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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 (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 46,331 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

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
See all 25 tracks on this disc

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


Product Description

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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