Part Songs by Frederick Delius and John Ireland
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John IRELAND, Frederick DELIUS
Part Songs by Frederick Delius and John Ireland
Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, Paul Spicer
[ Somm / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 15 October 2012
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Having been born and spent his young years in Bradford, Delius grew up with the sound of choral song and he composed Partsongs with great ease.
The early ones have German texts (with English translations) and the gem is the beautiful "On Craig Ddu" -- one of Delius's early choral masterpieces.
John Ireland too, made a significant contribution to the genre and he shares with Delius the gift of lyricism and colour. Heraclitus, Twilight Night and Immortality being among his most delightful.
The Birmingham Conservatoire Choir under Choral Director Paul Spicer sings them beautifully and with great verve.
Gramophone February 2013:
"[the choir] perform them with admirable tuning and ensemble...There is equally admirable direction by Spicer, too, who applies the minutiae of his choral dexterity to a responsive and surprisingly mature choral sound."
International Record Review:
"The 24 voices of the Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir can boast in particular a marvellous top line; but truth to tell, they also blended ideally across the range: the partsongs collected here have evidently and without a single exception been rehearsed by choir and conductor to perfection."
Tracks:
Frederick Delius:
Durch den Wald
Sonnenscheinlied
Fruhlingsanbruch
Her ute skal gildet staa
An den Sonnenschein
Ave Maria
On Craig Ddu
Frederick Delius: Two Songs to be sung of a Summer Night on the Water
No. 1. (without words)
No. 2. (with tenor solo) Edward Harrison (tenor)
Frederick Delius:
The splendour falls on castle walls
Midsummer Song
Wanderer's Song
John Ireland:
They Told Me, Heraclitus
Weep you no more, sad fountains
Fain would I change that note
When May is in His Prime
New Prince, New Pomp
Adam lay ybounden
The Holy Boy (version for choir)
A New Year Carol
Twilight Night
The Peaceful Western Wind
Laughing Song
Spring, the Sweet Spring
Cupid
A Cradle Song
Immortality
The Hills
