Diaphenia (Browne) - from CDA67378 - Hyperion Records

The Vagrants (detail) by Frederick Walker (1840-1875)
Tate Gallery, London

Track(s) taken from CDA67378

Diaphenia, composed in October 1912, is a lilting love song setting words by Henry Constable. Its provenance is the Edwardian ballad, suitable for domestic music-making, rather than the art song, nevertheless it is utterly charming with an easy-going accompaniment suggesting the plucked strings of a lute, and juicy inner chromatic parts which hint at the aching ardour of the suitor.

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Recording details: November 2002
All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: September 2003
Total duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds

Diaphenia

composer

William Denis Browne (1888-1915)

October 1912

author of text

Henry Constable (1562-1613)

Christopher Maltman (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)