The Very Best of English Song

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1Linden Lea
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recording of:
Linden Lea
lyricist:
William Barnes (English writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1901)
Dame Janet Baker2:51
2The Salley Gardens
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recording of:
Songs Sacred and Profane: No. 4. The Salley Gardens
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
John Ireland (English composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Songs Sacred and Profane
Dame Janet Baker2:14
3O Mistress Mine
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recording of:
English Lyrics: Set II, I. "O mistress mine"
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
part of:
English Lyrics: Set II
Dame Janet Baker1:32
4Love’s Philosophy, op. 3 no. 1
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recording of:
Love’s Philosophy, op. 3 no. 1
lyricist:
Percy Bysshe Shelley
composer:
Roger Quilter
part of:
3 Songs, op. 3
Dame Janet Baker1:32
5Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, op. 3 no. 2
engineer:
Martin Haskell (sound engineer)
producer:
Roy Emerson (producer, engineer, classical)
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
recording of:
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, op. 3 no. 2
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Roger Quilter (from 1904 until 1905, in 1908)
is based on:
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
part of:
3 Songs, op. 3
Sir Thomas Allen2:13
6Bredon Hill
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
Sir Thomas Allen3:44
7Loveliest of Trees
piano:
David Willison (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brian Culverhouse Productions (in 1975)
recording of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad: I. Loveliest of Trees
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
Anthony Rolfe Johnson2:52
8Down by the Salley Gardens
piano:
David Willison (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brian Culverhouse Productions (in 1975)
recording of:
Down by the Salley Gardens (Gurney tune)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Ivor Gurney
is based on:
Down by the Salley Gardens (poem by W.B. Yeats)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson2:35
9Black Stitchel
piano:
David Willison (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brian Culverhouse Productions (in 1975)
recording of:
Black Stitchel
lyricist:
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (British Georgian poet)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Anthony Rolfe Johnson2:10
10My Own Country
piano:
David Willison (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brian Culverhouse Productions (in 1975)
recording of:
My Own Country
lyricist:
Hilaire Belloc
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer)
part of:
Three Belloc Songs
Anthony Rolfe Johnson2:34
11Passing By
piano:
David Willison (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brian Culverhouse Productions (in 1975)
recording of:
Passing By
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson2:31
12Pretty Ring Time
piano:
David Willison (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Brian Culverhouse Productions (in 1975)
recording of:
Pretty Ring Time (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer) (in 1925)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson1:18
13Ten Blake Songs: V. The Lamb
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: V. The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
Ian Partridge2:17
14Ten Blake Songs: VI. The Shepherd
oboe:
Janet Craxton
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
recording of:
Ten Blake Songs: VI. The Shepherd
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Ten Blake Songs (for solo tenor or soprano, and oboe)
Ian Partridge0:56
15Ten Blake Songs: II. Silent Noon
piano:
Julius Drake (pianist) (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
recording of:
The House of Life, No. 2: Silent Noon (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
lyricist:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1903)
part of:
The House of Life
Ian Bostridge4:16
16Come Away, Death, op. 6 no. 1
piano:
Julius Drake (pianist) (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
recording of:
Come Away Death, op. 6 no. 1 (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Roger Quilter (in 1905)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs, op. 6
Ian Bostridge3:02
17Since We Loved
piano:
Julius Drake (pianist) (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
recording of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b: no. 7. Since we loved (from 1999-02 until 1999-03)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Oh Fair to See, op. 13b
Ian Bostridge1:17
18Rollicum-Rorum
piano:
Roger Vignoles (pianist)
bass-baritone vocals:
Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone)
recording of:
Earth and Air and Rain, op. 15: 6. Rollicum-Rorum
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Earth and Air and Rain, op. 15
Jonathan Lemalu2:02
19Sea Fever
piano:
Roger Vignoles (pianist)
bass-baritone vocals:
Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2002)
recording of:
Sea Fever (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
John Masefield (poet)
composer:
John Ireland (English composer) (in 1913-10)
Jonathan Lemalu2:11
20Trade Winds
piano:
Roger Vignoles (pianist)
bass-baritone vocals:
Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2002)
recording of:
Three Salt-Water Ballads: II. Trade Winds
lyricist:
John Masefield (poet) (in 1902)
composer:
Frederick Keel (in 1919)
part of:
Three Salt-Water Ballads
Jonathan Lemalu2:24
21Songs of the Sea: I. Drake’s Drum
piano:
Nina Walker (pianist)
bass vocals:
Robert Lloyd (operatic bass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
Songs of the Sea, op. 91: I. Drake’s Drum. Tempo di marcia moderato – Largamente
lyricist:
Sir Henry Newbolt
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
Songs of the Sea, op. 91
Robert Lloyd2:43
22Songs of the Sea: V. The Old Superb
piano:
Nina Walker (pianist)
bass vocals:
Robert Lloyd (operatic bass)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
Songs of the Sea, op. 91: V. The Old Superb. Allegro molto – Presto
lyricist:
Sir Henry Newbolt
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
Songs of the Sea, op. 91
Robert Lloyd3:26
23Kashmirir Song
piano:
Jack Byfield
baritone vocals:
Frederick Harvey (baritone)
recording of:
Kashmiri Song (aka. "Kashmiri Love Song")
lyricist:
Adela Florence Nicolson (poet, pseudonym: "Laurence Hope")
composer:
Amy Woodforde-Finden
part of:
4 Indian Love Lyrics from "The Garden of Kama"
Frederick Harvey3:02
24Bless This House
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Bless This House
lyricist:
Helen Taylor (poet / lyricist)
composer:
May Brahe (composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Pub. Ltd.
Dame Janet Baker3:16
25Balulalow
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recording of:
Balulalow (Peter Warlock)
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer)
Dame Janet Baker1:49
26Tom Bowling
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1973-05-09 until 1973-05-10)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1973-05-09 until 1973-05-10)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-05-09 until 1973-05-10)
recording of:
Poor Tom Bowling (from 1973-05-09 until 1973-05-10)
composer:
Charles Dibdin
Robert Tear4:19
27Home! Sweet Home!
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1975-04-02 until 1975-04-03)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1975-04-02 until 1975-04-03)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-04-02 until 1975-04-03)
Robert Tear3:37
28Come Into the Garden, Maud
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1973-05-09 until 1973-05-10)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (from 1973-05-09 until 1973-05-10)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-05-09 until 1973-05-10)
recording of:
Come Into the Garden Maud (from 1973-05-09 until 1973-05-10)
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Michael William Balfe
is based on:
Come Into the Garden, Maud
Robert Tear4:12
29The Foggy, Foggy Dew
piano:
Philip Ledger
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: The Foggy, Foggy Dew (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Foggy Dew (English song)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Robert Tear2:24
30The Plough Boy
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: The Plough Boy (Britten arrangement)
composer:
William Shield
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Plough Boy
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Robert Tear1:50
31Popular Song
instruments:
Members of the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Façade: Popular Song
lyricist:
Edith Sitwell
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (Sitwell - Walton 1951 version)
part of:
Façade: An Entertainment (42-number set compiled by Pamela Hunter)
Michael Flanders2:01
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manufactured in:the EU
printed in:the EU
photography:Steve Bond (photographer)
liner notes:John Steane (in 2003)
producer:Richard Abram
mastering:John Hadden
compiler:Richard Abram
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2003)
glass mastered by:EMI Uden (manufacturer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/17110392 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00009KPH5 [info]