Notes and Editorial Reviews
Recorded in the music room of Parry’s boyhood home– Highnam Court in Gloucestershire – this disc sees three of our finest singers shed an illuminating light on an area of the repertoire that has rarely graced the concert hall in recent times. As English song came into full flower at the turn of the twentieth century, Parry's substantial contribution to the genre became somewhat buried. Iain Burnside and his singers rediscover what has been forgotten by historical accident, and what a treasure chest of song they have found! Combining an innately English sensibility with a technical fastidiousness that owes much to the lieder of Brahms, Schumann and Wolf, every one of these songs demonstrates Parry’s fundamental concern for sincerity and
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proper declamation of the words. Still best known for two short choral works, Hubert Parry is at last undergoing something of a revival, and these beautifully articulated performances return his songs to the heart of his output, where the composer always felt they belonged.
"The emotional range of these songs, almost faultlessly conceived in terms of textual rhythm, reminds us of just how expert a song-writer and pioneer of the English art Parry was. Full of subtle vocal nuance, excellent diction and discerning accompaniment, the performances are exquisite." -- Gramophone Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Good Night by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Ailish Tynan ()
Period: Romantic
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.
3.
Sleep, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Susan Bickley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs.
6.
Julia, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 11 Secs.
7.
From a City Window by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Susan Bickley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs.
8.
My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs.
9.
Looking Backward, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs.
10.
Proud Maisie, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Susan Bickley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 58 Secs.
11.
The Faithful Lover, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
12.
Bright Star, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 51 Secs.
13.
Crabbed Age & Youth by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs.
15.
Grapes, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 3 Secs.
17.
Dirge in Woods, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Susan Bickley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs.
19.
There, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Susan Bickley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.
21.
Whence, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Susan Bickley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 11 Secs.
22.
Willow, Willow for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs.
25.
Armida's Garden, for voice & piano by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Period: Romantic
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 18 Secs.
27.
A Welsh lullaby by Charles H. Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Wales
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs.
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