Mourn no moe (Warlock) - from CDA66938 - Hyperion Records

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Track(s) taken from CDA66938

Digital booklet (PDF)

Mourn no moe

First line:

Weep no more, nor sigh, nor groan

composer

Peter Warlock (1894-1930)

author of text

John Fletcher (1579-1625)

John Mark Ainsley (tenor), The Nash Ensemble

Recording details: April 1997
Henry Wood Hall, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: October 1997
Total duration: 1 minutes 55 seconds

Cover artwork: The Sleeping Shepherd, Morning (1857). Samuel Palmer (1805-1881)
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

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Reviews

‘Much of the best of Warlock is here. As usual, Hyperion's presentation is first-rate’ (Gramophone)

‘Superbly evocative’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Breathtakingly played and sung’ (The Observer)

‘A highly desirable issue. Beautiful sound throughout. Very much recommended’ (Hi-Fi News)

‘A delightful collection’ (Birmingham Post)

‘Another winner from Hyperion’ (Manchester Evening News)

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This programme with works from the twentieth Century composers Peter Warlock, Herbert Howells, Michael Howard and Betty Roe, forms a delicate balance between modern styles and historical influences for British songwriting.» More

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