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Composer(s): Britten, Benjamin
Lyricist(s): Traditional; Yeats, William Butler
Conductor(s): Barnett, Christopher; Bedford, Steuart; Joly, Simon
Orchestra(s): Northern Sinfonia
Choir(s): BBC Singers; Wenhaston Boys Choir
Artist(s): Allen, Thomas; Ellis, Osian; Feaviour, Margaret; Harris, Judith; Kirk, Vernon; Langridge, Philip; Norris, David Owen; Titus, Graham
Label: Naxos
Series: English Song Series
Genre: Choral - Sacred; Choral - Secular; Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.557222
Barcode: 747313222223
Release Date: 07/2005
BRITTEN, B.: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2 (English Song, Vol. 13) (Langridge, Allen, BBC Singers, Northern Sinfonia, S. Bedford, S. Joly)
Benjamin Britten was throughout his life drawn to folk-song, possessing a special gift for wordsetting and vocal writing. This second disc of the complete folk song arrangements focuses on the orchestral versions and the volumes for guitar and harp. This release and its companion (Naxos 8.557220-21), both previously available on Collins Classics, present all the known folksongs and include ten world première recordings of arrangements published as recently as 2001.
Tracklist
Britten, Benjamin
Traditional - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
|  | 1 | Lord! I married me a wife | 01:16 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
| | 2 | She's like the swallow | 02:43 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
| | 3 | Lemady | 01:26 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
| | 4 | Bonny at morn | 03:16 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
| | 5 | Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn | 02:20 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
| | 6 | Dafydd y Garreg Wen | 03:04 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
| | 7 | The False Knight upon the Road | 03:40 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
| | 8 | Bird Scarer's Song | 00:56 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Ellis, Osian (harp)
Feaviour, Margaret (soprano)
Harris, Judith (mezzo-soprano)
Kirk, Vernon (tenor)
Titus, Graham (baritone)
BBC Singers (Choir)
Joly, Simon (Conductor)
Harris, Judith (mezzo-soprano)
Kirk, Vernon (tenor)
Titus, Graham (baritone)
BBC Singers (Choir)
Joly, Simon (Conductor)
| | 9 | Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements: No. 5. The Holly and the Ivy (version for 4 voices and choir) | 03:18 |
Feaviour, Margaret (soprano)
Harris, Judith (mezzo-soprano)
Kirk, Vernon (tenor)
Titus, Graham (baritone)
BBC Singers (Choir)
Joly, Simon (Conductor)
Harris, Judith (mezzo-soprano)
Kirk, Vernon (tenor)
Titus, Graham (baritone)
BBC Singers (Choir)
Joly, Simon (Conductor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
| | 10 | King Herod and the Cock | 02:05 |
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
| | 11 | The Twelve Apostles | 06:10 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
| | 12 | The Bitter Withy (fragment) | 05:08 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Wenhaston Boys Choir (Choir)
Norris, David Owen (piano)
Barnett, Christopher (Conductor)
Allen, Thomas (baritone)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 13 | No. 4. Le roi s'en va-t'en chasses | 02:13 |
Allen, Thomas (baritone)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 14 | No. 3. Fileuse | 01:38 |
Allen, Thomas (baritone)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 15 | No. 7. Eho! Eho! | 01:49 |
Allen, Thomas (baritone)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 16 | No. 5. La belle est un jardin d'amour | 02:29 |
Allen, Thomas (baritone)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 17 | No. 8. Quand j'étais chez mon pere | 01:52 |
Allen, Thomas (baritone)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Britten, Benjamin
Yeats, William Butler - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Yeats, William Butler - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Allen, Thomas (baritone)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
| | 18 | No. 1. The Salley Gardens | 02:49 |
Allen, Thomas (baritone)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 19 | No. 2. Little Sir William | 02:52 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 20 | No. 3. The Bonny Earl o' Moray | 02:38 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 21 | No. 4. O can ye sew cushions? | 02:14 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 22 | No. 7. Oliver Cromwell | 00:40 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Britten, Benjamin
Traditional - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 23 | No. 1. The Plough Boy | 01:58 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 24 | No. 6. O Waly, Waly | 03:22 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 25 | No. 7. Come you not from Newcastle? | 01:11 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Britten, Benjamin
Yeats, William Butler - Lyricist
Yeats, William Butler - Lyricist
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
| | 26 | Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 1, "British Isles": No. 1. The Salley Gardens (version for voice, bassoon, harp and strings) | 02:43 |
Langridge, Philip (tenor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Northern Sinfonia (Orchestra)
Bedford, Steuart (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 01:05:50