Moonstruck: Songs of FG Scott

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Moonstruck: Songs of FG Scott
Lisa Milne, Roderick Williams with Iain Burnside (piano)

[ Signum / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 16 May 2007

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"Here's an important discovery ailing from the Scottish Borders...a compelling collection that reveals FG Scott as poetic yet clear-eyed and, above all, songful." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine August 2007

Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine August 2007

"Here's an important discovery ailing from the Scottish Borders...a compelling collection that reveals FG Scott as poetic yet clear-eyed and, above all, songful."
(Gramophone)

"This Signum disc is probably the finest account of FG's songs that I have heard. Roderick Williams, despite his north London origins, grasps the vernacular with rare gusto and Burnside - not merely accompanist but a true partner - handles the rhythmic intricacies with total mastery … in addition to providing perceptive notes on the music! This is a Must!"
(Recording of the Month MusicWeb May 2007)

Francis George Scott is a key figure in Scotland's musical history. Often referred to as Scotland's Hugo Wolf, his poetic settings draw on material from such writers as Robert Burns and Hugh McDiarmid to convey an extraordinary range of emotions and themes.

This new recording featuring masterful performances by Lisa Milne, Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside helps to shed light on an often overlooked composer, whose work stems from both the spirit of his national identity and the tradition of the great European song composers.

Tracks:

1. Milkwort and Bog-cotton [2.32]
2. Crowdiknowe [1.36]
3. Moonstruck [2.37]
4. The Eemis Stane [2.03]
5. The Sauchs in the Reuch Heuch Hauch [1.12]
6. Ay Waukin, O [3.52]
7. Amang the Trees [1.26]
8. The Discreet Hint [1.36]
9. Je descendis dans mon jardin [2.22]
10. Florine [1.46]
11. Lourd on my hert [1.22]
12. The Watergaw [2.26]
13. Country Life [1.14]
14. Wheesht, Wheest [1.31]
15. O, wha my babie-clouts will buy? [2.04]
16. My wife's a wanton we thing [1.33]
17. The Inumerable Christ [3.06]
18. I wha aince in Heavens' Heicht [1.24]
19. An Apprentice Angel [2.08]
20. Hungry Waters [1.49]
21. Te Deil o'Bogie [2.48]
22. To a Lady [2.32]
23. Cupid and Venus [2.33]
24. The Old Fisherman [2.24]
25. Im Tiroler Wirsthaus [1.02]
26. In Time of Tumult [2.05]
27. The Man in the Moon [2.07]
28. First Love [1.46]
29. Empty Vessel [1.13]
30. The Wren's Nest [1.09]
31. Love of Alba [1.53]
32. The Wee Man