Lucy Crowe, Claire Barnett-Jones, Marcus Farnsworth, Iain Burnside, Catrin Finch, Timothy Ridout - The Jade Mountain - Songs by Edmund Rubbra (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Rosa mundi, Op. 2
02. Four Songs, Op. 8: No. 1, Cradle Song
03. Nod
04. Four Songs, Op. 8: No. 2, Orpheus with his Lute
05. Four Songs, Op. 8: No. 3, Who is Silvia?
06. Three Songs, Op. 13: No. 1, Out in the dark
07. Three Songs, Op. 13: No. 3, It was a lover
08. The Night, Op. 14
09. Rune of Hospitality, Op. 15
10. A Duan of Barra, Op. 20
11. A Widow Bird Sate Mourning, Op. 28
12. Two Songs, Op. 17: No. 1, A Prayer
13. Two Songs, Op. 22: No. 1, Take, O take those lips away
14. Two Songs, Op. 22: No. 2, Why so pale and wan?
15. In Dark Weather, Op. 33
16. Two Songs, Op. 17: No. 2, Invocation to Spring
17. Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87: I. Upon the Crucifix
18. Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87: II. On the Reed of Our Lord's Passion
19. Two Songs, Op. 4: No. 1, The Mystery
20. Two Songs, Op. 4: No. 2, Jesukin
21. Three Songs, Op. 13: No. 2, A Hymn to the Virgin
22. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: I. A Night Thought on Terrace Tower
23. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: II. On Hearing Her Play the Harp
24. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: III. An Autumn Night Message
25. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: IV. A Song on the Southern River
26. The Jade Mountain, Op. 116: V. Farewell to a Japanese Buddhist Priest bound Homeward
27. Nocturne, Op. 54
28. Salve, Regina, Op. 119
29. No Swan So Fine, Op. 91
30. Fly Envious Time, Op. 148
31. Three Psalms, Op. 61: No. 1, Psalm 6
32. Three Psalms, Op. 61: No. 2, Psalm 23
33. Three Psalms, Op. 61: No. 3, Psalm 150
34. Dear Liza, Op. 7

Whilst the English composer Edmund Rubbra is best known for his symphonic output, he composed a good deal of vocal music, and wrote songs throughout his compositional life. Rubbra studied with Cyril Scott and Gustav Holst, and was a great friend of his contemporary Gerald Finzi. The songs are notable for their variation in accompaniment (less than half are set for piano, the rest for harp, string quartet, string orchestra, or full orchestra). This album contains all his published songs with piano and harp accompaniment, and includes the first and last songs of the composer’s output. Lucy Crowe, Claire Barnett-Jones, and Marcus Farnsworth are the three singers on the album, Catrin Finch (harp) and Iain Burnside (piano) the accompanists. Timothy Ridout (viola) joins for the Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87.

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