Divine Music: An Engli... - Iestyn Davies - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

“Inspirations and imaginings, evolving, changing English usage, landscapes, friendships and passings lie behind this album... Loosely, the songs we’ve selected embrace multiple interpre- tations and nuances of ‘divine’. As well as, I could argue, that sentiment of English song and English speaking composers embodying the [Blake/Parry] ‘Jerusalem-Builded-Here’ trope. The world I came from (singing in choir stalls), along with how countertenors are perceived generally, has been hard to escape. So here perhaps I’m taking on the challenge. As well as an opportunity to include songs written for me that for some while I’ve been needing to put down on disc.” Iestyn Davies

‘Divine Music’ marks Iestyn Davies’ third recital album on Signum Classics. The ‘Four Songs’ (Purcell/ Adès), Spoons Aria (Adès), Four Traditional Songs and Old Bones (Muhly) are world premiere recordings. Muhly’s Four Traditional Songs were also written dedicated to Iestyn Davies.

Tracklist

1. Lord, What is Man? (05:55)
2. Four Songs I. By Beauteous Softness (04:23)
3. Four Songs Ii. Come Unto These Yellow Sands (01:21)
4. Four Songs Iii. Full Fathom Five (03:58)
5. Four Songs Iv. Evening Hymn (05:23)
6. A Hymn On Divine Music (04:51)
7. New-Made Tongue (04:52)
8. I'll Sail Upon the Dogstar (01:16)
9. King David (04:47)
10. Old Bones (10:30)
11. The Lover In Winter I. Iam Nocet Frigus (01:20)
12. The Lover In Winter Ii. Nec Limpha Caret (01:05)
13. The Lover In Winter Iii. Modo Frigescit (01:41)
14. The Lover In Winter Iv. Nutritur Ignis Osculo (01:44)
15. Six Songs From a Shropshire Lad I. Loveliest of Trees (02:30
16. Six Songs From a Shropshire Lad Ii. When I Was One and Twent
17. Six Songs From a Shropshire Lad Iii. Look Not In My Eyes (02
18. Six Songs From a Shropshire Lad Iv. Think No More Lad (01:16
19. Six Songs From a Shropshire Lad V. the Lads In Their Hundred
20. Six Songs From a Shropshire Lad Vi. is My Team Ploughing? (0
21. Four Traditional Songs I. a Brisk Young Lad (01:49)
22. Four Traditional Songs Ii. Searching For Lambs (02:23)
23. Four Traditional Songs Iii. the Cruel Mother (05:49)
24. Four Traditional Songs Iv. the Bitter Withy (03:13)
25. Coffee-Spoon Cavatina (the Exterminating Angel) (02:24)

Label: Signum Classics | Origin: Holland

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