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Maconchy & Vaughan Williams: Songs, Vol. 1
Resonus Classics

Maconchy & Vaughan Williams: Songs, Vol. 1

$18.99

Details

Composer
Elizabeth Maconchy, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Artist
James Geer, Ronald Woodley
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Resonus Classics
Released
Mar 31, 2023
Catalog #
RES10299
UPC
5060262793275

About

The first of two releases to mark the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams's birth presents two of his major song collections, while bringing to light a substantial number of songs by the composer's student Elizabeth Maconchy. Her works here are almost all unpublished and virtually unknown since their original first performances from manuscript, and span several decades of the composer's career from the time of her studies with Vaughan Williams in the mid-1920s though to her committed espousal of the British modernist aesthetic by the 1960s and 70s. The songs are performed by tenor James Geer and pianist Ronald Woodley in this continuation of their long-standing partnership.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. The Vagabond 03:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. The Vagabond
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  2. 2 No. 2. Let Beauty Awake 02:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Let Beauty Awake
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  3. 3 No. 3. The Roadside Fire 02:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. The Roadside Fire
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  4. 4 No. 4. Youth and Love 03:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Youth and Love
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  5. 5 No. 5. In Dreams 03:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. In Dreams
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  6. 6 No. 6. The Infinite Shining Heavens 02:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. The Infinite Shining Heavens
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  7. 7 No. 7. Whither Must I Wander? 04:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Whither Must I Wander?
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  8. 8 No. 8. Bright Is the Ring of Words 02:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Bright Is the Ring of Words
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  9. 9 No. 9. I Have Trod the Upward and Downward Slope 02:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. I Have Trod the Upward and Downward Slope
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  10. 10 Love Stood at My Door 05:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Love Stood at My Door
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Elizabeth Maconchy
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  11. 11 The Bee-Sting 02:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    The Bee-Sting
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Elizabeth Maconchy
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  12. 12 The Woodspurge 03:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    The Woodspurge
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Elizabeth Maconchy
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  13. 13 The Cloths of Heaven 01:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Cloths of Heaven
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Elizabeth Maconchy
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  14. 14 The Thrush 02:28
    Track
    14
    Title
    The Thrush
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Elizabeth Maconchy
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  15. 15 Impetuous Heart, Be Still 01:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    Impetuous Heart, Be Still
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Elizabeth Maconchy
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  16. 16 No. 1. Motion and Stillness 01:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 1. Motion and Stillness
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  17. 17 No. 2. Four Nights 03:25
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 2. Four Nights
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  18. 18 No. 3. The New Ghost 05:10
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 3. The New Ghost
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  19. 19 No. 4. The Water Mill 03:46
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 4. The Water Mill
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  20. 20 Faustus 08:35
    Track
    20
    Title
    Faustus
    Duration
    08:35
    Composer
    Elizabeth Maconchy
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley