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Lord! I married me a wife The Death of St Narcissus, for tenor & harp, Op. 89Album Summary
Performers- Jennifer Swartz (Harp)
- Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
Notes & Reviews:
"Light-voiced, mellifluous, pleasing, Wiliford makes easier listening than Pears could sometimes be in the twilight of his career...The balance between voice and harp is excellent throughout." -Gramophone Magazine
Notes & Reviews:Recording information: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québe (11/21/2009-11/23/2009).
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works for voice and harp
For his first solo ATMA recording, acclaimed Canadian tenor Lawrence Wiliford sings late works for voice and harp by Benjamin Britten, accompanied by Jennifer Swartz, Principal harpist with Montreal Symphony Orchestra. This CD features vocal pieces by Britten with harp instead of the usual piano accompaniment. The Five Songs from Harmonia Sacra, a collection of 17th-century sacred song, have an intensity which is characteristic for a composer’s late works. This is the first time these works have been recorded with harp. Much more light-hearted are some folk song arrangements. Six of them appear here, and had became a regular part of the unique repertory of legendary tenor Peter Pears and harpist Osian Ellis which this recording commemorates.
Submitted on 11/19/10 by JAMES R. OESTREICH, The New York Times
Submitted on 11/19/10 by JAMES R. OESTREICH, The New York Times
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Works Details
Croft, William : A Hymn on Divine Musick - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 5 min. 4 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
Humfrey, Pelham : Lord! I have sinned - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: 16th Century
Humfrey, Pelham : A Hymne to God the father "Wilt thou forgive that sin" - Performers: Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor); Jennifer Swartz (Harp)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1688
Clarke, Jeremiah : Blest Be These Sweet Regions - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Blow, John : Oh! that mine eyes would melt into a flood - Performers: Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor); Jennifer Swartz (Harp)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
Britten, Benjamin : The Ash Grove, for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 1) - Performers: Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor); Jennifer Swartz (Harp)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Vocal
Britten, Benjamin : She's like the swallow, folksong for voice & harp (8 British Folksongs) - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: circa 1976
Britten, Benjamin : 8 British Folksongs :: Lord! I married me a wife - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 1 min. 16 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1976
Britten, Benjamin : Greensleeves, folksong arrangement for high voice & piano - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: circa 1941
Britten, Benjamin : How sweet the answer, folksong for voice & piano (Folk Songs, Vol. 4) - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: circa 1960
Britten, Benjamin : Bonny at morn, for high voice & guitar (Folk Songs, Vol. 6) - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Britten, Benjamin : Suite for harp in C major, Op. 83 - Performer: Jennifer Swartz (Harp)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 14 min. 2 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1969
Britten, Benjamin : A Birthday Hansel, song cycle for tenor & harp, Op. 92 - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 16 min. 25 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1975
Britten, Benjamin : Canticle V :: The Death of St Narcissus, for tenor & harp, Op. 89 - Performers: Jennifer Swartz (Harp); Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)
- Notes: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québec, Canada (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)
- Running Time: 7 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1974
