Entertaining Miss Austen
Newly discovered music from Jane Austen’s family collection
Amanda Pitt (soprano), John Lofthouse (baritone) & David Owen Norris (piano)
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$16.25Contents
Fairy Dance (arr Mattias Holst, 1769-1854) †††
She never told her love (Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809) words: Shakespeare †
One half o’ the world (James Hook, 1746-1827) words: Charles Dibdin ††
Waly waly (Anon) words: Anon † **
Crazy Jane (Harriet Abrams, 1758-1821) words: M Lewis †
Robin Adair (George Kiallmark, 1781-1835) †††
Captivity (Stephen Storace, 1762-1796) words: The Revd Mr Jeans † **
Que j’aime à voir les hirondelles (Anon) words: Anon † *
Fandango (Ann Thicknesse, 1737-1824) †††
Queen Mary’s Lamentation (Tommaso Giordani, 1730-1806) words: Anon † **
Song from Burns (Anon) words: Robert Burns † *
African Song (G G Ferrari, 1759-1842) words: Georgiana Cavendish ††
Hindoo Song (Edward Smith Biggs, d.1820) words: Amelia Alderson Opie † **
Overture to Rodelinda (Handel, 1685-1759, arr Anon, 1755) †††
The Irishman (Anon) words: possibly Charles Dibdin † **
The Wife’s Farewell (Michael Kelly, 1762-1826) words: M G Lewis † *
The Husband’s Return (Michael Kelly) words: probably M G Lewis ††
Nobody coming to marry me (Anon) words: Anon †
Favorite Song from The Stranger (Georgiana Cavendish, 1757-1806) words: R B Sheridan † **
The Whim of the Day (James Hook) words: Charles Dibdin ††
Les petits riens (J B Cramer, 1771-1858) †††
† soprano song
†† baritone song
††† piano solo
* denotes the three songs that Jane’s niece Caroline recalled as her aunt’s particular favourites
World premiere recordings, except tracks **