English Song Series
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The English Song Series Volume 22 - Benjamin Britten
Roderick Williams (baritone) & Iain Burnside (piano)
Williams brings a gentler, more intimate touch to what Fischer-Dieskau called their 'enigmatic smile': Blake's Tyger burns bright but with less fierce teeth, and there is more melancholy than... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2012, Editor's Choice
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Gurney: Songs, Vol. 2
Sleep - Severn Meadows - Snow
Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Eric McElroy (piano)
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The English Song Series Volume 23 - Jonathan Dove Song Cycles
Claire Booth (soprano), Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano), Nicky Spence (tenor) & Andrew Matthews-Owen (piano)
All three singers are very good, particularly Spence, but the star of [the] show is Matthews-Owen. So much of the effectiveness of these songs lies in Dove's inventive piano writing with its... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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The English Song Series Volume 20 - George Butterworth
Roderick Williams (baritone) & Iain Burnside (piano)
Roderick Williams [is] rapidly becoming the voice of this repertoire - and not without reason. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Solo Vocal
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The English Song Series Volume 16 - Finzi Tenor Songs
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & Iain Burnside (piano)
John Mark Ainsley's approach to music like this suggests that he comes to Finzi without any of the usual preconceptions. What he finds here… is an intensely musical feeling for words that's... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Another irresistible volume in The English Song Series: a compilation of John Ireland which reveals the sheer breadth of emotional experience and variegated piano writing within his songs.... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, Choral & Song Choice
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The English Song Series Volume 7 - Benjamin Britten 1
RecommendedPhilip Langridge (tenor), Steuart Bedford (piano)
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Building a Library, May 2018, Also recommended
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You would have to look hard for a better introduction to Finzi… The songs are the core of his achievement… Roderick Williams's elegant and delicate performances reveal the heart of this music... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2005, Choral & Song Choice
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The English Song Series Volume 21 - Ian Venables
Andrew Kennedy (tenor) & Iain Burnside (piano), with Richard Hosford (clarinet)
[Venables] manages to create worthwhile new artefacts within his conservative idiom. Expertly crafted, the results offer something genuinely personal and at times profound...Andrew Kennedy is... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, Choral & Song Choice
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The English Song Series Volume 14 - Vaughan Williams 2
RecommendedRoderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano)
Naxos' English Song Series comes up trumps again - here Roderick Williams delivers sensitive performances of the two song-cycles Songs of Travel and The House of Life. An especial highlight... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2021, Also Recommended
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