Hyperion Records | War's Embers

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CDH55237
(Originally issued on CDA66261/2, CDD22026)
Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

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Recording details: April 1987
Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: April 2006
Total duration: 76 minutes 17 seconds
Available for download on iTunes: Yes

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'If you enjoy English song, this set is a must ... The singers are Britain's best, and their excellence is matched by the accompaniments of Clifford Benson' (BBC Music Magazine)

'An indispensable collection for those who know the repertoire; a revelation to those who do not' (Gramophone)

'Lovely performances; beautiful sound. If you missed out first time round, don't hesitate now' (Hi Fi News)

War's Embers

A legacy of songs by composers who perished or suffered in World War I

Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)

		Requiem da camera Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
1		Movement 3: Only a man harrowing clods [4:08] Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
2		The twa corbies 'As I was walking all alane' [4:52] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
3		Black Stitchel 'As I was lying on Black Stitchel' [2:21] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
4		Blaweary 'As I came by Blaweary' [1:30] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
5		The fiddler of Dooney 'When I play on my fiddle in Dooney' [1:57] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
6		Goodnight to the meadow [1:21] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
		Vagabond Songs, Op 10 Ernest Farrar (1885-1918)
7		No 1: The wanderer's song 'I have had enough of women, and enough of love' [2:56] Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
8		No 2: Silent Noon 'Your hands lie open in the long fresh grass' [3:51] Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
9		No 3: The Roadside Fire 'I will make you brooches and toys for your delight' [1:57] Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
10		The ship 'There was no song nor shout of joy' [2:26] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
11		Arabia 'Far are the shades of Arabia' [5:24] William Denis Browne (1888-1915) Martyn Hill (tenor)
12		Diaphenia [2:05] William Denis Browne (1888-1915) Martyn Hill (tenor)
13		The boat is chafing [1:19] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
14		Cathleen ni Houlihan 'The old brown thorn-trees break in two' [2:54] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
15		Edward, Edward 'Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude' [6:01] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
16		The night of Trafalgar 'In the wild October night-time' [2:18] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
17		Thou didst delight my eyes [3:23] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
18		Brittany, Op 21 No 1 'In Brittany the churches all day are open wide' [1:47] Ernest Farrar (1885-1918) Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
19		Come you, Mary, Op 21 No 2 [0:58] Ernest Farrar (1885-1918) Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
20		Who would shepherds pipe, Op 21 No 3 [1:45] Ernest Farrar (1885-1918) Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
21		Shall I compare thee?, Op 1 No 1 [3:27] Frederick Septimus Kelly (1881-1916) Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
22		To violets 'Welcome, maids-of-honour!' [1:05] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
23		Last hours 'A gray day and quiet' [4:52] Ivor Gurney (1890-1937)
24		Epitaph on Salathiel Pavy 'Weep with me all ye that read' [4:41] William Denis Browne (1888-1915) Martyn Hill (tenor)
25		Requiescat 'Tread lightly, she is near' [2:42] George Butterworth (1885-1916) Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
26		To Gratiana dancing and singing 'See! with what constant motion' [4:17] William Denis Browne (1888-1915) Martyn Hill (tenor)