Walton, Britten, Tippett, etc. Sarah Leonard, Malcolm Martineau. This is closely linked to the next CD in the catalogue, and is the first of a major new series of albums devoted to English songs of the last 100 years. The performances are infused with love and genuine artistry, and are recorded very well. Strongly recommended.
“O the pleasure of discovering these songs in performances as good as these” – The Gramophone
On This Recording
- 3 Facade Settings: No. 1. Daphne
- 3 Facade Settings: No. 2. Through Gilded Trellises
- 3 Facade Settings: No. 3. Old Sir Faulk
- The Birds
- Fish in the unruffled lakes
- On This Island: No. 1. Let the florid music praise
- On This Island: No. 2. Now the leaves are falling fast
- On This Island: No. 3. Seascape
- On This Island: No. 4. Nocturne
- On This Island: No. 5. As it is, plenty
- The Heart’s Assurance: No. 1. Song
- The Heart’s Assurance: No. 2. The Heart's Assurance
- The Heart’s Assurance: No. 3. Compassion
- The Heart’s Assurance: No. 4. Dancer
- The Heart’s Assurance: No. 5. Remember you lovers
- 5 Poems of W.H. Auden: No. 1. Lauds
- 5 Poems of W.H. Auden: No. 2. O Lurcher-loving collier
- 5 Poems of W.H. Auden: No. 3. What's in your mind, my dove, my coney?
- 5 Poems of W.H. Auden: No. 4. Eyes look into the well
- 5 Poems of W.H. Auden: No. 5. Carry her over the water
- A Garland for Marjory Fleming: No. 1. In Isas Bed
- A Garland for Marjory Fleming: No. 2. A Melancholy Lay
- A Garland for Marjory Fleming: No. 3. On Jessy Watsons Elopement
- A Garland for Marjory Fleming: No. 4. Sweet Isabell
- A Garland for Marjory Fleming: No. 5. Sonnet on a Monkey
