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Stephen Dodgson: Turn Ye to Me - Songs, Vol. 3

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Details

Composer
Stephen Dodgson
Artist
Ailish Tynan Katie Bray, James Gilchrist, Roderick Williams, Mark Eden, Christopher Glynn
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Apr 17, 2026
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0720
UPC
748871072022

About

SOMM Recordings adds to it's already extensive catalogue of music by the British composer and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Stephen Dodgson (1924 - 2013) with a third volume of his songs titled Turn Ye to Me. SOMM's previous Dodgson song releases include The Peasant Poet [SOMMCD 0659], hailed by Opera Today as "an incredibly interesting and engaging disc... done excellent service by all the performers;" and The Distances Between [SOMMCD 0673], about which the British Music Society said "the performances (by some prestigious names) and the warm, lifelike recording are impeccable." The performers on this third volume of Dodgson songs include prior SOMM artists also featured in Volumes I and II: Irish soprano Ailish Tynan and British mezzo-soprano Katie Bray, both past winners of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition; doctor-turned-tenor James Gilchrist, who is noted for his forthright and passionate style; Roderick Williams, one of the most sought-after baritones of his generation; guitarist and Dodgson specialist, Mark Eden; and GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist, Christopher Glynn. The recital opens with a first release of Three Songs to words of Thomas Lovell Beddoes, who died by suicide in 1849 aged 45. Tandaradei is his translation of the 13th-century German love poem, Under der linden, by Walther von der Vogelweide. Dirge and The Old Crow of Cairo are from Beddoes's posthumously published drama Death's Jest Book. Three single songs include settings of Andrew Marvell's pastoral poem The Mower to the Glow-Worms; George Meredith's sonnet Winter Heavens; and Matthew Prior's poem Daphne to Apollo inspired by Greek myth and set to guitar accompaniment. Two short solo piano pieces are from a set of Eight Fanciful Pieces-included in full on SOMM's 2024 release of piano music by Dodgson [SOMMCD 0684.] The marcato (marked) tempo of Il Zoppo suggests an irregular gait, while the contemplative Mirage hints at an Impressionistic style. Dodgson composed three sets of Bush Ballads based on texts by Australian poets and Australian folk verses. This release of the third series is a first recording. All Got a Mate sets an anonymous text as a folk duet. Rollicking, but steady is the tempo marking for Song of the Squatters to words by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson. The group closes with a quieter setting of Waitin'-a-While by Jim Grahame. Two single songs from 1950 include The Stone, marked Moderato: Calmo, to words adapted from Hal Summers, and the title song, Turn Ye to Me, which is a gently haunting Hebridean air with lyrics by Christopher North. The recital closes with London Lyrics, a cycle of five songs for tenor and guitar set to poetry by five different poets across four centuries-including Wilfred Owen and Cecil Day-Lewis-all inspired by Dodgson's home city. The composer draws expressive and captivating range from voice and guitar, exquisitely executed here by James Gilchrist and Mark Eden.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Tandaradei 04:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Tandaradei
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Ailish Tynan, Christopher Glynn
  2. 2 No. 2. Dirge 03:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Dirge
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Christopher Glynn
  3. 3 No. 3. The Old Crow of Cairo 02:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. The Old Crow of Cairo
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Christopher Glynn
  4. 4 The Mower to the Glow-Worms 04:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    The Mower to the Glow-Worms
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Ailish Tynan, Christopher Glynn
  5. 5 Winter Heavens 02:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Winter Heavens
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Christopher Glynn
  6. 6 Daphne to Apollo 06:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Daphne to Apollo
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Katie Bray, Mark Eden
  7. 7 No. 3. Il Zoppo 02:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 3. Il Zoppo
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn
  8. 8 No. 6. Mirage 02:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 6. Mirage
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Christopher Glynn
  9. 9 No. 1. All Got a Mate 02:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. All Got a Mate
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Katie Bray, Roderick Williams, Christopher Glynn
  10. 10 No. 2 Song of the Squatters 03:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2 Song of the Squatters
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Katie Bray, Roderick Williams, Christopher Glynn
  11. 11 No. 3. Waitin'-a-While 04:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Waitin'-a-While
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Katie Bray, Roderick Williams, Christopher Glynn
  12. 12 The Stone 03:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    The Stone
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Christopher Glynn
  13. 13 Turn Ye to Me 02:53
    Track
    13
    Title
    Turn Ye to Me
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Christopher Glynn
  14. 14 No. 1. London is a Milder Curse 03:21
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. London is a Milder Curse
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Mark Eden
  15. 15 No. 2. Shadwell Star 04:13
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. Shadwell Star
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Mark Eden
  16. 16 No. 3. From a Ship, Tossing 02:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. From a Ship, Tossing
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Mark Eden
  17. 17 No. 4. Margaret, Maud and Mary Blake 02:03
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 4. Margaret, Maud and Mary Blake
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Mark Eden
  18. 18 No. 5. River Music 04:16
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 5. River Music
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Stephen Dodgson
    Performer
    James Gilchrist, Mark Eden