing (as usual with the Cambridge Singers) is inspired. The title track is stunning, and the Londonderry Air is one of the most beautiful wordless arrangements you'll ever hear. I also love "The Oak and the Ash," although it's hard to pick favorites on such a uniformly wonderful CD. I myself am a serious singer, and this is the kind of music that keeps me coming back to rehearsals. Buy it, you will definitely never regret it!

Average customer rating: Delius Orchestral Works Beecham's Autumnal Delius

Delius: Orchestral Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Delius: Orchestral Works Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works Sir Thomas Beecham Conducts Delius Anne Sofie von Otter - Grieg Songs Anton Bruckner: Symphony No.8 - Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan ASIN: B00005AVMK Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

1. Brigg Fair - An English Rhap
2. Dance Rhap No.2
3. Two Pieces: I. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring
4. Two Pieces: II. Summer Night On The River
5. A Song Before Sunrise
6. Intermezzo (Fennimore And Gerda)
7. Irmelin Prld
8. Sleighride
9. Summer Evening
10. Florida Ste: I. Daybreak - Dance

Customer Reviews:

Delius Orchestral Works.......2005-08-28

Lackluster performance. Poorly engineered, need to constantly adjust volume to listen to music.

Beecham's Autumnal Delius.......2002-03-31

With no composer was Sir Thomas Beecham more closely associated than with Frederick Delius: Beecham made his first 78RPM documentation of Delius in the middle 1920s just after the invention of the electrical process; he recorded Delius throughout the period of electrical stylus engraving, continued to do so in the "hi-fi" years of the monophonic long-playing record, and made what were probably the first stereo recordings of Delius in the late 1950s and early 1960s, for EMI. The EMI stereo recordings have rarely, if ever, been out of the catalogue. They appeared initially in the United States in the late 1960s on the Seraphim label, on two LPs. EMI reissued them as a two-CD boxed set in the middle 1980s, and the current, semi-budget edition compiles the best of the older two-CD anthology, reworking the balances just a bit, and making them available at a lower price than previously. The highlight of the program is the wonderful, autumnal performance of "Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody," a work that Beecham committed to platters three times (in 1928, 1947, and, as here, in 1958). While the music of Delius does not absolutely demand stereo, it certainly benefits from it; the subtleties of orchestral color, the impression of depth so important to an evocation of landscape, the related representation of distance (as noted by Christopher Palmer in his study of the composer) - all of these become more vivid, and more vitally contribute to the living whole, in stereo. Let it be said that however accomplished conductors of later generations have been in their dedication to Delius, none has ever surpassed Beecham: the gentle rocking of the flute and harp in the opening bars of "Brigg Fair" sounds like the rolling countryside itself in warm pastels; the peroration in brass toward the end of the same work blazes for a moment before the music subsides back into its original quietness. The timing (15.51) is comparable with that of Beecham's pioneering 1928 performance (available on Naxos) and shows that the lambent atmosphere is not dependent on a retardation of the pace. The two "sketches," "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring" and "Summer Night on the River," here receive their definitive recordings. (Only Barbirolli, also on EMI, comes close.) Beecham brings to life the two other miniatures, "A Song before Sunrise" and "Summer Evening," with the same deft magic; in the less characteristic "Dance Rhapsody No. 2" he knows how to mark the rhythms and does a more effective job than Eric Fenby did on a now deleted Unicorn CD. This is a splendid CD for those curious about Delius who might want an introduction to the autumnal realm. I can detect little difference in sound between this disc and its previous CD re-mastering for the boxed set. The original recordings represented the state of the art for their time and have always sounded as warm as Sir Thomas must have intended them to be.

Average customer rating: Rapturous !

Delius: Orchestral Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Delius: Koanga; The Song of the High Hills Delius: Orchestral Works ASIN: B000002S5L Release Date: 1995-02-14

Tracks:

1. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Brigg Fair:I. Introduction (Slow. Pastoral)
2. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: Brigg Fair:I. Theme (With Easy Movement)
3. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Variation 1
4. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 2
5. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 3
6. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var 4
7. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 5
8. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: I. Var. 6
9. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: II. Interlude (Slow And Very Quietly)
10. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 7 (Rather quicker but not hurried)
11. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 8
12. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 9 (With easy movement)
13. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var 10
14. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 11 (Slow. With Solemnity)
15. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Var. 12 (Maestoso)
16. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: III. Transition
17. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var 13 (Gaily)
18. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var. 14
19. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var. 15
20. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Var 16
21. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Transition (Rather quicker)
22. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV.Var.17 (Rather Slower. Very Broadly)
23. Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody: IV. Coda(Very Quietly)
24. In A Summer Garden
25. Rehearsing Appalachia
26. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Appalachia:Introduction (Molto moderato - Tranquillo - Poco piu)
27. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Theme (Andante)
28. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Variation 1
29. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 2 (Moderato)
30. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 3 (Piu vivo)
31. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 4 (Molto moderato)
32. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 5 (Con moto)
33. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 6 (Giocoso. Allegro moderato)
34. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 7 (Lento e molto tranquillo)
35. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 8 (Misterioso)
36. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 9 (Andante con grazia)
37. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 10 (Lento sostenuto e tranquillo)
38. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 11 (Allegro alla marcia)
39. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 12 (Marcia. MOlto lento maestoso)
40. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 13 (L'istesso tempo)
41. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Var. 14 (Misterioso lento)
42. Apalachia - Variations On An Old Slave Song With Final Chorus: Finale (Lento - Piu mosso)

Tracks:

1. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring - F. DELIUS
2. Summer Night On The River - F. DELIUS
3. A Song Before Sunrise - F. DELIUS
4. Intermezzo And Serenade From 'Hassan': Intermezzo - F. DELIUS
5. Intermezzo And Serenade From 'Hassan': Serenade - F. DELIUS
6. La Calinda - F. DELIUS
7. Late Swallows - F. DELIUS
8. Fennimore And Gerda: Intermezzo from 'Fennimore and Gerda' - F. DELIUS
9. The Walk To The Paradise Garden: The Walk To The Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet - F. DELIUS
10. Irmelin Prelude - F. DELIUS
11. A Song Of Summer - F. DELIUS

Customer Reviews:

Rapturous !.......2003-01-15

I find these renditions by Sir John Barbirolli totally beguiling. He brings warmth and deep sincerity to everything he portrays here. One surely senses the great love he had for Delius' music. Much of the charm wrought by the conductor has to do with the turn of various phrases. Time and again he caresses melodies. Simultaneously, he conveys a feeling of simple joyousness. Hear the Intermezzo from Fennimore and Gerda; The Walk to the Paradise Garden; the Irmelin Prelude, with its pastoral beauty; La Calinda, where one feels serenaded in a happy, carefree manner. A Song Before Sunrise weaves a similar pattern. In addition, there's that wonderful exotic quality that here and there echoes in Delius' music. Brigg Fair seems to have both this at some moments and yet a pleasing, homespun British character during other moments. Sometimes too there is a nostalgic yearning. In this vein, one can only relax and drink in the expressive portrait of Late Swallows. And what about the playful, carefree In a Summer Garden or the imposing, spiritual folk picture, Appalachia ? In so many ways, both this sensitive composer and conductor reach out to touch the life-affirming soul. How can one not be soothed and refreshed by what is offered here ? If there's anything missing, perhaps it's the composer's Summer Evening, another of his memorable pieces. A wonderful collection, and a source of inspiration. By the way, I find Barbirolli's Delius more enjoyable than Beecham's.

Average customer rating: A very pleasant tour through early music history

English Madrigals and Songs Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Cornysh | Cornysh, William | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: All At Once Well Met: English Madrigals; The King's Singers Olde English Madrigals & Folk Songs at Ely Cathedral Madrigal History Tour English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals Renaissance Madrigals ASIN: B000001446 Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Pastime With Good Company
2. Blow Thy Horn, Hunter
3. Ah Robin, Gentle Robin
4. Hey Trolly Lolly Lo
5. Draw On, Sweet Night
6. Thule, The Period Of Cosmography
7. Weep, Weep Mine Eyes
8. As Vesta Was
9. Sound Saddest Notes
10. Fair Phyllis
11. Sleep, Fleshly Birth
12. Mother, I Will Have A Husband
13. Lay A Garland
14. Brigg Fair
15. The Trees They Do Grow High
16. The Blue Bird

Customer Reviews:

A very pleasant tour through early music history.......2004-11-24

From King Henry through the early 18th century, the best vocal music of the times. I was so taken by the earliest material that my a capella group learned several of the pieces and have performed them in many venues over the years.

If you like the sound of early music, this is a must-have.

Average customer rating: Excellent

Delius: Paris; Brigg Fair; Eventyr; Irmelin; La Calinda Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works Sir Malcolm Arnold: Dances Delius: Orchestral Works Delius: Florida Suite RTvi/1; Pieces RTvi/19 ASIN: B00000142S Release Date: 1995-08-22

Tracks:

1. Paris: Nocturne, The Song Of A Great City
2. Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
3. Eventyr (Once Upon A Time)
4. Irmelin: Prelude
5. La Calinda (From Koanga)

Amazon.com

This is a very fine Delius disc. It contains several of his very best works, including Paris (which could have been subtitled "An Englishman in Paris"), Brigg Fair, and Eventyr. This last item is a Nordic "troll and goblin" piece that at one point actually requires that the members of the orchestra give a loud shout. The composer no doubt intended it to be terrifying, but most orchestras don't really give it the oomph it needs to really get your hackles up. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra does better than most. The conductor is well known as an English music specialist--LP collectors will remember a particularly fine Bax Symphony No. 2 on Lyrita--and his interpretations do the music justice. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2003-11-10

This is a must have for any admirers of British Music or Delius.

I think, especially, his great symphonic poem "Eventyr" is the best track of this CD.
This work was based on Asbjornsen's (as you know, the first famous poet) Norwegian Stories.

The theme of "La Calinda" was taken from Delius' first successful work "Florida Suite"

The performances are very good. I think, these are among the best performances of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and they're actually a very good orchestra. (Another successful recording of is, the Symphonies of Stravinsky, available on Naxos).

Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Very High Quality 'Easy Listening'

Grainger: Works for Chorus and Orchestra Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Grainger Edition Vol 13 - Works for Chamber Ensemble The Grainger Edition Vol. 18: Works For Unaccompanied Chorus Grainger Edition, Vol.6: Orchestral Works Grainger: Works for Wind Orchestra 2 Grainger: Works for Chamber Ensemble 2 ASIN: B000000B09 Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Shallow Brown
2. Marching Tune
3. I'm Seventeen Come Sunday
4. Two Sea Chanties: I Shenandoah
5. Two Sea Chanties: II Stormy
6. Molly On The Shore
7. Brigg Fair
8. Early One Morning
9. After-word
10. There Was A Pig Went Out To Dig
11. The Lonely Desert-Man Sees The Tents Of The Happy Tribes
12. Thou Gracious Power
13. County Derry Air
14. Handel In The Strand
15. Six Dukes Went Afishin
16. Anchor Song
17. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon

Customer Reviews:

Very High Quality 'Easy Listening'.......2007-01-18

This is the second of Chandos 'The Grainger Edition' recordings I have reviewed and it is much closer to the heart of my tastes than the piano accompanied baritone solos of Volume 2 I previously reviewed. Just as I will value a cookbook if it has just one extraordinary recipe or a computer book if it has just one extraordinarily good programming idea, I wouldlove this album even if everything else but 'Scotch Strathspey and Reel' were junk. But, of course, all the other tracks on the album are not junk, they are very, very good. Just not as enjoyable as this superb rendition of the famous sea chanty, better known by its first line 'What do we do with a drunken sailor...' The 'Joyful Company of Singers' earns their name on this one. Next to Russian liturgical choral singing, sea chanties are my favorite, so I confess to being just a bit less than impartial on this one, but there you are. This one is simply lovely.

Average customer rating: Magnificent performances of a singular composer.

Delius: Orchestral Works Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Frederick Delius: Orchestral Works In a Summer Garden: The Music of Delius Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Delius: Orchestral Works Delius: Florida Suite RTvi/1; Pieces RTvi/19 ASIN: B00005MO9Y Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

1. Paris: The Song Of A Great City
2. In A Summer Garden
3. Brigg Fair: An English Rhapsody
4. The Walk To The Paradise Garden
5. Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: On Hearing From The First Cuckoo In Spring
6. Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: Summer Night On The River

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent performances of a singular composer........2004-05-04

Frederick Delius (1862-1934) is often called an "English impressionist," a term which implies that he can be lumped together with Debussy or Ravel. But just as Debussy isn't Ravel and Ravel isn't Debussy, Delius is an artist unlike any other.

He has never been a world-renowned figure, and his music doesn't have the power or universality of Beethoven or Mozart, but for those who love Delius, he is one of the sublime creators in the history of music. I, for one, love his music, and these exemplary performances of some of his best-known works present this singular creative mind at his very best.

Delius has some superficial similarities to Debussy and Ravel, but his highly personal harmonic thinking and his penchant for subtle but pronounced melodies make his music among the most accessible and rewarding of any in the classical repertory. The titles of his pieces, from "In a Summer Garden" to "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring," demonstrate his preoccupation with beauty and the evocation of nature. His work is subdued, quietly passionate, and immediate in its rewards. In Delius, refinement rather than hysteria is the defining element.

This recording has been justifiably praised as one of the finest Delius discs available, and other than the great recordings of Thomas Beecham (Delius' first and best champion and interpreter), you can't do better than Andrew Davis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Look into Delius, and I think you'll see why his music sparks such fanatical devotion in his admirers.

Average customer rating: THE SORT OF MUSIC THAT BOSTRIDGE'S VOICE WAS MADE FOR Artistry beyond measure Perfectly Enjoyable Do Not Be Deceived By His Look Of Innocence One of the best English-Song CD's available

Ian Bostridge - The English Songbook Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Finzi, Gerald | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Bostridge, Ian | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ian Bostridge - Songs of Faure, Debussy & Poulenc Ian Bostridge - Schubert Lieder, Volume II Ian Bostridge - J.S. Bach: Cantatas & Arias / Biondi, Europa Galante Ian Bostridge - Schubert Lieder, Volume I Ian Bostridge - Liederkreis Op. 24, Dichterliebe Op. 48 & 7 Lieder ASIN: B00002CF0T Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

1. La Belle Bame sans Merci
2. Sleep
3. I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing
4. The Cloths of Heaven
5. To Gratiana Dancing and Singing
6. To Lucasta, On Going To The Wars
7. Twilight Fancies
8. Orpheus With His Lute
9. Jillian of Berry
10. Cradle Song
11. The Dance Continued
12. Linden Lea
13. Silent Noon
14. My Love's An Arbutus
15. The Death of Queen Jane
16. No Longer Mourn For Me
17. Since We Loved
18. The Sally Gardens
19. Rest, Sweet Nymphs
20. Come Away, Death
21. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal
22. Bold William Taylor
23. Brigg Fair
24. The Little Turtle Dove

Customer Reviews:

THE SORT OF MUSIC THAT BOSTRIDGE'S VOICE WAS MADE FOR.......2002-10-09

Ian Bostridge has one of the most beautiful voices on record, and he has consistently shown courage and wisdom in selecting material that will extend and develop his gifts. Not all of this material has been a perfect match for his young and soaring tenor voice, notably some of Schubert's more dramatic "lieder". In contrast, nothing could be more perfectly suited to his voice than this generous and beautiful collection of traditional English poetic settings by Britten, Finzi, Grainger, Warlock and others.

Bostridge brings more than just a beautiful tone and a subtle musical phrasing to these songs. The challenge any intepreter of English songs has to face is that, in contrast with the pure syllables of most continental languages, the complex vowels of "Southern British English" are formidably difficult to render attractively in song. It's not just a question of singing them prettily. Think how accurately the pronunciation of a word like "house" or "bath" can betray someone's geographical and social background; our vowels are a caste-mark as well as a means of communication. But somehow Bostridge himself, in his fruitful partnership with Julius Drake, manages to transcend our socio-linguistic divisions and deliver these songs in a way that places no barrier between the listener and the music.

The material is wonderful in its own right - a collection of lilting pastoral airs and occasional boisterous ditties. They are at one and the same time ancient and modern, embracing at once the mutual cross-fertilisation between classical and "pop" sensibilities that has always underpinned the best of English music. Even the most trivial of these songs (e.g. "Jillian of Berry") are memorable, and some of them (notably Sir Charles Stanford's chilling musical setting of the Keats' poem, "La Belle Dame Sans Merci") would not have been beneath Schubert himself.

It has been fashionable over the generations to belittle British classic music. "The land without song" England was dubbed, as the sleeve notes poignantly remind us. This CD is a healthy reminder that the global success of English popular music in the latter four decades of the 20th century did not appear out of nowhere; it was built on a solid foundation of past accomplishment that it was for too long fashionable to dismiss. Highly recommended.

Artistry beyond measure.......2002-09-20

This disk is a wonderful treasure. "To Gratiana Dancing and Singing" is an exquisite song that you should not go another day without hearing. I am speaking literally.

Mr. Bostridge's interpretation of Browne's song is amazingly compelling. His ability to express goes beyond that of most other singers - even some great ones. He notes the problems in singing in English (the "extra" vowels, the English vs. German approach to word painting, etc.) and I have to say he triumphs on this disk.

As he also notes, this is NOT a recording of a recital program nor are the songs "English" in nationality - the songs are just set to texts in the English language. I had not heard of some of these composers, but I am enthusiastic in saying that every song on this disk has something very nice to recommend it - at least at the voice and hands of Ian Bostridge and Julian Drake.

I must say a few words about Mr. Drake's playing. Overall he is simply incredible. He has a beauty of tone and a singing style that is not in anyway mere accompaniment. It really isn't even a partnership. It is a unity of artistry that creates this single entity, a song. There aren't many that can pull this off and Mr. Drake should be treasured for this ability. Just amazing artistry.

Please get every disk that Mr. Bostridge and Mr. Drake have done together. You will thank me for recommending this if you didn't know this already. Feel free to email me with your thoughts on this disk or any comments you have about Bostridge and Drake.

Perfectly Enjoyable.......2002-02-09

I already liked Ian Bostridge, but I thought "English songs" would be rather light and without substance. But I have fallen in love with this CD and never tire of it! I was already an admirer of Vaughan Williams, Britten, Finzi, Warlock and Delius, and I'm glad for this introduction to other composers as well. Also, much beautiful poetry is chosen, from Shakespeare, Yeats, Rossetti, Keats, and others, and each is treated with careful consideration by the composer, *partnering* music with poetry rather than simply enhancing or overshadowing the lyric. Bostridge seems to have the perfect voice for this music, light and charming when appropriate, heart-breaking at other times, always an engaging storyteller. He obviously understands intimately each word and note that he sings. The listener can hear his facial expressions and body language! The English Songbook is a beautiful collection of excellent craftsmanship, and one of the best CDs I have.

Do Not Be Deceived By His Look Of Innocence.......2001-10-14

Just look at Ian on the cover photo of this CD. He's sitting there looking coy, playing with his finger, hair a little mussed, with a very cute boyish smile, as if to say, "I didn't do anything wrong mommy, honest." Well he has done it this time.

This CD was my first exposure to Ian Bostridge. I bought it because I was very surprised to know that one of my favorite poems, the Cloths of Heaven by Yeats, was set to music. I spent 17 bucks for one song, and ended up cashing in on 23 others.

To Gratiana Dancing and Singing quickly became a favorite, as did Bold William Taylor. This last one was my first realization of Ian's gift of storytelling. Somehow he is able to make his voice sound like a woman, namely Sally Gray, and the narrator, and the macho Captain, all in the same song. The multiple personalities come out to play similarly in The Death of Queen Jane. I am lulled into quiet reflection and relaxation when Ian sings the Cradle Song.

Check out his CDs of Schubert Lieder, also accompanied by Julius Drake. Ian may be even more at home in German than he is in his native English! Julius is at home with Schubert, especially the water songs, and we are at home listening to this wonderfully weird, warm voice paired with masterful piano playing.

One of the best English-Song CD's available.......2001-09-12

Unlike the reviewer "A music fan from California, USA" I realize that this is not a recital program of music (as even noted in the liner). This is though, an unequaled collection of some of the most beautiful English Songs ever. Ian is on top of his game and J Drake plays, well, I don't have the words. He never fails to impress with his skills. Each key under each finger sings! Back to Ian. As a professional tenor, I am in awe of his voice. It is tender, moving, all the things you want in a good recitalist, and (unlike any of the opera tenors I can think of) it is note perfect. Yes, there are times when his voice seems a little light for the song he may be performing, but it is passionate and caries the pathos of each note/word he sings. BUY THIS CD - you will love it for ever!

Average customer rating: exquisite

My Spirit Sang All Day Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Finzi, Gerald | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rubbra, Edmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music King's Singers | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kids' Stuff ASIN: B000002RR2 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. My Spirit Sang All Day
2. I Have Loved Flowers That Fade
3. To A Lady Seen From The Train
4. Gibberish
5. Bring Us In Good Ale
6. Matthew, Mark, Luke And John
7. The Seeds Of Love
8. Rest
9. My Tocher's The Jewel
10. Beauty Is But A Painted Hell
11. The Little Green Lane
12. Blow Away The Morning Dew
13. Deep In My Soul
14. The Bee
15. O Weary Hearts!
16. Hilli-ho! Hilli-ho!
17. Music, When Soft Voices Die
18. Sweet Day, So Cool
19. There Comes A New Moon
20. When Winds That Move Not
21. Spring, The Sweet Spring
22. To Daffodils
23. Brigg Fair
24. Autumn Leaves
25. Quick! We Have But A Second

Customer Reviews:

exquisite.......1999-12-02

This cd was a genuine delight. The music, plus really good liner notes, was an education in itself. I knew little about this group of composer- arrangers and the time in which they lived. "Fat White Woman Whom Nobody Loves" may not have been meant as humorous, but it was anyway. This has got to be one of the KS'S all-time best.

Music Review:

1. Bruch: Concerto for violin in Gm; Saint-Saens: Concertos for violin in Bm
2. Casals: The Victor Recordings
3. Complete Piano Music 1
4. Concerto for Fortepiano in B Flat Major
5. Couperin: Pieces de Clavecin
6. Dmitry Shostakovich: String Quartet in C minor, No. 8, Op. 110 / String Quartet in D major, No. 4, Op. 83 / String Quartet in F minor, No. 11, Op. 122 - Coull String Quartet
7. Elgar: In the South Op50; Coronation March Op65
8. English Music For Bassoon & Piano
9. Felicity Lott - Mozart ~ Exsultate, Jubilate & 7 Arias
10. Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue/Sonatas/Andante With Variations

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