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Release Date: 08/10/1999 Label: Philips Catalog #: 456506 Spars Code: DDD Composer: Henry Bishop Performer: Susan Gritton, Jeannette Ager, Rachel Elliott, Joanne Lunn, Helen Groves, William Purefoy, Julia Gooding, Andrew Murgatroyd, Joseph Cornwell, Simon Grant, Andrew King, Simon Davies, Roderick Williams, Christopher Robson, Mark Tucker Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe
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The works of William Shakespeare have enough music in the words to keep composers working through the end of time. Between 1816 and 1821, Henry Rowley Bishop helped create operas from Shakespeare's stage work. The productions, which took place at Covent Garden, were crowd-pleasing affairs featuring the most popular actors of the day. Unlike traditional opera, Bishop's operas were not sung all the way through, and the music was easy enough to allow actors without rigorous operatic training to join in. Bishop's compositions are light and airy, full of string and winds, and typically English. It is easy to see why the popularity of these songs continues: melodic with an easy, subtle rhythm, they follow the iambic pentameter of Shakespeare's verse. Despite their heavenly lyrics, these songs are quite human and easy to enjoy. Reviews: Fanfare (1-2/00, p.210) - "...[Susan Gritton's] superb technical control of the coloratura demands of 'Lo!, Hear the Gentle Lark'...is almost worth the price of the disc alone....Philip Pickett...directs with verve, spirit, and, in the gentler songs, sensitivity..." American Record Guide (1-2/00, p. 68) - "...The music is uncomplicated, though well crafted and presented with confidence...and grand style by Philip Picket's [Musicians of the Globe]....I don't think I have ever heard [this music] performed with more polish, flair and sensitivity..." |
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Comedy of errors: Lo, here the gentle lark by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Susan Gritton (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: 1819; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 4 Minutes 31 Secs. Language: English |
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Welcome to this place by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Jeannette Ager (Alto),
Rachel Elliott (Soprano),
Joanne Lunn (Soprano),
Helen Groves (Soprano) Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1816; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 2 Minutes 25 Secs. Language: English |
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Should he upbraid by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Susan Gritton (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1821; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs. Language: English |
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Who is Sylvia? What is she? (1) by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
William Purefoy (Countertenor),
Julia Gooding (Soprano),
Andrew Murgatroyd (Tenor),
Joseph Cornwell (Tenor), Simon Grant (Bass) Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1820; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs. Language: English |
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That time of year by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Susan Gritton (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1821; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs. Language: English |
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When that I was a little tiny boy by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Andrew King (Tenor),
Simon Grant (Bass),
Susan Gritton (Soprano),
William Purefoy (Countertenor), Simon Davies (Tenor), Joseph Cornwell (Tenor), Andrew Murgatroyd (Tenor), Julia Gooding (Soprano) Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1820; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs. Language: English |
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Come live with me and be my love by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Susan Gritton (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1819; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs. Language: English |
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Hark, hark, each Spartan hound by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Conductor:
Philip Pickett
Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1816; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 1 Minutes 34 Secs. Language: English |
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Oh! never say that I was false of heart by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Julia Gooding (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1821; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs. Language: English |
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Who is Sylvia? What is she? (2) by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Andrew King (Tenor),
Simon Grant (Bass),
William Purefoy (Countertenor),
Roderick Williams (Baritone), Susan Gritton (Soprano) Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1821; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 3 Minutes 40 Secs. Language: English |
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Sing Willow by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Susan Gritton (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1819; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs. Language: English |
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It was a lover and his lass by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Julia Gooding (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1819; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 2 Minutes 58 Secs. Language: English |
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Under the greenwood tree by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Christopher Robson (Countertenor),
Roderick Williams (Baritone),
Joseph Cornwell (Tenor),
Andrew King (Tenor) Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1819; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 4 Minutes 1 Secs. Language: English |
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Take, oh! take those lips away by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Susan Gritton (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1819; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs. Language: English |
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Flower of this purple dye by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Mark Tucker (Tenor)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1816; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 1 Minutes 58 Secs. Language: English |
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Now the hungry lions roar by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Conductor:
Philip Pickett
Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1821; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 2 Minutes 14 Secs. Language: English |
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Orpheus with his lute by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Susan Gritton (Soprano),
Julia Gooding (Soprano)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1820; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 4 Minutes 46 Secs. Language: English |
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Come, thou monarch of the vine by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Roderick Williams (Baritone),
Christopher Robson (Countertenor),
Andrew King (Tenor)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1819; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs. Language: English |
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Spirits Advance by Henry Bishop | ||||
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Performer:
Joanne Lunn (Soprano),
Rachel Elliott (Soprano),
Mark Tucker (Tenor)
Conductor: Philip Pickett Orchestra/Ensemble: Musicians of the Globe Period: Romantic Written: by 1816; England |
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Date of Recording: 09/1996 Venue: All Saint's Church, Tooting, London Length: 6 Minutes 11 Secs. Language: English |
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