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What audiences now think of as the folk music of Scotland (and Ireland) has diverse sources indeed, with some tunes and songs entering the repertory as a result of what's known as the "folk process," while others were collected, published, and embellished or altered by classically trained musicians at various times. This remarkable disc from the Scots historical-instrument ensemble Concerto Caledonia covers a major chapter in the history of Scottish song -- its commercial flowering in the eighteenth century. You have to sink your teeth into this disc to get a handle on what's going on -- the tracklist gives only the composers of the music, while the song texts list just the text authors, Robert Burns being the most prominent among them. Songs alternate with instrumental pieces, and neither group quite matches up with the listener's expectations. The program gets off to a shocking start with The Slaves Lament, to a text by Burns; it is a plaint in the voice of a Senegalese slave transported to Virginia. "No homespun 'tartanry' here," notes director and annotator David McGuinness dryly. The instrumental pieces are recognizable as Scots fiddle tunes, but the process of committing them to paper and marketing them throughout the British Isles resulted in some interesting changes: it was often Italian musicians, who ruled English musical life for much of the second quarter of the century, who did the adaptations, and McGuinness rightly characterizes Francesco Geminiani's version of The Broom of Cowdenknows as "bizarre" -- the Italian violin ornaments and the little curlicues of the original song just don't quite mesh wavelengths. It's a fascinating oddity. Geminiani's younger successor, Pietro Urbani, had more success. It is to the credit of Concerto Caledonia that the listener is drawn into these stylistic issues. The group's sound is compulsively listenable, with sharp, perfectly intoned playing that never loses sight of the essential lyricism of the music. The singers, soprano Mhairi Lawson and tenor Jamie McDougall, are perfectly attuned to the poetry of the proto-Romantic Burns (maybe it takes Scots to really do Burns right). The version of The Red, Red Rose included here is not the familiar one, but an earlier setting; the concluding Ae fond kiss, however, is well known among Scots folk musicians. Just try to get through it without a lump in your throat! Several releases in recent years have helped bring alive the vibrant musical world of the British Isles in the eighteenth century; this one, while certainly a bit offbeat, is highly recommended both to lovers of Robert Burns and to listeners paying attention to early music's cutting edge.
© TiVo
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The slave's lament (Robert Burns)
Robert Burns, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Mhairi Lawson, Artist - Stephen Clarke, Composer, Lyricist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
The Caledonian Muse Medley (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - David Greenberg, Arranger, MainArtist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Cauld Kail in Aberdeen (Pietro Urbani)
Jamie MacDougall, Artist - David McGuiness, Artist - Pietro Urbani, Composer - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble - Alexander Gordon, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Chiling O Guiry (Burk Thumoth)
David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble - Burk Thumoth, Composer
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
The Broom of Cowdenknows (arr. D. McGuiness) (Robert Bremner)
Mhairi Lawson, Artist - Robert Crawford, Lyricist, MainArtist - David McGuiness, Arranger - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble - Robert Bremner, Composer
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick, Sonata No. 1 (Francesco Geminiani)
Francesco Geminiani, Composer - David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - David McGuiness, Artist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
A Red, Red Rose (Pietro Urbani)
Robert Burns, Lyricist, MainArtist - Jamie MacDougall, Artist - David McGuiness, Artist - Pietro Urbani, Composer - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Now Westling Winds (Pietro Urbani)
Robert Burns, Lyricist, MainArtist - Mhairi Lawson, Artist - David McGuiness, Artist - Pietro Urbani, Composer - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Old Sir Symon the King (Robert Bremner)
David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - David McGuiness, Artist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble - Robert Bremner, Composer
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Colin's Kisses (James Oswald)
Mhairi Lawson, Artist - Jamie MacDougall, Artist - James Oswald, Composer - David McGuiness, Artist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble - Robert Dodsley, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Reading ends in Melancholy (arr. D. McGuiness) (John Abell)
Anonymous, Lyricist, MainArtist - Mhairi Lawson, Artist - David McGuiness, Arranger - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble - John Abell, Composer
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Gavott (Robert Mackintosh)
Robert MacKintosh, Composer - David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Auld Robin Gray (arr. D. McGuiness) (Robert Bremner)
Mhairi Lawson, Artist - David McGuiness, Arranger - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble - Robert Bremner, Composer - Lady Anne Barnard, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Miss Carnegie's Minuet (Robert Mackintosh)
Robert MacKintosh, Composer - David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - David McGuiness, Artist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Air (Robert Mackintosh)
Robert MacKintosh, Composer - David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Robert MacKintosh, Composer - David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - David McGuiness, Artist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Robert MacKintosh, Composer - David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - David McGuiness, Artist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Miss Burnett of Monboddo's Reel (Robert Mackintosh)
Robert MacKintosh, Composer - David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - David McGuiness, Artist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Mrs. Richard Walpole's reel (Robert Mackintosh)
Robert MacKintosh, Composer - David Greenberg, Artist, MainArtist - David McGuiness, Artist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
John Hay's Bonny Lassie (Craig Adam)
David McGuiness, Artist, MainArtist - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble - Adam Craig, Composer
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Ae fond kiss (arr. D. McGuiness)
Robert Burns, Lyricist, MainArtist - Jamie MacDougall, Artist - Stephen Clarke, Lyricist - David McGuiness, Arranger - Concerto Caledonia, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
Presentación del Álbum
What audiences now think of as the folk music of Scotland (and Ireland) has diverse sources indeed, with some tunes and songs entering the repertory as a result of what's known as the "folk process," while others were collected, published, and embellished or altered by classically trained musicians at various times. This remarkable disc from the Scots historical-instrument ensemble Concerto Caledonia covers a major chapter in the history of Scottish song -- its commercial flowering in the eighteenth century. You have to sink your teeth into this disc to get a handle on what's going on -- the tracklist gives only the composers of the music, while the song texts list just the text authors, Robert Burns being the most prominent among them. Songs alternate with instrumental pieces, and neither group quite matches up with the listener's expectations. The program gets off to a shocking start with The Slaves Lament, to a text by Burns; it is a plaint in the voice of a Senegalese slave transported to Virginia. "No homespun 'tartanry' here," notes director and annotator David McGuinness dryly. The instrumental pieces are recognizable as Scots fiddle tunes, but the process of committing them to paper and marketing them throughout the British Isles resulted in some interesting changes: it was often Italian musicians, who ruled English musical life for much of the second quarter of the century, who did the adaptations, and McGuinness rightly characterizes Francesco Geminiani's version of The Broom of Cowdenknows as "bizarre" -- the Italian violin ornaments and the little curlicues of the original song just don't quite mesh wavelengths. It's a fascinating oddity. Geminiani's younger successor, Pietro Urbani, had more success. It is to the credit of Concerto Caledonia that the listener is drawn into these stylistic issues. The group's sound is compulsively listenable, with sharp, perfectly intoned playing that never loses sight of the essential lyricism of the music. The singers, soprano Mhairi Lawson and tenor Jamie McDougall, are perfectly attuned to the poetry of the proto-Romantic Burns (maybe it takes Scots to really do Burns right). The version of The Red, Red Rose included here is not the familiar one, but an earlier setting; the concluding Ae fond kiss, however, is well known among Scots folk musicians. Just try to get through it without a lump in your throat! Several releases in recent years have helped bring alive the vibrant musical world of the British Isles in the eighteenth century; this one, while certainly a bit offbeat, is highly recommended both to lovers of Robert Burns and to listeners paying attention to early music's cutting edge.
© TiVo
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- 1 disco(s) - 21 pista(s)
- Duración total: 01:10:08
- Artistas principales: Concerto Caledonia
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Sello: Delphian
- Género Clásica Música de cámara
(C) 2005 Delphian (P) 2005 Delphian
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