A Sheaf of Songs from Ireland

Bernadette Greevy (Artist, Performer), Carl Hardebeck (Composer), John Larchet (Composer), Havelock Nelson (Composer), Vincent O'Brien (Composer), Charles Villiers Stanford (Composer), Traditional (Composer), Gerard Victory (Composer), Hugh Tinney (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Bernadette Greevy, Hugh Tinney
• Composer: Carl Hardebeck, John Larchet, Havelock Nelson, Vincent O'Brien, Charles Villiers Stanford, et al.
• Audio CD (July 30, 2009)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Marco-Polo
• ASIN: B00000HZTQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #619,783 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fine recital by a wonderful singer, April 22, 2011

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This lovely recital by Bernadette Greevy includes some songs she recorded previously in the 1960's on the Argo label. I still have the LP in my collection as well as her recording of Handel arias which is available on CD. The voice is understandably heavier in this recording of songs which she made 30 years later but it is still capable of expressing deep emotion and delicate nuances. The highlight of the recording is "A soft day", an exquisite song which has stayed in my mind since I first heard it sung by her more than 40 years ago. Bernadette Greevy did not make many recordings, but the ones she did are worth seeking out. Her recording of Mahler's Ruckertlieder is one of my favourites. I was saddened to learn recently that Bernadette Greevy died of cancer at the age of 68 in September 2008.