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~ Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Daphne Ibbott (Piano), Philip Ledger (Piano), Robert Tear (Tenor), Jean Stewart (Viola), et al.
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  • Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Audio CD (2 Jun 2008)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: EMI Classics
  • ASIN: B0018OAP34
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,609 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. The Captain's ApprenticeRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 3:42£0.69
Listen  2. As I walked outRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 1:29£0.69
Listen  3. Bushes and Briars (voice & piano)Robert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 3:28£0.69
Listen  4. GeordieRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 3:47£0.69
Listen  5. On Board a Ninety-EightRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 2:54£0.69
Listen  6. The PloughmanRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 1:37£0.69
Listen  7. The BrewerRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger0:25£0.69
Listen  8. Rolling in the DewRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 2:07£0.69
Listen  9. The Truth Sent from AboveRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 2:16£0.69
Listen10. Joseph and Mary (voice & piano)Robert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 2:54£0.69
Listen11. The Saviour's LoveRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 2:19£0.69
Listen12. Réveillez-vous, PiccarsRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 2:08£0.69
Listen13. Chanson de quêteRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 1:20£0.69
Listen14. Ballade de Jésus ChristRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 3:39£0.69
Listen15. She's like the swalllowRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 2:31£0.69
Listen16. The Morning DewRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 1:42£0.69
Listen17. The Maiden's LamentRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 1:53£0.69
Listen18. The CuckooRobert Tear/Sir Philip Ledger 1:42£0.69
Listen19. The LawyerRobert Tear/Hugh Bean 1:59£0.69
Listen20. Searching for LambsRobert Tear/Hugh Bean 3:30£0.69
Listen21. How cold the wind doth blow (or The Unquiet Grave)Robert Tear/Hugh Bean/Sir Philip Ledger 6:20£0.69
Listen22. Six Studies in English Folk-Song (arr. viola): 1. Lovely on the Water (Adagio)Jean Stewart/Daphne Ibbott 1:54£0.69
Listen23. Six Studies in English Folk-Song (arr. viola): 2. Spurn Point (Andante sostenuto)Jean Stewart/Daphne Ibbott 1:38£0.69
Listen24. Six Studies in English Folk-Song (arr. viola): 3. Van Dieman's Land (Larghetto)Jean Stewart/Daphne Ibbott 1:36£0.69
Listen25. Six Studies in English Folk-Song (arr. viola): 4. She borrowed some of her mother's gold (Lento)Jean Stewart/Daphne Ibbott 2:02£0.69
Listen26. Six Studies in English Folk-Song (arr. viola): 5. The Lady and the Dragoon (Andante tranquillo)Jean Stewart/Daphne Ibbott 1:57£0.69
Listen27. Six Studies in English Folk-Song (arr. viola): 6. As I walked over London Bridge (Allegro vivace)Jean Stewart/Daphne Ibbott0:51£0.69

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5.0 out of 5 stars Something rather special..., 28 Jul 2008
By B. Cronin "hart-reaver" (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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Every so often a CD comes along where just one track takes your breath away, and no matter what the disc cost it immediately becomes priceless in your collection. Here the track in question is 21), an arrangement by VW for voice, violin and piano of the folksong "How cold the wind doth blow", also known as "The Unquiet Ghost". I'd never heard this arrangment by VW before (he arranged it a number of times), and was literally blown away. The singing, by the wonderful Robert Tear, and the equally wonderful accompaniment from Hugh Bean and Philip Ledger (the former made the best recording EVER of The Lark Ascending, with Boult, by the way), allied to the timeless melody and tragic words, will break your heart. It is as simple as that.

The rest of the disc is almost as marvellous - that is meant as praise, for track 21 is in a class of its own. Buy it now, while it is cheap and available.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, 5 April 2009
By Colin W. Lees "Colin" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I once owned these songs on LP and - long after I'd ditched my LP collection for CD's - I remembered them and hoped that one day they would re-appear on compact disc.

Folk song was in RVW's blood, of course; if not from birth, from the time when he began collecting old songs from elderly singers in East Anglia, and it was folk song from which - with English music of the Tudor age - he forged his own inimitable musical voice. So these songs must have had a special place in the composer's heart.

Back in the early years of the 20th century, those eager to preserve folk-song thought that the only way to keep them in the public consciousness was to turn them into 'art-songs', performed either by trained soloists with instrumental accompaniment or by choral groups. These settings are in that tradition, of course. RVW, Holst, Cecil Sharp and the other collectors could not have anticipated the rise, later in the century, of interest in singing these songs in a more 'authentic' style by untrained and often unaccompanied singers.

No one sets folk-songs better than RVW. To my ears, his settings are as heart-felt and sincere as Britten's are arch and affected. The performances could not be bettered and, as the previous reviewer says so eloquently, track 21 "How Cold the Wind Doth Blow" is a deeply moving masterpiece.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully and Quintessentially English Music, 24 Aug 2009
By R. Horrigan "herbydoodle" (Hull, England, UK) - See all my reviews
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The Vaughan Williams arrangements contained on this album are played with true passion and respect- almost reverence- for the great composer's music and his love of English folk music and a simpler way of life. Listening to this music will simply bring a smile to your face, and fill you with a hope of better times to come.
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