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Track(s) taken from SIGCD150

The Goslings

composer
Frederick Bridge (1844-1924)
author of text
F E Wetherby (?-?)

The King's Singers
Recording details: August 2008
Royal Albert Hall, United Kingdom
Engineered by Marvin Ware & Bill Whiston
Release date: November 2009
Total duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds

Cover artwork: Photo by Marco Borggreve.
 

Reviews

'The group’s diction is so perfect that no-one will have a problem following the English numbers, and even the French pieces were clear enough for me to understand most of what was going on … a triumphant evening, then, and a fitting tribute to one of the UK’s greatest cultural exports. Fans of good singing should not hesitate' (MusicWeb International)
Like John William Hobbs, the organist and composer Sir Frederick Bridge studied with John Goss, an influential figure in nineteenth century church music. Bridge was appointed organist of Manchester Cathedral and, in 1882, became organist of Westminster Abbey. His partsongs include a priceless setting of The Goslings by F.E. Wetherby, first published by Novello in 1913. Victorian sentimentality and Edwardian humour nestle snugly together here, like the song’s two hapless, headless birds in their ‘dish so deep and wide’.

from notes by Andrew Stewart © 2008

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