Stanford: Songs of the Fleet/ Songs of the Sea/A Ballad of the Fleet

Cat. No. CHSA 5043

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CHSA 5043 - Stanford: Songs of the Fleet/ Songs of the Sea/A Ballad of the Fleet


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CD available From: 01 May 2006

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Songs of the Fleet, Op. 117*

26:04

for Baritone Solo, Chorus and Orchestra

Sailing at Dawn. Andante molto tranquillo

4:20

The Song of the Sou'Wester. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco

3:12

III

The Middle-Watch. Andante molto tranquillo

7:42

The Little Admiral. Allegro vivace - Poco meno mosso -

3:41

Fare Well. Quasi adagio - Poco più mosso -

6:09

The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, Op. 24

25:17

for Chorus and Orchestra

At Flores in the Azores. Allegro giusto e pesante -

4:10

Then spake Sir Richard Grenville -

So Lord Howard pass'd away. Un poco più lento -

He had only a hundred seamen: Andante sostenuto -

1:35

'Shall we fight or shall we fly?. . .' Poco più mosso -

And Sir Richard said again. Tempo I (Allegro giusto) -

Sir Richard spoke and he laugh'd. Allegretto con moto -

6:05

Thousands of their soldiers look'd down -

And while now the great San Philip. Adagio molto -

And the battle-thunder broke. Allegro con fuoco -

But anon the great Sn Philip -

And the sun went down -

Ship after ship, the whole night long.

Allegro con fuoco -

For he said: 'Fight on! fight on! Con fuoco -

And the night went down.

4:47

Allegro tranquillo ma con moto -

And we had not fought them in vain. Più mosso -

But Sir Richard cried in his English pride.

Allegro giusto -

And the gunner said: 'Ay, ay'. Andante sostenuto -

And the lion there lay dying. Adagio molto -

XIII

And the stately Spanish men. Allegretto maestoso -

4:43

But he rose upon their decks. Allegro giusto -

'I have fought for Queen and Faith. . .' Molto maestoso -

'. . .With a joyful spirit I Sir Richard Grenville die!'

Più lento -

And they stared at the dead -

But they sank his body with honour down.

3:56

Allegretto maestoso -

When a wind from the lands. Allegro moderato -

Till it smote on their hulls. Più allegro e con fuoco -

And the little Revenge herself went down.

Molto moderato e tranquillo

Songs of the Sea, Op. 91*

18:00

for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra

Drake's Drum. Tempo di marcia moderato -

3:12

Outward bound. Andante espressivo

3:14

Devon, O Devon, in wind and rain. Allegro molto

1:44

Homeward bound. Andante tranquillo - Più lento

6:41

The Old Superb. Allegro molto - Presto

3:06

69:37

Gerald Finley baritone*

BBC National Chorus of Wales

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Richard Hickox

Recorded in:

Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

6-8 July 2005

Producer(s)

Brian Couzens

Sound Engineer(s)

Ralph Couzens

Michael Common (Assistant)


			Awards
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			Gramophone Award>
			Penguin Guide Rosette>

Format: Super Audio CD
Originally recorded in: DSD

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