Songs of the British Isles [Import]

1. He Moved Through the Fair

2. Eriskay Love Lilt

3. Danny Boy

4. English Country Garden

5. O Waly, Waly

6. AR Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night)

7. Spinning Wheel

8. Lullaby [Suo Gan]

9. Skye Boat Song

10. Ash Grove

11. Early One Morning

12. I Gave My Love a Cherry

Songs of the British Isles,Nana Mouskouri,Polygram Int'l,French Pop,Pop,Pop Vocals,Vocal,Vocal Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: Great CD!!! An old favorite My favourite album of folksongs This is King's Singers at their top This is perfection

Watching the White Wheat: Folk Songs of the British Isles; King's Singers King's Singers , and Various Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Annie Laurie ~ Folksongs of the British Isles / Barrueco · The King's Singers The King"s Singers: English Renaissance The Kings Singers - New Day The King's Singers Original Debut Recording The Beatles Connection: The King's Singers ASIN: B000002ROI Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Lamorna
2. Barbara Allen
3. Bobby Shaftoe
4. Early One Morning
5. Jack the Jolly Tar
6. The Oak and the Ash
7. O Waly, Waly
8. The Raggle Taggle Gypsies
9. She moved through the Fair (Irish)
10. Migildi Magildi (Welsh)
11. Bugeilo'r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the White Wheat) ( Welsh)
12. Star of the County Down (Irish)
13. Londonderry Air - Irish
14. Dance to thy Daddy (English)
15. O my love is a red, red rose - Scottish
16. There's Nae Luck About The House (Scottish)

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!!!.......2007-04-04

I love this cd, the king's singers are one of my favorite groups ever and this is one of my favorite cds of theirs.

An old favorite.......2006-11-06

A mix of the traditional and the modern which is itself timeless. I bought the CD to replace my cassette which was lost in a theft. I've owned this album for over 20 years and it remains a must have.

My favourite album of folksongs.......2002-05-26

I loved The Kings Singers since their debut album (now available on CD). This recording is one of many fine albums they have made. The musical arrangements are sensitive, and enhance the character of the simple tunes selected. Daryl Runswick and Gordon Langford, veteran Kings Singers arrangers, wrote several of them, but there is also a lovely arrangement of The Star of the County Down by Howard Goodall (who has written all the music for Rowan Atkinson's TV shows and the themes for Red Dwarf and The Vicar of Dibley).

I love every single track, but here are a few particularly interesting ones:
John Rutter's arrangement of Barbara Allen
Early One Morning, arranged by one of the group (Jeremy Jackman) Daryl Runswick's arrangements of O Waly, Waly and She Moved Through the Fair
Watching the White Wheat (sung in Welsh)

Highly recommended.

This is King's Singers at their top.......2001-07-06

This is a performer's CD! I bought this CD in college, and it's still one of my treasured favorites for what it does: it captures the essence of near-flawless performance...diction, intonation, lyrical expression...the overall musically of this group is not enhanced by studio post-production. You get the same live as you get with this recording, and if you've done small ensemble work before, you'll love this recording. They even have 11 of these 16 songs in a songbook entitled "The King's Singers' Folk Songs" (Faber & Faber), with every note on the CD turned into spots on the page.

This is perfection.......2000-10-26

The King's Singers are one of the best vocal ensembles - in every incarnation they've had. The tone changes with new members, but each regrouping presents itself and the music with integrity and intelligence. This compilation is one of their best. My personal bias is that this kind of music is their forte. British folk songs sung with grace and elegance and fun and great love. They have retained the historical tone of each piece while updating the harmonies. They pay respect to the past and cross the line just enough to make these old tunes interesting to 21st century ears. Star of the County Down, The Oak and the Ash, and Lamorna are three of my favorites. Though not as well known as some of the other songs, these are brilliant arrangements perfectly performed. This cd, along with Annie Laurie, is the ultimate in King's Singers recordings. Enjoy.

Average customer rating: 5 Stars Is Not Enough The Borders of Heaven Dances with Wolves Beautiful Renditions of Traditional American Songs Connie's renditions set a standard which is hard to match.

The Border of Heaven Connie Dover Manufacturer: Taylor Park ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: If Ever I Return Wishing Well Somebody Daughter Of Lir Heart Of The Celts: Songs Of Love ASIN: B00004SUM0 Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

1. The Blessing
2. Sweet Betsy From Pike
3. I Am Going To The West
4. The Streets Of Laredo (The Sailor Cut Down In His Prime)
5. Lord Franklin
6. An Spailpin Fanach
7. Last Night By The River
8. The Water Is Wide
9. Wondrous Love
10. Winter's Night
11. My Dearest Dear
12. Brother Green

Customer Reviews:

5 Stars Is Not Enough.......2005-11-15

I have exposed a number of people to Connie Dover, young and old, and have yet to find anyone who doesn't immediately fall in love with her. Let's put it in a nutshell: If you listen to Connie and don't become instantly hooked, by all means have your head examined!
However if I have already conviced you and you want to know which of her titles to purchase, sorry, I can't recommend just one. Stick a crowbar in your wallet and get all 4! It will be the best $60+/- you've ever spent. Now stop reading these reviews and place your order!

The Borders of Heaven.......2005-08-12

Connie Dover's latest, "The Borders of Heaven", is an apt this for this CD. Her vocals are crisp and clear as ever.
The accompanying musicians are the cream of the crop. They include Phil Cunningham and John Hartford. It's another production triumph for Phil Cunningham. All in all a beautiful set of tunes.
I have all of Connie's recordings and I believe that this is the best to date.

Dances with Wolves.......2004-11-30

This is a great CD, I love Connie Dover, and anything she sings is always beautiful. I am writing this particular review for any of those folks who are looking for the name of the song (or the song itself) that Kevin Costner sings in the wonderful movie Dances with Wolves. Connie actually sings this old folk song here, it is track #10, "Winter's Night". Why it is called that is beyond me, but there ya go. Song titles....go figure. Connie sings many wonderful old folk songs on this CD, but she makes them her own, and that is her talent. This is a great CD. Period.

Beautiful Renditions of Traditional American Songs.......2004-06-26

It's hard not to fall in love with Connie Dover, who looks and sings like an angel. She has cited Steeleye Span and its lead singer, Maddy Pryor, as an early influence. That makes sense, because she is perhaps the purest soprano folk singer I have heard since Maddy Pryor. Before I acquired this CD, my only exposure to Ms. Dover was several songs here and there on various Celtic music collections, but on each and every one, her voice always stopped me in my tracks. So when I saw this collection of early American folk tunes (and the songs that inspired them), I thought it was a bit of a departure for her. But these arrangements strikingly emphasize the Scots-Irish influence on American folk music. Even old chestnuts like "Sweet Betsy from Pike" and "Streets of Laredo" can be heard in a new light. Ms. Dover gets expert assistance, too, from familiar names like Phil Cunningham (who also produced), Jerry Douglas and John Hartford. This is an impressive effort from one of the most beautiful voices in traditional music.

Connie's renditions set a standard which is hard to match........2002-05-25

'The Border of Heaven' is aptly named, for many of the songs on this - Connie Dover's fourth solo CD - have a dreamy, angelic feel to them. Of course there are more upbeat numbers too, but then that is typical of this singer's records - a bold but effective mix of gentle Celtic ballads, 18th and 19th century American folk songs, a spiritual piece or two, and a smattering of Connie Dover's own compositions, which on this CD include the intriguingly original 'Last Night by the River', complete with the sound of an eagle wing-bone whistle!

As is usual with this artist, all the songs are very very good. Several of the tracks may be familiar to lovers of traditional music, but Connie Dover's versions invariably set a standard which is hard to match. Her rendition of the sad but true story of 'LORD FRANKLIN' and his ill-fated crew of adventurers is simply the best I have heard. 'THE WATER IS WIDE' is also performed beautifully. And as for 'THE SAILOR CUT DOWN IN HIS PRIME', I think Connie's version of this familiar melody is perfection itself, although the style in which guest artist Skip Gorman sings the companion piece 'The Streets of Laredo', is not to my own personal taste. The up-tempo songs include the jolly 'SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE' and 'WINTERS NIGHT', whilst 'I AM GOING TO THE WEST' is another of Connie Dover's own compositions - and yet it sounds just as 'traditional', and every bit as good, as the old, tried and tested standards. The spiritual song on this CD is the hymn 'WONDROUS LOVE' - wondrous indeed! The CD closes with two more lovely tracks, the achingly sentimental 'MY DEAREST DEAR', and finally 'BROTHER GREEN', a melody, not so much from the border, as from the very heart, of Heaven.

The standard of this artist has been well maintained in this, her most recent CD to date - happily Connie Dover is seemingly still singing, and writing, the most charming of songs. Less happily, Connie Dover CDs seem to come out rather sparsely, at three year intervals - so here's hoping we don't have to wait yet another three years for the next one. It pains me to say this as a Brit living in the land where so much of Connie's inspiration comes from, but there's nobody better in the world at singing this kind of material than this American. Certainly nobody I know of in my country. And there's still a huge wealth of beautiful material out there just awaiting her attention; so come on Connie - get recording again! In the meantime, just enjoy this, her latest contribution to the world of tradional folk. She is, as I say, the best in the business.

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 Madrigal History Tour Olde English Madrigals & Folk Songs at Ely Cathedral English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals The Oxford Book of English 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: Beauty Wonderful. Wayfaring Stranger: Folksongs Surprisingly good Brilliant

Wayfaring Stranger: Folksongs Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Scholl, Andreas | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Andreas Scholl - English Folksongs & Lute Songs (17th Century) The Best of Andreas Scholl The Voice Andreas Scholl - Kantate Andreas Scholl - Ombra mai fu ~ Handel Arias from Giulio Cesare, Admeto, Radamisto, Rodelinda, Serse, Alcina ASIN: B00005OC0C Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

1. Wayfaring stranger
2. Down by the Salley Gardens
3. My love is like a red red rose
4. Wild mountain thyme
5. Henry Martin
6. Charming beauty bright
7. I will give my love an apple
8. She moved through the fair
9. Blow the wind southerly
10. Wife of Usher's well
11. I loved a lass
12. Pretty Saro
13. Down in yon forest
14. Barbara Allen
15. Raggle taggle gypsies o
16. Annie Laurie
17. Black is the color of my true love's hair

Amazon.com

The German countertenor Andreas Scholl takes risks on his latest CD, Wayfaring Stranger, and not all of them pay off. It is a recording of 17 English-language folksongs, some of them very well known, such as "Down by the Salley Gardens" and "My love is like a red, red rose." This is not usually a repertory tackled by classically trained singers, who can sound prissy, but Scholl's clear, plaintive alto, with its rich low notes and gentle top range, is a quite plausible vehicle. "Wild Mountain Thyme" evokes real sadness, while "Barbara Allen" aches with unhappy love. A surprise awaits in the ballad "Henry Martin," as Scholl uses his rough, nondescript baritone to identify the hero. It is rather a jolt. At least, it is good to know his voice has actually broken. In this song, too-feminine endings in the lyric fall clumsily on stressed beats. Scholl does nothing to counter the infelicity; English, of course, is not his mother tongue. In the beautiful title track, which opens the disc, he sings endearingly of a "why-farring straincher." The accompaniments for various combinations of chamber orchestra, lute, dulcimer, and harp tend to be slushy, sentimental, and over-fussy. The bass uncomfortably parallels the tune in "Salley Gardens" and would have won a big red line through it in old-fashioned harmony classes. Still, on the whole, this is a worthwhile disc. Scholl clearly loves the songs he sings with great tenderness, and he deserves credit for his courage even where the experiment fails. --Rick Jones

Customer Reviews:

Beauty.......2006-05-12

This is one of the most beautiful CDs I know: so pure in tone, so haunting in its harmonies. The reservations of some other listeners seem to make this quality a sort of fault, and perhaps it is if you like your ballads gritty; but I find the selections, the arrangements, and Scholl's singing so ravishing that I felt I had to write this review just to urge everyone to try it. Listen to "I Will Give My Love ..." You might feel your heart stop.

Wonderful. .......2006-03-14

This is the perfect CD to listen to one a cold winter's afternoon with a warm cup of tea and a good book. Scholl's voice is so pure and smoothing. The orchestral arrangements are very creative and lush - sort of an English version of Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne. The one down note I would have is eventhough Scholl's voice is very expressive his phrasing can be a little square. I would have liked him to take a bit more liberties with the sentences. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra musical fluidity more than makes up for any of Scholl's rigidity however.
A recommended buy.

Wayfaring Stranger: Folksongs.......2005-10-26

This is a fantastic CD. The countertenor voice of Andreas Scholl gives an entirley new
meaning to traditional folk music. The orchestration is just enough to give a haunting sound to each selection. ' Wayfaring stranger' and 'Wild mountain thyme' are two selections that make the purchasing of the CD worth the pice.

Surprisingly good.......2005-03-05

At first I was suspicious due to the album's sleek marketing and desing. But right from the start I was delighted to hear the lush arrangements of these peculiar songs.

Granted, we do hear quite a lot of strings and even some sound effects that make the music sound dangerously "romantic", or worse, "exotic"...

And yes, the arrangements become very similar to those used by Sarah Brightman, Bocelli and other musical aberrations.... but Scholl's scholarly perfection of voice and delivery save the day. Not only that, but his (limited) potential to characterize the music is in full capacity... especially in the songs where he actually sings in his baritone in a self-contained duet.

Yes, the strings are too warm. And yes, there are parts that could even fit as background music for Disneyworld rides... And yes, it can at times sound cheap and "postcard-ish".........

But, truth be told, sometimes a Coke tastes better than Bordeaux, and sometimes a "Little Debbie" cake hits the spot better than the Sachertorte.

So, if you want to listen to songs that are warm and glowing -albeit effectist-, sung by a first class musician... this album will do the trick.

For those who are new to Scholl, I strongly reccomend his earlier CD's --namely those containing the Handel Arias, the English Lute Songs, and the German Baroque lieder.

As for "Wayfaring Stranger", play close attention to "My Love is a Red Red Rose"... If you've ever felt true love, this is the song to make you cry.

Brilliant.......2005-01-11

Putting this wonderful voice together with an easy-listening style of ochestration was simply a brilliant idea.

This compilation will surely bring this wondrous voice to the attention of a wholly different public to the one which presently adores Andreas, and secondly, it will introduce these folk treasures to an audience at present virtually ignorant of them.

Add this one to your Scholl collection

Average customer rating: A Fine Combination Make my heart sing Beautiful! An absolute gem ! Softly rest with these CD

Songs of the British Isles Nana Mouskouri Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri Ode To Joy Vielles Chansons de France Roses & Sunshine At Her Very Best ASIN: B0000072EG Release Date: 1992-07-09

Tracks:

1. He Moved Through the Fair
2. Eriskay Love Lilt
3. Danny Boy
4. English Country Garden
5. O Waly, Waly
6. AR Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night)
7. Spinning Wheel
8. Lullaby [Suo Gan]
9. Skye Boat Song
10. Ash Grove
11. Early One Morning
12. I Gave My Love a Cherry

Customer Reviews:

A Fine Combination.......2007-06-09

No much in common between Greek Nana and the British Isles, you'll say. Yet, the particular (exquisite for some) colour of her voice turns out to be surprisingly Celtic-like and becoming. This is a must for the Mouskouri fans who benefit from her quite decent pronounciation... in English too!

Make my heart sing.......2007-06-06

I purchased this album as a gift for a friend and loved it so much that I am now going to order for me. Nana's voice has the charming accent that you actually forget about when she is singing-especially Danny Boy. Only discovered Nana several years ago but her voice is one of the best around-it doesn't matter what language she uses.

Beautiful!.......2005-12-07

I love British Isles traditional music. This collection is one of the BEST out there. Her accent might seem strange at first as she is Greek by birth, but the feeling she brings to the music helps one overlook it. Her rendition of "Skye Boat Song" might lead you to believe the tragedies had happened to HER people and within HER generation. Her voice lilts over the notes as you picture Charles Stewart, pretender to the throne skimming over the shining waves while fleeing to the Isle of Skye. I'm not sure how she does with the language but Suo Gan, the famous Welsh lullaby, is quite lovely. These songs all have a history and I wonder if she researched them first so she'd be able to better interpret them . Melodically, she has a much higher voice than Jean Redpath, a Scotch traditional musician, and lacks the accent as previously mentioned but her voice is so extremely pleasing that even more lamenting themes, such as Skye Boat, come off as being uplifting. It's an older recording but since I've discovered it, it has become one of my essentials.

An absolute gem !.......2002-12-06

I have the original LP recording of this CD reissue, and judging from Nana's youthful voice, these songs were recorded some time ago. The crystal clear bell-like beauty of her voice is most appropriate for these well-loved British folk songs. In particular,her renditions of Danny Boy, O Waly Waly and the Ash Grove are simply exquisite, whilst In An English Country Garden and Spinning Wheel are infectiously happy.

Softly rest with these CD.......2002-02-05

Nana-music to rest with. Her softly voice on these CD is great!!! Soft and humble - as Nana. But willing for love and respect for the real english-irish-scottic-songs.Listening - REST AND TAKE YOUR WINGS to see Nanas land of the calm peace of nature. I love it!!!

Average customer rating:

The Last Rose of Summer: Best-Loved Songs of Ireland Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009K9P8E Release Date: 2005-07-12

Average customer rating: Memories of Kathleen Ferrier Silent Noon disappointed Silent Noon never sounded better. Silent Noon, Too big a voice

Silent Noon Bryn Terfel Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | 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 Terfel, Bryn | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Bryn Terfel - The Vagabond & other songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Finzi & Ireland Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites Bryn Terfel - We'll Keep a Welcome Bryn Terfel - If Ever I Would Leave You (Songs from My Fair Lady, On a Clear Day, Camelot, The Little Prince, Brigadoon) ASIN: B00076QG4Q Release Date: 2005-04-12

Tracks:

1. Come Away, Death
2. O Mistress Mine
3. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
4. Sleep
5. Three Salt-Water Ballads: I. Port Of Many Ships
6. Three Salt-Water Ballads: II. Trade Winds
7. Three Salt-Water Ballads: III. Mother Carey
8. The Cloths Of Heaven
9. Silent Noon
10. Linden Lea
11. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal
12. Weep You No More
13. Go, Lovely Rose
14. A Shropshire Lad: I. Loveliest Of Trees The Cherry Now
15. A Shropshire Lad: II. When I Was One-And-Twenty
16. A Shropshire Lad: III. There Pass The Careless People
17. A Shropshire Lad: IV. The Summer-Time On Bredon
18. A Shropshire Lad: V. The Street Sounds To The Soldiers' Tread
19. A Shropshire Lad: VI. On The Idle Hill Of Summer
20. A Shropshire Lad: VII. White In The Moon The Long Road Lies
21. A Shropshire Lad: VIII. Think No MOre, Lad; Laugh, Be Jolly
22. A Shropshire Lad: IX. Into My Heart An Air That Kills
23. A Shropshire Lad: X. The Lads In Their Hundreds
24. Money, O!
25. The Lord's Prayer
26. The Salley Gardens
27. Oliver Cromwell
28. The Foggy, Foggy Dew
29. Captain Stratton's Fancy
30. Love Is A Bable
31. The Cloths Of Heaven
32. The Aquiline Snub
33. The Compleat Virtuoso

Amazon.com

Featuring both renowned and lesser-known English composers who flourished between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries, this collection is indispensable for lovers of great songs and great singing. It comprises 33 songs of great variety: Elizabethan plaints of love and death, Roger Quilter's famous settings of Shakespeare, Tennyson and Waller; the lovely title song and "Linden Lea" by Vaughan Williams; and A. E. Housman's moving lament for young lives lost, "A Shropshire Lad," in Arthur Somervell's beautiful setting. Surprisingly, the two most venerable composers, Hubert Parry and Charles Stanford, are represented respectively by a parody on love and two Edward Lear nonsense songs. There are Benjamin Britten's charming folksong arrangements, settings of John Masefield's roistering sea shanties by Frederick Keel and Peter Warlock, and two settings of Yeats' magical "The Cloths of Heaven," one by Thomas Dunhill, the other by the Welsh composer Dilys Elwyn-Edwards, the only woman included on the record. Michael Head creates his own contrast with a swaggering song about money and a setting of the Lord's Prayer. The music throughout is utterly enchanting. Its melodic and harmonic contours and pastoral atmosphere make it unmistakably, though indefinably, "English." The performance is beyond praise. With Martineau as matchless collaborator, Terfel can color and adapt his glorious voice to fit every mood, character, and expression, from dreamy, yearning tenderness to decisive vigor. He ranges from full sonority to a delicate, floating mezza voce; there is mournful nostalgia and drunken defiance, as well as passionate ardor and humorous, sarcastic rapid-fire patter-songs. Terfel's diction is so clear that one hardly needs the texts. --Edith Eisler

Album Details

Silent Noon is Bryn's Long-awaited Return to this Repertoire - with Songs Representing the Heyday of English Song in the Early 20th Century. · the Beauty and Colourfulness of this Music Which, at Some Points Almost Sounds Like Tunes from Musicals, have Everything to Appeal to Bryn's Fans. And this is all Thanks to that Gorgeous Voice and Character - These Songs Demand Great Communicative Power with a Wide Range from Humour to Sweet Elegy, and He is the Ideal Artist to Bring them to Life.

Customer Reviews:

Memories of Kathleen Ferrier.......2006-02-24

I bought this CD because it contained "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" and "Silent Noon". It should have contained "Fair House of Joy". I had heard Kathleen Ferrier sing these songs previously with such exquisite beauty that I thought that no other rendition would satisfy me. Bryn Terfel sings these songs with such grace, style and beauty that I doubt that his performance could be easily surpassed. His and Kathleen Ferriers' styles are so embracingly warm, discerning, affectionalte and tender that it is difficult for me to pick between them. So guess what I play them one after the other, alternating whose CD I play first. This is one you should purchase!

Silent Noon.......2006-02-10

Silent Noon~ Bryn Terfel is a very well done recording of English songs. Terfel is a quite accomplished singer and vocalist but some of the tracks sound a bit alike and some of the lyrics are less then stellar. And sometimes his deep vocals some out of place with songs that were meant to be sung by amateurs and not opera singers and this becomes apparent on many tracks. The book-let is well done and the photos are nice (if a bit boring and his clothes look drab). Even so this is a good album not to be missed for his stunning (if sometimes over the top) vocals.

disappointed.......2005-09-20

considering the magnitude of Bryn Terfel as a star, it's almost a let down. Granted the songs are beloved by some, still does not fully validate to create an album.

Silent Noon never sounded better........2005-08-05

This is one of my fvorite collection af art songs and Bryn Terfel does a fantastic job of interpretating this great classic song cycle. His voice is dramatic enough yet gentle enough to allow the listener to feel what the composer is portraying.

Silent Noon, Too big a voice.......2005-07-14

Those familiar with Bryn Terfel could hardly argue that his physical and vocal presence is generally enormous! If we can travel back fifteen years to his early days at the Welsh National Opera, we would hear this enormous presence combined with delicate subtleness in the great character bass-baritone roles of Mozart such as Figaro, Masetto, and Leporello. An enormous open-throated voice combined with sensitive heart-felt interpretations have made Bryn Terfel the most celebrated and commanding baritone voice of his generation. Only in his early forties, Bryn Terfel has made legendary recordings of Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, Falstaff, Elijah, and the Brahms Requiem.

However, Opera megastars such as Bryn Terfel do not always portray art song well. This may be due to the intimate settings of art song, particularly English art song, and the mammoth instruments that try to interpret them.

Let us speak of the Victorian English Art songs found on this CD. Many of these songs were written for the amateur singer to be performed at his/her home. Typically, accompaniments in this style are light and often lack inner voice movements. Many times they are chordal, and vocal lines often float on the fifth of a chord. These characteristics yield to very colorful, lyrical, and sensitive singing. The title track, Vaughan William's Silent Noon, ought to be one of the highlights of the disk. Instead, Bryn's voice is rather thin in color (maybe trying to blend with the light accompaniment) and we loose the intensity of the singing voice and the beauty of the vocal line.
Generally lighter voices do not overpower accompaniments while maintaining the intensity in their singing. Very often they bring a more appropriate dynamic range to this subtle genre. Take a listen to Stephen Varcoe or Stephan Roberts; you'll see what I mean.
On Terfel's latest album Silent Noon, the accompanist Malcolm Martineau plays wonderfully while trying to compliment the robust nature of Bryn's singing. Notable favorites on this disk include Roger Quilter Elizabethan songs and Arthur Somervell's rarely heard version of A Shropshire Lad.
It is worth a spot on your collection but it should not be remembered as Bryn's greatest recording.

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The Water is Wide and Other Lute Songs Manufacturer: Meridian ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B000F4MM52 Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

1. The Water Is Wide
2. Scarborough Fair
3. Through Bushes And Through Briars
4. Tweedside
5. Lillybolero
6. The Skye Boat Song
7. I Love My Love In Secret
8. The Turtle Dove
9. John Barleycorn
10. The Three Ravens
11. Bridgewater Fair
12. The Cuckoo
13. The Captains Apprentice
14. I Cannot Keep My Wife At Home
15. Kemps Jig
16. Woe Worth the Tyme
17. Since First I Saw Your Face
18. Home Again Market Is Done
19. Brigg Fair
20. The Gillyflower
21. Dance To Thee Daddy
22. Greensleeves
23. The Wexford Carol
24. The Cobbler
25. The Ploughman
26. Come My Children Dear
27. Jot To the Person Of My Love
28. Scotts Dance
29. Then Wilt Thou Go
30. Hollow My Fancie
31. Fairest Isle
32. When Celia I Intend To Flatter You
33. When Laura Smiles

Album Description

The lute song in Elizabethan England established itself as a major art form, as singers found the delicate timbre of the instrument an ideal complement to the lyric verse of the time. Nigel Perrin sang with the legendary King's Singers from 1968 to 1980. He initially left the group to work for the Church Army in an effort to promote and encourage music in churches around the country. However, after two years, he felt that he would prefer to return to the world of professional music and so set out on a freelance career. He has made two solo recordings with lutenist David Parsons; established his own chamber choir, the Bath Camerata; taken over as Musical Director of the City of Bath Bach Choir and the Chamber Choir of the Welsh College of Music and Drama (where he is also on the teaching staff), and is Head of Singing at Marlborough College. As an adjudicator for the National Federation of Music Festivals, Perrin travels all around the country, somehow managing to fit in the odd singing engagement, particularly his one-man show The Secret Diary of a Countertenor.

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Tippett,Sir Michael: Choral Works Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Tippett | Tippett, Michael | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000AUD Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

1. Dance, Clarion Air: Allegro - Anna Crookes/Lindsay Wagstaff/Susanna Spicer/Paul Badley/Michael McCarthy
2. Plebs Angelica: Moderato - The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer
3. Magnificat & Nunc dimittis: Magnificat. Allegro - Carys Lane/William Purefoy/Nicholas Hurndall Smith/Michael McCarthy
4. Magnificat & Nunc dimittis: Ninc dimittis. Adagio - Carys Lane/William Purefoy/Nicholas Hurndall Smith/Michael McCarthy
5. The Windhover: Allegro - The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer
6. The Weeping Babe: Andante - Rachel Wheatley
7. The Source: Poco Andante - The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer
8. FOUR SONGS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES: Early One Morning. Allegro con moto tenero - The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer
9. FOUR SONGS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES: Lilliburlero. Allegro molto vigoroso - The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer
10. FOUR SONGS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES: Poortith cauld. Adagio poco appasionato rubato - The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer
11. FOUR SONGS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES: Gwenllian. Allegretto comodo - The Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer
12. Lullaby for Six Solo Voices: Andante - Anna Crookes/Carys Lane/Richard Wyn Roberts/Andrew Carwood/Nicholas Hurndall Smith/Matthew Brook
13. FIVE NEGRO SPIRITUALS from 'A CHILD OF OUR TIME': Steal away. Andante con moto - Mhairi Lawson/Robert Burt
14. FIVE NEGRO SPIRITUALS from 'A CHILD OF OUR TIME': Nobody knows. Allegro - Mhairi Lawson/Robert Burt
15. FIVE NEGRO SPIRITUALS from 'A CHILD OF OUR TIME': Go down, Moses. c. 66 - Mhairi Lawson/Matthew Brook
16. FIVE NEGRO SPIRITUALS from 'A CHILD OF OUR TIME': By and by. Allegro moderato - Mhairi Lawson
17. FIVE NEGRO SPIRITUALS from 'A CHILD OF OUR TIME': Deep river. Sostenuto, ma non lento - Mhairi Lawson/Susanna Spicer/Robert Burt/Matthew Brook

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The Valley of Song Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dering, Richard | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | 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 ASIN: B000000AAF Release Date: 1994-08-24

Tracks:

1. Ma Belle Marguerite (From Bless The Bride)
2. The Donkey Serenade (From Firefly)
3. I Gave My Love A Cherry
4. Phil The Fluter's Ball
5. Down In The Valley
6. What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?
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11. The Ghost's High Noon (From Ruddigore)
12. Yesterday
13. Mad Dogs And Englishmen (From His Excellency)
14. Cease Thy Affections
15. The Keeper Of The Eddystone Light
16. Blow The Wind Southerly
17. The Old Superb (From Songs Of The Sea)

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