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.
English Lyrics, Set 1: Good-night (wds. Shelley) by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Ailish Tynan (Soprano)
Written: 1881-83
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.
2.
English Lyrics, Set 3: no 1, To Lucasta on going to the wars by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
William Dazeley ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs.
3.
English Lyrics, Set 7: no 6, Sleep by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs.
4.
Where shall the Lover Rest, for voice & piano by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 4 Minutes 48 Secs.
5.
English Lyrics, Set 11: no 2, What part of dread eternity by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs.
6.
English Lyrics, Set 7: no 5, Julia by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 11 Secs.
7.
English Lyrics, Set 10: From a city window by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Susan Bickley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Written: pub 1918
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs.
8.
English Lyrics, Set 10: My heart is like a singing bird by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Written: pub 1918
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs.
9.
English Lyrics, Set 8: Looking backward by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Written: pub 1907
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs.
10.
English Lyrics, Set 5: no 2, Proud Maisie by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 58 Secs.
11.
English Lyrics, Set 11: no 5, The Faithful Lover by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
12.
English Lyrics, Set 4: Bright star by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Written: pub 1895
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 51 Secs.
13.
English Lyrics, Set 5: Crabbed age and youth (wds. Shakespeare) by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Written: pub 1902
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs.
14.
English Lyrics, Set 8: no 2, Nightfall in winter by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs.
15.
Grapes, for voice & piano by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 3 Secs.
16.
English Lyrics, Set 7: no 4, O never say that I was false of heart by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.
17.
English Lyrics, Set 8: no 4, Dirge in woods by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs.
18.
A Girl to her Glass, for voice & piano by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 57 Secs.
19.
English Lyrics, Set 9: There by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Written: pub 1909
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.
20.
O Mistress Mine, for voice & piano (from English Lyrics, Set 2) by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: Post-Romantic
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 1 Minutes 31 Secs.
21.
Whence, for voice & piano by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 11 Secs.
22.
English Lyrics: Willow, Willow by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: after 1885; England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs.
23.
English Lyrics, Set 6: no 2, And yet I love her till I die by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
William Dazeley ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs.
24.
English Lyrics, Set 5: no 4, Lay a garland on my hearse by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs.
25.
English Lyrics, Set 9: Armida's garden by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Iain Burnside (Piano),
Susan Bickley ()
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1909; England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 2 Minutes 18 Secs.
26.
English Lyrics, Set 3: no 2, If thou wouldst ease thine heart by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
William Dazeley (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs.
27.
English Lyrics, Set 5: A Welsh lullaby (wds. C. O. Jones) by Charles Hubert Parry
Performer:
Ailish Tynan (),
Iain Burnside (Piano)
Written: pub 1902
Venue: Music Room at Highnam Court, Gloucesters
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs.
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