In Praise of Woman

~ Release by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Graham Johnson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1My Mother
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
My Mother
lyricist:
Ann Taylor (poet)
composer:
Miss LH of Liverpool
Miss LH of Liverpool3:27
2Juanita
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Juanita
lyricist and composer:
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
Caroline Norton2:33
3Orpheus
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Orpheus
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Virginia Gabriel
Virginia Gabriel3:46
4In the Gloaming
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
In the Gloaming
lyricist:
Meta Orred
composer:
Annie Fortescue Harrison (in 1877)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 18343)
Annie Fortescue Harrison2:36
5The Throstle
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
The Throstle
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Maude Valérie White
Maude Valérie White2:41
6My Soul Is an Enchanted Boat
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
My Soul Is an Enchanted Boat
lyricist:
Percy Bysshe Shelley
composer:
Maude Valérie White
Maude Valérie White5:55
7The Devout Lover
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
The Devout Lover
lyricist:
Walter Herries Pollock
composer:
Maude Valérie White
Maude Valérie White3:48
8So We'll Go No More A-Roving
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
So We'll Go No More a-Roving
lyricist:
George Gordon Byron (English poet, known as Lord Byron)
composer:
Maude Valérie White
Maude Valérie White4:28
9Slave Song
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Slave Song
lyricist:
Edith Nesbit
composer:
Teresa del Riego
Teresa del Riego2:50
10A Widow Bird Sate Mourning
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
A Widow Bird Sate Mourning
lyricist:
Percy Bysshe Shelley
composer:
Liza Lehmann
Liza Lehmann1:46
11Ah, Moon of My Delight
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
In a Persian Garden: No. 20. Ah, Moon of My Delight
lyricist:
عمر خیام
composer:
Liza Lehmann
translator:
Edward FitzGerald
part of:
In a Persian Garden
Liza Lehmann4:39
12The Lily of a Day
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
The Lily of a Day
lyricist:
Ben Jonson (English playwright & poet)
composer:
Liza Lehmann
Liza Lehmann2:05
13Thoughts Have Wings
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Thoughts Have Wings
lyricist:
Frances Marion Gostling
composer:
Liza Lehmann
Liza Lehmann2:05
14Henry King
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral: Henry King
lyricist:
Hilaire Belloc (French-English writer)
composer:
Liza Lehmann
part of:
Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral
Liza Lehmann2:58
15Charles Augustus Fortescue
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral: Charles Augustus Fortesque
lyricist:
Hilaire Belloc (French-English writer)
composer:
Liza Lehmann
part of:
Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral
Liza Lehmann3:16
16Till I Wake
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Till I Wake
lyricist:
Adela Florence Nicolson (poet, pseudonym: "Laurence Hope")
composer:
Amy Woodforde-Finden
part of:
4 Indian Love Lyrics from "The Garden of Kama"
Amy Woodforde-Finden2:50
17Kashmiri Song "Pale Hands I Loved"
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Kashmiri Song (aka. "Kashmiri Love Song")
lyricist:
Adela Florence Nicolson (poet, pseudonym: "Laurence Hope")
composer:
Amy Woodforde-Finden
part of:
4 Indian Love Lyrics from "The Garden of Kama"
Amy Woodforde-Finden3:11
18Possession
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Possession
lyricist:
Ethel Carnie
composer:
Dame Ethel Smyth (English composer)
Ethel Smyth5:11
19The Aspidistra
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
The Aspidistra
lyricist:
Claude Flight
composer:
Rebecca Clarke (English composer and violist) (in 1929)
Rebecca Clarke1:45
20Shy One
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Shy One
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Rebecca Clarke (English composer and violist)
Rebecca Clarke1:19
21In Praise of Woman
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
In Praise of Woman
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston1:45
22As I Walked Out One Evening
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
As I Walked Out One Evening
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Elisabeth Lutyens
is based on:
As I Walked Out One Evening
Elisabeth Lutyens3:51
23Have You Seen but a Bright Lily Grow
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Have You Seen but a Bright Lily Grow
lyricist:
Ben Jonson (English playwright & poet)
composer:
Dame Elizabeth Maconchy (composer)
Elizabeth Maconchy1:31
24Meditation for His Mistress
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Meditation for His Mistress
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
Dame Elizabeth Maconchy (composer)
Elizabeth Maconchy2:30
25Crabbed Age and Youth
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Crabbed Age and Youth
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Madeleine Dring
Madeleine Dring1:44
26To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
Madeleine Dring
Madeleine Dring1:36
27Epitaph
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
Epitaph
lyricist:
Sir Walter Raleigh (English writer)
composer:
Phyllis Tate
Phyllis Tate2:38