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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Romantic ResiduesSongs for tenor and harp
James Gilchrist (tenor), Alison Nicholls (harp) & Jaime Martin (flute) James Gilchrist is one of the finest British tenors of today, acclaimed as a concert soloist, a recitalist and a recording artist, each latest event eliciting more rapturous comments from critics and audience alike. In his first solo disc for Hyperion, he features in a fascinating recital of English, French and American music for tenor, harp and flute. What do we remember of our past romantic encounters? This is the theme of ‘Romantic Residues’, the opening section of Vikram Seth’s collection of verse All You Who Sleep Tonight, first published in 1990. There are nine poems in all, varying widely in content and mood—from the light and whimsical to the melancholy and dark. The songs were commissioned by the Bury St Edmunds Festival and composed for James Gilchrist and Alison Nicholls who gave the first performance. This charming, impeccably-performed collection of morceaux and mélodies also includes works by Britten, Saint-Saëns, Ravel and Fauré. “[Gilchrist] is now unsurpassed among lyric tenors in sweetness and technical security, and for his musical intelligence” The Independent “Repeated hearings may harm the artful simplicity of the title cycle by Alec Roth, but the Britten folk-song settings should never die. If Gilchrist’s French is too muscular overall, he tiptoes delicately through the final song by Marcel Tournier.” The Times, 8th August 2008 *** “James Gilchrist is one of the most expressive tenors of the day, his timbre soft-grained, his diction immaculate, his lack of mannerism gratifying and his choice of repertory, on this disc of songs and song cycles with harp, interesting.” Sunday Times, 10th August 2008 *** “…an interesting and intelligent singer, well served by his distinguished accompanists.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 **** | 
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anon.: | Have you seen but the white lily grow Filmed in Paris, 26 December 1972 Alfred Deller & Mark Deller (counter-tenors), Desmond Dupré (lute/guitar) | Bach, J S: | Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Cantata BWV147) Arr.: Dame Myra Hess, Filmed in London, 20 October 1954 Dame Myra Hess (piano) Adagio (from Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, BWV564) Filmed in London, 20 October 1954 Dame Myra Hess (piano) | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 Filmed in London, 20 October 1954 Dame Myra Hess (piano) | Blow: | Ah, Heav'n! What is't I hear? Filmed in Paris, 26 December 1972 Alfred Deller & Mark Deller (counter-tenors), Desmond Dupré (lute/guitar) | Bridge: | Go Not, Happy Day Filmed in London, 7 May 1964 Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano) | Britten: | Down by the Salley Gardens Filmed in London, 7 May 1964 Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano) The Plough Boy Filmed in London, 7 May 1964 Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano) | Dvorak: | Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 Filmed at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 30 January 1962 Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Granados: | Intermezzo from the opera 'Goyescas' Filmed in London, 4 February 1962 Jacqueline du Pré (violoncello), Iris du Pré (piano) | Liszt: | Les Années de Pèlerinage II No. 7: Après une lecture du Dante - fantasia quasi sonata Filmed in London, 26 October 1961 John Ogdon (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Lied ohne Worte No. 49 in D major, Op. 109 Filmed in London, 4 February 1962 Jacqueline du Pré (violoncello), Iris du Pré (piano) | Mozart: | Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478 - Andante Filmed in London, 7 May 1964 Benjamin Britten (piano), Emanuel Hurwit (violin), Cecil Aronowitz (viola) Terence Weil (violoncello) | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet Filmed in Paris, 26 December 1972 Alfred Deller & Mark Deller (counter-tenors), Desmond Dupré (lute/guitar) | Rosseter: | What then is love but mourning? Filmed in Paris, 26 December 1972 Alfred Deller & Mark Deller (counter-tenors), Desmond Dupré (lute/guitar) | Saint-Saëns: | Allegro Appassionato in B minor Op. 43 Filmed in London, 4 February 1962 Jacqueline du Pré (violoncello), Iris du Pré (piano) | Schubert: | Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4 Filmed in London, 15 January 1956 Solomon (piano) |
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