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A Musical Zoo

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CHAN 20184
 
A Musical Zoo
Digital UPC: 5059864218439
CD UPC: 0095115218426

Release Date: March 2021
Originally recorded in July 2020
Composer
Franz Schubert
Composer
Robert Schumann
Composer
Hugo Wolf
Composer
Johannes Brahms
Composer
Richard Strauss
Composer
Gabriel Fauré
Composer
Maurice Ravel
Composer
Modest Mussorgsky
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer
John Ireland
Composer
Herbert Howells
Composer
Samuel Barber
Composer
Vernon Duke
Composer
Benjamin Britten
Solo bass-baritone
Ashley Riches
Solo Piano piano
Joseph Middleton
Producer
Jonathan Cooper
Engineer
Jonathan Cooper
Venue 29 June - 1 July 2020
Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk
Genre:
Vocal & Song
Piano
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A Musical Zoo

FRANZ SCHUBERT

1.

Die Forelle, Op.32, D 550 (1817, revised 1820)

2:20
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(The Trout)
Etwas lebhaft
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Die Vögel, Op.172 No.6, D 691 (1820)

1:13
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(The Birds)
Lieblich

ROBERT SCHUMANN

3.

Die Löwenbraut, Op.31 No.1 (1840)

8:06
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(The Lion's Bride) from Drei Gesänge
Langsam - Etwas lansamer - Erstes Tempo - Adagio

HUGO WOLF

4.

Der Rattenfänger (1888)

2:37
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(The Ratcatcher)
No.11 from Gedichte von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sehr lebhaft

JOHANNES BRAHMS

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An die Nachtigall, Op.46 No.4 (1864-68)

2:58
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(To the Nightingale) from Vier Lieder
Ziemlich langsam

RICHARD STRAUSS

6.

Die Drossel, Wo0 34, TrV 49 (1877)

2:28
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(The Thrush)
Introduction ad libitum - Andante con moto

GABRIEL FAURÉ

7.

Le Papillon et la fleur, Op.1 No.1 (1861)

2:06
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(The Butterfly and the Flower) from Deux Chansons
À Mme Miolan-Carvalho
Allegro non troppo

MAURICE RAVEL

Histoires naturelles (1906)

16:46
(Stores of Nature)
Paroles de Jules Renard
8.
I
Le Paon (The Peacock). À Madame Jane Bathori. Sans hâte et noblement - Avec majesté
4:34
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Le Grillon (The Cricket). À Mademoiselle Madeleine Picard.
3:08
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Placide - À volonté - Premier Mouvement - Lent
10.
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Le Cygne (The Swan). À Madame Alfred Edwards, née Godebska.
2:59
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Lent - Modéré - Plus lent qu'au début - Premier Mouvement -
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IV
Le Martin-pêcheur (The Kingfisher). À Émile Engel. On ne peut plus lent - Trés clame
2:56
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La Pintade (The Guinea-fowl). À Roger-Ducasse. Assez vite - Modéré -
3:07
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Au Mouvement - Modéré - Au Mouvement - Subitement moins vit -

MODEST MUSSORGSKY

13.

Mephistopheles's Song of the Flea in Auerbach's Tavern (1879)

3:18
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To Darya Mikhaylovna Leonova

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

14.

Once there lived a cockroach, Op.146 No.2 (1974)

3:44
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from Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin

JOHN IRELAND

15.

The Three Ravens (1920)

4:28
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Melody first published by Thomas Ravenscroft (c.1592 - c.1635)
in his collection Melismata (1611)
in free time (Moderato)

HERBERT HOWELLS

16.

King David (1919)

5:09
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To John Coates
Quasi lento - Pochettino più mosso - Placido

SAMUEL BARBER

17.

The Monk and His Cat, Op.29 No.8 (1952-53)

2:24
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from Hermit Songs
To Isabelle Vengerova
Moderato, flowing - [ ] - Tempo I

VERNON DUKE

Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo (1947)

12:12
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1
The Jelly Fish. Swimmingly
0:26
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The Fly. With acute suffering
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20.
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Our Dog. Tenderly
0:53
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21.
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The Ant. Busily
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22.
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The Pig. In clumsy waltz style
0:27
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23.
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The Duck. Kind of groovy
0:25
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24.
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The Termite. Plaintively
0:32
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25.
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The Calf. Persuasively (not slow)
0:58
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26.
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The Turkey. Importantly
0:27
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27.
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The Sea Gull. Wistfully (not slow)
0:45
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28.
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The Rooster. Pompously
0:24
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29.
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The Germ. Apprehensively
0:59
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30.
13
The Centipede. Emphatically
0:30
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31.
14
The Firefly. Unvertainly
0:50
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32.
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The Sparrow. Cockily - Grand opera sytle
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33.
16
The Cow. With respect (slowly)
0:49
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34.
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The Kitten. Almost a hit tune (very sweetly)
0:38
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35.
18
The Mouse. Waltz away
0:34
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36.
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The Pigeon. Sedately
0:45
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37.
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The Frog. With gusto
0:29
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN

38.

The Crocodile (1941)

5:19
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Melody from English County Songs (1893)
Arangement published in Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements (2000)
Total time: 74:58
Solo: Ashley Riches bass-baritone

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A Musical Zoo

FRANZ SCHUBERT

1.

Die Forelle, Op.32, D 550 (1817, revised 1820)

2:20
(The Trout)
Etwas lebhaft
2.

Die Vögel, Op.172 No.6, D 691 (1820)

1:13
(The Birds)
Lieblich

ROBERT SCHUMANN

3.

Die Löwenbraut, Op.31 No.1 (1840)

8:06
(The Lion's Bride) from Drei Gesänge
Langsam - Etwas lansamer - Erstes Tempo - Adagio

HUGO WOLF

4.

Der Rattenfänger (1888)

2:37
(The Ratcatcher)
No.11 from Gedichte von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sehr lebhaft

JOHANNES BRAHMS

5.

An die Nachtigall, Op.46 No.4 (1864-68)

2:58
(To the Nightingale) from Vier Lieder
Ziemlich langsam

RICHARD STRAUSS

6.

Die Drossel, Wo0 34, TrV 49 (1877)

2:28
(The Thrush)
Introduction ad libitum - Andante con moto

GABRIEL FAURÉ

7.

Le Papillon et la fleur, Op.1 No.1 (1861)

2:06
(The Butterfly and the Flower) from Deux Chansons
À Mme Miolan-Carvalho
Allegro non troppo

MAURICE RAVEL

Histoires naturelles (1906)

16:46
(Stores of Nature)
Paroles de Jules Renard
8.
I
Le Paon (The Peacock). À Madame Jane Bathori. Sans hâte et noblement - Avec majesté
4:34
9.
II
Le Grillon (The Cricket). À Mademoiselle Madeleine Picard.
3:08
Placide - À volonté - Premier Mouvement - Lent
10.
III
Le Cygne (The Swan). À Madame Alfred Edwards, née Godebska.
2:59
Lent - Modéré - Plus lent qu'au début - Premier Mouvement -
11.
IV
Le Martin-pêcheur (The Kingfisher). À Émile Engel. On ne peut plus lent - Trés clame
2:56
12.
V
La Pintade (The Guinea-fowl). À Roger-Ducasse. Assez vite - Modéré -
3:07
Au Mouvement - Modéré - Au Mouvement - Subitement moins vit -

MODEST MUSSORGSKY

13.

Mephistopheles's Song of the Flea in Auerbach's Tavern (1879)

3:18
To Darya Mikhaylovna Leonova

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

14.

Once there lived a cockroach, Op.146 No.2 (1974)

3:44
from Four Verses of Captain Lebyadkin

JOHN IRELAND

15.

The Three Ravens (1920)

4:28
Melody first published by Thomas Ravenscroft (c.1592 - c.1635)
in his collection Melismata (1611)
in free time (Moderato)

HERBERT HOWELLS

16.

King David (1919)

5:09
To John Coates
Quasi lento - Pochettino più mosso - Placido

SAMUEL BARBER

17.

The Monk and His Cat, Op.29 No.8 (1952-53)

2:24
from Hermit Songs
To Isabelle Vengerova
Moderato, flowing - [ ] - Tempo I

VERNON DUKE

Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo (1947)

12:12
18.
1
The Jelly Fish. Swimmingly
0:26
19.
2
The Fly. With acute suffering
0:19
20.
3
Our Dog. Tenderly
0:53
21.
4
The Ant. Busily
0:24
22.
5
The Pig. In clumsy waltz style
0:27
23.
6
The Duck. Kind of groovy
0:25
24.
7
The Termite. Plaintively
0:32
25.
8
The Calf. Persuasively (not slow)
0:58
26.
9
The Turkey. Importantly
0:27
27.
10
The Sea Gull. Wistfully (not slow)
0:45
28.
11
The Rooster. Pompously
0:24
29.
12
The Germ. Apprehensively
0:59
30.
13
The Centipede. Emphatically
0:30
31.
14
The Firefly. Unvertainly
0:50
32.
15
The Sparrow. Cockily - Grand opera sytle
0:30
33.
16
The Cow. With respect (slowly)
0:49
34.
17
The Kitten. Almost a hit tune (very sweetly)
0:38
35.
18
The Mouse. Waltz away
0:34
36.
19
The Pigeon. Sedately
0:45
37.
20
The Frog. With gusto
0:29

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

38.

The Crocodile (1941)

5:19
Melody from English County Songs (1893)
Arangement published in Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements (2000)
Total time: 74:58
Solo: Ashley Riches bass-baritone





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