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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution
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ID: SIGCD066 (EAN: 635212006627) | 1 CD | DDD
- LABEL:
- Signum Records
- Collection:
- Vocal Collection
- Subcollection:
- Vocal and Piano
- Compositeurs:
- BRITTEN, Benjamin | HUMFREY, Pelham | PURCELL, Henry | TIPPETT, Michael
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Interprètes:
- AINSLEY, John Mark (tenor) | BURNSIDE, Iain (piano)
- Pour plus amples dtails:
Sir Michael Tippett's great masterpieces - Boyhood's End and The Heart's Assurance - are coupled here with some of his editions of songs by Henry Purcell, and Benjamin Britten's companion piece to Boyhood's End - Canticle 1. Superbly performed by John Mark Ainsley and Iain Burnside, an added treat is the performance of Tippett and Bergman's edition of Pelham Humfrey's setting of John Donne's A Hymn to God the Father.
John Mark Ainsley is one of the world's leading tenors. He has worked with the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic, and has appeared with the San Fransisco Opera, and as Der Daemon in the world premiere of Henze's L'Upupa.
Iain Burnside has performed with artists including Dame Margaret Price and Susan Chilcott. As a broadcaster he has recently won a Sony Radio Award.
| TIPPETT, Michael (1905-1998) | | | The Heart's Assurance | | | 1. | Song | 2:55 | | | 2. | The Heart's Assurance | 2:22 | | | 3. | Compassion | 4:19 | | | 4. | The Dancer | 2:13 | | | 5. | Remember your lovers | 6:16 | | | PURCELL, Henry (1659-1695) | | | 6. | If music be the food of love | 2:03 | | | TIPPETT, Michael (1905-1998) | | | 7. | Music | 3:28 | | | PURCELL, Henry (1659-1695) | | | 8. | Music for a while | 3:23 | | | TIPPETT, Michael (1905-1998) | | | 9. | Boyhood's End | 12:32 | | | PURCELL, Henry (1659-1695) | | | 10. | Sweeter than roses | 3:28 | | | 11. | An evening hymn | 3:54 | | | BRITTEN, Benjamin (1913-1976) | | | 12. | Canticle I | 7:37 | | | PURCELL, Henry (1659-1695) | | | 13. | An Epithalamium (A Wedding Song) | 2:41 | | | 14. | What shall I do? | 1:34 | | | 15. | 'Twas within a furlong of Edinburgh Town | 2:14 | | | HUMFREY, Pelham (1647-1674) | | | 16. | A Hymn to God the Father | 2:45 | | | PURCELL, Henry (1659-1695) | | | 17. | Ah! How Sweet it is to Love | 1:55 | | | 18. | I attempt from love's sickness | 1:51 | | | TIPPETT, Michael (1905-1998) | | | Songs for Ariel | | | 19. | Come unto these yellow sands | 1:53 | | | 20. | Full fathom five | 2:03 | | | 21. | Where the bee sucks | 1:17 | | "this inspirational recital by John Mark Ainsley and Iain Burnside ... imaginatively conceived disc, wonderfully performed" Evening Standard
"an excellent initiative ... This is a lovely CD and shows Ainsley's vocal talents off well" Musicweb
"wonderment ... you owe it to Ainsley for his quite marvellous singing throughout the programme, and the supple matching accompaniments by Iain Burnside" Hifi News
"Ainsley's voice is in prime form - it is effortless at the top of his range, and the seamless shift from full voice to falsetto is magical ... A wonderful selection of poets, from Alun Lewis to the comical Mr D'Urfey, makes this as valuable to connoisseurs of literature as of the voice" The Times Online
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