Composer: Richard Rodney Bennett, Lennox Berkeley, Benjamin Britten, Geoffrey Bush, Arthur William Oldham
Performer: Robin Tritschler, Philip Higham, Malcolm Martineau, Sean Shibe
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD774
Release: 2024
Size: 2.61 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Berkeley: Five Housman Songs Op 14 Part 3
01. No. 1, The half-moon westers low
02. No. 2, The street sounds to the soldiers’ tread
03. No. 3, He would not stay for me
04. No. 4, Look not in my eyes
05. No. 5, Because I liked you better
Berkeley: Songs of the Half-Light, Op 65
06. No. 1, Rachel
07. No. 2, Full Moon
08. No. 3, All that’s past
09. No. 4, The Moth
10. No. 5, The Fleeting
Britten: Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op. 22
11. No. 1, Sonnet XVI
12. No. 2, Sonnet XXXI
13. No. 3, Sonnet XXX
14. No. 4, Sonnet LV
15. No. 5, Sonnet XXXVIII
16. No. 6, Sonnet XXXII
17. No. 7, Sonnet XXIV
Oldham: Five Chinese Lyrics
18. No. 1, Under the Pondweed
19. No. 2, The Herd Boy’s Song
20. No. 3, Fishing
21. No. 4, The Pedlar of Spells
22. No. 5, A Gentle Wind
23. Bennett: Tom O’Bedlam’s Song
Bush: Songs of the Zodiac
24. No. 1, Aries
25. No. 2, Gemini
26. No. 3, Taurus
27. No. 4, Cancer
28. No. 5, Leo
29. No. 6, Virgo
30. No. 7, Libra
31. No. 8, Scorpio
32. No. 9, Sagittarius
33. No. 10, Capricorn
34. No. 11, Aquarius
35. No. 12, Pisces
For a period of the 20th Century, due to his talent and association with Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears was perhaps the world’s most famous classical singer. Pears inspired Britten to create great works of art precisely because Pears was a compelling artist with an exceptional voice, an inquisitive mind, a knowledge of art, history, literature and poetry. They became a self-perpetuating duo, inspiring each other to even greater heights of artistry, technical ability, and emotional certainty. This album of works by Lennox Berkeley, Benjamin Britten, Arthur Oldham, Richard Rodney Bennett and Geoffrey Bush is performed by tenor Robin Tritschler, who is joined by cellist Philip Higham, guitarist Sean Shibe and pianist Malcolm Martineau.