Silence & Music

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

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Blue Bird vocals: Gabrieli Consort conductor: Paul McCreesh (conductor) recording of: Eight Partsongs, op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird lyricist: Mary Elizabeth Coleridge composer: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer) publisher: Stainer & Bell Ltd. part of: Eight Partsongs, op. 119	Sir Charles Villiers Stanford		3:53
2	There 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 Elgar		4:42
3	Silence 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 Williams		5:18
4	The 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 Howells		7:34
5	Brigg 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 Grainger		2:59
6	Bushes 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 Williams		2:10
7	The winter is gone vocals: Gabrieli Consort conductor: Paul McCreesh (conductor) recording of: The Winter Is Gone composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)	Ralph Vaughan Williams		1:41
8	The 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 Williams		2:58
9	The 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 MacMillan		6:11
10	Who 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 Dove		8:15
11	The 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 Grainger		4:30
12	The 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 Britten		3:11
13	All 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 Warlock		6:23
14	Owls (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 Elgar		3:38
15	Rest vocals: Gabrieli Consort conductor: Paul McCreesh (conductor) recording of: Rest lyricist: Christina Rossetti composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)	Ralph Vaughan Williams		4:15

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purchase for download:	https://signumrecords.com/product/product/SIGCD490/ [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/12734099 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B073ZS35MB [info] US: B073ZS35MB [info]
purchase for mail-order:	https://towerrecords.com/products/britten-mccreesh-silence-music?variant=39707331231815 [info] https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silence-music-gabrieli-consort/31805744 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.gabrieli.com/discography/silence-music/ [info]

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Barcode:: 635212049020
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:07:38

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: Book
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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Signum Classics
SIGCD490

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United Kingdom
2017-10-06

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