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Grainger: Folk Music / Booth, Glynn
Avie Records

Grainger: Folk Music / Booth, Glynn

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Composer
GRAINGER, PERCY
Artist
Booth, Glynn
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Apr 21, 2017
Catalog #
AV2372
UPC
822252237221

About

Percy Grainger was an extraordinary human being and musician- a precocious pianist, colorful composer and world traveller, a peculiarly passionate and emotive eccentric whose fertile mind produced an expansive oeuvre of original and inventive works. Above all Grainger is best known for his most enduring musical endeavor- his exploration and dissemination of folk music. With this release, soprano Claire Booth and pianist Christopher Glynn, who have spent decades delving into Grainger’s folk music output, document their fascination with the multifaceted firebrand, and bring his alluring music to a wider audience. Grainger’s success resulted in multiple versions of his folk song settings, for orchestra, wind band, chamber ensemble and choir. But it’s perhaps his versions for voice and piano that are the most characteristic, bringing out Grainger’s own highly individual style at the keyboard. Claire’s and Christopher’s survey, one of the most comprehensive available on the market today, offers a variety of transcriptions of songs found in collections from the British Isles as well as discoveries Grainger heard as he roamed throughout the field. The album concludes with Grainger’s most celebrated piece, English Country Gardens, in which Claire makes a cameo appearance on piano, joining Christopher in a rousing duet.



REVIEWS:

They beautifully manage the contrasts between simplicity and immense sophistication that all these songs regularly provide; it makes a really engaging sequence.

– Guardian (UK)

This disc affords tremendous pleasure; it’s well recorded and intelligently annotated, too. Warmly recommended.

– Fanfare

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Bold William Taylor 04:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Bold William Taylor
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  2. 2 Six Dukes went a-Fishin' 02:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Six Dukes went a-Fishin'
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  3. 3 Knight and Shepherd's Daughter 02:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    Knight and Shepherd's Daughter
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn
  4. 4 Lord Maxwell's Goodnight 03:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    Lord Maxwell's Goodnight
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  5. 5 My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone, "A Ramble" 05:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone, "A Ramble"
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn
  6. 6 The Pretty Maid Milkin' her Cow 01:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Pretty Maid Milkin' her Cow
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  7. 7 The Sprig of Thyme 02:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Sprig of Thyme
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  8. 8 The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol (version for piano) 02:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol (version for piano)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn
  9. 9 The Twa Corbies (The Two Ravens) 03:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Twa Corbies (The Two Ravens)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  10. 10 Irish Tune from County Derry 03:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    Irish Tune from County Derry
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn
  11. 11 Died for Love (version for voice and piano) 01:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    Died for Love (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  12. 12 The Power of Love 04:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    The Power of Love
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  13. 13 Walking Tune 04:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Walking Tune
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn
  14. 14 Willow Willow 03:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Willow Willow
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  15. 15 Early One Morning (version for voice and piano) 02:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    Early One Morning (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  16. 16 One More Day, My John 02:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    One More Day, My John
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn
  17. 17 Hard-Hearted Barb'ra (H)ellen 06:39
    Track
    17
    Title
    Hard-Hearted Barb'ra (H)ellen
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn
  18. 18 Country Gardens (version for piano 4 hands) 01:51
    Track
    18
    Title
    Country Gardens (version for piano 4 hands)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Percy Grainger
    Performer
    Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn