The English Song Series, Volume 4: The Curlew / Lillygay / Peterisms, Sets 1 & 2 / Saudades

~ Release by Peter Warlock; Adrian Thompson, Christopher Maltman, John Constable, The Duke Quartet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1The Curlew: O Curlew, Cry No More in the Air
cor anglais:
Christine Pendrill
flute:
Philippa Davies (flautist)
instruments:
The Duke Quartet
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
The Curlew: 1. He Reproves the Curlew (O Curlew, cry no more in the air)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
The Curlew
Peter Warlock7:13
2The Curlew: Pale Brows, Still Hands and Dim Hair
cor anglais:
Christine Pendrill
flute:
Philippa Davies (flautist)
instruments:
The Duke Quartet
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
The Curlew: 2. The Lover Mourns for the Loss of Love (Pale brows, still hands and dim hair)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
The Curlew
Peter Warlock1:25
3The Curlew: I Cried When the Moon Was Murmuring to the Birds
cor anglais:
Christine Pendrill
flute:
Philippa Davies (flautist)
instruments:
The Duke Quartet
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
The Curlew: 3. The Withering of the Boughs (I cried when the moon was murmuring to the birds)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
The Curlew
Peter Warlock9:27
4The Curlew: Interlude
cor anglais:
Christine Pendrill
flute:
Philippa Davies (flautist)
instruments:
The Duke Quartet
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
The Curlew: 4. Interlude
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
The Curlew
Peter Warlock2:24
5The Curlew: I Wander by the Edge of This Desolate Lake
cor anglais:
Christine Pendrill
flute:
Philippa Davies (flautist)
instruments:
The Duke Quartet
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
The Curlew: 5. He Hears the Cry of the Sedge (I wander by the edge of this desolate lake)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
The Curlew
Peter Warlock1:48
6Lillygay: The Distracted Maid
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Lillygay: 1. The Distracted Maid
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Lillygay
Peter Warlock3:16
7Lillygay: Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Lillygay: 4. Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Lillygay
Peter Warlock2:30
8Lillygay: Rantum Tantum
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Lillygay: 5. Rantum Tantum
lyricist:
Victor Neuberg (English poet and writer)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Lillygay
Peter Warlock1:10
9Peter Warlock's Fancy
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Peter Warlock's Fancy
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock2:13
10Peterisms, First Set: Chopcherry
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Peterisms, Set 1: 1. Chopcherry
lyricist:
George Peele
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Peterisms, Set 1
Peter Warlock1:00
11Peterisms, First Set: A Sad Song
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Peterisms, Set 1: 2. A Sad Song
lyricist:
John Fletcher (16th/17th century English writer)
composer:
George Peele
part of:
Peterisms, Set 1
Peter Warlock2:09
12Peterisms, First Set: Rutterkin
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Peterisms, Set 1: 3. Rutterkin
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Peterisms, Set 1
Peter Warlock1:14
13My Gostly Fader
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
My Gostly Fader
lyricist:
Charles duc d’Orléans
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock2:04
14Bright Is the Ring of Words
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Bright Is the Ring of Words
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock1:45
15Saudades: Along the Stream
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Saudades: 1. Along the Stream
lyricist:
李白 (Lǐ Bái)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
translator:
Launcelot Alfred Cranmer-Byng
part of:
Saudades
Peter Warlock2:43
16Saudades: Take, O Take Those Lips Away
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Saudades: 2. Take, o Take Those Lips Away
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1916)
part of:
Saudades
Peter Warlock1:49
17Saudades: Heraclitus
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Saudades: 3. Heraclitus
lyricist:
Callimachus (Ancient Greek poet & scholar)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
translator:
William Johnson Cory
part of:
Saudades
Peter Warlock2:54
18The Cloths of Heaven
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
The Cloths of Heaven
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock2:12
19The Frostbound Wood
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
The Frostbound Wood
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock3:06
20Bethlehem Down
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Bethlehem Down
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1927)
Peter Warlock4:36
21Sweet and Twenty
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Sweet and Twenty
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock2:01
22And Wilt Thou Leave Me Thus?
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
And Wilt Thou Leave Me Thus?
lyricist:
Thomas Wyatt (English poet)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock2:03
23Mr Belloc's Fancy
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Mr. Belloc's Fancy
lyricist:
J. C. Squire
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock1:36
24Peterisms, Second Set: Roister Doister
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Peterisms, Set 2: 1. Roister Doister
lyricist:
Nicholas Udall (English playwright, cleric, and schoolmaster)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Peterisms, Set 2
Peter Warlock1:22
25Peterisms, Second Set: Spring
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Peterisms, Set 2: 2. Spring
lyricist:
Thomas Nashe
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Peterisms, Set 2
Peter Warlock1:14
26Peterisms, Second Set: Lusty Juventus
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Peterisms, Set 2: 3. Lusty Juventus
lyricist:
Robert Wever (English poet and dramatist of the sixteenth century)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
part of:
Peterisms, Set 2
Peter Warlock1:21
27The Bachelor
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
The Bachelor
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock0:50
28Away to Twiver
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Away to Twiver
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock1:54
29Captain Stratton's Fancy
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Adrian Thompson (tenor)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley (from 1997-02-03 until 1997-02-04, on 1997-02-11)
recording of:
Captain Stratton’s Fancy
lyricist:
John Masefield (poet)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer)
Peter Warlock1:47

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liner notes:Keith Anderson (Naxos related liner notes writer)