Songs and piano music : played on Elgar's Broadwood square piano / by Edward Elgar.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934.

Contributor:

Pitt, Amanda, singer.

Wilde, Mark, 1960- singer.

Savidge, Peter, singer.

Norris, David Owen, instrumentalist.

Works (Musical group), performer.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Songs with piano.

Song cycles.

Piano music.

Musical sketches.

Oratorios--Excerpts, Arranged.

Oratorios.

Genre:

Songs with piano.

Piano music.

Sound recordings.

Songs.

Excerpts.

Arrangements (Music)

Physical Description:

2 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[England] : Avie, p[2007]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Contents:

7 Lieder. Like to the damask rose (3:42) ; Queen Mary's song (3:34) ; A song of autumn (3:05) ; The poet's life (3:21) ; Through the long days (2:45) ; Rondel (1:38) ; The shepherd's song (3:02)

A war song (4:28)

Is she not passing fair? (2:42)

As I laye a-thynkynge (7:05)

Salut d'amour Op. 12 (3:18)

The wind at dawn (3:21)

After (3:36)

Woodland interlude from Caractacus (1:52)

Dry those fair, those crystal eyes (1:53)

The pipes of Pan (4:21)

Sea pictures Op. 37 (Elgar's own piano version). Sea slumber song (5:56) ; In haven (1:54) ; Sabbath morning at sea (5:19) ; Where corals lie (4:22) ; The swimmer (5:30)

Prelude and Angel's farewell from The dream of Gerontius (15:57)

Come, gentle night (2:59)

In the dawn (3:02)

Speak, music (3:10)

Dream children. Andantinto (3:34) ; Allegretto piacevole (3:22)

Arabian serenade (2:27)

In moonlight (3:01)

Pleading (3:05)

O soft was the song (1:52)

The fringes of the fleet. The lowestoft boat(3:01) ; Fate's discourtesy (3:35) ; Submarines (2:13) ; The sweepers (2:54)

? [first sketch of Cello concerto theme] (3:24)

It isnae me (2:35)

XTC (2:20).

Participant:

Performed by members of The Works, a "gathering of like-minded musicians" (insert, p. 6) : Amanda Pitt, soprano ; Mark Wilde, tenor ; Peter Savidge, baritone ; David Owen Norris, piano ; Mark Bamping, William Houghton, Edward Whiffin, vocalists.

Notes:

Recorded Feb. 14-16, 2007, at the Cobbe Collection, Hatchlands, England.

Recorded on the 1844 Broadwood square piano owned by Elgar until 1902, restored by David Hunt.

Compact discs.

Program notes by David Owen Norris in English, German and French, and song texts in English (43 p. : ills.) in container.

Contains:

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Like to the damask rose.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Queen Mary's song.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Song of autumn.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Poet's life.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Songs, op. 16.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. War song.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Is she not passing fair?

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. As I laye a-thynkynge.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Salut d'amour; arranged

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Wind at dawn.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. After.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Caractacus. Woodland interlude

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Dry those fair, those crystal eyes.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Pipes of Pan.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Sea pictures; arranged.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Dream of Gerontius. Prelude; arranged.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Dream of Gerontius. Softly and gently; arranged.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Come, gentle night.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Songs, op. 41.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Dream-children.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Arabian serenade.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. In moonlight.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Pleading.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Song cycle, op. 59. O soft was the song; arranged.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Fringes of the fleet; arranged.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Concertos, cello, orchestra, op. 85, E minor. Sketches.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. It isnae me.

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. XTC.

OCLC:

173507388

Publisher Number:

822252212921

00822252212921 gtin-14

AV 2129 Avie