Ensemble(s): Duke Quartet
Label: Naxos
Series: English Song Series
Genre: Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.557114
Barcode: 0747313211425
Release Date: 12/2002

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, R.: On Wenlock Edge / 5 Mystical Songs (English Song, Vol. 3) (Rolfe-Johnson, Keenlyside, G. Johnson, Duke Quartet)

Originally released as part of The English Song Series on the Collins Classics label, this recording includes major works by one of the key figures in English vocal music. Although best known today for his larger-scale and symphonic works, Vaughan Williams was throughout his life an enthusiast and collected of English folk music, something that led to a lifelong commitment to writing for voice and piano. The songs here range from the very beginning to the near end of the composer’s career and include the famous Housman settings On Wenlock Edge.

Tracklist

Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
1It was a Lover and his Lass01:53
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Traditional - Lyricist
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
22 English Folksongs: No. 2. The Lawyer01:50
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Tennyson, Alfred - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
3The Splendour Falls04:16
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Shove, Fredegond - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
44 Poems by Fredegond Shove: No. 4. The Water Mill03:55
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Vaughan Williams, Ursula - Lyricist
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
54 Last Songs: No. 2. Tired02:07
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel - Lyricist
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
6The House of Life: No. 2. Silent Noon04:32
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Traditional - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
72 English Folksongs: No. 1. Searching for Lambs02:22
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Whitman, Walt - Lyricist
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
8No. 1. Nocturne03:50
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
9No. 3. Joy, Shipmate, Joy!01:06
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Taylor, Jeremy - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Metcalfe, John (viola)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
104 Hymns: No. 1. Lord, come away03:22
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Metcalfe, John (viola)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Crashaw, Richard - Lyricist
114 Hymns: No. 3. Come Love, come Lord03:55
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Metcalfe, John (viola)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Herbert, George - Lyricist
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
12No. 1. Easter04:38
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
13No. 2. I got me flowers02:26
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
14No. 3. Love bade me welcome05:05
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
15No. 4. The call02:14
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
16No. 5. Antiphon03:01
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Housman, A.E. - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
17No. 1. On Wenlock Edge03:45
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
18No. 2. From far, from eve and morning01:57
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
19No. 3. Is my team ploughing?04:06
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
20No. 4. Oh, when I was in love with you00:48
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
21No. 5. Bredon Hill07:45
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
22No. 6. Clun04:14
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
23Dirge for Fidele03:50
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Keenlyside, Simon (baritone)
Johnson, Graham (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:16:57