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Lady of the Lake / Batt
Leaf Music

Lady of the Lake / Batt

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Composer
SCHUBERT RYAN
Artist
Batt, Docking
Format
CD
Label
Leaf Music
Released
Jun 23, 2017
Catalog #
LM213
UPC
714983549899

About

This new release is the debut album of soprano Maureen Batt, and features a rare recording of Schubert’s “Op. 52 Lady of the Lake” song cycle and a newly commissioned work on the same epic Walter Scott poem by Nova Scotian composer Fiona Ryan. Sir Walter Scott’s Lady of the Lake is set during an uprising of the Highland clans against the Lowland Scots who are loyal to King James V. The story focuses on Ellen Douglas, a young woman who lives in exile with her father, an outlaw who has fallen out of favor with the royal court and fled to an island in Loch Katrine with his daughter. Today, the work is not that widely known but in the nineteenth century it was a bestselling book throughout Europe. It was translated into several languages, including German which Schubert used for his song texts. Fiona Ryan writes about her contributions to this album: “I draw upon Scottish (and Nova Scotian) folk music traditions in my songs. Some movements are very obviously influenced by Scottish folksongs…and others draw inspiration from rhythmic patterns, ornamentation, and droning sounds found in Scottish bagpipe music. In a way, this project is about bringing people and ideas together… Although this is a story of a different and dangerous time, it gives an affirmative answer to the eternal question of whether people who are enemies can eventually reconcile.”

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Ellens Gesang I (Raste, Krieger), Op. 52, No. 1, D. 837 07:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ellens Gesang I (Raste, Krieger), Op. 52, No. 1, D. 837
    Duration
    07:28
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Maureen Batt, Simon Docking
  2. 2 Ellens Gesang II (Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd!), Op. 52, No. 2, D. 838 03:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ellens Gesang II (Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd!), Op. 52, No. 2, D. 838
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Maureen Batt, Simon Docking
  3. 3 Bootgesang, D. 835 01:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Bootgesang, D. 835
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Leander Mendoza, Justin Pierre Simard, Robert O'Quinn, James Levesque, Simon Docking
  4. 4 Coronach (Totengesang der Frauen und Madchen), Op. 52, No. 4, D. 836 05:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    Coronach (Totengesang der Frauen und Madchen), Op. 52, No. 4, D. 836
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Lynette Wahlstrom
    Ensemble
    Halifax Camerata Singers
    Conductor
    Jeff Joudrey
  5. 5 Normans Gesang, D. 846 03:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Normans Gesang, D. 846
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Jon-Paul Décosse, Simon Docking
  6. 6 Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" 05:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau"
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Maureen Batt, Simon Docking
  7. 7 Lied des gefangenen Jagers, D. 843 02:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Lied des gefangenen Jagers, D. 843
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Jon-Paul Décosse, Simon Docking
  8. 8 I. Soldier Rest / Hunter Rest 04:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Soldier Rest / Hunter Rest
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Maureen Batt, Simon Docking
  9. 9 II. Prayer 05:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Prayer
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Maureen Batt, Simon Docking
  10. 10 IIIa. Battle Cries and Prophesies (Roderick) 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    IIIa. Battle Cries and Prophesies (Roderick)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Maureen Batt, Jon-Paul Décosse, Simon Docking
  11. 11 IV. Battle Vignette: A Warrior's Farewell 04:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Battle Vignette: A Warrior's Farewell
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Jon-Paul Décosse, Simon Docking
  12. 12 IIIb. Battle Cries and Prophesies (Blanche) 02:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    IIIb. Battle Cries and Prophesies (Blanche)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Jon-Paul Décosse, Simon Docking
  13. 13 V. Song of a Warrior Woman 04:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    V. Song of a Warrior Woman
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Maureen Batt, Simon Docking
  14. 14 IIIc. Battle Cries and Prophesies (Brian) 01:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    IIIc. Battle Cries and Prophesies (Brian)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Jon-Paul Décosse, Maureen Batt, Simon Docking
  15. 15 VI. The Prisoner's Lament 04:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    VI. The Prisoner's Lament
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Jon-Paul Décosse, Simon Docking
  16. 16 VII. Reconciliation / Mémoire 04:21
    Track
    16
    Title
    VII. Reconciliation / Mémoire
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Fiona Ryan
    Performer
    Maureen Batt, Simon Docking