Music for Voice and Piano

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Tracklist

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1Four Burns Songs, Op. 92 No. 5 "A Birthday Hansel": Afton Water
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
Four Burns Songs, op. 92 no. 5 "A Birthday Hansel": Afton Water (for voice and piano by Colin Matthews) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1975)
arranger:
Colin Matthews
part of:
Four Burns Songs (for voice and piano by Colin Matthews)
2:33
2Four Burns Songs, Op. 92 No. 3 "A Birthday Hansel": Wee Willie
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
Four Burns Songs, op. 92 no. 3 "A Birthday Hansel": Wee Willie (for voice and piano by Colin Matthews) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1975)
arranger:
Colin Matthews
part of:
Four Burns Songs (for voice and piano by Colin Matthews)
1:00
3Four Burns Songs, Op. 92 No. 6 "A Birthday Hansel": The Winter
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
Four Burns Songs, op. 92 no. 6 "A Birthday Hansel": The Winter (for voice and piano by Colin Matthews) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1975)
arranger:
Colin Matthews
part of:
Four Burns Songs (for voice and piano by Colin Matthews)
2:56
4Four Burns Songs, Op. 92 No. 4 "A Birthday Hansel": My Hoggie
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
Four Burns Songs, op. 92 no. 4 "A Birthday Hansel": My Hoggie (for voice and piano by Colin Matthews) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1975)
arranger:
Colin Matthews
part of:
Four Burns Songs (for voice and piano by Colin Matthews)
1:45
5The Ash Grove (Welsh Tune)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Ash Grove (Britten arrangement) (in 1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Ash Grove (Welsh tune, "Down yonder green valley")
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
2:33
6The Trees They Grow So High (Somerset)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Trees They Grow So High (Britten arrangement) (in 1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Trees They Grow So High (Original folksong)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
3:29
7O Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Scottish Tune)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: O Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Britten arrangement) (in 1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
2:04
8How Sweet the Answer (The Wren)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
recording of:
How Sweet the Answer (The Wren) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:59
9The Last Rose of Summer (Groves of Blarney)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
The Last Rose of Summer (arranged by Britten) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Last Rose of Summer
4:01
10The Minstrel Boy (The Moreen)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (in 1987)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume IV: The Minstrel Boy (in 1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Minstrel Boy
2:08
11A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 No. 1: A Cradle Song
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41: No. 1. A Cradle Song (for voice and piano) (in 1987)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1947)
part of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
2:25
12A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 No. 2: The Highland Balou
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41: No. 2. The Highland Balou (for voice and piano) (in 1987)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1947)
part of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
2:04
13A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 No. 3: Sephestia's Lullaby
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41: No. 3. Sephestia’s Lullaby (for voice and piano) (in 1987)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1947)
part of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
2:05
14A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 No. 4: A Charm
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41: No. 4. A Charm (for voice and piano) (in 1987)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1947)
part of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
1:44
15A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41 No. 5: The Nurse's Song
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41: No. 5. The Nurse’s Song (for voice and piano) (in 1987)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1947)
part of:
A Charm of Lullabies, op. 41 (for voice and piano)
4:16
16The Salley Gardens (Irish Tune)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Salley Gardens (Britten arrangement) (in 1987)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats (in 1889)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
version of:
Down by the Salley Gardens
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
2:23
17O Waly, Waly (Somerset)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: O Waly, Waly (Britten arrangement) (in 1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
3:36
18Come You Not From Newcastle? (Hullah's Song-Book)
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
Come You Not From Newcastle? (Hullah's Song-Book) (in 1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
1:17
19Quand j'étais chez mon père
piano:
Tan Crone (in 1987)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1987)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume II: 8. Quand j'étais chez mon père (in 1987)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
version of:
Quand j’étais chez mon père
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume II: France, for voice & piano
1:57

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