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歡迎喜悅 - 女性歌聲的慶典 霍爾斯特等作曲家合唱作品集
弗雷迪.克勞利 指揮
烏鴉合唱團
路易絲.湯姆森 豎琴
For their second album on Chandos, Freddie Crowley and his Corvus Consort – joined by the harpist Louise Thomson – turn their attention to a rich vein of choral music written for womens voices and harp. Gustav Holst was a champion of womens voices and taught in several girls schools, most famously at St Pauls Girls School, Hammersmith, where he worked for almost thirty years. His contribution to this genre is represented by three works: Two Eastern Pictures, Dirge and Hymeneal, and more substantially his Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. These works provide a frame for the bulk of the programme – mostly written by British women. Works by Imogen Holst and Elizabeth Poston lead us towards the more recent generations – Judith Weir, Gemma McGregor, and on to Olivia Sparkhall, and Hilary Campbell. The Indian composer Shruthi Rajasekar was invited to compose for this programme in response to the Third Group of Gustav Holsts Choral Hymns. Both Ushas – Goddess of Dawn and Priestess not only add exciting new repertoire for these unusual forces, but explore directly Holsts engagement with ancient Hindu texts.
IMOGEN HOLST
Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow11:47
1. 1 Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow. Allegretto 1:36
2. 2 Teighnmouth. Allegro molto 1:43
3. 3 Over the Hill and over the Dale. Vivace, ma non troppo 0:58
4. 4 O Sorrow. Un poco lento 3:05
5. 5 Lullaby. Andante molto moderato 2:36
6. 6 Shed no Tear. Allegretto 1:30
GUSTAV HOLST
Two Eastern Pictures, H 112 5:30
7. 1 Spring. Allegretto con spirito - Meno mosso - Tempo I 1:58
8. 2 Summer. Allegretto - Andante - Allegretto - Andante - 3:27
JUDITH WEIR
9. We sekyn here rest 4:05
HILARY CAMPBELL
10. Our Endless Day 3:45
ELIZABETH POSTON
An English Day-Book 22:49
11. 1 A Bellman''s Song. Poco maestoso - Meno mosso 1:24
12. 2 Te lucis ante terminum. Plainsong, smooth and flowing - 1:49
13. 3 A Night Curse. Con brio - Largamente maestoso - Lento 1:18
14. 4 Lemady: Maying Song. Moderato - A shade quicker - 3:58
15. 5 A Charm against the Bumble Bee. Moderato - Tempo giusto - 3:02
16. 6 Interlude for Harp. Molto moderato - 2:10
17. 7 The Noonday Heat (Air by William Boyce, 1710-1779). 2:13
18. 8 Running Set: Spring. Con brio 1:40
19. 9Evening Song (The Priest''s Chant). Tranquillo 1:35
20. 10 Sweet Suffolk Owl. Andante semplice 2:09
21. 11 A Bellman''s Song (Mvt 1 abridged). Poco maestoso 0:56
OLIVIA M. SPARKHALL
22. Lux Aeterna 4:29
GEMMA MCGREGOR
23. Love was his meaning 3:46
GUSTAV HOLST
Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26, Third Group, H 99 13:35
24. I Hymn to the Dawn. Andante 3:14
25. II Hymn to the Waters. Allegro 2:13
26. III Hymn to Vena (The Sun Rising through the Mist). Adagio - 5:17
27. IV Hymn of the Travellers. The God invoked in this hymn is the 2:36
28. Ushas - Goddess of Dawn 3:31
29. Priestess3:37
GUSTAV HOLST
30. Dirge and Hymeneal, H 124 4:29
for Three-part Female Chorus and Harp
Andante - Pesante
Total time: 80:09
Choral: Corvus Consort |
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