Gervase Elwes.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Elwes, Gervase, 1866-1921, performer.

Contributor:

Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936.

Kiddle, Frederick B., performer.

Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924, arranger of music.

London String Quartet, performer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936.

Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.

Song cycles.

Songs (High voice) with piano.

Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936--Musical settings.

Housman, A. E.

Musical settings.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Songs.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Wadhurst, E. Sussex, England : Opal : Pavilion, [1990]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

mono

digital recording

Contents:

On Wenlock edge. On Wenlock edge ; From far, from eve and morning ; Is my team ploughing? ; Oh, when I was in love with you ; Bredon Hill ; Clun / Vaughan Williams

By Wenlock Town / Hamilton

The cuckoo song / Quilter

Now sleeps the crimson petal ; Love's philosophy / Quilter

O mistress mine ; Fair house of joy / Quilter

Blow, blow thou winter winds / Quilter

Fill a glass with golden wine / Quilter

The roadside fire / Vaughan Williams

So we'll go no more a-roving / White

In summertime on Bredon / Peel

Gifts / Taylor

Listen to the voice of love / Hook

Brittany / Farrar

So sweet love seemed that April morn / Piggot. Jenny kissed me / Brougham

Sea dirge : Full fathom five / Dunhill

Shall I compare thee / Alken

Battle hymn / trad., arr. Stanford [publ. in the collection of Stanford arrangements called Songs of Old Ireland].

Participant:

Gervase Elwes, tenor ; Frederick B. Kiddle, piano, London String Quartet (1st work).

Notes:

The 1st work a song cycle for tenor with piano and string quartet; the remainder songs with piano.

Sung in English.

Words of the 1st work by A.E. Housman.

"[Elwes' regular accompanist] was Frederick B. Kiddle. He is not invariably credited on the labels of the original records, but it is to be assumed that he is the pianist to be heard in all the recordings here reissued" -- Back cover of program notes.

Recorded between 1911 and 1919.

Compact disc.

Program notes from notes by Jerrold Northrop Moore, from notes by Michael Kennedy, and by C[harles] H[aynes] ([8] p.) inserted in container.

Contains:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. On Wenlock edge.

Hamilton, Janet, 1795-1873. By Wenlock Town.

Quilter, Roger, 1877-1953. Songs. Selections

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Songs of travel. Roadside fire

White, Maude Valérie, 1855-1937. So we'll go no more a-roving.

Peel, Graham, 1878-1937. In summertime on Bredon.

Taylor, Colin, 1881-1973. Gifts.

Hook, Mr. (James), 1746-1827. Listen to the voice of love.

Farrar, Ernest, 1885-1918. Brittany.

Piggott, David. So sweet love seemed that April morn.

Brougham, Saint John. Jenny kissed me.

Dunhill, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1877-1946. Sea dirge.

Aikin, W. A. (William Arthur), 1857-1939. Sonnet no. 18.

OCLC:

26119596

Publisher Number:

2703198442

015903984420

CD 9844 Opal