Harry Christophers / The Sixteen -Pastoral and Folksongs Partsongs -Coro CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Six Irish Folksongs, Op. 78

01. "Oh! breathe not his name"

02. "What the bee is to the flow'ret"

03. "At the mid hour of night"

04. "The sword of Erin"

05. "It is not the tear"

06. "Oh, the sight entrancing"
Eight Partsongs, Op. 127

07. "Plighted"

08. "Veneta"

09. "When Mary thro' the garden went"

10. "The Haven"

11. "The Guest"

12. "Larghetto"

13. "Wilderspin"

14. "To a tree"
Six Elizabethan Pastorals (Set I), Op. 49

15. "To his flocks"

16. "Diaphenia"

17. "Damon's passion"

18. "Sweet love for me"

19. "Corydon, arise!"

20. "Phoebe"
Nine Irish Folksong

21. "Twas pretty to be in Ballinderry"

22. "Come, rest in this bosom"

23. "Silence is in our festal halls"

24. "Wreathe the bowl"

25. "When she answered me"

26. "She is far from the land"

27. "St Mary's Bells"

28. "Awake, awake, Fianna"

29. "Molly Hewson"
BONUS TRACK

30. "Emer's farewell to Cucullain (Londonderry Air)"

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This new recording from The Sixteen released to celebrate the centenary of Anglo-Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford in 2024, includes 17 premiere recordings of Stanford's Irish Folksongs and Partsongs. -

Celebrating Anglo-Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford's centenary, this new album from The Sixteen includes a number of premiere recordings of Stanford's Irish Folksongs and Partsongs. Stanford is celebrated both nationally and internationally as a composer of great diversity. He composed a substantial number of concert works, including seven symphonies, but he is best-remembered for his choral works. Stanford's writing for voices is exquisite and his imaginative storytelling is ever-present in his Irish Folksongs where he captures everything from fiery revenge to passionate love with equal effectiveness. Stanford's dedication to the poetry of Mary Elizabeth Coleridge also stands out-he was drawn to the lyricism of her poetry and the imagery she conjures up-something that is clearly heard in his Opus 127 settings. Much of her poetry is marked by a sense of loss and change, nowhere better portrayed than in The Guest with it's unsettling narrative.

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COR16207

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