Conductor(s): Parris, George
Label: Naxos
Series: English Choral Music
Genre: Choral - Sacred; Choral - Secular
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.573695
Barcode: 747313369577
Release Date: 05/2017

DELIUS, F. / BAX, A.: Choral Music (The Carice Singers, Parris)

Frederick Delius and Arnold Bax both made significant contributions to the part-song repertoire, each leaving a compelling testament to his highly individual creative personality. Delius’s earlier choral songs are nostalgic for the worlds of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Grieg, while the brooding contours of On Craig Ddu results in one of his most remarkable creations. The allure of landscapes and elemental forces was powerful for both composers; the subtle tensions and gorgeously layered harmonies of Bax’s settings also evoking historical remoteness and other-worldly enchantment.

Tracklist

Delius, Frederick
Symons, Arthur - Lyricist
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
1On Craig Ddu (An Impression of Nature)04:19
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Delius, Frederick
Ibsen, Henrik - Lyricist
Andersen, Carl - Lyricist
Geibel, Emanuel von - Lyricist
Reinick, Robert - Lyricist
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne - Lyricist
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
2No. 3. Ave Maria02:17
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
3No. 2. Durch den Wald (Through the Woods)02:42
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
4No. 1. An den Sonnenschein (O Shining, Golden Sun)01:07
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
5No. 5. Frühlingsanbruch (The Coming of Spring)01:21
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
6No. 6. Her ute skal gildet staa (Here We Shall Feast)02:18
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
7No. 4. Sonnenscheinlied (Song of Sunshine)00:50
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Delius, Frederick
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Beddoe, James (tenor)
8I. —02:30
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
9II. —02:31
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Beddoe, James (tenor)
Delius, Frederick
Tennyson, Alfred - Lyricist
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
10The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls03:33
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Delius, Frederick
Delius, Frederick - Lyricist
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
11Midsummer Song02:11
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Bax, Arnold
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
12This Worldes Joie07:02
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Bax, Arnold
Traditional - Lyricist
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Halls, Caroline (soprano)
Piggott, Elspeth (soprano)
13No. 1. Miracle of Saint Basil01:49
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
14No. 2. The Bridesmaid's Song02:50
Halls, Caroline (soprano)
Piggott, Elspeth (soprano)
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
15No. 3. In Far-off Malta01:52
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
16No. 4. The Happy Tramp02:52
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
17No. 5. A Pilgrim's Chant03:28
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Searle, William (tenor)
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Denholm, Anne (harp)
Amherst, Gabriel (cello)
Amherst, Timothy (double bass)
Parris, George (Conductor)
18Of a Rose I Sing a Song07:59
Searle, William (tenor)
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Denholm, Anne (harp)
Amherst, Gabriel (cello)
Amherst, Timothy (double bass)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Bax, Arnold
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
19I Sing of a Maiden that Is Makeless05:12
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)
20Mater Ora Filium13:00
Carice Singers, The (Choir)
Parris, George (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:11:43