Engel Lund's Book of Folk Songs
Keen young singers band together to revive a popular ’30s entertainment
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Composer or Director: (composers) Various
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Nimbus
Magazine Review Date: 3/2008
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 85
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: NI5813/4
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Stódum tvau í túni |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Sigridur Osk Kristjandottir, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Hjuringsvia |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Randi Synnøve Røssaak, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Stev fra telemarken |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Randi Synnøve Røssaak, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Paal paa haugen |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Randi Synnøve Røssaak, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Kristallen den fina |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Håkan Ekenäs, Baritone Ouri Bronchti, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Brudstassen |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Anna Grevelius, Mezzo soprano Ouri Bronchti, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Stor Ola, lill' Ola |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Håkan Ekenäs, Baritone Ouri Bronchti, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Lammen har jag |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Håkan Ekenäs, Baritone Ouri Bronchti, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Langt udi skoven |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Jasia Julia Nielsen, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Roselil og hendes moder |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Jasia Julia Nielsen, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: De tolv hellige ting |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Jasia Julia Nielsen, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Es isch kei söliger Stamme |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Benno Widmer, Tenor James Southall, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Guignolot de St Lazot |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Sophie Angebault, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Kuhreigen |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Benno Widmer, Tenor James Southall, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Es kam ein Herr zum Schloessil |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Benno Widmer, Tenor James Southall, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Arum di Lichtelach |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Revital Raviv, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Pinchosi un Chantschele |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Revital Raviv, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Die choissid beim bojn di suke |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Revital Raviv, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Ai ai, der rebe geit |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Revital Raviv, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Sinner Man |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Tania Mandzy, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Counting Song |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Jasia Julia Nielsen, Mezzo soprano Tania Mandzy, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Der schwere Traum |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Daniela Lehner, Mezzo soprano Kathron Sturrock, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Nachtwächterlied |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Norbert Meyn, Tenor |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Fünf Söhne |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Daniela Lehner, Mezzo soprano Kathron Sturrock, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Die Vogelhochzeit |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Norbert Meyn, Tenor |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Daniela Lehner, Mezzo soprano Kathron Sturrock, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Nattergalen |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Jasia Julia Nielsen, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Det haver saa nyligen regnet |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Jasia Julia Nielsen, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Munker gaar i Enge |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Jasia Julia Nielsen, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Naa ska'en liten faa sova saa södt |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Randi Synnøve Røssaak, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Eg heiter Anne Knutsdatter |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Randi Synnøve Røssaak, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Uti vår hage |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Håkan Ekenäs, Baritone Ouri Bronchti, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Näfvervisen |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Anna Grevelius, Mezzo soprano Ouri Bronchti, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Litlu börnin leika sjer |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Sigridur Osk Kristjandottir, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Bi bi og blaka |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Sigridur Osk Kristjandottir, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Di alte kasche |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Revital Raviv, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: As ech wolt gehat dem Kaissres oizress |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Revital Raviv, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Du solst nit gein |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Revital Raviv, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Noël Provençal |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Sophie Angebault, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Ah, Lambert |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Sophie Angebault, Soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Jesuken en Janneken |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer James Southall, Piano Madeleen Ijsselmuiden, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Andulicko moje |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Vojtech Safarík, Bass-baritone |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Tenkrate Bude Victoria |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Vojtech Safarík, Bass-baritone |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Es geht eine dunkle Wolk herein |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Daniela Lehner, Mezzo soprano Kathron Sturrock, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Wiegenlied |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Daniela Lehner, Mezzo soprano Kathron Sturrock, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Die zwei Rosen |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Daniela Lehner, Mezzo soprano Kathron Sturrock, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Heute bin ich rot |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Daniela Lehner, Mezzo soprano Kathron Sturrock, Piano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: Hold on |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Ouri Bronchti, Piano Tania Mandzy, Mezzo soprano |
| Book of Folk Songs, Movement: The Derby Ram |
(composers) Various, Composer
(composers) Various, Composer Andrea Rauter, White Voice Benno Widmer, Tenor James Southall, Piano Norbert Meyn, Tenor Revital Raviv, Soprano Sigridur Osk Kristjandottir, Mezzo soprano Simon Wallfisch, Tenor |
Author: Mike Ashman
A world approaching a war in which national borders will be spoilt and rearranged naturally clings on to its folk material. The collection of folksongs put together by Lund and the Austrian pianist/teacher Ferdinand Rauter appeared at the time when the von Trapp family were giving their first concerts in Nazi-dominated Austria. In the 1930s and ’40s Lund and Rauter travelled much of the free world with their programme, Lund singing in 17 different languages, including Yiddish, and giving lively introductions to the songs and the stories in them.
Lieder Theatre London have divided the workload up by employing 14 singers and three pianists to share Lund’s and Rauter’s parts. The results provide a bright conspectus of the young singing talent now regularly attracted to London’s conservatories. Many of these singers have already made major house debuts – like the Swedish mezzo Anna Grevelius, recently Nero at ENO. Inevitably, not all the voices record, or take to the microphones at first go, as easily as others, but there is much accomplished singing here, especially from Grevelius, her compatriot Håkan Ekenas, Revital Raviv in the Yiddish items and the colourful Czech bass-baritone Vojt?ch afa?ík. The ensemble’s founder and teacher Norbert Meyn also contributes three numbers. The pianists (the lion’s share taken by the Swiss Ouri Bronchti) are natural, assured accompanists.
The only reservation might be that Rauter’s well tutored piano parts can turn this material into the art-Lieder it’s surely not meant to be (and the odd singer’s performance strays towards such an over-tended impression). But study of the words themselves gives the lie to the idea that too much folk at one go can be oversweet. Lund chose her mixture of tall tales, dreams, herdsman’s calls, worksongs and rudely interrupted weddings with a constant eye to successful variety of programme.
Engel Lund's Book of Folk Songs
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