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The five-song cycle The Jade Mountain dates from four decades later, and is central to the recital. Chinese poetry provides the texts, and Catrin Finch’s harp brings a sense of ethereality and... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 3rd Mar 2023
Catalogue No: CHAN20182
Label: Chandos
Length: 72 minutes

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Rubbra: Rosa Mundi, Op. 2

Work length2:34

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Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Cradle Song, Op. 8 No. 1

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Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Nod

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Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Orpheus with his Lute, Op. 8 No. 2

Work length1:30

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Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Who is Silvia?, Op. 8 No. 3

Work length1:33

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Out in the dark, Op. 13 No. 1

Work length2:36

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: It was a lover, Op. 13 No. 3

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: The Night, Op. 14

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Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Rune of Hospitality

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Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: A Duan of Barra

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: A Widow Bird Sate Mourning, Op. 28

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: A Prayer

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Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Songs (2), Op. 22

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Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

No. 1, Take, O take those lips away

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No. 2, Why so pale and wan?

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Rubbra: In Dark Weather, Op. 33

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Invocation to Spring, Op. 17 No. 2

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Two Sonnets by William Alabaster

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Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Ridout (viola), Iain Burnside (piano)

I. Upon the Crucifix

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II. On the Reed of Our Lord's Passion

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Rubbra: Songs (2), Op. 4

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Catrin Finch (harp)

No. 1, The Mystery

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No. 2, Jesukin

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Rubbra: A Hymn to the Virgin, Op. 13 No. 2

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Catrin Finch (harp)

Rubbra: The Jade Mountain, Op. 116

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Catrin Finch (harp)

I. A Night Thought on Terrace Tower

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II. On Hearing Her Play the Harp

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III. An Autumn Night Message

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IV. A Song on the Southern River

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V. Farewell to a Japanese Buddhist Priest bound Homeward

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Rubbra: Nocturne, Op. 54

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Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Salve, Regina, Op. 119

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Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: No Swan So Fine, Op. 91

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Fly Envious Time, Op. 148

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Lucy Crowe (soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

Rubbra: Psalms (3), Op. 61

Work length9:45

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Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano), Iain Burnside (piano)

No. 1, Psalm 6

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No. 2, Psalm 23

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No. 3, Psalm 150

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Rubbra: Dear Liza, Op. 7

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Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo-soprano), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)

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Whilst the English composer Edmund Rubbra is best known for his symphonic output, he composed a good deal of vocal music, and wrote songs throughout his compositional life. Rubbra studied with Cyril Scott and Gustav Holst, and was a great friend of his contemporary Gerald Finzi. The songs are notable for their variation in accompaniment (less than half are set for piano, the rest for harp, string quartet, string orchestra, or full orchestra). This album contains all his published songs with piano and harp accompaniment, and includes the first and last songs of the composer’s output. Lucy Crowe, Claire Barnett-Jones, and Marcus Farnsworth are the three singers on the album, Catrin Finch (harp) and Iain Burnside (piano) the accompanists. Timothy Ridout (viola) joins for the Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, Op. 87.

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May 2023

The five-song cycle The Jade Mountain dates from four decades later, and is central to the recital. Chinese poetry provides the texts, and Catrin Finch’s harp brings a sense of ethereality and exoticism to the accompaniments...Other highlights are mezzosoprano Claire Barnett-Jones’s injection of dramatic point and immediacy to the first of the Three Psalms, Op. 61 an austere setting which can easily meander.

Sep/Oct 2023

Soprano Lucy Crowe and baritone Marcus Farnsworth sing with tonal beauty, clear diction, and great sensitivity for the music and text. Pianist Iain Burnside is a marvelous collaborator, as are harpist Catrin Finch and violist Timothy Ridout. The booklet includes complete song texts and superb liner notes by Jonathan Clinch. [Rubbra] his songs are the product of a thoughtful and sensitive composer, and well worth exploration.

May 2023

Outstandingly sympathetic performances, one and all, expertly captured by the Chandos microphones...Heartily recommended.

March 2023

All six contributors give poised and expressive performances, and show great affection for these perfect miniatures… the disc is a must for all lovers of English song for their beauty, the performances, and the opportunity to discover a repertoire which has for far too long been too little known.

March 2023

Rubbra enjoyed experimenting with larger instrumental forces than usual in his solo songs, but this lovely recital provides ample evidence that he was equally imaginative when painting on a small canvas. Highlights include the luminous cycle on Chinese poetry (a perfect fit for Lucy Crowe's bright soprano) which gives the album its title, and the Two Sonnets by William Alabaster, where Tim Ridout's viola blends seamlessly with Claire Barnett-Jones's inky mezzo.

British Music Society Journal

The performances by all six contributors are poised and expressive and clearly exhibit great affection for these perfect miniatures.

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