Composer: Charles Edmund Rubbra
Performer: Claire Barnett-Jones, Iain Burnside, Marcus Farnsworth, Lucy Crowe, Timothy Ridout, Catrin Finch
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHAN20182
Release: 2023
Size: 1.09 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Rosa mundi, Op. 2
02. Cradle Song, Op. 8 No. 1
03. Nod
04. Orpheus with his Lute, Op. 8 No. 2
05. Who is Silvia?, Op. 8 No. 3
06. Out in the dark, Op. 13 No. 1
07. It was a lover, Op. 13 No. 3
08. The Night, Op. 14
09. Rune of Hospitality, Op. 15
10. A Duan of Barra, Op. 20
11. A Widow Bird Sate Mourning, Op. 28
12. A Prayer, Op. 17 No. 1
Two Songs, Op. 22
13. No. 1, Take, O take those lips away
14. No. 2, Why so pale and wan?
15. In Dark Weather, Op. 33
16. Invocation to Spring, Op. 17 No. 2
Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87
17. I. Upon the Crucifix
18. II. On the Reed of Our Lord’s Passion
Two Songs, Op. 4
19. No. 1, The Mystery
20. No. 2, Jesukin
21. A Hymn to the Virgin, Op. 13 No. 2
The Jade Mountain, Op. 116
22. I. A Night Thought on Terrace Tower
23. II. On Hearing Her Play the Harp
24. III. An Autumn Night Message
25. IV. A Song on the Southern River
26. V. Farewell to a Japanese Buddhist Priest bound Homeward
27. Nocturne, Op. 54
28. Salve, Regina, Op. 119
29. No Swan So Fine, Op. 91
30. Fly Envious Time, Op. 148
Three Psalms, Op. 61
31. No. 1, Psalm 6
32. No. 2, Psalm 23
33. No. 3, Psalm 150
34. Dear Liza, Op. 7
Whilst the English composer Edmund Rubbra is best known for his symphonic output, he composed a good deal of vocal music, and wrote songs throughout his compositional life. Rubbra studied with Cyril Scott and Gustav Holst, and was a great friend of his contemporary Gerald Finzi. The songs are notable for their variation in accompaniment (less than half are set for piano, the rest for harp, string quartet, string orchestra, or full orchestra). This album contains all his published songs with piano and harp accompaniment, and includes the first and last songs of the composer’s output. Lucy Crowe, Claire Barnett-Jones, and Marcus Farnsworth are the three singers on the album, Catrin Finch (harp) and Iain Burnside (piano) the accompanists. Timothy Ridout (viola) joins for the Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87.