Hyperion Records | Haydn & his English Friends

The Strand, looking east towards St Mary-le-Strand (1824) by Caleb Robert Stanley (1795-1868)
The Museum of London

CDA67150

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Recording details: September 1999
St Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: September 2000
Total duration: 67 minutes 50 seconds
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'A jewel of a disc' (Amazon.co.uk)

'A fascinating collection … wonderfully atmospheric' (Gramophone)

'Music both major and relatively elementary, but all of it has charm' (Fanfare)

'An issue of great historical interest …Performances (lovely solo and choral singing) are excellent: so is Peter Holman's scholarship' (www.musicweb)

The English Orpheus

Haydn & his English Friends

The Six Psalms of 1794 and English Parish Church Music

Psalmody, The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor)

1		What art expresses 'Dr Harington's Compliment' [4:21] Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Philippa Hyde (soprano), Claire Tomlin (soprano), Patrick McCarthy (tenor), Adrian Peacock (bass), Timothy Roberts (fortepiano)
2		Blest be the name of Jacob's God [3:21] Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
3		Maker of all! be thou my guard [2:48] Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Claire Tomlin (soprano), Jennie Cassidy (alto), Adrian Peacock (bass), Timothy Roberts (fortepiano)
4		O let me in th' accepted hour [3:56] Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
5		Horrible is the end of th' unrighteous generation [11:51] John Stafford Smith (1750-1836) Timothy Kenworthy-Brown (countertenor), Adrian Peacock (bass), Patrick McCarthy (tenor), Toby Parr (tenor), Tom Cogan (baritone)
6		Tell, O women 'Dialogue Hymn' [2:54] Charles Burney (1726-1814) Philippa Hyde (soprano), Jennie Cassidy (alto), Patrick McCarthy (tenor), Adrian Peacock (bass)
		String Quartet in C major, Op 76 No 3 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
7		Movement: The Emperor's Hymn. Poco adagio [5:21]
8		Give to God our thankful songs [4:53] Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), arr. William Gardiner (1770-1853) Claire Tomlin (soprano), Timothy Kenworthy-Brown (countertenor), Patrick McCarthy (tenor)
9		Where, Lord, shall I my refuge see? [3:06] Samuel Webbe (1740-1816) Timothy Roberts (organ)
10		My God, my King, with joyful view [2:10] William Shield (1748-1829) Philippa Hyde (soprano)
11		Hear my prayer, O Lord [3:31] Johann Arnold Dahmen (1766-c1808) Timothy Kenworthy-Brown (countertenor)
12		O thou that dwellest in the highest heavens [3:07] Johann Arnold Dahmen (1766-c1808) Philippa Hyde (soprano)
13		Ye winged inhabitants of the grove [3:49] Johann Arnold Dahmen (1766-c1808) Patrick McCarthy (tenor)
14		Long life shall Israel's king behold [3:12] Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
15		How oft, instinct with warmth divine [3:04] Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Claire Tomlin (soprano), Jennie Cassidy (alto), Adrian Peacock (bass), Timothy Roberts (fortepiano)
16		The Lord, th' almighty monarch, spake [2:57] Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
17		The God of Gods, the Lord, hath call'd [3:29] John Foster (1762-1822)

Much of the music which Haydn wrote for his two visits to London in 1791/92 and 1794/95 is extremely well known today. The twelve 'London' symphonies are at the core of the orchestral repertory, and the string quartets Opp. 71 and 74 occupy a similar position in the chamber-music repertory. Yet there is one group of London works that is still virtually unknown: the six English psalm settings Haydn wrote in 1794 for Improved Psalmody, a collection of parish church music published shortly after by the Rev William Dechair Tattershall (1752-1829). This recording brings together the first recording of Haydn's English psalms with music by his circle of friends and admirers in England; it throws unexpected light on Haydn's profound influence on English music.