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Composer
Arthur Bliss, Eugene Goossens, Herbert Howells
Artist
James Geer, Ronald Woodley
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Resonus Classics
Released
Nov 13, 2026
Catalog #
RES10381
UPC
5060262794210

About

In the years immediately leading up to the First World War the Royal College of Music in London welcomed three of the most brilliant young musicians of their generation as students: Eugene Goossens, Arthur Bliss, and Herbert Howells. Close friends as they became, their musical personalities nevertheless evolved over the following years as notably distinct from one another. This disc brings something of their individual characteristics to the fore through a selection of their rarely performed solo songs, including four first recordings and three unpublished works. The songs are performed by tenor James Geer and pianist Ronald Woodley in this continuation of their long-standing partnership.

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Now, O Now 02:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Now, O Now
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  2. 2 No. 2. Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing Sad Songs 01:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing Sad Songs
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  3. 3 No. 3. Dear Heart, Why Will You Use Me So? 01:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Dear Heart, Why Will You Use Me So?
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  4. 4 No. 4. O Cool is the Valley Now 00:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. O Cool is the Valley Now
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  5. 5 No. 5. All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters 01:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. All Day I Hear the Noise of Waters
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  6. 6 No. 6. I Hear an Army 01:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. I Hear an Army
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  7. 7 No. 1. Thunderstorms 02:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Thunderstorms
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  8. 8 No. 2. This night 03:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. This night
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  9. 9 No. 3. Leisure 01:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Leisure
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  10. 10 Rich or Poor, F. 174 02:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Rich or Poor, F. 174
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  11. 11 Here She Lies a Pretty Bud 01:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    Here She Lies a Pretty Bud
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  12. 12 Longing 02:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    Longing
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  13. 13 O Garlands, Hanging by the Door 02:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    O Garlands, Hanging by the Door
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  14. 14 A Memory of the Players in a Mirror at Midnight 01:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    A Memory of the Players in a Mirror at Midnight
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  15. 15 Simples, F. 177 03:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    Simples, F. 177
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  16. 16 Flood 02:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    Flood
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  17. 17 No. 1. Threshold 02:30
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Threshold
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  18. 18 No. 2. A Winter-Night Idyll 01:34
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. A Winter-Night Idyll
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  19. 19 No. 3. A Woodland Dell 01:35
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. A Woodland Dell
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  20. 20 No. 4. Seascape 01:43
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Seascape
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  21. 21 No. 1. The Hare 01:35
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 1. The Hare
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  22. 22 No. 2. Love Locks 02:26
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 2. Love Locks
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  23. 23 No. 3. The Buckle 01:18
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 3. The Buckle
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  24. 24 Sailing or Flying, F. 175 02:11
    Track
    24
    Title
    Sailing or Flying, F. 175
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  25. 25 Tulips, F. 183 01:26
    Track
    25
    Title
    Tulips, F. 183
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  26. 26 4 Songs, Op. 22: No. 3. The Widow Bird 01:48
    Track
    26
    Title
    4 Songs, Op. 22: No. 3. The Widow Bird
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  27. 27 The little boy lost 02:16
    Track
    27
    Title
    The little boy lost
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  28. 28 A Garland for de la Mare: No. 2. The Lady Caroline 03:24
    Track
    28
    Title
    A Garland for de la Mare: No. 2. The Lady Caroline
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  29. 29 Lethe 03:34
    Track
    29
    Title
    Lethe
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley
  30. 30 When Thou Art Dead 03:34
    Track
    30
    Title
    When Thou Art Dead
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Eugène Goossens
    Performer
    James Geer, Ronald Woodley