The Voice of Isobel Baillie | Heritage HTGCD273

The Voice of Isobel Baillie

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Label: Heritage

Cat No: HTGCD273

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 25th August 2014

Contents

Works

Arne, Thomas

The Judgment of Paris
» O ravishing delight
Where the Bee Sucks

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Cantata BWV68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt'
» II Aria: My heart ever faithful
Cantata BWV208, 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!'
» Shall Pales be the last - Sheep may safely graze

Handel, George Frideric

Acis and Galatea, HWV49
» Oh! didst thou know the pains of absent love...As when the dove
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV63
» O Let Eternal Honours and From Mighty Kings
Messiah, HWV56
» How beautiful are the feet
» If God be for us
» Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Samson, HWV57
» Let the bright Seraphim

Haydn, Franz Joseph

The Creation (Die Schopfung), Hob.XXI:2
» On mighty pens

Purcell, Henry

Stript of their green our groves appear
The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
The Fairy Queen, Z629
» Hark! The echoing air

Traditional

Comin' thro the rye
O whistle an' I'll come to you

Artists

Isobel Baillie (soprano)

Works

Arne, Thomas

The Judgment of Paris
» O ravishing delight
Where the Bee Sucks

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Cantata BWV68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt'
» II Aria: My heart ever faithful
Cantata BWV208, 'Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!'
» Shall Pales be the last - Sheep may safely graze

Handel, George Frideric

Acis and Galatea, HWV49
» Oh! didst thou know the pains of absent love...As when the dove
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV63
» O Let Eternal Honours and From Mighty Kings
Messiah, HWV56
» How beautiful are the feet
» If God be for us
» Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Samson, HWV57
» Let the bright Seraphim

Haydn, Franz Joseph

The Creation (Die Schopfung), Hob.XXI:2
» On mighty pens

Purcell, Henry

Stript of their green our groves appear
The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation
The Fairy Queen, Z629
» Hark! The echoing air

Traditional

Comin' thro the rye
O whistle an' I'll come to you

Artists

Isobel Baillie (soprano)

About

Dame Isobel Baillie [1895–1983] was the leading British concert soprano of the first half of the 20th century. Her style was characterised by a focussed tone, clear diction and a speech-like and natural approach to phrasing.

Her strength was in British music, including Vaughan Williams' 'Serenade to Music' (of which she was one of the original singers) and Elgar's 'The Kingdom'.

With the exception of 1933, she sang at the Three Choirs Festival every year from 1929 to 1955; she sang 'Messiah' for the Halle Orchestra annually for 26 consecutive seasons and for the Royal Choral Society at the Royal Albert Hall on 33 occasions.

She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1951, and was promoted in 1978 to Dame Commander (DBE).

This Heritage release showcases her artistry in repertoire with which she had a close affinity - Purcell, Arne, Bach, Handel and Haydn - in recordings that date from 1941 to 1949 with a variety of orchestras, conductors and accompanists.

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