Divine Music: An English Songbook

~ Release by Iestyn Davies, Joseph Middleton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Lord, What is Man?
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Three Divine Hymns: Lord, what is man?
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
Lord, what is Man?, Z. 192
Henry Purcell / Benjamin Britten5:52
2Four Songs: No. 1. By Beauteous Softness
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Four Songs: No. 1. By Beauteous Softness (for voice and piano, Adès)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arranger:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Now does the glorious day appear, Z. 332: "By beauteous softness mixed with majesty"
part of:
Four Songs (for voice and piano, Adès)
Henry Purcell / Thomas Adès4:24
3Four Songs: No. 2. Come Unto These Yellow Sands
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Four Songs: No. 2. Come Unto These Yellow Sands (for voice and piano, Adès)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arranger:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
The Tempest, Z. 631: Act II. "Come Unto These Yellow Sands"
part of:
Four Songs (for voice and piano, Adès)
Henry Purcell / Thomas Adès1:22
4Four Songs: No. 3. Full Fathom Five
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Four Songs: No. 3. Full Fathom Five (for voice and piano, Adès)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arranger:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
The Tempest, Z. 631: "Full Fathom Five"
part of:
Four Songs (for voice and piano, Adès)
Henry Purcell / Thomas Adès3:58
5Four Songs: No. 4. Evening Hymn
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Four Songs: No. 4. Evening Hymn (for voice and piano, Adès)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arranger:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
An Evening Hymn, Z. 193 "Now that the sun hath veiled his light"
part of:
Four Songs (for voice and piano, Adès)
Henry Purcell / Thomas Adès5:25
6A Hymn on Divine Music
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
A Hymn on Divine Musick
composer:
William Croft (English composer & organist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
William Croft / Benjamin Britten4:52
7New‐Made Tongue
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
New‐Made Tongue
lyricist:
Thomas Traherne
composer:
Nico Muhly
Nico Muhly4:53
8A Fool’s Preferment, Z. 571: I’ll Sail Upon the Dog‐Star
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Seven Songs: I'll sail upon the Dog-star
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
A Fool's Preferment, or The Three Dukes of Dunstable, Z. 571: "I'll sail upon the Dog-star"
Henry Purcell / Benjamin Britten1:16
9King David
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
King David
lyricist:
Walter de la Mare
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer)
Herbert Howells4:48
10Old Bones
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Old Bones
composer:
Nico Muhly (in 2013)
was commissioned by:
Wigmore Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Nico Muhly10:31
11The Lover in Winter: No. 1. Iam nocet frigus
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
The Lover in Winter: No. 1. Iam nocet frigus teneris
composer:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1989)
part of:
The Lover in Winter
Thomas Adès1:19
12The Lover in Winter: No. 2. Nec Limpha caret
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
The Lover in Winter: No. 2. Nec limpha caret alveus
composer:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1989)
part of:
The Lover in Winter
Thomas Adès1:05
13The Lover in Winter: No. 3. Modo frigescit
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
The Lover in Winter: No. 3. Modo frigescit quidquid est
composer:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1989)
part of:
The Lover in Winter
Thomas Adès1:41
14The Lover in Winter: No. 4. Nutritur ignis osculo
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
The Lover in Winter: No. 4. Nutritur ignis osculo
composer:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1989)
part of:
The Lover in Winter
Thomas Adès1:45
156 Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’: No. 1. Loveliest of Trees
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad: I. Loveliest of Trees
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
George Butterworth2:31
166 Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’: No. 2. When I was One And Twenty
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad: II. When I was One-and-Twenty
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
George Butterworth1:19
176 Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’: No. 3. Look Not in my Eyes
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad: III. Look not in my eyes
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
George Butterworth2:07
186 Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’: No. 4. Think No More Lad
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad: IV. Think no More, Lad
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
George Butterworth1:17
196 Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’: No. 5. The Lads in their Hundreds
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad: V. The Lads in their Hundreds
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
George Butterworth2:20
206 Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’: No. 6. Is My Team Ploughing?
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad: VI. Is my Team Ploughing?
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad
George Butterworth3:51
214 Traditional Songs: No. 1. A Brisk Young Lad
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Four Traditional Songs: No. 1. A Brisk Young Lad
composer:
Nico Muhly (in 2011)
part of:
Four Traditional Songs
Nico Muhly1:50
224 Traditional Songs: No. 2. Searching for Lambs
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Four Traditional Songs: No. 2. Searching for Lambs
composer:
Nico Muhly (in 2011)
part of:
Four Traditional Songs
Nico Muhly2:23
234 Traditional Songs: No. 3. The Cruel Mother
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Four Traditional Songs: No. 3. The Cruel Mother
composer:
Nico Muhly (in 2011)
part of:
Four Traditional Songs
Nico Muhly5:49
244 Traditional Songs: No. 4. The Bitter Withy
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Four Traditional Songs: No. 4. The Bitter Withy
composer:
Nico Muhly (in 2011)
part of:
Four Traditional Songs
Nico Muhly3:14
25Coffee‐Spoon Cavatina
piano:
Joseph Middleton (pianist)
countertenor vocals:
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
recording of:
Coffee‐Spoon Cavatina
lyricist:
Tom Cairns
composer:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor) (in 2016)
revised by:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor) (in 2020)
Thomas Adès2:22