Songs by Edmund Rubbra Vocal & Song Piano Chandos

EDMUND RUBBRA

Songs

Rosa mundi, Op.2 *

2:34

from Four Short Songs for Medium Voice

Semplice

Cradle Song, Op.8 No.1 *

1:16

from Four Short Songs for Medium Voice

Moderato e semplice

Nod †

2:02

Moderato - Molto movimento - A Tempo I

Orpheus with his lute, Op.8 No.2 †

1:30

for Medium Voice

from Four Songs

Andante

Who is Silvia?, Op.8 No.3 ‡

1:33

from Four Short Songs from Four Songs

Allegretto

Out in the dark, Op.13 No.1 ‡

2:36

for Voice and Piano

from Three Songs

Andantino ma non troppo

It was a lover, Op.13 No.3 ‡

1:47

Song with Piano Accompaniment

from Three Songs

Allegretto

The Night, Op.14 †

2:48

from Two Songs with Piano Accompaniment

Con moto

Rune of Hospitality, Op.15 †

1:45

Song with Piano Accompaniment

For Hugh Mackay

Andante moderato ma rubato

10.

A Duan of Barra, Op.20 ‡

1:48

Song with Piano Accompaniment

For Dulcie Nutting

Always quiet, but with motion

11.

A widow bird sate mourning, Op.28 ‡

1:55

Song with Piano Accompaniment

For Hubert J. Foss

Lento espressivo

12.

A Prayer, Op.17 No.1 *

1:30

from Two Songs with Piano Accompaniment

For George Parker

Andante ma non troppo

Two Songs, Op.22 *

2:57

13.

Take, O take those lips away. For Maurice Jacobson.

1:34

14.

Why so pale and wan? Allegretto

1:18

15.

In Dark Weather, Op.33 ‡

2:46

Song with Piano Accompaniment

For Ninette

Slow and quiet

16.

Invocation to Spring, Op.17 No.2 ‡

1:05

from Two Songs

with Piano Accompaniment

For George Parker

Con moto

Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op.87 *

7:08

A Diptych for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano

For Antoinette, 21.4.55

17.

Upon the Crucifix. Lento - Adagio calmato -

3:11

18.

On the Reed of Our Lord''s Passion. [L''istesso tempo] - Adagio calmato

3:55

Two Songs, Op.4 ‡

2:32

19.

The Mystery. Lento ma con rubato

1:00

Unaccompanied

from Four Short Songs for Medium Voice

20.

Jesukin. Allegretto semplice

1:31

for Voice and Harp

21.

A Hymn to the Virgin, Op.13 No.2 ‡

2:21

for Voice and Harp

For Joan Elwes

from Three Songs

Semplice moderato

The Jade Mountain, Op.116 ‡

8:36

Five Songs for Harp and High Voice

Settings of Poems of the T''ang Dynasty (618-906)

translated from the Chinese by Witter Bynner

For Ann Griffiths and Elisabeth Robinson

22.

A Night Thought on Terrace Tower. Lento

2:15

23.

On Hearing Her Play the Harp. Vivace

1:10

24.

III

An Autumn Night Message. Andante

1:12

25.

A Song on the Southern River. Con moto

1:15

26.

Farewell to a Japanese Buddist Priest bound Homeward. Largo

2:42

27.

Nocturne, Op.54 †

2:08

Song for Medium Voice and Piano

Andante piacevole

28.

Salve, Regina, Op.119 †

3:07

for Low Voice and Piano

Lento ma con moto

29.

No Swan So Fine, Op.91 ‡

1:59

Song with Piano Accompaniment

For Sophie Wyss

Lento (quasi Barcarolle) - Meno mosso

30.

Fly Envious Time, Op.148 ‡

2:58

Sonf with Piano Accompaniment

In Memoriam Gerald Finzi

Con moto ma liberamente - Poco meno mosso - Lento e calmo

Three Psalms, Oop.61 *

9:31

For Kathleen Ferrier

31.

Psalm 6. Largo

4:52

32.

Psalm 23. Andante semplice

3:06

33.

Psalm 150. Allegro risoluto - Più mosso - Tempo I

1:32

34.

Dear Liza, Op.7 *†

2:15

Two-part Song (Humourous Duet)

Vivace

Total time: 72:16

“…This team delivers a program that traces Rubbra’s development as a composer of songs mostly in order of their composition. All three singers are terrific. Finch, Ridout, and Burnside show again why they are in such demand. The recording quality is first-rate, and Chandos allows good spacing between tracks. Each time I listen to these songs the more irresistibly appealing I find them…”

Robert A Moore – American Record Guide – July/August 2023

Performance **** Recording *****

Terry Blain – BBC Music magazine – May 2023

“…Outstandingly sympathetic performances, one and all, expertly captures by the Chandos microphones… Heartily recommended.”

Andrew Achenbach – Gramophone magazine – May 2023

“… the disc is a must for all lovers of English song for their beauty, the performances, and the opportunity to discover a repertoire which has for far too long been too little known.”

Gary Higginson – MusicWebInternational.com – 15 March 2023

“… The performances by all six contributors are poised and expressive and clearly exhibit great affection for these perfect miniatures.”

Gary Higgison – The British Music Society – 23 February 2023

“… Rubbra’s corpus of solo songs has been sensitively and thoughtfully performed here, and finely recorded in Potton Hall. They are not as distinctive as the symphonies or string quartets or the choral works but reflect a disparate range of influences that should appeal to the composer’s admirers.”

Jonathan Woolf – MusicWebInternational.com – 21 February 2023

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