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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 | |||
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On this CD:
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Epitaph in old mode
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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You are my sky
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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All night under the moon
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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(The) Folly of being comforted
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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By a bierside
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Severn meadows
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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In Flanders
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Even such is time
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Ha'nacker Mill
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Bread and cherries
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Most holy night
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Desire in Spring
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Nine of the clock
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Cradle Song
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Orpheus
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Tears
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Under the greenwood tree
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Sleep
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Spring
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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(An) Epitaph
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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(The) Fields are full
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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Down by the Salley Gardens
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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(The) Cloths of heaven
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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(The) Singer
Composed by Ivor Gurney
with Paul Agnew, Julius Drake
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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
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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