Walton, William > Hill, Martyn

English Song / Langridge, Lott, Keenleyside, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: A Soft Day, for voice & piano; A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, for voice & piano, no 6, "Irish Skies" Op. 140/6; Liza Lehmann: Cherry Ripe (arr. of aria by Chas. Ed. Horn);...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bedford, Steuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hancock-Child, Nik; H...
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Ensemble: Duke Quartet

England boasts a long and distinctive tradition of song, equaled to that of any region in the world. This anthology offers a recent survey ranging...continue...

The English Song Series 1 - Walton / Lott, Hill, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: William Walton: The Winds, for voice & piano; Tritons, for voice & piano; Beatriz's Song, for voice and guitar or strings (from radio music for "Christopher Columbus"); Under the Greenwood Tree, for ...
Performers: Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Ogden, Craig [Guitar]

"Waltonites will be pleased to know that the music is served well. Martyn Hill is sometimes thrown by the tricky intonation and declamation of 'Anon...continue...