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War's Embers: English Songs of World War 1

Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Michael George (bass), Martyn Hill (tenor)

War's Embers: English Songs of World War 1

War's Embers: English Songs of World War 1

Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Michael George (bass), Martyn Hill (tenor)

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  • Release date: 29th Mar 2024
  • Label: Hyperion
  • Catalogue number: 5815768
  • Length: 1 hour 57 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Finzi: Requiem da camera: III. Only a Man Harrowing Clods
Work length4:11
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: In Flanders
Work length2:49
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Ha'nacker Mill
Work length2:38
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Black Stitchel
Work length2:23
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: By a bierside
Work length4:12
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Blaweary
Work length1:33
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: The twa corbies
Work length4:59
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: The Fiddler of Dooney
Work length1:59
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Goodnight to the meadow
Work length1:23
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Severn Meadows
Work length1:46
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Farrar, E: Vagabond Songs, Op. 10
Work length8:50
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
No. 1, The Wanderer's Song
Track length2:58
No. 2, Silent Noon
Track length3:51
No. 3, The Roadside Fire
Track length2:01
Gurney: Hawk and Buckle
Work length1:13
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: The ship
Work length2:30
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Five Elizabethan Songs
Work length13:47
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Martyn Hill (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
No. 1, Orpheus
Track length2:38
No. 2, Tears
Track length3:34
No. 3, Under the Greenwood Tree
Track length1:40
No. 4, Sleep
Track length3:29
No. 5, Spring
Track length2:26
Browne, W D: Arabia
Work length5:25
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Martyn Hill (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: The boat is chafing
Work length1:22
  • Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Cathleen ni Houlihan
Work length2:56
  • Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Edward, Edward
Work length6:05
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: The night of Trafalgar
Work length2:22
  • Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Even such is time
Work length2:49
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Thou didst delight my eyes
Work length3:29
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Most Holy Night
Work length3:46
  • Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Browne, W D: Diaphenia
Work length2:09
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Martyn Hill (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Farrar, E: Brittany, Op. 21 No. 1
Work length1:47
  • Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Farrar, E: Come You, Mary, Op. 21 No. 2
Work length0:58
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Farrar, E: Who Would Shepherds Pipe, Op. 21 No. 3
Work length1:47
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Kelly, F: Shall I compare thee?
Work length3:32
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: You are my sky
Work length2:49
  • Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Last hours
Work length4:55
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: To violets
Work length1:08
  • Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Nine of the Clock
Work length0:52
  • Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Gurney: Epitaph in Old Mode
Work length3:10
  • Michael George (bass), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Browne, W D: Epitaph on Salathiel Pavy
Work length4:45
  • Martyn Hill (tenor), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Butterworth, G: Requiescat
Work length2:45
  • Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Clifford Benson (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
Browne, W D: To Gratiana dancing and singing
Work length4:24
  • Clifford Benson (piano), Martyn Hill (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1987-04-23
  • Recording Venue: Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire
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