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Hyperion George/Hill/Varcoe/Benson CD Vocal: War's Embers

Clifford Benson (piano), Michael George (bass)

CDH55237 (Originally issued on CDA66261/2, CDD22026)

Recording details: April 1987
Seldon Hall, Haberdashers' Aske's School, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: April 2006
Total duration: 76 minutes 17 seconds

Track listing
Requiem da camera (Finzi)
CD1 1 Movement 3: Only a man harrowing clods 4:08
2
The twa corbies (Gurney) 'As I was walking all alane' 4:52
3
Black Stitchel (Gurney) 'As I was lying on Black Stitchel' 2:21
4
Blaweary (Gurney) 'As I came by Blaweary' 1:30
5
The fiddler of Dooney (Gurney) 'When I play on my fiddle in Dooney' 1:57
6
Goodnight to the meadow (Gurney) 1:21

Vagabond Songs, Op 10 (Farrar/Symons)
7 No 1: The wanderer's song 'I have had enough of women, and enough of love' 2:56

Vagabond Songs, Op 10 (Farrar/Rossetti)
8 No 2: Silent Noon 'Your hands lie open in the long fresh grass' 3:51

Vagabond Songs, Op 10 (Farrar/Stevenson)
9 No 3: The Roadside Fire 'I will make you brooches and toys for your delight' 1:57
10
The ship (Gurney) 'There was no song nor shout of joy' 2:26
11
Arabia (Browne) 'Far are the shades of Arabia' 5:24
12
Diaphenia (Browne) 2:05
13
The boat is chafing (Gurney) 1:19
14
Cathleen ni Houlihan (Gurney) 'The old brown thorn-trees break in two' 2:54
15
Edward, Edward (Gurney) 'Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude' 6:01
16
The night of Trafalgar (Gurney) 'In the wild October night-time' 2:18
17
Thou didst delight my eyes (Gurney) 3:23
18
Brittany, Op 21 No 1 (Farrar) 'In Brittany the churches all day are open wide' 1:47
19
Come you, Mary, Op 21 No 2 (Farrar) 0:58
20
Who would shepherds pipe, Op 21 No 3 (Farrar) 1:45
21
Shall I compare thee?, Op 1 No 1 (Kelly) 3:27
22
To violets (Gurney) 'Welcome, maids-of-honour!' 1:05
23
Last hours (Gurney) 'A gray day and quiet' 4:52
24
Epitaph on Salathiel Pavy (Browne) 'Weep with me all ye that read' 4:41
25
Requiescat (Butterworth) 'Tread lightly, she is near' 2:42
26
To Gratiana dancing and singing (Browne) 'See! with what constant motion' 4:17


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