Ian Bostridge - Songs from Our Ancestors (2016) [Hi-Res]

Globe Music is a new record label from Shakespeare’s Globe that sets out to capture the intimacy of our candlelit concerts in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. A 17th century-style jewel box theatre, one of the great revelations of the space when it opened in 2014 was

the crystalline acoustic that has quickly established it a world class chamber music venue.

Our ambition for Globe Music is to bring together some of the world’s finest musicians in special, unexpected collaborations, to bottle a unique environment where music and the theatrical meet.

Our first release, Songs From Our Ancestors, features two of today’s most imaginative artists; tenor Ian Bostridge and guitarist Xuefei Yang. Their eclectic journey traces a poetic path through history and place that is both global and personal; from Shakespeare’s contemporary John Dowland, through Schubert, Britten and Chinese folk music, to contemporary composers Domenick Argento, Stephen Goss and Chen Yi.

Tracklist:
01. Ian Bostridge - Fourth Book of Songs: In darkness let me dwell (3:29)
02. Ian Bostridge - First Book of Songs: Come again, sweet love doth now invite (2:01)
03. Ian Bostridge - Second Book of Songs: White as lilies was her face (2:03)
04. Ian Bostridge - First Book of Songs: My thoughts are winged with hopes (1:30)
05. Ian Bostridge - Second Book of Songs: Flow, my tears, fall from your springs (4:25)
06. Xuefei Yang - Drunken Ecstasy (arr. Xuefei Yang for guitar) (2:07)
07. Ian Bostridge - Gloriana, Op. 53: Gloriana, Op. 53: The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex (arr. J. Bream for voice and guitar) (3:53)
08. Xuefei Yang - Flowing Water (arr. Xuefei Yang for guitar) (6:21)
09. Ian Bostridge - Schwanengesang, D. 957: Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) (arr. for voice and guitar) (3:44)
10. Ian Bostridge - Die Mainacht, D. 194 (arr. for voice and guitar) (1:57)
11. Ian Bostridge - Der König in Thule, Op. 5, No. 5, D. 367 (arr. for voice and guitar) (2:51)
12. Ian Bostridge - An die Musik, Op. 88, No. 4, D. 547 (arr. for voice and guitar) (2:20)
13. Xuefei Yang - Sword Dance (arr. Xuefei Yang for guitar) (5:16)
14. Ian Bostridge - Letters from Composers: No. 3. Franz Schubert to a Friend (4:22)
15. Ian Bostridge - Letters from Composers: No. 1. Frederic Chopin to a Friend (3:22)
16. Xuefei Yang - Shuo Chang (6:45)
17. Ian Bostridge - The Book of Songs: No. 1. She threw me a quince (1:31)
18. Ian Bostridge - The Book of Songs: No. 2. Oh, you with the blue collar (3:32)
19. Ian Bostridge - The Book of Songs: No. 3. Plucking the rushes (1:19)
20. Xuefei Yang - The Book of Songs: No. 4. Pastoral (1:33)
21. Ian Bostridge - The Book of Songs: No. 5. In the tavern (0:49)
22. Ian Bostridge - The Book of Songs: No. 6. Lament (3:31)