Various Artists - Naxos English Song Collection - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The acclaimed English Song Series celebrates the richness and diversity of British composers, performed by leading interpreters of the repertoire. Growing out of an ancient tradition that still echoes in the folk song arrangements of Benjamin Britten, the British art song draws it's inspiration from the English poetic language, the nation's unique land and seascapes, and the suffering and joy of human emotions. From the delightfully light-hearted songs of Liza Lehmann to the abundance of invention and imagery from today's composers, this collection is a repository of the essence of British musical craftsmanship at it's finest. Album Tracks 1. 1. the Winds 2. 2. Tritons 3. 3. Beatriz's Song (Arr. C. Palmer for Voice and Piano) 4. 4. Under the Greenwood Tree 5. 5. No. 1. Daphne 6. 6. No. 2. Through Gilded Trellises 7. 7. No. 3. Old Sir Faulk 8. 8. No. 1. Fain Would I Change That Note 9. 9. No. 2. O Stay, Sweet Love 10. 10. No. 3. Lady, When I Behold the Roses 11. 11. No. 4. My Love in Her Attire 12. 12. No. 5. I Gave Her Cakes and I Gave Her Ale 13. 13. No. 6. to Couple Is a Custom 14. 14. No. 1. the Lord Mayor's Table 15. 15. No. 2. Glide Gently 16. 16. No. 3. Wapping Old Stairs 17. 17. No. 4. Holy Thursday 18. 18. No. 5. the Contrast 19. 19. No. 6. Rhyme 20. 20. No. 1. Long Steel Grass 21. 21. No. 2. Tango - Pasodoble 22. 22. No. 3. Popular Song 23. . 24. 1. O Mistress Mine 25. 2. Orpheus with His Lute 26. 3. Sweet Kate 27. 4. No. 1. the Shepherd 28. 5. No. 2. the Blossom 29. 6. No. 3. the Lamb 30. 7. No. 4. Nurse's Song 31. 8. No. 5. Birds in the High Hall-Garden 32. 9. No. 7. Go Not, Happy Day 33. 10. No. 9. Come Into the Garden, Maud 34. 11. No. 1. James Lee's Wife Speaks at the Window 35. 12. No. 2. By the Fireside 36. 13. No. 3. in the Doorway 37. 14. No. 4. on the Cliff 38. 15. No. 5