From Severn to Somme
Joseph Middleton and Christopher Maltman
- Label
- Signum Classics
- Catalogusnummer
- SIGCD 592
- EAN / barcode
- 0635212059227
- Verschijningsdatum
- 7 november 2019
- Type
- Album
Meer info
The programme performed here by baritone Christopher Maltman and pianist Joseph Middleton was born whilst Maltmann was studying at the Royal Academy of Music. The compositions have been selected to form a coherent but flexible narrative that produces a touching memoire to all those affected by war. One composer chosen for the record, George Butterworth, was a casualty of the First World War: in September 1915 he want to the trenches and was killed, aged 31, in the Battle of the Somme on 5th August 1916. The use of his composition, A Shropshire Lad, is touching in this instance. It gives the listener a more sensitive perspective of the loss in World War One, almost allowing the listener to see the faces those who passed away, most of whom were young ‘lads’ from various parts of the country.
Tracklist
- 01 On Your midnight pallet 01:59
- 02 Dearest, when I am dead 01:53
- 03 Edward, Edward 05:09
- 04 Dreams of the sea 04:10
- 05 In Flanders 03:35
- 06 Severn meadows 01:56
- 07 Dinny Hill 00:52
- 08 Captain Stratton's fancy 02:34
- 09 Red roses 02:41
- 10 Song of silence 03:32
- 11 The white cascade 01:58
- 12 The folly of being comforted 05:07
- 13 Desire in spring 02:02
- 14 Walking song 00:55
- 15 Lights out 03:59
- 16 Black Stitchel 02:16
- 17 Western sailors 02:37
- 18 Goddess of night 02:51
- 19 On Painswick Beacon 02:34
- 20 Cotswold choice 02:45
- 21 The empty cottage 02:39
- 22 Anthem for doomed youth 03:22
- 23 Midnight lamentation 04:04
- 24 A Kiss 04:21
- 25 Flying crooked 01:10
- 26 Easter song 03:41
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