Roderick Williams, Carducci Quartet & Graham J Lloyd - Ian Venables: "The Song of the Severn" - Song Cycles and Songs (2015)

Tracklist

01. The Song of the Severn, Op. 43: I. On Malvern Hill
02. The Song of the Severn, Op. 43: II. How Clear, How Lovely Bright
03. The Song of the Severn, Op. 43: III. Elgar's Music
04. The Song of the Severn, Op. 43: IV. Laugh and Be Merry
05. The Song of the Severn, Op. 43: V. The River in December
06. Pine Boughs Past Music, Op. 39: I. My Heart Makes Songs on Lonely Roads
07. Pine Boughs Past Music, Op. 39: II. Soft Rain
08. Pine Boughs Past Music, Op. 39: III. The Wind
09. Pine Boughs Past Music, Op. 39: IV. In Memoriam: Ivor Gurney
10. Flying Crooked, Op. 28, No. 1
11. A Kiss, Op. 15
12. Evening Bells, Op. 31, No. 3
13. The Night has a Thousand Eyes, Op. 41, No. 2
14. Break, Break, Break Op. 33, No. 5
15. Midnight Lamentation, Op. 6
16. The Hippo, Op. 33, No. 6
17. The Invitation to the Gondola, Op. 22, No. 3
18. Frutti di Mare, Op. 41, No. 1


Venables’ reputation as ‘one of the finest song composers of his generation’ (BBC Music Magazine) finds voice in this disc of premiere recordings of two of his substantial song cycles. International baritone, Roderick Williams is joined by the Carducci String Quartet and pianist Graham J Lloyd in The Song of the Severn, a celebration of Venables’ home county of Worcestershire and The Pine Boughs Past Music, a poignant tribute to the poetic talents of Ivor Gurney. Other songs include those with solo piano and arrangements by Graham J Lloyd, for string quartet. Each work highlights Venables’ gift of being able to take poetry to a higher level of appreciation and at the same time create works of lasting beauty.

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