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Track(s) taken from SIGCD401

In prison

composer
James Frederick Keel (1871-1954)
author of text
William Morris (1834-1896)
Song from 'Frank's Sealed Letter'

Robin Tritschler (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano)
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Recording details: February 2014
St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford, United Kingdom
Produced by Raphaël Mouterde
Engineered by Mike Hatch & Robin Hawkins
Release date: November 2014
Total duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds

Cover artwork: The Volunteer (c1914-1916).
© HIP / Topfoto / ArenaPAL
 

Reviews

'This timely recital includes songs by those, more ore less obscure who fell young in the First World War—George Butterworth, Albéric Magnard, Rudi Stephan, William Denis Browne and others—and by those who survived, were imprisoned or were otherwise affected by that shameful conflict. The gifted tenor Robin Tritschler's singing is nuanced sensitively, while the pianist Malcolm Martineau is, as always, an astute partner' (The Sunday Times)
James Frederick Keel (1871-1954) was the chair of the Ruhleben Musical Society. He frequently contributed to the weekly concerts both as composer and performer. In prison was composed in the camp in 1915. After the war he continued to arrange and perform concerts with fellow Ruhleben inmates, and wrote a book about the camp, Life in Ruhleben, 1914-1918.

William Morris (1834-1896) was an English artist and poet. He was the founding editor of the Oxford and Cambridge Magazine, where many of his early poems appeared. His continuing fame is predominantly due to his leadership of the Arts and Crafts movement. In prison was first published in 1858 in Morris’ The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems.

from notes by Robin Tritschler © 2014

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