Ensemble(s): Café Mozart
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Vocal; Vocal Ensemble
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: 8.570525
Barcode: 0747313052578
Release Date: 05/2008

HAYDN, J. / THE EARL OF ABINGDON: Songs and Chamber Music (Cafe Mozart)

Willoughby Bertie, Fourth Earl of Abingdon, was among the leading English musical amateurs in late 18th century London, a composer himself and a noted patron. He was particularly associated with Haydn's two visits to London in the 1790s, occasions reflected in some of the music included in the present recording, works by Haydn and by the Earl himself.

Tracklist

Abingdon, 4th Earl of
Abingdon, 4th Earl of - Lyricist
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
1 Utrum horum mavis, accipe 02:35
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
2 The Effects of gaming 01:21
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Elliott, Rachel (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
3 The State Test or The Subversion of Parties 01:33
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Elliott, Rachel (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
4 Sailor's Song, Hob.XXVIa:31 02:24
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Abingdon, 4th Earl of
Abingdon, 4th Earl of - Lyricist
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
5 The Political Rationalist 04:13
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
6 I. Adagio 03:10
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
7 II. Scherzo: Allegro 01:18
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
8 III. Finale: Presto 01:38
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
9 Trachten will ich nicht auf Erden, Hob.XXVIa:39 04:17
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Elliott, Rachel (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
10 6 Original Canzonettas, Book 2, Hob.XXVIa:31-36: No. 4. She Never Told Her Love, Hob.XXVIa:34 03:02
Elliott, Rachel (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Abingdon, 4th Earl of
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
11 No. 4. Fops Alley 00:55
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
12 No. 8. Bella Donna 01:04
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
13 No. 1. April Showers 01:04
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
14 No. 5. Hop Tops 00:39
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Abingdon, 4th Earl of
Abingdon, 4th Earl of - Lyricist
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
15 Contentment or The Happy Cage 02:13
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
16 The Wanton Bee 02:28
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
17 The Wakefull Nightingale 01:53
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
18 Trio No. 2 in G Major, Hob.IV:2 (arr. for vocal ensemble) 04:17
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Abingdon, 4th Earl of
Abingdon, 4th Earl of - Lyricist
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
19 The Force of Love 02:17
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Abingdon, 4th Earl of
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
20 Platonick Love 02:24
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Bürger, Gottfried August - Lyricist
Elliott, Rachel (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
21 Gegenliebe, Hob.XXVIa:16 (arr. for soprano and guitar) 02:47
Elliott, Rachel (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Abingdon, 4th Earl of
Abingdon, 4th Earl of - Lyricist
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
22 The love-sick Maid 01:54
Bevan, Sophie (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Abingdon, 4th Earl of
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
23 Lady Charlotte Berties Capricio 00:37
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
24 Lady Charlotte Berties Delight 00:40
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
25 Lady Jane Aston's Minuet 01:06
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
26 I. Allegro moderato 04:04
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
27 II. Andante 02:22
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
28 III. Finale: Vivace 02:18
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Hunter, Anne - Lyricist
Elliott, Rachel (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
29 The Spirit's Song, Hob.XXVIa:41 05:17
Elliott, Rachel (soprano)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)
30 Tak' your auld cloak about ye, Hob.XXXIa:180 (When icicles hang by the wall) 01:35
Covey-Crump, Rogers (tenor)
Café Mozart (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 01:07:25