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Songs by Sir Hamilton Harty / Rudge, Flynn

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Details

Composer
HARTY, SIR HAMILTON
Artist
Rudge, Glynn
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Jul 03, 2020
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0616
UPC
748871061620

About

SOMM Recordings is delighted to announce 17 world premiere recordings of Songs by Hamilton Harty in a ravishing recital by one of today’s most exciting young partnerships – mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge and pianist Christopher Glynn. Although best known today as a composer of orchestral music, Hamilton Harty was also one of the most accomplished accompanists of his generation, forming especially notable partnerships with the sopranos Agnes Nicholls and Elsie Swinton. It prompted, in turn, his increasing activity as an accomplished song writer. The 23 featured songs include settings that speak eloquently of Harty’s abiding engagement with his Irish heritage and point, in the technical demands made of vocalist and pianist alike, to his innate understanding of the song form in all its concentrated, emotional power. Favourite Harty songs such as Sea Wrack, The Blue Hills of Antrim and My Lagan Love are heard alongside settings of Walt Whitman (By the Bivouac’s Fitful Flame), Thomas Campion (Come, O Come, My Heart’s Delight) and two texts by the composer himself (My Thoughts of You and Adieu, Sweet Amaryllis). Also included are two early, unpublished works for solo piano – Idyll and Arlequin and Columbine. Five songs are heard in new editions created from original manuscripts by British music authority Jeremy Dibble who also provides informative booklet notes.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Sea Wrack 03:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sea Wrack
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  2. 2 Scythe Song 02:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scythe Song
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  3. 3 No. 2. My Lagan Love 03:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. My Lagan Love
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  4. 4 No. 1. The Blue Hills of Antrim 03:32
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. The Blue Hills of Antrim
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  5. 5 Arlequin et Colombine, Op. 10 04:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Arlequin et Colombine, Op. 10
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn, Kathryn Rudge
  6. 6 A Cradle Song 02:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    A Cradle Song
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  7. 7 The Song of Glen Dun 03:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Song of Glen Dun
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  8. 8 3 Flower Songs, Op. 13: No. 2. Mignonette 02:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 Flower Songs, Op. 13: No. 2. Mignonette
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  9. 9 6 Songs of Ireland: No. 6. At Sea 01:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    6 Songs of Ireland: No. 6. At Sea
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  10. 10 The Fiddler of Dooney 01:53
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Fiddler of Dooney
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  11. 11 3 Sea Prayers: No. 1. To the Gods of Harbour and Headland 02:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    3 Sea Prayers: No. 1. To the Gods of Harbour and Headland
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  12. 12 3 Irish Folk Songs: No. 1. The Lowlands of Holland 02:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    3 Irish Folk Songs: No. 1. The Lowlands of Holland
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  13. 13 By the Bivouac's Fitful Flam 02:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    By the Bivouac's Fitful Flam
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  14. 14 6 Songs of Ireland: No. 1. Dreaming 02:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    6 Songs of Ireland: No. 1. Dreaming
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  15. 15 The Stranger's Grave 04:26
    Track
    15
    Title
    The Stranger's Grave
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  16. 16 Idyll, Op. 10 03:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    Idyll, Op. 10
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn, Kathryn Rudge
  17. 17 3 Flower Songs, Op. 13: No. 1. Poppies 02:01
    Track
    17
    Title
    3 Flower Songs, Op. 13: No. 1. Poppies
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  18. 18 6 Songs of Ireland: No. 5. Flame in the Skies of Sunset 02:14
    Track
    18
    Title
    6 Songs of Ireland: No. 5. Flame in the Skies of Sunset
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  19. 19 Lane o' the Thrushes 02:04
    Track
    19
    Title
    Lane o' the Thrushes
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  20. 20 6 Songs of Ireland: No. 3. A Lullaby 02:45
    Track
    20
    Title
    6 Songs of Ireland: No. 3. A Lullaby
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  21. 21 My Thoughts of You 02:40
    Track
    21
    Title
    My Thoughts of You
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  22. 22 Your Hand in Mine 01:57
    Track
    22
    Title
    Your Hand in Mine
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  23. 23 5 Irish Poems: No. 2. At Easter 02:51
    Track
    23
    Title
    5 Irish Poems: No. 2. At Easter
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  24. 24 Come, O Come, My Life's Delight 02:13
    Track
    24
    Title
    Come, O Come, My Life's Delight
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn
  25. 25 A dieu, Sweet Amaryllis (after J. Dowland) 04:08
    Track
    25
    Title
    A dieu, Sweet Amaryllis (after J. Dowland)
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Hamilton Harty
    Performer
    Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn