Classic FM Magazine, December 2003
Nothing to do with the rock group, but beautiful close harmony arrangements
featuring Rutter and George Gershwin et al. **** 4 stars
Nick Bailey
Conductor: Jeremy Backhouse
[1] [3] [5] Tim Butter double bass, Barry Bignold piano
[9] Ben Pilling baritone; Fiona McWilliams soprano
[10] [12] [15] Barry Bignold piano
[10] [13] Nicola Balzan soprano
[14] Dan Burges tenor; Jess Stansfield soprano
[16] Chris Riley tenor
[23] Sarah Kendrick alto; Dan Burges tenor
Birthday Madrigals, John Rutter |
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1 |
It was a lover and his lass (Shakespeare) |
2:23 |
2 |
Draw on,sweet night (John Wilbye) |
5:40 |
3 |
Come live with me (Marlowe & Raleigh) |
3:25 |
4 |
My true love hath my heart (Sir Philip Sidney) |
3:23 |
5 |
When daisies pied (Shakespeare & Peele) |
3:02 |
6 |
Lullaby of Birdland (Forster; Shearing,arr Carter) |
2:43 |
7 |
A Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square (Maschwitz;Sherwin,arr.Drewery) |
3:43 |
Dances
in the streets, Bob Chilcott |
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8 |
Soho |
1:39 |
9 |
Paddington (Regents Canal) |
2:41 |
10 |
Moon River (Mercer;Mancini,arr.Warnick) |
3:43 |
11 |
Autumn Leaves (Mercer;Parsons;Kosma,arr.Carter) |
3:46 |
12 |
Deep Purple (Parish;de Rose,arr.Carter & Blackwell) |
3:53 |
13 |
Calico Pie (Lear;Grayston Ives) |
3:08 |
14 |
Sit down youre rocking the boat (Loesser;Loesser,arr.Ives) |
3:30 |
15 |
Summertime (I.Gershwin & DuBose Heyward;G.Gershwin,arr.Stickles) |
2:30 |
16 |
Love is here to stay (I.Gershwin;G.Gershwin,arr. Naylor |
2:16 |
17 |
Long ago and far away (I.Gershwin;Kern,arr.Naylor) |
2:09 |
18 |
All the things you are (Hammerstein;Kern,arr.Swingle) |
2:48 |
19 |
It was a lover and his lass (Shakespeare;Ward Swingle) |
2:42 |
20 |
Weeping Willow (Isaacs;Joplin,arr.Swingle) |
3:46 |
21 |
In a mist (Isaacs;Beiderbecke,arr.Swingle) |
4:54 |
22 |
LAmour de moi (Anon;French trad.,arr.Swingle) |
6:51 |
23 |
Country Dances (Anon;American trad.,arr.Swingle) |
3:49 |
Recorded: Potton Hall, Suffolk, 8-9 March 2003
Recorded in 24-bit resolution
Monitored using PMC Loudspeakers
Compact Disc GMCD 7267