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Lord Byron and the maid of Athens by Sir William Allen (1782-1850)
Roy Miles Gallery, 29 Bruton Steet, London W1
Track(s) taken from CDA66801/2
Recording details: May 1993
St Paul's Church, New Southgate, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Arthur Johnson
Engineered by Keith Warren
Release date: October 1993
Total duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds
St Paul's Church, New Southgate, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Arthur Johnson
Engineered by Keith Warren
Release date: October 1993
Total duration: 2 minutes 3 seconds
'Exemplary … enchanting … ravishingly sung' (The Daily Telegraph)
'Superb … perfection … Best of the year' (The Sunday Times)
'Uniformement exquis' (Répertoire, France)
'C'est remarquable. Un coffret qui devient un événement' (Compact, France)
'Un stupendo doble compacto' (CD Compact, Spain)
Loin du pays
First line:
Vallons de ma montagne
composer
1873
author of text
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Introduction
Loin du pays was composed and first published in England; the composer’s own words are openly autobiographical. It is surprising that Mrs Weldon allowed such a public avowal of her house composer’s emotional plight. The pentatonic nature of the vocal line and the extreme simplicity of the accompaniment make it an extremely convincing pastiche of folksong style—a haunting refrain that seems to be age-old rather than newly minted.
from notes by Graham Johnson © 1993