Composer(s): Hoddinott, Alun
Label: Naxos
Series: British Music Society
Genre: Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.571360
Barcode: 747313136070
Release Date: 12/2014

HODDINOTT, A.: Landscapes: Song Cycles and Folksongs (Booth, N. Spence, J.H. Williams, Matthews-Owen, Pollock)

Alun Hoddinott dominated musical life in his native Wales for over half a century. One of the most versatile and gifted composers of his generation he excelled in all genres, from operas and symphonies to piano sonatas. This recording brings together all of his songs for high voice and piano, revealing the vivid atmosphere he was able to evoke in each setting. It includes his Six Welsh Folksongs and his last vocal work, Towy Landscape, for soprano, baritone and piano duet, Hoddinott’s epilogue to a lifetime of writing for the voice.

Tracklist

Hoddinott, Alun
Humphreys, Emyr - Lyricist
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
1 No. 1. Mynydd Bodafon: Andante 02:53
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
2 No. 2. Din Lligwy: Allegro 03:04
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
3 No. 3. Llys Dulas: Vivace 02:48
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
4 No. 4. Traeth Bychan: Adagio 02:14
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
5 No. 5. Hen Capel: Allegro 02:45
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
Hoddinott, Alun
Traditional - Lyricist
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
6 No. 1. In Pontypriss My Love Doth Dwell: Andante 02:03
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
7 No. 2. Farewell to Llangfelach: Allegro non troppo 02:22
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
Hoddinott, Alun
Vaughan Williams, Ursula - Lyricist
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
8 No. 1. Prologue 01:41
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
9 No. 2. Lullaby 01:02
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
10 No. 3. The Schoolboy 01:00
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
11 No. 4. The Soldier 01:37
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
12 No. 5. The Lover 02:09
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
13 No. 6. The Statesman 01:15
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
14 No. 7. The Old Man 01:15
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
15 No. 8. Epitaph 01:12
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
Hoddinott, Alun
Rossetti, Christina - Lyricist
Yeats, William Butler - Lyricist
Dickinson, Emily - Lyricist
Bloch, Augustyn - Lyricist
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
16 No. 1. Sonnet: Moderato 02:34
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
17 No. 2. Daisy: Allegro 01:56
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
18 No. 3. Tasmanian Poem: Andantino 01:23
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
19 No. 4. The Ragged Wood: Moderato 02:27
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
Hoddinott, Alun
Dyer, John - Lyricist
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
Pollock, Michael (piano)
20 Towy Landscape, Op. 190 10:36
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
Pollock, Michael (piano)
Hoddinott, Alun
Traditional - Lyricist
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
21 No. 1. Two Hearts Remain: Allegretto 02:33
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
22 No. 2. O Gentle Dove: Moderato 01:36
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
23 No. 3. If She Were Mine: Allegretto 02:20
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
24 No. 4. Ap Shenkin: Allegro 01:32
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
25 No. 5. The Golden Wheat: Andante 02:27
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
26 No. 6. The Fairest Gwen: Allegretto 01:25
Spence, Nicky (tenor)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:00:09