The Shepherd’s Song, Queen Mary’s Song, Is she not passing fair, A Song of Autumn, etc. Wyn-Rogers, Mackie, Maltman, Martineau. These are some charming early songs sung beautifully by the three singers with Martineau an admirable pianist throughout. This disc deserves to be in any collection that appreciates Elgar in particular and English song in general.
Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo soprano
Neil Mackie tenor
Christopher Maltman baritone
Malcolm Martineau piano
On This Recording
- Shepherd's Song: Shepherd's Song, Op. 16, No. 1
- Queen Mary's Song
- Is she not passing fair?
- Rondel: Rondel, Op. 16, No. 3
- A Song of Autumn
- The Wind at Dawn
- Like to the damask rose: Like to the damask Rose
- Through the long days: Through the long days, Op. 16, No. 2
- The Poet's Life
- Pipes of Pan
- In the Dawn: In the Dawn, Op. 41, No. 1
- Speak, Music: Speak, Music, Op. 41, No. 2
- In Moonlight
- Pleading: Pleading, Op. 48
- Song Cycle: No. 3. O soft was the song
- Song Cycle: No. 5. Was it some golden star?
- Song Cycle: No. 6. Twilight
- The Torch: The Torch, Op. 60, No. 1
- The River: The River, Op. 60, No. 2
- A Child Asleep
- Arabian Serenade
- Still to be neat
- Modest and Fair
