Where Corals Lie - Julia Sitkovetsky - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Where Corals Lie is an album by Julia / Christopher Glynn Sitkovetsky, released in 2021. The album is a classical CD.

The England of Elgar’s time favoured popular ballads, sung by well-known singers. These were then sold as sheet music, the singer’s name emblazoned on the cover, for performances given in middle-class homes. There was little demand for lengthy song cycles, or song recitals consisting entirely of ‘serious’ repertoire in the German tradition. As a result, Elgar’s songs are often individual works, sometimes adapting instrumental works into songs (such as ‘Land of Hope and Glory’) when the commercial opportunities arose. Elgar also chose poetry that was popular and straightforward, rather than drawing on the established classical masterpieces. These songs were then transposed into numerous keys to allow performance by any voice type, designed for mass appeal and profitable sales.

Making her Chandos début, Julia Sitkovetsky is a British-American lyric-dramatic coloratura soprano with a flourishing, exciting international career.

Tracklist

1. Sea Slumber Song
2. In Haven
3. Sabbath Morning At Sea
4. Where Corals Lie
5. The Swimmer
6. The Shepherd's Song
7. Like Yo the Damask Rose
8. Queen Mary's Song
9. A Song of Autumn
10. Rondel
11. The Torch
12. The River
13. Pleading Op. 48
14. The Muleteer's Serenade
15. The Self Banished
16. Speak, Music! Op. 41 No. 2
17. After Op. 31 No. 1
18. In Moonlight
19. When the Spring Comes Round
20. Pansies

Label: Chandos | Origin: Holland

📌 A Journey Through Songs By Sir Edward Elgar