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CDA66565
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Recording details: September 1991
Leeds Town Hall, United Kingdom
Produced by Christopher Palmer
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: April 1992
Total duration: 75 minutes 12 seconds

RECORD OF THE YEAR, THE INDEPENDENT
GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE
PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE

'A masterpiece buried for far too long' (The Guardian)

'A compelling performance, and production values are all one might expect from this source' (The Independent)

'One is very reluctant at the conclusion to disturb the silence by standing up and switching off the CD player' (CDReview)

'Nothing short of a triumph. With the bittersweet Aubade héroïque as makeweight, no disc makes a better case for Lambert's importance' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide)

Constant Lambert (1905-1951)
Summer's Last Will & Testament
English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)
LISTEN TO ALL EXTRACTS
1
The Rio Grande  [14'04]
Sally Burgess (mezzo-soprano), Jack Gibbons (piano), Opera North Chorus
2
Aubade héroïque  [8'05]
Summer's Last Will and Testament
3
Movement 1: Intrata  [6'58]
4
Movement 2: Madrigal con ritornelli 'Fair Summer droops'  [5'41]
Leeds Festival Chorus
5
Movement 3: Corante 'Spring, the sweet Spring'  [3'11]
Leeds Festival Chorus
6
Movement 4: Brawles 'Trip and go, heave and ho!'  [8'24]
Leeds Festival Chorus
7
Movement 5: Madrigal con ritornelli 'Autumn hath all the Summer's fruitful treasure'  [6'38]
Leeds Festival Chorus
8
Movement 6: Rondo burlesca 'King Pest'  [10'08]
9
Movement 7: Saraband 'Adieu, farewell earth's bliss!'  [12'03]
William Shimell (baritone), Leeds Festival Chorus