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Toccata

Havergal Brian: Complete Choral Songs, Vol. 1

Romantic Dramatic Dark Spiritual
$20.99

Details

Composer
Havergal Brian
Artist
Joyful Company of Singers, Ascolta, Gavin Roberts, Christine Hankin, Imogen Barford, Finchley Childr
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Jun 13, 2025
Catalog #
TOCC0395
UPC
5060113443953

About

The reputation of Havergal Brian (1876-1972) as a late-blossoming symphonist obscures the fact that he was an early-blossoming composer of choral music for the huge market of amateur choirs thriving in Edwardian England. His choral songs range from simple unison settings for children's or women's voices to harmonically complex essays intended to tax the ability of groups taking part in the choral competitions once popular in many parts of Britain.

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day 02:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Shall I compare thee to a summer's day
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  2. 2 Soul Star 03:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    Soul Star
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  3. 3 Come o'er the sea 02:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Come o'er the sea
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  4. 4 Lullaby of an Infant Chief 02:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    Lullaby of an Infant Chief
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  5. 5 Ah! County Guy! 02:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ah! County Guy!
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  6. 6 Violets 02:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    Violets
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  7. 7 Fair Pledges of a Fruitful Tree 02:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    Fair Pledges of a Fruitful Tree
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  8. 8 Grace for a Child 01:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    Grace for a Child
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  9. 9 A Song of the Willow 01:39
    Track
    9
    Title
    A Song of the Willow
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  10. 10 And Will He Not Come Again? 02:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    And Will He Not Come Again?
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  11. 11 Ye Spotted Snakes 02:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Ye Spotted Snakes
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  12. 12 Fear No More the Heat of the Sun 02:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fear No More the Heat of the Sun
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  13. 13 Under the Greenwood Tree 01:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    Under the Greenwood Tree
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  14. 14 Full Fathom Five 01:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    Full Fathom Five
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  15. 15 Come Away, Death 02:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Come Away, Death
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  16. 16 The Blossom 00:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    The Blossom
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  17. 17 The Fly 01:11
    Track
    17
    Title
    The Fly
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  18. 18 The Little Boy Lost 01:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    The Little Boy Lost
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  19. 19 The Little Boy Found 01:05
    Track
    19
    Title
    The Little Boy Found
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  20. 20 Piping Down the Valleys Wild 01:54
    Track
    20
    Title
    Piping Down the Valleys Wild
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  21. 21 The Chimney Sweeper 02:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    The Chimney Sweeper
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  22. 22 The Little Black Boy 04:37
    Track
    22
    Title
    The Little Black Boy
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Gavin Roberts
    Ensemble
    Ascolta
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  23. 23 From Unremembered Ages 01:55
    Track
    23
    Title
    From Unremembered Ages
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  24. 24 The Path 04:58
    Track
    24
    Title
    The Path
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  25. 25 There the Voluptuous Nightingales 03:26
    Track
    25
    Title
    There the Voluptuous Nightingales
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    Christine Hankin, Imogen Barford
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  26. 26 There those Enchanted Eddies 02:55
    Track
    26
    Title
    There those Enchanted Eddies
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent
  27. 27 Spring: Sound the Flute 01:31
    Track
    27
    Title
    Spring: Sound the Flute
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  28. 28 Summer has Come, Little Children 02:33
    Track
    28
    Title
    Summer has Come, Little Children
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  29. 29 Goodbye to Summer 02:19
    Track
    29
    Title
    Goodbye to Summer
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Performer
    John Evanson
    Ensemble
    Finchley Children's Music Group
    Conductor
    Grace Rossiter
  30. 30 Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind 01:51
    Track
    30
    Title
    Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Havergal Brian
    Ensemble
    Joyful Company of Singers
    Conductor
    Peter Broadbent