PARRY Twelve Sets of English Lyrics, Vol 3
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Composer or Director: (Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Somm Recordings
Magazine Review Date: 01/2019
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 59
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: SOMMCD272
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| English Lyrics, Set 3, Movement: Through the Ivory Gate (wds. J. Sturgis) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 4, Movement: Thine eyes still shine for me |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 4, Movement: When lovers meet again |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 5, Movement: A stray nymph of Dian (wds. J. Sturgis) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 5, Movement: A girl to her glass (wds. J. Sturgis) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 6, Movement: A lover's garland (wds. A.P. Graves) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 6, Movement: At the hour the long day ends (wds. A.P. Graves) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 7, Movement: Sleep (wds. J. Sturgis) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 8, Movement: Whence |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 8, Movement: Nightfall in winter |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 8, Movement: Looking backward |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 8, Movement: Grapes |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 10, Movement: My heart is like a singing bird |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 10, Movement: A moment of farewell |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 10, Movement: The child and the twilight |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 10, Movement: From a city window |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 11, Movement: One golden link, unbroken |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 11, Movement: The spirit of the spring |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 11, Movement: The blackbird |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 11, Movement: The faithful lover |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 11, Movement: If I might ride on puissant wings |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 11, Movement: She is my love |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Roderick Williams, Baritone |
| English Lyrics, Set 12, Movement: When the dew is falling (wds. J. Chatterton) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 12, Movement: When the sun's great orb (wds. Warner) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
| English Lyrics, Set 12, Movement: The sound of hidden music (wds. J. Chatterton) |
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer
(Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry, Composer Andrew West, Piano Sarah Fox, Soprano |
Author: Andrew Achenbach
We are offered no fewer than nine settings of poems by Parry’s fellow student at Eton College and Oxford University, John Sturgis (1848-1904), perhaps the most powerful of which comprises ‘Through the ivory gate’ from Set 3, its dialogue between the dreaming narrator and ghost of a young friend brought to life with touching conviction by Roderick Williams and his excellent accompanist Andrew West (who contributes splendidly throughout, by the way). Likewise, ‘The Faithful Lover’, ‘She is my love beyond all thought’ (both from the posthumously published Set 11) and Set 6’s entrancing ‘A Lover’s Garland’ show Williams at his lustrous, articulate best. Don’t overlook, either, Set 8’s devastatingly poignant ‘Looking backward’ and evocative ‘Nightfall in Winter’, let alone the sublime ‘From a City Window’ from Set 10 (surely one of Parry’s most enduring creations).
So a joy from start to finish. Jeremy Dibble provides a customarily sage booklet-essay and the sound is commendably truthful to boot. Followers of this valuable series can acquire with confidence.
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