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The Soldier: From Severn to Somme
Signum Classics

The Soldier: From Severn to Somme

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Maltman, Middletone
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Nov 15, 2019
Catalog #
SIGCD592
UPC
635212059227

About

The programme performed here by baritone Christopher Maltman and pianist Joseph Middleton was born whilst Maltmann was studying at the Royal Academy of Music. The compositions have been selected to form a coherent but flexible narrative that produces a touching memoir to all those affected by war. One composer chosen for the record, George Butterworth, was a casualty of the First World War: in September 1915 he want to the trenches and was killed, aged 31, in the Battle of the Somme on 5th August 1916. The use of his composition, A Shropshire Lad, is touching in this instance. It gives the listener a more sensitive perspective of the loss in World War One, almost allowing the listener to see the faces of those who passed away, most of whom were young 'lads' from various parts of the country.

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad: No. 1. Loveliest of trees 02:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad: No. 1. Loveliest of trees
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    George Butterworth
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  2. 2 Black Stitchel 02:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Black Stitchel
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  3. 3 The Shropshire Lad: No. 6. On the idle hill of summer 02:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    The Shropshire Lad: No. 6. On the idle hill of summer
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Arthur Somervell
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  4. 4 6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad: No. 3. Look not in my eyes 02:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad: No. 3. Look not in my eyes
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    George Butterworth
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  5. 5 Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 9. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen 06:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 9. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  6. 6 Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1 02:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Les berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  7. 7 114 Songs: No. 50. He is There! 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    114 Songs: No. 50. He is There!
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Charles Ives
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  8. 8 The Shropshire Lad: No. 7. White in the moon the long road lies 02:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Shropshire Lad: No. 7. White in the moon the long road lies
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Arthur Somervell
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  9. 9 Severn Meadows 01:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    Severn Meadows
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  10. 10 Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 13. Revelge 07:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 13. Revelge
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  11. 11 Pesni i plyaski smerti (Songs and Dances of Death): No. 4. The Field-Marshal 05:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Pesni i plyaski smerti (Songs and Dances of Death): No. 4. The Field-Marshal
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  12. 12 In Flanders 02:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    In Flanders
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  13. 13 The Shropshire Lad: No. 8. Think no more lad, laugh, be jolly 01:39
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Shropshire Lad: No. 8. Think no more lad, laugh, be jolly
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Arthur Somervell
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  14. 14 Romanzen und Balladen, Book 2, Op. 49: No. 1. Die beiden Grenadiere 03:32
    Track
    14
    Title
    Romanzen und Balladen, Book 2, Op. 49: No. 1. Die beiden Grenadiere
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  15. 15 Mörike Lieder: No. 5. Der Tambour 02:33
    Track
    15
    Title
    Mörike Lieder: No. 5. Der Tambour
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Hugo Wolf
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  16. 16 5 Lieder, Op. 40: No. 3. Der Soldat 02:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    5 Lieder, Op. 40: No. 3. Der Soldat
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  17. 17 Before and after Summer, Op. 16: No. 5. Channel Firing 06:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    Before and after Summer, Op. 16: No. 5. Channel Firing
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  18. 18 The Shropshire Lad: No. 9. Into my heart an air that kills 01:55
    Track
    18
    Title
    The Shropshire Lad: No. 9. Into my heart an air that kills
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Arthur Somervell
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  19. 19 No. 2. When I was one-and-twenty 01:23
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. When I was one-and-twenty
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    George Butterworth
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  20. 20 No. 5. The lads in their hundreds 02:28
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 5. The lads in their hundreds
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    George Butterworth
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  21. 21 No. 6. Is my team ploughing? 03:43
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 6. Is my team ploughing?
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    George Butterworth
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  22. 22 La courte paille, FP 178: No. 7. Lune d'avril 02:30
    Track
    22
    Title
    La courte paille, FP 178: No. 7. Lune d'avril
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton
  23. 23 We'll to the Woods No More: No. 2. In Boyhood 02:16
    Track
    23
    Title
    We'll to the Woods No More: No. 2. In Boyhood
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Performer
    Christopher Maltman, Joseph Middleton