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Gurney: Severn Meadows and Other Songs

~ Ivor Gurney (Composer), Julius Drake (Piano), Paul Agnew (Tenor)
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  • Composer: Ivor Gurney
  • Audio CD (29 Jun 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Hyperion
  • ASIN: B00005MGAF
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 44,399 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Epitaph in old mode
2. You are my sky
3. All night under the moon
4. The folly of being comforted
5. By a Bierside
6. Severn Meadows
7. In Flanders
8. Even such is time
9. Ha'nacker Mill
10. Bread and cherries
11. Most holy night
12. Desire in spring
13. Nine of the clock
14. A cradle song
15. Orpheus
16. Tears
17. Under the greenwood tree
18. Sleep
19. Spring
20. An epitaph
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On this CD:
  1. Epitaph in old mode
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  2. You are my sky
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  3. All night under the moon
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  4. (The) Folly of being comforted
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  5. By a bierside
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  6. Severn meadows
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  7. In Flanders
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  8. Even such is time
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  9. Ha'nacker Mill
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  10. Bread and cherries
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  11. Most holy night
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  12. Desire in Spring
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  13. Nine of the clock
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  14. Cradle Song
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  15. Orpheus
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  16. Tears
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  17. Under the greenwood tree
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  18. Sleep
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  19. Spring
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  20. (An) Epitaph
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  21. (The) Fields are full
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  22. Down by the Salley Gardens
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  23. (The) Cloths of heaven
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  24. (The) Singer
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

  25. I will go with my father a-ploughing
    Composed by Ivor Gurney
    with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Gurney: Severn Meadows and Other Songs is an admirable addition to Hyperion's previous championing of the haunting, haunted songs of Ivor Gurney, quantities of them written during his long, slow descent into insanity after the Great War. The measured, introspective tone of so many requires effort and involvement from the listener--which is the case from the outset here with the moving "Epitaph in Old Mode". Love, death, nostalgia, the aching beauty of the rural scene--the poetic subject matter is familiar enough, yes, but coloured so distinctively when passed through the prism of Gurney's intense passion and made the more poignant as some of these songs were written in the trenches. There are plenty of Gurney classics here--"Severn Meadows" itself, the wistful "I will go with my father a-ploughing", "Down by the salley gardens" with its magically spun melody and the remarkable "Sleep". While lacking the last word in vocal weight and colour, Paul Agnew offers unfailingly sensitive, committed performances. The habit of using a vibrato-less "white" sound as an expressive device nonetheless seems overdone. Julius Drake's support is utterly sympathetic. Maybe few of Gurney's songs will ever enjoy wide popularity but to be touched by them is to be touched forever. --Andrew Green

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly beautiful English song, 29 May 2002
A range of English poetry set to music in the greatest tradition of English song in the early twentieth century, the melodic line always reflecting the language with the greatest sympathy. Paul Agnew's voice occasionally sounds just a tiny bit strangled, but overall gives such great pleasure that I have listened to this disc day in and day out and feel it is becoming a part - even a "necessary" part - of my existence. I had always thought of Ivor Gurney as a minor composer, but these songs seem to place him in the highest rank. I hope Agnew and Julius Drake will be recording more of his songs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sad - Achingly Beatifully Sad, 8 Aug 2009
By Crofty (Oldham, UK) - See all my reviews
Gurney: Severn Meadows and Other Songs

I've been watching the BBC 2 programme in which Drum and Bass artist Goldie has a bash at creating classical music. I don't like drum and bass but I did find we shared a love for sad music - I mean really sad, not the way young people mean lame. Goldie talked about how, like me, he loved Gorecki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.

Why do I mention it?

I mention it because Ivor Gurney's songs (and poems for that matter) have that achingly meloncholic beauty that can bring a lump to your throat and yearn for England's loss after WW1 - even more poignant since the recent death of Harry Patch Britain's last survivor.

Gurney doesn't mention the war in these songs, he doesn't have to - they are each poems chosen and set to music by Gurney to represent a beauty and innocence that was lost with the betrayal of WW1, where familiar trusted social orders were smashed to pieces on the battle fields and the countries way of life changed forever.

The setting of the songs - tenor voice and piano are the perfect stark presentation for them, and make them really compelling.

I casually popped the disc into the player for a quick listen only to find myself sat reading the words of each song from start to finish emerging an hour or so later feeling quite moved.

Not for the faint hearted this, nor for anyone who wants cheering up!

But I am looking forward to listening to it in the gloom of an autumn sunset - if you like the sound of that, you'll love it.
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