Bridge Songs and Chamber Works
These newcomers deserve a place at the top table for this engaging survey
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Composer or Director: Frank Bridge
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Epoch
Magazine Review Date: 8/2008
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDLX7205

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Phantasy |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Frank Bridge, Composer London Bridge Ensemble |
All things that we clasp |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Daniel Tong, Piano Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone |
Come to me in my dreams |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Daniel Tong, Piano Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone |
Dawn and Evening |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Daniel Tong, Piano Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone |
Strew no more red roses |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Daniel Tong, Piano Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone |
Scherzo |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Frank Bridge, Composer London Bridge Ensemble |
(3) Songs |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone London Bridge Ensemble |
Souvenir |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Frank Bridge, Composer London Bridge Ensemble |
My pent-up tears oppress my brain |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Daniel Tong, Piano Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone |
Night lies on the silent highways |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Daniel Tong, Piano Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone |
(A) Dirge |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Daniel Tong, Piano Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone |
(A) Dead Violet |
Frank Bridge, Composer
Daniel Tong, Piano Frank Bridge, Composer Ivan Ludlow, Baritone |
Author: Andrew Achenbach
Elsewhere, the programme allows each instrumentalist to shine: Kate Gould sparkles in the flirtatious Scherzo (1901); Benjamin Nabarro brings a beguiling warmth to the winsome Souvenir (1904); and Tom Dunn joins pianist Daniel Tong and baritone Ivan Ludlow for the Three Songs of 1906-07. We get a further eight songs, all written before the First World War, with the imploring “My pent-up tears”, intimate “Come to me in my dreams” and harmonically probing “Strew no more red roses” the stand-out items. Ludlow’s vibrato is prone to widen under pressure but he sings with belief and intelligence none the less and generates a tangible rapport with Tong (whose cultured pianism affords unqualified pleasure throughout). No quibbles, either, with Simon Eadon’s superior engineering nor Giles Easterbrook’s comprehensive annotation. In sum, a most recommendable mid-price package.
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