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Vocal Recital: Smart, Alison - MACMILLAN, J. / MACONCHY, E. / WEIR, J. / JACKSON, G. / HOLLOWAY, R. / MAXWELL DAVIES, P. (Peripheral Visions)
PERIPHERAL VISIONS
BRITISH WORKS FOR VOICE AND PIANO SINCE 1970
SIR JAMES MACMILLAN
1.
Ballad
3:58
(1994; William Soutar)
2.
The Children
5:01
(1995; William Soutar)
3.
Scots Song
5:55
(1995; William Soutar)
ELIZABETH MACONCHY
'Sun, Moon and Stars'
(1976; Thomas Traherne)
4.
Sun, Moon and Stars
3:57
5.
The Hill
1:51
6.
Solitude
2:22
7.
Clothed with the Stars
1:20
JUDITH WEIR
'Scotch Minstrelsy'
(1986; texts adapted from Scottish folk ballads)
8.
Bessie Bell and Mary Gray
4:04
9.
Bonnie James Campbell
2:13
10.
Lady Isobel and the Elf Knight
2:02
11.
The Gypsy Laddie
2:52
12.
The Braes of Yarrow
2:01
GABRIEL JACKSON
13.
Liadan Laments
7:15
(1988; Liadan, Irish 7th Century, tr. John Montague)
ROBIN HOLLOWAY
Wherever We May Be, Op.46
(1980-81; Robert Graves)
14.
Olive Tree
1:10
15.
The Palm Tree
2:00
16.
Robbers' Den
2:21
17.
Fig Tree in Leaf
0:51
18.
Wherever We May Be
2:57
PETER MAXWELL-DAVIES
19.
Farewell to Stromness
4:19
(piano solos, 1980; from The Yellow Cake Review)
20.
Yesnaby Ground
2:34
NICOLA LEFANU
21.
But Stars Remaining
6:22
(soprano solo; 1970, C Day Lewis)
GEORGE NICHOLSON
Peripheral Visions
22.
Abroad and At Home
1:50
(Jonathan Swift)
23.
I passed by his Garden
1:29
(Lewis Carroll)
24.
J'ai peur
1:14
(anon)
25.
Call (Incident at Week-end Party)
1:27
(D.B. Wyndham Lewis)
TT:: 73:36
Solo:Alison Smart soprano
Solo: Katharine Durran piano
Notes
British music for voice and piano, all written between 1970 and 1998, by the cream of contemporary compsoers.
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Reviews
”CDs like this do not gain massive publicity or renown, yet they do a great service to both singer and song - and therefore music as an art. This CD could well grace many private record collections and brings together 25 imaginative songs.”
Music and Vision
“...The impressive soprano Alison Smart, of the BBC Singers, makes her recorded debut as a recitalist, accompanied by Katharine Durran. They offer an interesting selection of songs, often with a folkish flavour.”
Paul Driver - The Sunday TImes
“ Alison Smart… shows that she has a fine range of expressiveness. She is ably supported by Katharine Durran. Metier’s sound is admirably clear."
Guy Rickards - Tempo
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