Songs by Warlock and Howe
Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2022
Harvey's bright, characterful mezzo and easy, unaffected way with text give constant pleasure in this lovely recital showcasing the breadth of Warlock's style, from the almost Straussian 'Autumn...
Songs by Warlock and Howe
Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
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Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2022
Harvey's bright, characterful mezzo and easy, unaffected way with text give constant pleasure in this lovely recital showcasing the breadth of Warlock's style, from the almost Straussian 'Autumn...
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This delightful recital of English songs brings together one of the form’s most distinctive and prolific composers, Peter Warlock, with a composer born in 1951 who continues very much in the tradition of the older composer – Frederick Howe, whose selection of his own folksong arrangements dovetail neatly this aspect of Warlock’s output. Howe’s songs are receiving their world-premiere recordings. Magpie by Warlock is also a world-premiere recording using the original text.
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- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
- Anna Harvey, Mark Austin
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Anna Harvey and Mark Austin on the songs of Warlock and Howe
15th Aug 2022
The mezzo-soprano and pianist talk about their new album of English song from two unique musicians - the Tudor-inspired Peter Warlock and the contemporary composer Frederick Howe.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Editor's ChoiceJuly 2022
July 2022
Harvey's bright, characterful mezzo and easy, unaffected way with text give constant pleasure in this lovely recital showcasing the breadth of Warlock's style, from the almost Straussian 'Autumn Twilight' to the salty dark humour of 'The Magpie' (later reworked as the rather less salacious 'Yarmouth Fair' due to copyright restrictions). Frederick Howe's folk-song settings dovetail so naturally with the Warlock numbers, often paying obvious homage to the older composer but exerting a straightforward charm of their own.
