Composer(s): Quilter, Roger
Ensemble(s): Duke Quartet
Label: Naxos
Series: English Song Series
Genre: Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.557116
Barcode: 0747313211623
Distribution Note(s):
Currently available only in the UK and North America.
Release Date: 03/2004

QUILTER, R.: O mistress mine / To daisies / Julia's hair / Go, lovely rose (English Song, Vol. 5) (Milne, Rolfe-Johnson, G. Johnson, Duke Quartet)

Originally released by Collins Classics, this recording covers 40 years of Quilter’s career, ranging from the anonymous 15th century An old carol, by way of the great 16th and 17th century English poets, who inspired Quilter to some of his finest songs, to poems by Irish contemporaries. With over 100 songs to his name, Quilter holds a firm place in the history of English Romantic Song.

Tracklist

Quilter, Roger
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
1 No. 3. It was a lover and his lass 02:40
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
2 No. 4. Take, O take those lips away 01:22
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
3 3 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 6: No. 2. O mistress mine 01:42
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
4 4 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 30: No. 3. How should I your true love know 02:03
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
5 2 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 32: No. 1. Orpheus with his lute 02:06
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
6 Hark! Hark! the lark 01:03
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Burns, Robert - Lyricist
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
7 No. 8. Ca' the Yowes 02:32
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
8 No. 7. Charlie is my darling 01:28
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
9 No. 6. Ye Banks and Braes 02:51
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Shelley, Percy Bysshe - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
10 I arise from dreams of thee, Op. 29 04:30
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
11 6 Songs, Op. 25: No. 5. Music, when soft voices die 01:38
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
12 3 Songs, Op. 3: No. 1. Love's Philosophy 01:24
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Hopper, Nora - Lyricist
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
13 Spring is at the door, Op. 18, No. 4 01:36
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Dowson, Ernest - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
14 Songs of Sorrow, Op. 10: No. 2. Passing dreams 01:54
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Maquarie, Arthur - Lyricist
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
15 4 Songs, Op. 14: No. 1. Autumn Evening 03:02
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
16 6 Songs, Op. 25: No. 3. An old carol 02:17
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Campbell, J. - Lyricist
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
McCready, Ivan (cello)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
17 No. 1. I will go with my father a-ploughing 02:22
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
McCready, Ivan (cello)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
18 No. 2. Cherry valley 02:46
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
McCready, Ivan (cello)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
19 No. 3. I wish and I wish 02:07
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Fuller, Louisa (violin)
McCready, Ivan (cello)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Waller, Edmund - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
20 5 English Love Lyrics, Op. 24: No. 3. Go, lovely rose 02:54
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Henley, William Ernest - Lyricist
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
21 4 Songs, Op. 14: No. 3. A last year's rose 02:24
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
22 3 Songs, Op. 15: No. 2. Amaryllis at the fountain 01:03
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Herrick, Robert - Lyricist
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
23 5 Jacobean Lyrics, Op. 28: No. 3. I dare not ask a kiss 01:02
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Tennyson, Alfred - Lyricist
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
24 3 Songs, Op. 3: No. 2. Now sleeps the crimson petal 02:22
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Herrick, Robert - Lyricist
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
25 Prelude 00:46
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
26 No. 1. The bracelet 01:43
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
27 No. 2. The maiden blush 01:49
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
28 No. 3. To daisies 02:11
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
29 No. 4. The night piece 01:43
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
30 No. 5. Julia's hair 01:45
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
31 Interlude 00:29
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
32 No. 6. Cherry ripe 02:19
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Duke Quartet (Ensemble)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
Quilter, Roger
Bennett, Rodney - Lyricist
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)
33 Love calls through the summer night 05:34
Milne, Lisa (soprano)
Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony (tenor)
Johnson, Graham (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:09:27