War's Embers

~ Release by Michael George, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe, Clifford Benson (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Only a Man Harrowing Clods
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Requiem da camera: III. Con dignità "Only a man harrowing clods"
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Requiem da camera (Catch-all for unknown completions)
Gerald Finzi4:12
2In Flanders
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
In Flanders
lyricist:
Frederick William Harvey
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney2:50
3Ha'nacker Mill
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Ha'nacker Mill
lyricist:
Hilaire Belloc (French-English writer)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney2:38
4Black Stitchel
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Black Stitchel
lyricist:
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (British Georgian poet)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney2:24
5By a Bierside
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
By a Bierside
lyricist:
John Masefield (poet)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney4:12
6Blaweary
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Blaweary
lyricist:
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (British Georgian poet)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney1:33
7The Twa Corbies
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
The Twa Corbies
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney5:00
8The Fiddler of Dooney
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
The Fiddler of Dooney
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats
composer:
Ivor Gurney
is based on:
The Fiddler of Dooney
Ivor Gurney2:00
9Goodnight to the Meadow
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Goodnight to the Meadow
lyricist:
Robert Graves (English poet)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney1:24
10Severn Meadows
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Severn Meadows
lyricist and composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney1:47
11The Wanderer's Song, op. 10 no. 1
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Vagabond Songs, op. 10: No. 1. The Wanderer's Song
lyricist:
Arthur Symons (British writer)
composer:
Ernest Farrar
part of:
Vagabond Songs, op. 10
Ernest Farrar2:59
12Silent Noon, op. 10 no. 2
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Vagabond Songs, op. 10: No. 2. Silent Noon
lyricist:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
composer:
Ernest Farrar
part of:
Vagabond Songs, op. 10
Ernest Farrar3:52
13The Roadside Fire, op. 10 no. 3
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
baritone vocals:
Stephen Varcoe (bass-baritone) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Vagabond Songs, op. 10: No. 3. The Roadside Fire
lyricist:
Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish writer)
composer:
Ernest Farrar
part of:
Vagabond Songs, op. 10
Ernest Farrar2:01
14Hawk and Buckle
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Hawk and Buckle
lyricist:
Robert Graves (English poet)
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney1:14
15The Ship
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1987-04)
producer:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer) (in 1987-04)
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
The Ship
lyricist:
J. C. Squire
composer:
Ivor Gurney
Ivor Gurney2:31
16Orpheus
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Five Elizabethan Songs, No. 1: Orpheus With His Lute
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ivor Gurney (in 1912)
part of:
Five Elizabethan Songs
Ivor Gurney2:39
17Tears
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Five Elizabethan Songs, No. 2: Tears
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ivor Gurney (in 1912)
part of:
Five Elizabethan Songs
Ivor Gurney3:35
18Under the Greenwood Tree
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
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 Gurney1:40
19Sleep
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Five Elizabethan Songs, No. 4: Sleep
lyricist:
John Fletcher (16th/17th century English writer)
composer:
Ivor Gurney (until 1920, in 1912)
part of:
Five Elizabethan Songs
Ivor Gurney3:29
20Spring
piano:
Clifford Benson (piano accompanist) (in 1987-04)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor) (in 1987-04)
recorded at:
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School: Seldon Hall in Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Five Elizabethan Songs, No. 5: Spring
lyricist:
Thomas Nashe
composer:
Ivor Gurney (in 1912)
part of:
Five Elizabethan Songs
Ivor Gurney2:26
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