Sounds and Sweet Airs: A Shakespeare Songbook

~ Release by Carolyn Sampson, Roderick Williams, Joseph Middleton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Full Fathom Five
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Full Fathom Five
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Ireland (English composer) (in 1908)
John Ireland1:21
2Dirge for Fidele
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Dirge for Fidele
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:02
3The Lover and his Lass
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
The Lover and his Lass
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ernest John Moeran (English composer)
Ernest John Moeran1:48
4Arise
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Arise
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Mario Castelnuovo‐Tedesco (Italian composer)
Mario Castelnuovo‐Tedesco1:29
5You Spotted Snakes
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
You Spotted Snakes
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Christopher Smith
John Christopher Smith1:58
6Three Songs for Ariel: 1. Come unto these Yellow Sands
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Songs for Ariel: No. 1. Come unto these yellow sands
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1961)
quotes lyrics from:
The Tempest
part of:
Songs for Ariel
Sir Michael Tippett1:58
7Three Songs for Ariel: 2. Full Fathom Five
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Songs for Ariel: No. 2. Full fathom five
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1961)
quotes lyrics from:
The Tempest
part of:
Songs for Ariel
Sir Michael Tippett1:58
8Three Songs for Ariel: 3. Where the Bee Sucks
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Songs for Ariel: No. 3. Where the bee sucks
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1961)
quotes lyrics from:
The Tempest
part of:
Songs for Ariel
Sir Michael Tippett1:16
9Under the Greenwood Tree
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Under the Greenwood Tree
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
Thomas Arne2:20
10Under the Greenwood Tree
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Five Elizabethan Songs, No. 3: Under the Greenwood Tree
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ivor Gurney (in 1912)
part of:
Five Elizabethan Songs
Ivor Gurney1:46
11Sonnet LXXXVII
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Sonnet LXXXVII
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
Hubert Parry3:36
12When Daffodils Begin to Peer
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
When Daffodils Begin to Peer
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Ireland (English composer)
John Ireland2:10
13She never told her love, Hob. XXVIa/34
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
She Never Told Her Love, Hob. XXVIa:34
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Hoboken-Verzeichnis (number: Hob. XXVIa:34)
Joseph Haydn4:04
14An Silvia, D 106
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
An Sylvia, D. 891 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
translator:
Eduard von Bauernfeld (Austrian dramatist)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 891)
Franz Schubert2:49
15Ständchen (Horch, horch! die Lerch), D 889
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Ständchen ("Horch, horch, die Lerche"), D. 889
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
translator:
August Wilhelm Schlegel
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 889)
Franz Schubert1:53
16Trinklied, D 888
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Trinklied, D. 888
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
translator:
Ferdinand von Mayerhofer
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 888)
Franz Schubert1:20
17Schlusslied des Narren, Op.127 No. 5
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Fünf Lieder und Gesänge, op. 127: Nr. 5. Schlußlied des Narren
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
translator:
August Wilhelm Schlegel
part of:
Fünf Lieder und Gesänge, op. 127
Robert Schumann1:02
18Lied des transferierten Zettel
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Gedichte nach Heine, Shakespeare und Lord Byron, No. 2: Lied des transferierten Zettel "Die Schwalbe, die den Sommer bringt"
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent)
translator:
August Wilhelm Schlegel
Hugo Wolf0:57
19Komm herbei, Tod, Op.16 No. 3
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Komm herbei, Tod, Op.16 No. 3
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
Peter Cornelius3:07
20They Bore him Barefaced on a Bier
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
They bore him barefaced on the bier
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Cheryl Frances-Hoad (until 2014)
Cheryl Frances-Hoad3:29
21Rosalind: 1. Here is a space
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Rosalind: 1. Here is a space
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Hannah Kendall (British composer)
part of:
Rosalind
Hannah Kendall3:32
22Rosalind: 2. all love is a lunacy
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Rosalind: 2. all love is a lunacy
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Hannah Kendall (British composer)
part of:
Rosalind
Hannah Kendall3:02
23Rosalind: 3. ...no explanation is needed
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Rosalind: 3. ...no explanation is needed
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Hannah Kendall (British composer)
part of:
Rosalind
Hannah Kendall2:15
24Rosalind: 4. Take my fear take my feeling
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Rosalind: 4. Take my fear take my feeling
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Hannah Kendall (British composer)
part of:
Rosalind
Hannah Kendall4:03
25Rosalind: 5. You do not get to dress me anymore
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Rosalind: 5. You do not get to dress me anymore
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Hannah Kendall (British composer)
part of:
Rosalind
Hannah Kendall1:36
26Fancy
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Fancy, FP 174
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1959)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 174)
Francis Poulenc2:19
27Fancie
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Fancie
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1962)
Benjamin Britten0:58
28Deux chants d'Ariel: 1. Modéré (Venez jusqu'à ces sables d'or)
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
2 Chants d'Ariel: No. 1. Venez jusqu'à ces sables d'or
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Arthur Honegger (composer) (in 1923)
translator:
Guy de Pourtalès (Swiss-French author)
part of:
2 Chants d'Ariel
Arthur Honegger2:53
29Deux chants d'Ariel: 2. Un peu animé (Où butine l'abeille je butine aussi)
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
2 Chants d'Ariel: No. 2. Où butine l'abeille
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Arthur Honegger (composer) (in 1923)
translator:
Guy de Pourtalès (Swiss-French author)
part of:
2 Chants d'Ariel
Arthur Honegger0:47
30Blow, Blow thou Winter Wind
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Blow, Blow thou Winter Wind
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Frank Bridge (composer) (in 1903)
part of:
Frank Bridge: A Thematic Catalogue, 1900–1941 (number: H. 33)
Frank Bridge1:53
31Take, o take those lips away
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Take, o take those lips away
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Madeleine Dring
Madeleine Dring3:53
32Shall I Compare thee to a Summer's day?
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
recording of:
Shall I Compare Thee (Sonnet 18)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Dankworth
John Dankworth2:43
33Under the Greenwood Tree
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Seven Shakespeare Songs, No. 2: Under the Greenwood Tree
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Mervyn Horder (English composer)
part of:
Seven Shakespeare Songs
Mervyn Horder1:25
34The Willow Song
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Othello, op. 79: IV. The Willow Song
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor (composer, conductor)
part of:
Othello, op. 79
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor2:33
35Fairy Lullaby
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs, op. 37: III. Fairy Lullaby
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Amy Beach (American composer and pianist)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs, op. 37
Amy Beach2:12
36Sigh no More, Ladies
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
Sigh no More, Ladies
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
Roderick Williams1:08
37Orpheus with his Lute
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Roderick Williams (British baritone and composer)
soprano vocals:
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
recording of:
5 Shakespeare Songs: No. 1, Orpheus with His Lute
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
5 Shakespeare Songs
Arthur Sullivan3:21