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English composer John Jeffreys was born in 1927. Based on the 26 songs collected here, his music might reasonably be mistaken for the work of a composer of an earlier generation, such as Peter Warlock or Gerald Finzi, or even John Ireland. With one or two exceptions, his writing is entirely uninfluenced by musical modernism, and any of these songs could have been written in the early years of the twentieth century, if not earlier. These songs, composed over a span of half a century, show that the strongest influence on Jeffreys is the English folk song tradition. The best of his songs, such as "Awake thee, my Bessy," have such directness and simplicity that they might be taken for British folk songs. Nearly all the songs are pleasant, mellow, and slow-moving; taken individually many are charming, but the lack of variety palls after a while. That sameness of style and affect may be a limitation of the composer's expressive range; the more animated songs, such as "Horror follows Horror," describing the terrors of the First World War, seem to be straining for effect and are less effective than the simpler ones. The songs present few vocal or musical challenges, and tenor James Gilchrist and pianist Anna Tilbrook perform with a self-effacing simplicity and purity that are entirely appropriate for the material. The sound is present, with good balance.
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Awake, thee my Bessy (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - James Joseph Callanan, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
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The Song of Love (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - Barry Duane Hill, Lyricist
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Under the leaves green (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer
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She is all so slight (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - Richard Aldington, Lyricist
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Brown is my Love (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer
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3 Roses (A White Rose) (John Jeffreys)
Anna Tilbrook, Performer - James Gilchrist, Performer - John Boyle O'Reilly, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Passing by (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Horror follows Horror (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - Ivor Gurney, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Severn meadows (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - Ivor Gurney, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
From Omiecourt (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - Ivor Gurney, Lyricist
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
The falcon (John Jeffreys)
Anna Tilbrook, Performer - James Gilchrist, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer
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I am the gilly of Christ (John Jeffreys)
Anna Tilbrook, Performer - James Gilchrist, Performer - Joseph Campbell, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
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Drop, drop slow tears (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - Phineas Fletcher, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
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O my dere hert (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - Martin Luther, Lyricist
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Corpus Christi (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer
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Full fathom five (John Jeffreys)
Anna Tilbrook, Performer - James Gilchrist, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
When that I was and a Little Tiny Boy (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
O mistress mine (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - William Shakespeare, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Black Stitchel (John Jeffreys)
Anna Tilbrook, Performer - James Gilchrist, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - Wilfred Gibson, Lyricist
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
The Far Country (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - A.E. Housman, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
All night under the moon (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - Wilfred Gibson, Lyricist
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
The Salley Gardens (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - William Butler Yeats, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Little Trotty Wagtail (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Clare, Lyricist - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
The Whin (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - Wilfred Gibson, Lyricist
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
She is ever for the new (John Jeffreys)
James Gilchrist, Performer - Anna Tilbrook, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Jillian of Berry (John Jeffreys)
Anna Tilbrook, Performer - James Gilchrist, Performer - John Jeffreys, Composer - Francis Beaumont, Lyricist
2013 Divine Art 2013 Divine Art
Albumbeschreibung
English composer John Jeffreys was born in 1927. Based on the 26 songs collected here, his music might reasonably be mistaken for the work of a composer of an earlier generation, such as Peter Warlock or Gerald Finzi, or even John Ireland. With one or two exceptions, his writing is entirely uninfluenced by musical modernism, and any of these songs could have been written in the early years of the twentieth century, if not earlier. These songs, composed over a span of half a century, show that the strongest influence on Jeffreys is the English folk song tradition. The best of his songs, such as "Awake thee, my Bessy," have such directness and simplicity that they might be taken for British folk songs. Nearly all the songs are pleasant, mellow, and slow-moving; taken individually many are charming, but the lack of variety palls after a while. That sameness of style and affect may be a limitation of the composer's expressive range; the more animated songs, such as "Horror follows Horror," describing the terrors of the First World War, seem to be straining for effect and are less effective than the simpler ones. The songs present few vocal or musical challenges, and tenor James Gilchrist and pianist Anna Tilbrook perform with a self-effacing simplicity and purity that are entirely appropriate for the material. The sound is present, with good balance.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:12
- Main artists: James Gilchrist
- Composer: John Jeffreys
- Label: Divine Art
- Genre: Klassiek
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