Vaughan Williams - The Sky Shall Be Our Roof: Rare songs from the operas | Albion Records ALB001

Vaughan Williams - The Sky Shall Be Our Roof: Rare songs from the operas

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Label: Albion Records

Cat No: ALB001

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 16th October 2007

Contents

Artists

Sara Fox (soprano)
Juliette Pochin (mezzo-soprano)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Iain Burnside (piano)

Works

Vaughan Williams, Ralph

Hugh the Drover - 10 songs
Sir John in Love - 2 songs
The Pilgrim's Progress - 7 songs

Artists

Sara Fox (soprano)
Juliette Pochin (mezzo-soprano)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Iain Burnside (piano)

About

This first CD issued by Albion Records through New Note, 'The Sky Shall Be Our Roof', comprises of 19 songs from Ralph Vaughan Williams' operas. An astonishing 12 of these songs are world première recordings and all are deeply characteristic, in turn noble and beautiful. The disc boasts the talents of Iain Burnside, Roderick Williams, Juliette Pochin, Sarah Fox and Andrew Staples.

Contents:
Ten Songs from Hugh The Drover
1. Cold blows the wind on Cotsall
2. Life must be full of care
3. Sweet little linnet
4. Hugh’s Song of the Road
5. Ah! Love I’ve found you
6. The Devil and Bonyparty
7. Alone and friendless
8. Gaily I go to die
9. Here on my throne
10. Hugh my lover

Two songs from Sir John in Love
11. Greensleeves
12. See the Chariot at hand

Seven Songs from The Pilgrim’s Progress
13. Watchful’s Song (Nocturne)
14. The Song of the Pilgrims
15. The Pilgrim’s Psalm
16. The Song of the Leaves of Life and the Water of Life
17. The Song of Vanity Fair
18. The Woodcutter’s Song
19. The Bird’s Song

Albion Records Ltd, a not-for-profit record label, is dedicated to recording rare 20th century English classical music, concentrating on Ralph Vaughan Williams. The label is a subsidiary of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society and each of the CDs contain world première recordings.

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