Animal Heaven - A. Wells,soprano / J. Turner, recorder / etc...

ID: MSVCD92036 (EAN: 5019148628613)  | 1 CD | DDD
Released in: 2000

LABEL:

METIER

Collection:

Vocal Collection

Composers:

BEAMISH, Sally | CRESSWELL, Lyell | HARPER, Edward | JOHNSON, David N. | LEIGHTON, Kenneth | WILLIAMS, Roger

Interprets:

ELCOMBE, Keith (harpsichord) | PRICE, Jonathan (cello) | TURNER, John (recorder) | WELLS, Alison (soprano)

Other info:

Fine songs by British composers, with a slightly unusual instrumentation rather than the usual piano! Full texts included.

tracks:
KENNETH LEIGHTON:
Animal Heaven:
1 I think I could turn and live with animals
2 Here they are
EDWARD HARPER:
LIghts Out:
1 The Trumpet
2 The Ash Grove
3 The Wind's Song
4 Lights Out
SALLY BEAMISH:
Four Findrinny Songs:
1 Short Heraldry
2 Grey Seal
3 Three Horizons
4 Italia
LYELL CRESSWELL:
Prayer to appease the Spirit of the Land
ROGER WILLIAMS:
Oh! Mr. Lear!:
1 There was an old man in a tree
2 There was an old man of the Isles
3 A Scottish Lullaby
4 Scherzo
DAVID JOHNSON:
God, Man and the Animals:
nos 1-6

“Curiously, there seems to be quite a collection of recently written Scottish music for the unlikely combination of soprano, recorder, cello and harpsichord. Whatever the reason, Animal Heaven putts together a rather neat collection of fresh-textured works, including Edward Harper's quirky Lights out, Lyell Cresswell's haunting Prayer to Appease the Spirit of the Lamb, Kenneth Leighton's Britten-like Animal Heaven, Sally Beamish's delicious Four Findrinny Songs and David Johnson's narrative, softly whimsical God, Man and the Animals.”
The Scotsman