Silence & Music

~ Release by Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Blue BirdSir Charles Villiers Stanford3:53
2There is sweet music
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
There Is Sweet Music, op. 53 no. 1
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Four Part-Songs, op. 53
Edward Elgar4:42
3Silence and Music
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Silence and Music (from “A Garland for the Queen”)
lyricist:
Ursula Wood
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1953)
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:18
4The summer is coming
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
The Summer Is Coming
lyricist:
Bryan Guinness
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer)
dedicated to:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer)
Herbert Howells7:34
5Brigg Fair
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Murray (classical tenor)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Brigg Fair (Percy Grainger choral arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
arrangement of:
Brigg Fair
Percy Grainger2:59
6Bushes and Briars
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Bushes and Briars
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Songs from Essex
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:10
7The winter is gone
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
The Winter Is Gone
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:41
8The Turtle Dove
solo baritone vocals:
Neal Davies (operatic bass)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
The Turtle Dove
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
arrangement of:
The Turtle Dove (aka Fare Thee Well / Ten Thousand Miles)
part of:
Book I - Folk Songs from Dorset
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:58
9The Gallant Weaver
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
The Gallant Weaver
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
Sir James MacMillan (Scottish composer and conductor) (in 1997)
Sir James MacMillan6:11
10Who killed Cock Robin?
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Who Killed Cock Robin
composer:
Jonathan Dove (British composer)
is based on:
Who Killed Cock Robin (nursery rhyme)
Jonathan Dove8:15
11The Three Ravens
harmonium:
Tim Roberts (British conductor and keyboardist)
solo baritone vocals:
Neal Davies (operatic bass)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
British Folk-Music Settings: No. 41. The Three Ravens (for baritone solo, mixed chorus and orchestra)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
Percy Grainger4:30
12The Evening Primrose
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 4. The Evening Primrose
lyricist:
John Clare (shepherd poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten3:11
13All the flowers of the spring
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
All the flowers of the spring
lyricist:
John Webster (British playwright)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1923)
dedicated to:
Oriana Madrigal Society and Charles Kennedy Scott (English organist and choral conductor)
part of:
Three Dirges of Webster
Peter Warlock6:23
14Owls (An Epitaph)
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Owls (An Epitaph), op. 53 no. 4
lyricist and composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Four Part-Songs, op. 53
Edward Elgar3:38
15Rest
vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Rest
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:15