Open Hands
Open Hands
Track Listings
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1. Each and Every Dream
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2. On the Inside
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3. Before You Came Around
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4. Would You Listen?
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5. The Good Humor Man
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6. Emily
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7. Apology (Song for R)
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8. He Did Not Ask Her Why
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9. Love is Our Cross to Bear
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10. Sketching Marcia
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11. The Boston Song
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12. Steps
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Editorial Reviews
Jon Carroll, vocalist and keyboard-player for Mary Chapin Carpenter's band
"[Pam's] voice has an earnest charm not unlike a Carly Simon or a Carolyn Hester."
Product Description
"Open Hands," which was produced by Washington, DC area "Producer of the Year" Marco Delmar, features 11 of Pam Steinfeld's songs as well as an interpretation of John Gorka's tune "Love is Our Cross to Bear." Pam's songs are upbeat, rhythmic tunes or soulful ballads. Her topics range from coming to terms with an old relationship to a joyful re-creation of summer kickball games and the Good Humor Man. The CD features songs that garnered 4 awards from the Billboard Magazine Song Contest, as well as honors from the Unisong International Song Contest and the Great American Song Contest.
According to Jon Carroll, keyboard-player and vocalist for Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Pam's songs can be playful without being cute, serious without being maudlin. She sports a wisdom and appreciation of those things in life to which we are glad we're tethered. Her voice has an earnest charm not unlike a Carly Simon or a Carolyn Hester."
Pam sings and plays guitar as well as keyboards on "Open Hands." Guest musicians on the CD include: Al Petteway, Paul Bell, J.T. Brown, Jon Carroll, Laurie Rose Griffith, Granger Helvey, Cletus Kennelly, Robbie Magruder, Jeff Severson, and Norm Thorne.
Open Hands
Open Hands,Pam Steinfeld,Vineyard Breeze,A contemporary folk/pop CD rich with catchy melodies, vivid images, and thought-provoking lyrics. Award-winning songwriter has been likened to Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joni Mitchell.
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- Simply amazing
- Gloria: Sacred Music of John Rutter
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ASIN: B000AA4JBG
Release Date: 2005-09-20 |
Tracks:
- First Movement: Allegro Vivace
- Second Movement: Andante
- Third Movement: Vivace E Ritmico
- All Things Bright And Beautiful
- Cantate Domino
- O Clap Your Hands
- Wedding Canticle
- The Lord Is My Shepherd
- A Gaelic Blessing
- Hymn To The Creator Of Light
- Arise, Shine
- Praise Ye The Lord
- For The Beauty Of The Earth
- God Be In My Head
- Open Thou Mine Eyes
- A Prayer Of Saint Patrick
- The Lord Bless You And Keep You
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Simply amazing.......2007-06-16
If I do make it to heaven, I don't know what it will look like, but I do know what it will sound like - listen to the vocals in the Second Movement: Andante . They are worth the price of the whole CD.......
a miracle, really.
Gloria: Sacred Music of John Rutter.......2007-05-14
Outstanding music and outstanding recording. A musical treat as soon as you put in the disc. This is a must for anyone interested in choral music by Rutter.
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- A Listening Treat
- Be Thoy My Vision CD
- Really good, but don't listen to it all at once.
- A must for choral music fans
- An outstanding collection of Rutter's hymns
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ASIN: B00030ES2S
Release Date: 2004-10-01 |
Tracks:
- Be Thous My Vision
- Open thou mine eyes
- I will sing with the spirit
- A gaelic Blessing
- Wings of the morning
- O be Joyful in the Lord
- All things bright and beautiful
- I will lift up mine eyes
- As the bride groom to his chosen
- A prayer of Saint Patrick
- Loving Shepherd of thy sheep
- Look at the world
- O clap your hands
- The Lord is my light and my salvation
- Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace
- I believe in springtime
- God be in my head
- A Clare Benediction
- For thy beauty of the earth
- Thy perfect love
- The Lord bless you and keep you
Customer Reviews:
A Listening Treat .......2007-03-08
What a delight to listen to this collection of pure Rutter ! The melodic sounds of the Cambridge Singers bring me such pleasure The sheer joyfulness of this music is to me a religious experience of such depth It is superb and will lift ones spirits instantly. highly recommended to all lovers of the English contemporary choral sound and scene,____ not to be missed
Be Thoy My Vision CD.......2007-02-19
My husband sang many of these John Rutter compositions with his church choir, and this CD is perfect since the choir is directed by Rutter, singing his own music. If you love religious music, this will bring tears to your eyes, the choir is "that" perfect.
Really good, but don't listen to it all at once........2007-01-07
I really liked this CD. It really showcases Rutter's knack for religious choral music. Perhaps it helps that I have sung some of his stuff with various groups. However, as with any similar compiliation, the composer's sameness of style and motif becomes apparent. This repetition can become boring on the third or fourth listening. On the other hand, this makes a great reference tool for any choral director or performer. Buy it, however, it's worth it, but don't listen to it all at once.
A must for choral music fans.......2006-09-19
Simply fabulous, 10/10. These are all Rutter-composed pieces, directed by Rutter himself. If you have any interest in religious choral music at all, you must get this album! One of the highlights of my musical life was attending a concert of a University of Maryland choir in which my mom sang, that featured Rutter as a guest conductor. Listening to this album is almost as good! ;-) There are too many good pieces to start naming all of my favorites, but these are some of the best known ones: "Open Thou Mine Eyes", "A Gaelic Blessing", "All Things Bright and Beautiful", "As the Bridegroom to His Chosen", "For the Beauty of the Earth", and "The Lord Bless You and Keep You".
An outstanding collection of Rutter's hymns.......2005-11-22
I sought a recording of Rutter's beautiful hymn, "Wings of the Morning", after we sang this lovely tune in church and this was the only CD I could find that contained it.
This collection includes many of Rutter's church hymns recorded over a period of 20 years performed by The Cambridge Singers, a group of Brits, that are conducted by the composer. Ergo, these performances must be considered definitive.
Many of Rutter's popular hymns are included here. "O be joyful to the Lord" and "All things bright and beautiful", a popular children's hymn done here by adults, follow "Wings of the morning" on tracks 5-7. Others you may have performed in church represented here are "O clap your hands", "Lord make me an instrument of your peace", "For the beauty of the earth", "Look at the world" and "The Lord bless you and keep you" among the 21 assembled hymns.
While The Cambridge Singers, on their Web site, identify themselves principally as an a capella group, I was pleased when I received this CD to find all the hymns supported by a full orchestra, the esteemed City of London Sinfonia. The renditions are uniformly lovely although some listeners may find the singing a bit on the white side lacking brilliance and individuality. Everything is done in keeping with Rutter's score markings and style.
The recording tends to be a little variable given the 20-plus year difference in performances. The most recent copyright listing is 2003, the same year "Wings of the morning" was published. I don't hear an appreciable difference in that recording than the others but still hear some age in older works.
If you seek a Rutter hymn collection you can't go wrong here. You have wonderful English performers mated to the composer in his more popular works. I'd recommend this without reservation to anyone seeking this collection.
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- Glorious!
- Sacred Music
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- Let's be honest
- Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter
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ASIN: B0000031GX
Release Date: 1984-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Gloria: 1st Movement: Allegro vivace
- Gloria: 2nd Movement: Andante
- Gloria: 3rd Movement: Vivace e ritmico
- Anthems: O Clap Your Hands
- Anthems: All Things Bright And Beautiful
- Anthems: The Lord Is My Shepherd
- Anthems: A Gaelic Blessing
- Anthems: For The Beauty Of The Earth
- Anthems: Praise Ye The Lord
- Anthems: God Be In My Head
- Anthems: Open Thou Mine Eyes
- Anthems: A Prayer Of Saint Patrick
- Anthems: The Lord Bless You And Keep You
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Long a favorite of amateur choristers, John Rutter's three-movement Gloria is by turns touching and thrilling, alternating soaring vocal lines with contemporary harmonies, catchy rhythms, and the power of the Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble. The premiere recording, with Rutter himself conducting his Cambridge Singers, is filled out with 10 of his short anthems, including the sprightly "O Clap Your Hands," the serenely beautiful "A Gaelic Blessing," and "The Lord Is My Shepherd" movement from his Requiem. --David Horiuchi
Album Description
Gloria: The sacred music of John Rutter. Contains the Gloria, a seventeen minute work that is one of our continous best sellers. Other titles are some of John Rutter's most popular anthems.
Customer Reviews:
Glorious!.......2005-10-05
This recording of the Cambridge Singers has them recording pieces composed by their own director, John Rutter. The Gloria is Rutter's version of a standard piece of liturgical music, representing influences ancient and modern. This was recorded at in 1984, with the City of London Sinfonia and the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble collaborating.
--Music--
The Gloria is a piece in three movements. The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble performs with the Cambridge Singers and soloists Mary Seers, Mary Hitch, and Caroline Ashton. This includes organ music and timpani/percussion. The Gloria is one of Rutter's earliest works, written as a commissioned piece for an American group (Voices of Mel Olson, Omaha, Nebraska). The three movements are reminiscent of standard symphonic structure. The outer movements are more boisterous ('make a joyful noise unto the Lord'), whereas the middle movement is more introspective and subdued.
The other pieces included here are anthems, bright and cheery, fully orchestrated and performed with spirit. There are three pieces that are a capella, reflecting Rutter's and the Cambridge Singers' passion for this medium.
--Liner Notes--
The notes include an introduction to the CD by Rutter describing some of the influences and expressions in his composition. Lyrics are included, and where the original is in Latin, an English translation is provided. There is no listing of the performers of the Cambridge Singers, no description of the group, nor biographical information about John Rutter.
--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 glorious recording!
Sacred Music.......2005-07-28
Very inspiring. Will definitely drive me to eventually acquire all of this composer's work.
Excellent.......2004-12-16
This music is FANTASTIC!!! John Rutter is an amazing composer! This is a lush an wonderful sounding piece of music. It's a pleasure to sing as well as to listen to.
Let's be honest.......2004-05-02
This stuff is tacky. John Rutter's compositions are notorious among real musicians for being cheap and sentimental. His anthems are the church-music equivalent of the Big Mac, which has sold billions and billions of copies, but which neither nourishes nor satisfies. The music quickly bores the serious musician and leaves him with a tune he wishes he could get out of his head. If you like Rutter's music, go to it; he's produced a bevy of CDs to keep you happy. But don't mistake it for real music. Rutter is an unabashed sellout who's made a pretty penny pandering to people's basest musical tastes.
Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter.......2003-10-23
The name John Rutter is synonymous with beautiful choral music and this album is a perfect example of that beauty. With the rich vocals of the Cambridge Singers and the elegance of Rutter's compositions, this album will bring joy to all who love fine choral music. It includes past favorites like For The Beauty of the Earth as well as his masterful composition Gloria in three wonderful movements.
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- Fine Contribution
- lovely performance
- Wonderful performances of stirring music
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English Song Series 3
Vaughan Williams , Rolfe , Johnson , and Duke Quartet
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ASIN: B00007FKQL
Release Date: 2003-02-18 |
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- On Wenlock Edge: I. On Wenlock Edge
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- Dirge For Fidele
Customer Reviews:
Fine Contribution.......2006-09-03
A fine compilation of Vaughn Williams' songs. Sung very well indeed by Johnson and Keenlyside with excellent accompaniment. This CD really shows the full range of Vaughn Williams vocal writing. This whole series is an admirable undertaking.
lovely performance.......2006-03-24
This is a very nice compilation of Vaughan Williams' vocal music, some of which is not easy to find on CD. The performers do an excellent job. Nice voices, and the music is sensitively sung. A really good value.
Wonderful performances of stirring music.......2003-04-27
This CD contains some of Vaughan Williams' best vocal music. The singers are superb and the accompanist is sensitive.
I love the whole CD, but adore
Searching For Lambs, which is a touching love song, set for violin and tenor duet
Silent Noon
It Was A Lover and His Lass
Antiphon, the last song in the set of Five Mystical Songs. It is a great song of faith, set by an infamous agnostic. The Church would be the poorer without Vaughan Williams wonderful hymns and arrangements of hymns. [I also recommend Vaughan Williams' Hymnal and Pilgrm's Progress.].
I bought this set to hear On Wenlock Edge and am not disappointed. It is a great song cycle.
By the way, this bargain-priced CD includes all the song texts.
One of my favourite vocal CDs. Highly recommended.
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Release Date: 2003-05-20 |
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- Il Mio Bel Foco - Quella Fiamma Che M'accende
- Lauds (Among The Leaves)
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- 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
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ASIN: B00002CF0T
Release Date: 1999-11-02 |
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- La Belle Bame sans Merci
- Sleep
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- The Cloths of Heaven
- To Gratiana Dancing and Singing
- To Lucasta, On Going To The Wars
- Twilight Fancies
- Orpheus With His Lute
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- The Dance Continued
- Linden Lea
- Silent Noon
- My Love's An Arbutus
- The Death of Queen Jane
- No Longer Mourn For Me
- Since We Loved
- The Sally Gardens
- Rest, Sweet Nymphs
- Come Away, Death
- Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal
- Bold William Taylor
- Brigg Fair
- The Little Turtle Dove
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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!
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ASIN: B0002JEG6I
Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
Tracks:
- A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
- Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
- Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
- Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
- The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
- Henry King - Neal Davies
- Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
- In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
- The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
- Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
- It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- The Call - Graham Johnson
- Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
- Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
- The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
- Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
- The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
- Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
- Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
- The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
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- A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
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- Bethlehem Down - John Constable
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- Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
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- Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
- Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
- The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge
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A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26
These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.
I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.
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From the Heart: Turtle Creek Chorale Live
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ASIN: B00005Y8AX
Release Date: 1995-01-24 |
Tracks:
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- Not While I'm Around
- Deep River
- Visions
- My Eternal King
- To Love and to Be Loved
- Esperanto
- Pie Jesu
- Alleluia
- Psyche
- Silent Noon
- I Shall Miss Loving You
- Bring Him Home
- Majesty and Glory of Your Name
- Parting Blessing
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Great Voices of the 20th Century
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ASIN: B0009HL13E
Release Date: 2005-07-04 |
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- Is She Not Passing Fair?
- I'll Walk Beside You
- Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
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- Rose of Tralee
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The most famous Irish tenor of all time, McCormack was hugely popular in the USA with 73 chart entries. This compilation contains electronic recordings from the mid-1930s to the early 1940s representing superior sound quality to his earlier acoustic recordings. Includes such favourites as "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes", "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair" "The Rose Of Tralee" and "The Star Of The County Down". Castle. 2005.
Album Details
The Most Famous Irish Tenor of all Time, Mccormack was Hugely Popular in the USA with 73 Chart Entries. This Compilation Contains Electronic Recordings from the Mid-1930s to the Early 1940s Representing Superior Sound Quality to his Earlier Acoustic Recordings. Includes Such Favourites as "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes", "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" "The Rose of Tralee" and "The Star of the County Down".
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The English Songs Series, Volume 1: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Manufacturer: Collins Classics
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ASIN: B000003VZR
Release Date: 1996-11-19 |
Tracks:
- It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- The Lawyer - Louisa Fuller/Simon Keenlyside
- The Splendour Falls - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
- The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
- Tired - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- Silent Noon - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- Searching For Lambs - Louisa Fuller/Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Nocturne - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- Joy, Shipmate, Joy! - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- Lord, Come Away - John Metcalfe/Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Come Love, Come Lord - John Metcalfe/Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Five Mystical Songs: i Easter - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- Five Mystical Songs: ii I Got Me Flowers - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- Five Mystical Songs: iii Love Bade Me Welcome - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- Five Mystical Songs: iv The Call - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- Five Mystical Songs: v Antiphon - Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
- On Wenlock Edge: i On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
- On Wenlock Edge: ii From Far, From Eve And Morning - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
- On Wenlock Edge: iii Is My Team Ploughing? - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
- On Wenlock Edge: iv Oh, When I Was In Love With You - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
- On Wenlock Edge: v Bredon Hill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
- On Wenlock Edge: vi Clun - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Graham Johnson
- Dirge For Fidele - Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Simon Keenlyside/Graham Johnson
Customer Reviews:
GREAT CD FOR CHEAPO!.......2004-01-03
Usually Naxos is hit or miss, but Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Simon Keenlyside pull off a great recording of a great selection of some of Vaughn Williams. Best 7 dollars I ever spent, really. On Wenlock Edge is particularly good, but really its all superb.
Wonderful.......2002-08-28
Beautiful settings by Vaughan Williams, Splendid singing by both Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Simon Keenlyside. Atmospheric recording. Bliss! All lovers of art songs, rejoice!
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