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CHAN 20239
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
The Harmonious Echo - Songs by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Release Date: May 2021
Originally recorded in November 2020
Composer
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Soprano Voice soprano †
Mary Bevan
Mary Bevan
Mezzo Voice mezzo-soprano §
Kitty Whately
Kitty Whately
Tenor Voice tenor ‡
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
Bass-Baritone Voice bass-baritone *
Ashley Riches
Ashley Riches
Solo Piano piano
David Owen Norris
David Owen Norris
Producer
Jonathan Cooper
Jonathan Cooper
Engineer
Jonathan Cooper
Jonathan Cooper
Assistant Engineer assistant (30 November 2020)
Patrick Friend
Patrick Friend
Venue
Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk
Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk
Genre:
Vocal & Song
Vocal & Song
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The Harmonious Echo
COMPACT DISC ONE
The Harmonious Echo
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
1.
King Henry's Song (1877) *
2:23
('Youth will needs have dalliance')
with Chorus ad libitum
from incidental music to Henry VIII (1613)
by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and John Fletcher (1579-1625)
Andante moderato
Recording sponsored by Martin Yates
2.
The Lady of the Lake (1864) †
3:25
from Kenilworth, 'A Masque of the Days of Queen Elizabeth', Op.4
(or The Masque at Kenilworth) (1864)
Libretto by Henry Forthergill Chorley (1808-1872)
Allegro grazioso
3.
I heard the nightingale (1863) ‡
2:59
Dedicated to his Friend Captain C.J. Ottley
Allegretto moderato
4.
Over the roof (1864) †
3:04
from the opera The Sapphire Nacklace, or the False Heiress
Libretto by Henry Fothergill Chorley
Allegretto moderato
Recording sponsored by Michael Symes
5.
Will He Come? (1865) §
4:05
Dedicated to The Lady Katherine Coke
Composed expressly for Madame Sainton Dolby
Moderato e tranquillo - Quasi Recitativo -
Tranquillo un poco più lento
Recording sponsored by Michael Tomlinson
6.
Give (1867) †
4:56
Composed and affectionately dedicated to Mrs Helmore
Allegretto - Un poco più lento - Lento
Recording sponsored by John Thrower
in memory of Simon and Brenda Walton
7.
Thous art weary (1874) §
5:00
Allegro vivace e agitato - Più lento -
Allegro Tempo I - Più lento - Allegro. Tempo I -
Stringendo il tempo - Più lento - Slower
8.
The moon in silent brightness (1868) ‡
2:21
Serenade
Andante quasi Allegretto
Recording sponsored by Robin Gordon Powell
9.
O fair dove! O fond dove! (1868) §
4:35
To Miss Rachel Scott Russell
Allegro moderato - Un poco più lento -
Tempo I - Un poco più lento - Tempo I - Andante
Recording sponsored by William Parry
10.
The snow lies white (1868) ‡
3:04
('It's O my love, my love!")
Dedicated to The Lady Edith Ferguson
Composed expressly for Mr Sims Reeves
Allegro moderato - Un poco meno mosso -
Animato - Un poco meno mosso - Tempo I
Recording sponsored by Clifton Coles
11.
Looking Back (1870) *
4:34
Composed expressly for and dedicated to Madame Trebelli
[ ] - Un poco più lento e con molta tenerezza - Très largement
Recording sponsored by Christopher O'Brien
12.
Looking Forward (1873) *
6:32
Sequel to Looking Back
Allegro moderato - Quasi Recitativo - A tempo Allegro -
Più tranquillo - Lento, con molto espressione
Recording sponsored by William Parry
Total time: 46:58
COMPACT DISC TWO
1.
The Maiden's Story (1867) ‡
4:19
Composed and dedicated to Mrs Quintin Twiss
Allegro moderato - A tempo più lento - Più lento
2.
Living Poems (1874) §
3:42
Dedicated to the Countess of Shrewsbury
Composed expressly for Miss Edith Wynne
Allegretto non troppo vivo - Un poco più lento
3.
The Sailor's Grave (1872) †
4:57
Moderato - Maestoso
Recording sponsored by Jamie Findlay
4.
Let me dream again (1875) §
4:57
Composed expressly for Madame Christine Nilsson
Andante espressivo - Un poco più lento -
[Tempo I] - Un poco più lento
Recording sponsored by Steven Skinner
5.
Other Days (late 1890s) *
3:04
Allegretto - A tempo un poco lento - Tempo I
Recording sponsored by Doreen Harris
6.
Little Maid of Arcadee (1871) §
2:54
from the operetta Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old
Libretto by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911)
Allegretto moderato
Recording sponsored by Andrew Crowther
7.
The Distant Shore (1874) §
4:32
Allegro comodo - Animato - Slower
Recording sponsored by Nicio Vega Jr
8.
The love that loves me not (1875) ‡
3:07
Dedicated to Mrs D.B. Grant
Andante moderato ed espressivo
Recording sponsored by Valerie Bailey
9.
A Shadow (1884) ‡
3:58
Composed expressly for Madame Patey
Andante - Più vivo - Lento come prima
10.
The Lost Chord (1877) §
4:15
Andante moderato - Grandioso
Recording sponsored by Elaine Richardson
11.
The Absent-Minded Beggar (1899)
5:44
with Chorus ad libitum
Allegro moderato ed energico. Tempo di Marcia - Tempo giusto
Recording sponsored by Rev. Peter S. Gale
Total time: 45:29
The four soloists assume the part of Chorus where indicated.
10 and 11 August (Kitty Wahtely, Ben Johnson, and Ashley Riches)
& 30 November (Mary Bevan) 2020
