Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2

Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2

Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2
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Performer: Graham Titus
Performer: Thomas Allen
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Conductor: Simon Joly
Conductor: Christopher Barnett
Conductor: Steuart Bedford
Performer: Judith Harris
Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia Chorus
Performer: David Owen Norris
Performer: Margaret Feaviour
Performer: Philip Langridge
Performer: Vernon Kirk
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2005-07-19
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
  1. Lord! I Married Me A Wife - Osian Ellis
  2. She's Like The Swallow - Osian Ellis
  3. Bonny At Morn - Osian Ellis
  4. Lemady - Osian Ellis
  5. Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn - Osian Ellis
  6. Dafydd Y Garreg Wen - Osian Ellis
  7. The False Knight Upon The Road - Osian Ellis
  8. Bird Scarer's Song - Osian Ellis
  9. The Holly And The Ivy - Margaret Feaviour
  10. King Herod And The Cock - Philip Langridge
  11. The Twelve Apostles - Philip Langridge
  12. The Bitter Withy - Philip Langridge
  13. Le Roi S'en Va-t'en Chasses - Thomas Allen
  14. Fileuse - Thomas Allen
  15. Eho! Eho! - Thomas Allen
  16. La Belle Est Un Jardin D'amour - Thomas Allen
  17. Quand Jetais Chez Mon Pere - Thomas Allen
  18. The Salley Gardens (String Orchestration) - Thomas Allen
  19. Little Sir William - Thomas Allen
  20. The Bonny Earl O' Moray - Thomas Allen
  21. O Can Ye Sew Cushions? - Thomas Allen
  22. Oliver Cromwell - Thomas Allen
  23. The Plough Boy - Thomas Allen
  24. O Waly, Waly - Thomas Allen
  25. Come You Not From Newcastle? - Thomas Allen
  26. The Salley Gardens (Orchestration For Strings, Bassoon And Harp) - Thomas Allen

Music reviews of Britten: Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2

Music Review: This second volume of Britten's folksongs is more fun
Rating: 4 Stars

In 1995 Collins Classics issued a comprehensive 3-CD set of Britten's many folksong arrangements. Now that they're on Naxos, you can buy all 52 solo songs on two CDs or this one, a single CD devoted to various orhcestrations, choral arrangements, and other oddments.

Frankly, even though this catch-all is considered an addendum, I found it more fun than the more famous solo songs. Britten had lots of interesting things to say via the orchestra, and the varied textures allow for moe diversity than piano alone. I'm not fond of boy choirs, but Britten was, so we get a handful of those settings, which are either charming or twee depending on your viewpoint.

As before, Philip Langridge bears the brunt of almost all the songs--they were originally set for Britten's life partner, tenor Peter Pears. Langridge's lyric voice is easier to listen to than Pears's, but he's not nearly the artist. For all that, everything about this CD, including the conducting by Simon Joly, adds to the listener's pleasure. The only defect is that for the orchestral songs the singre is placed much too far back.
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