from Barber: Songs (CDA67528) 1 At St Patrick's Purgatory [1'30] 1 minutes 17 seconds 10 tracks2 Church Bell at Night [1'00] 3 St Ita's Vision [3'27] 4 The Heavenly Banquet [1'22] 5 The Crucifixion [2'25] 6 Sea Snatch [0'40] 7 Promiscuity [0'37] 8 The Monk and his Cat [2'48] 9 The Praises of God [0'59] 10 The Desire for Hermitage [3'39] ‘Performances of this calibre emphasise Barber's stature in the mainstream of 20th-century song composers … Finley and Drake are impeccable (as are the Aronowitz Quartet in Dover Beach) ... BBC Music Magazine ‘The indefatigable Gerald Finley, who makes even the most straight-laced song shine … Julius Drake is his ever percipient partner, while the strings of the Aronowitz Ensemble provide an atmospher ... |