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The English Tenor - Songs of Vaughan Williams, Quilter & More / Shaw
Divine Art

The English Tenor - Songs of Vaughan Williams, Quilter & More / Shaw

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Composer
Benjamin Britten, Gerald Finzi, Ivor Gurney, Roger Quilter, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Artist
Scott Robert Shaw, Luba Podgayskaya, Eva De Vries, William Drakett, Emilie Bastens, James Williams
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Sep 08, 2023
Catalog #
DDX21110
UPC
809730111020

About

Scott Robert Shaw's debut "The English Tenor" takes us on a beautifully performed journey through a who's who of great English composers and their vocal works. The names Ivor Gurney, Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gerald Finzi and Roger Quilter are synonymous with English Song, and a Golden Age of British music. The wide variety of accompanying instruments and artists, the broad range of text settings and the mix of cornerstone works of the repertoire alongside lesser-known cycles make "The English Tenor" a thrilling debut album.

A product of the English church music tradition, Australian born Scott Robert Shaw has been performing works in this oeuvre since childhood. Whether on the operatic or oratorio stage, as an ensemble singer or soloist, his deep cultural roots to the British music world are laid bare for all to see. This deeply personal album stands as testament to his background, and as a homecoming to his earliest steps as artist.

Beginning his career and training as a boy soprano at the St George’s Cathedral Perth Choir, Scott attended the McDonald College of the Performing Arts in Sydney, studying music and acting in the Stanislawksy/Laban tradition, awarded a full scholarship for Excellence in Performance. He then attended the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and was given the Most Exceptional Contribution to the Arts award from Wesley College, University of Sydney. In London he continued his studies with the English National Opera’s Baylis Programme for young performers and was regularly engaged to perform as a recitalist and operatic tenor in festivals and opera companies in both the United Kingdom and France. He then completed his studies at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where he studied Early Music and Classical Singing, and now based in Düsseldorf, is regularly engaged as a soloist in The Netherlands and Germany, with a particular focus on Bach oratorios and Evangelist roles in the Passions.

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Orpheus with his lute 02:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Orpheus with his lute
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Luba Podgayskaya
  2. 2 No. 2. Tears 03:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Tears
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Luba Podgayskaya
  3. 3 No. 3. Under the greenwood tree 01:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Under the greenwood tree
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Luba Podgayskaya
  4. 4 No. 4. Sleep 03:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Sleep
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Luba Podgayskaya
  5. 5 No. 5. Spring 02:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Spring
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Luba Podgayskaya
  6. 6 No. 1. We'll to the woods no more 01:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. We'll to the woods no more
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Eva de Vries
  7. 7 No. 2. Along the Field 03:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Along the Field
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Eva de Vries
  8. 8 No. 3. The half-moon westers low 01:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. The half-moon westers low
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Eva de Vries
  9. 9 No. 4. In the morning 01:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 4. In the morning
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Eva de Vries
  10. 10 No. 5. The sigh that heavens the grasses 02:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 5. The sigh that heavens the grasses
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Eva de Vries
  11. 11 No. 6. Good-bye 02:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 6. Good-bye
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Eva de Vries
  12. 12 No. 7. Fancy's Knell 03:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 7. Fancy's Knell
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Eva de Vries
  13. 13 No. 8. With Rue My Heart is Laden 01:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 8. With Rue My Heart is Laden
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Eva de Vries
  14. 14 No. 1. Autumn Evening 03:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Autumn Evening
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Roger Quilter
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, William Drakett
  15. 15 No. 2. April 00:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. April
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Roger Quilter
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, William Drakett
  16. 16 No. 3. A Last Year's Rose 02:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. A Last Year's Rose
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Roger Quilter
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, William Drakett
  17. 17 No. 4. Song of the Blackbird 01:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 4. Song of the Blackbird
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Roger Quilter
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, William Drakett
  18. 18 No. 1. Lord! I married me a wife 01:14
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. Lord! I married me a wife
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Emilie Bastens
  19. 19 No. 2. She's like the swallow 02:32
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. She's like the swallow
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Emilie Bastens
  20. 20 No. 3. Lemady 01:35
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 3. Lemady
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Emilie Bastens
  21. 21 No. 4. Bonny at morn 03:10
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 4. Bonny at morn
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Emilie Bastens
  22. 22 No. 5. Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn 02:26
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 5. Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Emilie Bastens
  23. 23 No. 6. Dafydd y Garreg Wen (David of the White Rock) 02:52
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 6. Dafydd y Garreg Wen (David of the White Rock)
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Emilie Bastens
  24. 24 No. 7. The False Knight upon the Road 03:17
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 7. The False Knight upon the Road
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Emilie Bastens
  25. 25 No. 8. Bird Scarer's Song 00:59
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 8. Bird Scarer's Song
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, Emilie Bastens
  26. 26 No. 1. Come Away, Come Away, Death 03:17
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 1. Come Away, Come Away, Death
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, James Williams
  27. 27 No. 2. Who is Silvia? 01:37
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 2. Who is Silvia?
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, James Williams
  28. 28 No. 3. Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun 05:31
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 3. Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, James Williams
  29. 29 No. 4. O Mistress Mine 01:52
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 4. O Mistress Mine
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, James Williams
  30. 30 No. 5. It was a Lover and His Lass 02:34
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 5. It was a Lover and His Lass
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Scott Robert Shaw, James Williams