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Volume 1 received wide acclaim, Gramophone hailing it as “a most impressive release”, adding “Gilchrist’s contribution is past praise… [with] immaculate support throughout from Williamson”. Awarded its Recording of the Month accolade, Limelight declared it “a penetrating, frequently revelatory start to a promising new series”. Featuring 10 first recordings – Elizabeth Maconchy’s Three Donne Songs and seven Songs by Doreen Carwithen – Volume 2 focuses on five composers whose belated involvement with song straddled the Second World War.
Maconchy’s Three Donne Songs are described by Williamson in his informative booklet notes as “substantial, ambitious songs, imbued with a genuine sense of drama by an assured composer at the height of her powers”. Carwithen’s seven miniatures represent her complete song output and display, as Williamson notes, “the most imaginative and creative writing… real gems revealing the seeds of a truly imaginative and expressive musical personality”. William Alwyn’s A Leave-Taking deftly counterbalances the obvious influence of German romanticism with music of striking, involving simplicity. Alan Rawsthorne’s Two Songs to Poems of John Fletcher combine Elizabethan counterpoint with music hall humour. Rawsthorne also contributes to Prison Cycle alongside Alan Bush, a vivid setting of political texts by the German socialist playwright and poet Ernst Toller. © SOMM Recordings
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A Leave-Taking (William Alwyn)
William Alwyn, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
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William Alwyn, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
William Alwyn, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
William Alwyn, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
William Alwyn, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
William Alwyn, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
William Alwyn, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
The Prison Cycle, Op. 19 (Pages from "The Swallow Book") [Arr. for Tenor & Piano] (Alan Bush)
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Alan Bush, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
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James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Alan Bush, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
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James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Alan Rawsthorne, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
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James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Alan Rawsthorne, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Alan Bush, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
2 Songs to Poems of John Fletcher (Alan Rawsthorne)
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Alan Rawsthorne, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Alan Rawsthorne, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
3 Donne Songs (Dame Elisabeth Maconchy)
Elizabeth Maconchy, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
Elizabeth Maconchy, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
Elizabeth Maconchy, Composer - James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
Serenade for Tenor & Piano (Doreen Carwithen)
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Doreen Carwithen, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
3 Songs to Poems by Walter de la Mare (Doreen Carwithen)
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Doreen Carwithen, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Doreen Carwithen, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Doreen Carwithen, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
Clear Had the Day Been (Doreen Carwithen)
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Doreen Carwithen, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
Slow Spring (Doreen Carwithen)
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Doreen Carwithen, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
Echo (Who Called?) (Doreen Carwithen)
James Gilchrist, Artist, MainArtist - Doreen Carwithen, Composer - Nathan Williamson, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
Album review
Volume 1 received wide acclaim, Gramophone hailing it as “a most impressive release”, adding “Gilchrist’s contribution is past praise… [with] immaculate support throughout from Williamson”. Awarded its Recording of the Month accolade, Limelight declared it “a penetrating, frequently revelatory start to a promising new series”. Featuring 10 first recordings – Elizabeth Maconchy’s Three Donne Songs and seven Songs by Doreen Carwithen – Volume 2 focuses on five composers whose belated involvement with song straddled the Second World War.
Maconchy’s Three Donne Songs are described by Williamson in his informative booklet notes as “substantial, ambitious songs, imbued with a genuine sense of drama by an assured composer at the height of her powers”. Carwithen’s seven miniatures represent her complete song output and display, as Williamson notes, “the most imaginative and creative writing… real gems revealing the seeds of a truly imaginative and expressive musical personality”. William Alwyn’s A Leave-Taking deftly counterbalances the obvious influence of German romanticism with music of striking, involving simplicity. Alan Rawsthorne’s Two Songs to Poems of John Fletcher combine Elizabethan counterpoint with music hall humour. Rawsthorne also contributes to Prison Cycle alongside Alan Bush, a vivid setting of political texts by the German socialist playwright and poet Ernst Toller. © SOMM Recordings
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:48
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: James Gilchrist Nathan Williamson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SOMM Recordings
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2021 SOMM Recordings (P) 2021 SOMM Recordings
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