Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music; Instrumental; Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.574053
Barcode: 747313405374
Release Date: 01/2020

MATHIAS, W.: Songs and Chamber Music (A Vision of Time and Eternity) (J.H. Williams, Luce, Fraker, Glazier, Kantor, L.R. Roth, Paula Fan, R. Woods)

William Mathias was one of the most significant and prolific Welsh composers of the 20th century. His flexible and highly approachable style can be heard in the holiday mood of the Suite Parisienne, the brilliance and lyricism of the Capriccio for flute and piano and the wonderfully rhapsodic Sonata for Harp. Mathias’s songs are among the most communicative settings of their kind, including Pan Oeddwn Fachgen (‘A Dream of Youth’), considered by the composer to be ‘one of the finest lyrical poems in modern Welsh’.

Tracklist

Mathias, William
Carder, Jason (trumpet)
Reid, Edward (trumpet)
1 Ceremonial Fanfare 01:29
Carder, Jason (trumpet)
Reid, Edward (trumpet)
Mathias, William
Vaughan, Henry - Lyricist
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
2 A Vision of Time and Eternity, Op. 61 10:28
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
Mathias, William
Fan, Paula (piano)
Woods, Rex (piano)
3 I. En Voyage 02:11
Fan, Paula (piano)
Woods, Rex (piano)
4 II. Promenade 01:54
Fan, Paula (piano)
Woods, Rex (piano)
5 III. Montmartre 03:20
Fan, Paula (piano)
Woods, Rex (piano)
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
6 Tears 02:25
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
Glazier, Jackie (clarinet)
Woods, Rex (piano)
7 I. Allegretto 02:41
Glazier, Jackie (clarinet)
Woods, Rex (piano)
8 II. Lento molto cantabile 02:52
Glazier, Jackie (clarinet)
Woods, Rex (piano)
9 III. Allegro 02:08
Glazier, Jackie (clarinet)
Woods, Rex (piano)
Traditional
Mathias, William - Arranger
Hughes, John Ceiriog - Lyricist
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Gott, Michelle (harp)
10 Dafydd y Garreg Wen (David of the White Rock) (arr. W. Mathias for voice and harp) 02:20
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Gott, Michelle (harp)
Mathias, William
Kantor, Timothy (violin)
Roth, Lauren Rustad (violin)
11 Musette and Dance 01:47
Kantor, Timothy (violin)
Roth, Lauren Rustad (violin)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Mathias, William - Arranger
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
12 Tôn y Melinydd (The Miller's Song) (arr. W. Mathias for voice and piano) 01:05
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
Traditional
Mathias, William - Arranger
Traditional - Lyricist
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
13 Y Gwŷdd (The Loom) (arr. W. Mathias for voice and piano) 03:20
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
Mathias, William
Luce, Brian (flute)
Woods, Rex (piano)
14 Capriccio, Op. 46, No. 2 02:30
Luce, Brian (flute)
Woods, Rex (piano)
Mathias, William
Jenkins, David - Arranger
Hughes, John Ceiriog - Lyricist
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
15 Hobed o Hilion (When I was a Young Lad) (arr. D. Jenkins for voice and piano) 02:23
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
Mathias, William
Gott, Michelle (harp)
16 I. Moderato e maestoso - Poco allegro 11:41
Gott, Michelle (harp)
17 II. Allegro vivo 07:42
Gott, Michelle (harp)
Mathias, William
Llywelyn-Williams, Alun - Lyricist
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
18 Pan Oeddwn Fachgen (A Dream of Youth), Op. 49 07:15
Williams, Jeremy Huw (baritone)
Fan, Paula (piano)
Mathias, William
Luce, Brian (flute)
Fraker, Sara (oboe)
Olegario, Marissa (bassoon)
Woods, Rex (piano)
19 I. Moderato - Allegro vivo 04:14
Luce, Brian (flute)
Fraker, Sara (oboe)
Olegario, Marissa (bassoon)
Woods, Rex (piano)
20 II. Andante mesto 04:56
Luce, Brian (flute)
Fraker, Sara (oboe)
Olegario, Marissa (bassoon)
Woods, Rex (piano)
21 III. Allegro capriccioso 02:40
Luce, Brian (flute)
Fraker, Sara (oboe)
Olegario, Marissa (bassoon)
Woods, Rex (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:21:21