Alessandro Fisher, Anna Tilbrook - A Gardener's World (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Die Blumensprache, D. 519
02. 6 Gesänge, Op. 19a: No. 2, Das erste Veilchen, MWV K 63
03. Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 7, Die Lotosblume
04. Das Veilchen
05. 6 Gedichte von N. Lenau und Requiem, Op. 90: No. 2, Meine Rose
06. 6 Sånger, Op. 88 "Flower Songs": No. 1, Blåsippan
07. 6 Sånger, Op. 88 "Flower Songs": No. 2, De bägge rosorna
08. 6 Sånger, Op. 88 "Flower Songs": No. 3, Vitsippan
09. 6 Sånger, Op. 88 "Flower Songs": No. 4, Sippan
10. 6 Sånger, Op. 88 "Flower Songs": No. 5, Törnet
11. 6 Sånger, Op. 88 "Flower Songs": No. 6, Blommans öde
12. 2 Songs, Op. 1: No. 1, Le Papillon et la Fleur
13. 7 Mélodies, Op. 2: No. 3, Les Papillons
14. Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101: No. 6, Fleurs
15. A l'ombra del lledoner: No. 1, A l'ombra del lledoner
16. Menta i farigola
17. Floreix l'ametller
18. La rosa y el sauce
19. Flores Argentina: No. 1, Cortadera, plumerito
20. Violets
21. To Daffodils
22. The Language of Flowers
23. Love's Garden of Roses
24. At the Drop of a Hat: Misalliance

During the period of lockdown in 2020, tenor Alessandro Fisher and his wife spent many hours in their garden. A heightened awareness of the beauty of nature, the flowers in their garden and the changes to the garden as winter moved to spring, and then to summer formed the basis of this beautifully curated recital.

All the songs are about flowers, the language of flowers, and flowers as a tokens of love. Above all, the album is about the way songs of the many composers on this album reference deep human emotions and the role of flowers in these emotions.

Where words fail, the language of flowers and nature take over. Nature regenerates, life continues, though for some composers, the short- lived glory of flowers is also an allegory for loss, or indeed the transience of romantic love.

This live recording was made by BBC Radio 3 at the Wigmore Hall in London.  Alessandro was the recipient of a BBT Fellowship in 2022.

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