℗ 2017 Hyperion Records Limited
Released June 30, 2017
Duration 2h 01m 05s
Record Label Hyperion
Genre Classical
 

Donald Swann: Songs

Christopher Glynn

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A Collection of Songs  
1.1
No. 1, The Licorice Fields at Pontefract
Donald Swann; Sir John Betjeman; Christopher Glynn
2:07
1.2
No. 2, Margate 1940
Donald Swann; Sir John Betjeman; Roderick Williams
4:05
1.3
No. 3, Senex
Donald Swann; Sir John Betjeman; Christopher Glynn
2:08
1.4
No. 4, A Subaltern's Love Song
Donald Swann; Sir John Betjeman; Christopher Glynn
5:01
5 Colourisations of Emily Dickinson  
1.5
No. 1, Farewell
Donald Swann; Emily Dickinson; Christopher Glynn
1:23
1.6
No. 2, I Died for Beauty
Donald Swann; Emily Dickinson; Felicity Lott
1:34
1.7
No. 3, I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
Donald Swann; Emily Dickinson; Felicity Lott
2:12
1.8
No. 4, Dying
Donald Swann; Emily Dickinson; Christopher Glynn
1:08
1.9
No. 5, I Had No Time to Hate
Donald Swann; Emily Dickinson; Felicity Lott
1:59
2 Sonnets by Edna St Vincent Millay  
1.10
No. 1, And Must I Then, Indeed, Pain, Live with You
Donald Swann; Edna St Vincent Millay; Roderick Williams
2:13
1.11
No. 2, Thou Famished Grave, I Will Not Fill Thee Yet
Donald Swann; Edna St Vincent Millay; Roderick Williams
1:30
1.12
Stopping by Woods
Donald Swann; Robert Frost; Kathryn Rudge
4:50
2 Poems by Thomas Hardy  
1.13
No. 1, Thoughts of Phena
Donald Swann; Thomas Hardy; John Mark Ainsley
2:59
1.14
No. 2, Before Life and After
Donald Swann; Thomas Hardy; John Mark Ainsley
2:54
4 Lyrics from In Memoriam  
1.15
No. 2, Be Near Me When My Light Is Low
Donald Swann; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; Christopher Glynn
2:10
1.16
No. 3, Oh Yet We Trust That Somehow Good
Donald Swann; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; Christopher Glynn
2:31
1.17
No. 4, The Wish
Donald Swann; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; Roderick Williams
2:51
1.18
No. 1, There Rolls the Deep
Donald Swann; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; John Mark Ainsley
2:21
2 Poems by Christina Rossetti  
1.19
No. 1, When I Am Dead, My Dearest
Donald Swann; Christina Rossetti; Christopher Glynn
2:13
1.20
No. 2, A Better Resurrection
Donald Swann; Christina Rossetti; Christopher Glynn
2:43
1.21
Dark Rose of My Heart
Donald Swann; Francis Scarfe; Christopher Glynn
3:57
1.22
An Invite to Eternity
Donald Swann; John Clare; Christopher Glynn
4:59
2 Poems by Oscar Wilde  
1.23
No. 1, The Harlot’s House
Donald Swann; Oscar Wilde; John Mark Ainsley
4:10
6 Songs to Poems by William Blake  
2.1
No. 1, The Garden of Love
Donald Swann; William Blake; Roderick Williams
1:35
2.2
No. 2, Ah! Sun-Flower!
Donald Swann; William Blake; Christopher Glynn
1:26
2.3
No. 3, The Sick Rose
Donald Swann; William Blake; Christopher Glynn
1:00
2.4
No. 4, The Angel
Donald Swann; William Blake; Christopher Glynn
2:20
2.5
No. 5, The Fly
Donald Swann; William Blake; Roderick Williams
1:40
2.6
No. 6, Proverb
Donald Swann; William Blake; Roderick Williams
1:00
2.7
Ya vas lyubil "I Loved You Once"
Donald Swann; Aleksandr Pushkin; Christopher Glynn
2:52
2.8
She Is All Harmony, All Wonder
Donald Swann; Aleksandr Pushkin; Christopher Glynn
2:33
2.9
Some People's Dreams
Donald Swann; Irina Ratushinskaya; Christopher Glynn
3:42
2.10
Marguerite
Donald Swann; Jean Froissart; Kathryn Rudge
3:31
2.11
A Red, Red Rose
Donald Swann; Robert Burns; Christopher Glynn
2:10
2.12
It Was a Lover, and His Lass
Donald Swann; William Shakespeare; Christopher Glynn
1:58
2.13
See, Dearest, How the Rose
Donald Swann; Pierre de Ronsard; Christopher Glynn
1:58
2.14
Arcades
Donald Swann; John Milton; John Mark Ainsley
1:51
2.15
We'll Go No More a-Roving
Donald Swann; Lord George Gordon; John Mark Ainsley
1:15
2.16
Longing
Donald Swann; Rainer Maria Rilke; Christopher Glynn
2:41
2.17
Oh, Why Are the Roses So Pale?
Donald Swann; Heinrich Heine; Christopher Glynn
1:57
2.18
Old Songs of Lost Love
Donald Swann; Hermann Hesse; Kathryn Rudge
5:12
2.19
In the Mist
Donald Swann; Hermann Hesse; Christopher Glynn
2:42
2.20
Raiders' Dawn
Donald Swann; Alun Lewis; Christopher Glynn
2:05
2.21
The Youth of the Heart
Donald Swann; Sydney Carter; Christopher Glynn
4:26
2.22
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
Donald Swann; William Butler Yeats; Christopher Glynn
2:46
The Road Goes Ever On  
2.23
No. 9, Bilbo’s Last Song
Donald Swann; J R R Tolkien; Christopher Glynn
4:27
Digital Booklet
"This is a continually fascinating and diverse selection of 46 songs (from over 600) which recitalists and Lieder lovers will lap up, for there are many buried treasures here." - Gramophone "The performances by this star cast of singers are impeccable. Great stuff." - BBC Music Magazine Swann but no Flanders: this economically priced collection celebrates the unique talents of a gifted songwriter whose settings of poets from Burns to Betjeman are ripe for revival. The quartet of distinguished singers is luxury casting.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
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-18.46 to -0.63
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11 to 17
1.1
No. 1, The Licorice Fields at Pontefract
-6.27-28.82-24.813
1.2
No. 2, Margate 1940
-6.13-30.75-27.115
1.3
No. 3, Senex
-0.63-25.30-21.514
1.4
No. 4, A Subaltern's Love Song
-4.51-29.78-25.915
1.5
No. 1, Farewell
-4.42-26.45-23.114
1.6
No. 2, I Died for Beauty
-18.46-42.86-38.313
1.7
No. 3, I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain
-6.02-30.85-26.815
1.8
No. 4, Dying
-10.02-34.45-30.113
1.9
No. 5, I Had No Time to Hate
-9.20-31.52-28.213
1.10
No. 1, And Must I Then, Indeed, Pain, Live with You
-5.20-29.71-25.316
1.11
No. 2, Thou Famished Grave, I Will Not Fill Thee Yet
-3.87-24.73-20.813
1.12
Stopping by Woods
-3.83-30.80-27.017
1.13
No. 1, Thoughts of Phena
-12.07-35.04-31.414
1.14
No. 2, Before Life and After
-8.24-30.47-26.314
1.15
No. 2, Be Near Me When My Light Is Low
-6.65-31.00-25.715
1.16
No. 3, Oh Yet We Trust That Somehow Good
-7.52-29.49-25.313
1.17
No. 4, The Wish
-8.97-30.65-26.513
1.18
No. 1, There Rolls the Deep
-6.47-29.09-25.314
1.19
No. 1, When I Am Dead, My Dearest
-10.01-32.88-28.813
1.20
No. 2, A Better Resurrection
-1.76-24.53-19.213
1.21
Dark Rose of My Heart
-4.76-28.62-25.015
1.22
An Invite to Eternity
-7.13-31.52-26.415
1.23
No. 1, The Harlot’s House
-6.34-30.63-26.315
2.1
No. 1, The Garden of Love
-8.91-30.60-26.414
2.2
No. 2, Ah! Sun-Flower!
-5.72-29.09-24.312
2.3
No. 3, The Sick Rose
-6.05-27.65-22.712
2.4
No. 4, The Angel
-9.07-31.52-27.714
2.5
No. 5, The Fly
-10.75-36.40-31.512
2.6
No. 6, Proverb
-6.86-30.04-24.213
2.7
Ya vas lyubil "I Loved You Once"
-9.82-32.97-29.115
2.8
She Is All Harmony, All Wonder
-9.91-31.36-27.513
2.9
Some People's Dreams
-3.90-29.19-23.816
2.10
Marguerite
-1.77-27.18-23.914
2.11
A Red, Red Rose
-8.91-32.12-27.813
2.12
It Was a Lover, and His Lass
-3.96-27.46-23.915
2.13
See, Dearest, How the Rose
-4.35-28.81-25.015
2.14
Arcades
-11.56-35.21-31.313
2.15
We'll Go No More a-Roving
-5.64-26.29-22.412
2.16
Longing
-11.42-31.40-27.912
2.17
Oh, Why Are the Roses So Pale?
-6.47-28.74-25.014
2.18
Old Songs of Lost Love
-4.56-28.73-25.015
2.19
In the Mist
-5.77-29.63-24.814
2.20
Raiders' Dawn
-6.99-28.48-24.711
2.21
The Youth of the Heart
-5.55-32.23-27.817
2.22
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
-13.29-40.09-36.014
2.23
No. 9, Bilbo’s Last Song
-3.85-28.56-24.315

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