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English Song

Neal Davies (Performer), Christopher Maltman (Performer), Simon Keenlyside (Performer), Nik Hancock-Child (Performer), Charles Villiers Stanford (Composer), Liza Lehmann (Composer), Arthur Somervell (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Roger Quilter (Composer), Lord Berners (Composer), Arnold Bax (Composer), Eric [Composer] Coates (Composer), Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (Composer), Peter Warlock (Composer), William [composer] Walton (Composer), Lennox Berkeley (Composer), Benjamin Britten (Composer), Duke Quartet (Performer), Bernadette Greevy (Performer) | Format: Audio CD
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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. A Soft DayBernadette Greevy 2:49$0.89 Buy Track
listen  2. Irish SkiesBernadette Greevy 5:12$0.89 Buy Track
listen  3. Cherry RipeJanice Watson 2:42$0.89 Buy Track
listen  4. The Daisy-Chain: Mustard and CressSteuart Bedford 1:52$0.89 Buy Track
listen  5. The Lily of a DayJanice Watson 2:35$0.89 Buy Track
listen  6. Henry KingSteuart Bedford 3:21$0.89 Buy Track
listen  7. Fain would I change that noteGraham Johnson 3:06$0.89 Buy Track
listen  8. In summer-time on BredonGraham Johnson 3:56$0.89 Buy Track
listen  9. The lads in their hundredsGraham Johnson 2:54$0.89 Buy Track
listen10. Among the rocksGraham Johnson 3:29$0.89 Buy Track
listen11. It was a Lover and his Lass: It was a lover and his lassGraham Johnson 1:52$0.89 Buy Track
listen12. The Water MillGraham Johnson 4:01$0.89 Buy Track
listen13. On Wenlock Edge: On Wenlock Edge: I. On Wenlock EdgeGraham Johnson 3:51$0.89 Buy Track
listen14. The CallGraham Johnson 2:17$0.89 Buy Track
listen15. Silent Noon : Silent NoonGraham Johnson 4:38$0.89 Buy Track
listen16. 12 Songs, Op. 48: Now in these fairylandsPhilip Langridge 1:26$0.89 Buy Track
listen17. 12 Songs, Op. 48: The dream-cityPhilip Langridge 3:16$0.89 Buy Track
listen18. 4 Songs, Op. 4: Margrete's Cradle SongSteuart Bedford 2:44$0.89 Buy Track
listen19. The heart worships: The Heart WorshipsChristopher Maltmann 3:14$0.89 Buy Track
listen20. 5 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 23: Take, O take those lips awayGraham Johnson 1:25$0.89 Buy Track
listen21. 3 Songs, Op. 3: Now sleeps the crimson petalGraham Johnson 2:26$0.89 Buy Track
listen22. Love calls through the summer nightGraham Johnson 5:29$0.89 Buy Track
listen23. 3 Pastoral Songs, Op. 22: I will go with my father a-ploughingGraham Johnson 2:26$0.89 Buy Track
listen24. The Rio Grande, "Capstan Shanty": 3 Songs: No. 1. The Rio GrandeLen Vorster 2:31$0.89 Buy Track
listen25. Theodore, or the Pirate King: 3 Songs: No. 2. Theodore, or the Pirate KingLen Vorster0:53$0.89 Buy Track
listen26. 3 Songs: 3 Songs: No. 3. A Long Time AgoLen Vorster 1:31$0.89 Buy Track
listen27. O dear! what can the matter be?Bernadette Greevy 1:32$0.89 Buy Track


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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. The GrenadierRichard Edgar-Wilson 3:22$0.89 Buy Track
listen  2. The Young LoverRichard Edgar-Wilson 2:59$0.89 Buy Track
listen  3. Betty and JohnnyRichard Edgar-Wilson 2:11$0.89 Buy Track
listen  4. Rise up and Reach the Stars: Rise up and reach the starsRichard Edgar-Wilson 1:38$0.89 Buy Track
listen  5. 2 Songs, Op. 14: The BellsNik Hancock-Child 3:00$0.89 Buy Track
listen  6. Crossings, Op. 20: Ann's Cradle SongNik Hancock-Child 3:20$0.89 Buy Track
listen  7. As I Lay in the Early SunNik Hancock-Child 1:49$0.89 Buy Track
listen  8. The Cherry TreeNik Hancock-Child 2:31$0.89 Buy Track
listen  9. Nightfall: DuskNik Hancock-Child 1:31$0.89 Buy Track
listen10. Peter Warlock's FancyChristopher Maltmann 2:12$0.89 Buy Track
listen11. The Frostbound Wood: The frostbound woodChristopher Maltmann 3:05$0.89 Buy Track
listen12. Peterisms, Set I: ChopcherryAdrian Thompson 1:00$0.89 Buy Track
listen13. Peterisms, Set I: A Sad SongAdrian Thompson 2:09$0.89 Buy Track
listen14. Peterisms, Set I: RutterkinAdrian Thompson 1:11$0.89 Buy Track
listen15. Bethlehem DownChristopher Maltmann 4:36$0.89 Buy Track
listen16. Wapping Old StairsGraham Johnson 2:23$0.89 Buy Track
listen17. 3 Facade Settings: Long Steel GrassGraham Johnson 2:30$0.89 Buy Track
listen18. 3 Facade Settings: Tango - PasodobleGraham Johnson 2:07$0.89 Buy Track
listen19. 3 Facade Settings: Popular SongGraham Johnson 2:15$0.89 Buy Track
listen20. Beatriz's SongGraham Johnson 2:50$0.89 Buy Track
listen21. 7 Songs, Op. 14, No. 2: Lay your sleeping head, my lovePhilip Langridge 5:34$0.89 Buy Track
listen22. Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 5, "British Isles": Early One MorningPhilip Langridge 3:22$0.89 Buy Track
listen23. Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 3, "British Isles": The foggy, foggy dewPhilip Langridge 2:37$0.89 Buy Track
listen24. On This Island, Op. 11: Now the leaves are falling fastPhilip Langridge 1:59$0.89 Buy Track
listen25. Johnny : Tell me the truth about loveSteuart Bedford 5:40$0.89 Buy Track
listen26. Winter Words, Op. 52: The Choirmaster's BurialPhilip Langridge 4:00$0.89 Buy Track

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  • Performer: Neal Davies, Christopher Maltman, Simon Keenlyside, Nik Hancock-Child, Duke Quartet, et al.
  • Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford, Liza Lehmann, Arthur Somervell, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, et al.
  • Audio CD (March 22, 2005)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B0002JEG6I
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,306 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A century of British art songs to delight those who love them, June 26, 2006
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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 this colleciton reveals.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Songs, February 13, 2008
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This CD is excellent for both listening and inspiration.I am an accompanist and my soloist and I find thse CD's very useful in our own interpretation.
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