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Track(s) taken from CDH55243

The turtle dove

First line:
Fare you well, my dear, I must be gone
composer
Traditional folksong
arranger
1924
author of text

Robert Davies (tenor), Laudibus, Michael Brewer (conductor)
Recording details: July 1998
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: April 1999
Total duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Michael George (bass), Holst Singers, Stephen Layton (conductor)
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Reviews

‘This is a delightfully nostalgic trip through English part-singing from the first half of the 20th century. The programme is deftly chosen and Laudibus give heart-warming accounts’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Bright, youthful choir timbre, affectionate yet staunch renditions, and superior sound from the Hyperion engineers. Recommend you buy on sight. Repeat, buy on sight’ (American Record Guide)
In May of 1907 Vaughan Williams recorded David Penfold, landlord of The Plough Inn at Rusper, Sussex, singing The turtle dove. The tune of heart-melting loveliness amply matches the lover’s passionate declarations of constancy.

from notes by Andrew Plant © 2019

Other albums featuring this work

Parry: Songs of farewell
Studio Master: SIGCD267Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
Silence & Music
Studio Master: SIGCD490Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
The last rose of summer
Studio Master: SIGCD598Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
Vaughan Williams: Over hill, over dale
CDA66777
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