℗ 2020 Rufus Müller
Released | January 29, 2021 |
Duration | 48m 15s |
Record Label | Rubicon |
Catalogue No. | DRC1062 |
Genre | Classical (Folk and traditional) |
Oh sweet were the hours
Rufus Müller, Hammer Clavier Trio
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
Twenty Five Scottish Songs, Op. 108
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1.1
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XXV. Sally in Our Alley (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Henry Carey; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
3:27 | |||
1.2
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IV. Maid of Isla (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Sir Walter Scott; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
2:34 | |||
1.3
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XVI. Could this Ill World (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; James Hogg; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
2:46 | |||
1.4
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XVII. Oh Mary, at thy window be (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Robert Burns; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
2:20 | |||
1.5
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II. Sunset (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Sir Walter Scott; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
3:54 | |||
1.6
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X. Sympathy (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; William Smyth; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
2:58 | |||
1.7
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XII. Oh, had my fate (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Lord Byron; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
4:00 | |||
1.8
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XXIII. The Shepherd's Song (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Joanna Baillie; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
3:02 | |||
1.9
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VIII. The lovely lass of Inverness (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Robert Burns; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
3:20 | |||
1.10
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XVIII. Enchantress, farewell (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Sir Walter Scott; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
3:41 | |||
1.11
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XX. Faithfu' Johnnie (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; William Smyth; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
4:40 | |||
Twelve Scottish Songs, WoO156
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1.12
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VII. Polly Stewart (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Robert Burns; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
2:00 | |||
Twenty Five Scottish Songs, Op. 108
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1.13
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III. Oh! Sweet were the hours (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; William Smyth; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
4:08 | |||
1.14
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XXIV. Again, My Lyre (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; William Smyth; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
3:25 | |||
1.15
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VII. Bonnie Laddie (Scottish Folksong Arrangements)
Ludwig van Beethoven; James Hogg; Rufus Müller; Hammer Clavier Trio |
2:00 | |||
Digital Booklet
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British-German tenor, Rufus Müller, was acclaimed by The New York Times following a performance in Carnegie Hall as "... easily the best tenor I have heard in a live Messiah". His unique dramatic interpretation of the Evangelist in Bach's Passions confirmed his status as one of the world's most sought-after performers. On this recital, he performs Beethoven's "Scottish Folksongs Op.108" alongside the "Hammer Clavier Trio".
George Thomson, an enterprising collector and publisher based in Edinburgh, reached out beyond domestic British talent, to (among others) Haydn, Carl Maria von Weber and Beethoven to continue the work established by Joseph Haydn and William Napier in the 1790s. Always attracted to potential publishing exploitation, Beethoven took an avid interest in what Haydn's folksong venture had begun; and an appealing additional incentive was the commission fee. Haydn's rate had been a British pound per song – about £138 in today's money – a detail which Beethoven made known in negotiations with Thomson.
However, as Beethoven biographer Barry Cooper suggests, the composer also sensed beyond monetary compensation the perennial power of the folk-melody and the potential ensuing benefit of his own musical association with the project, so as to create with Thomson a folksong movement for future generations". Beethoven delivered the challenging arrangements and Thomson struggled to sell them, asking Beethoven if he could simplify his arrangements. Beethoven's wonderfully dusty response was: "I am not accustomed to retouching my compositions: I have never done so, certain of the truth that any partial change alters the character of the composition. I am sorry that you are the loser, but you cannot blame me, since it was up to you to make me better acquainted with the taste of your country and the little facility of your performers."
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rubicon Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.23 -11.58 to -0.62 | -27.71 -34.22 to -23.95 | -24.06 -30.60 to -20.20 | 15 12 to 17 | |
1 | XXV. Sally in Our Alley (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -2.30 | -23.95 | -20.2 | 14 |
2 | IV. Maid of Isla (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -2.24 | -26.51 | -22.7 | 16 |
3 | XVI. Could this Ill World (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -4.10 | -27.45 | -23.9 | 15 |
4 | XVII. Oh Mary, at thy window be (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -3.12 | -26.84 | -23.4 | 16 |
5 | II. Sunset (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -11.58 | -31.15 | -27.2 | 12 |
6 | X. Sympathy (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -7.47 | -34.22 | -30.6 | 15 |
7 | XII. Oh, had my fate (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -4.35 | -27.24 | -23.7 | 14 |
8 | XXIII. The Shepherd's Song (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -4.49 | -26.72 | -23.3 | 14 |
9 | VIII. The lovely lass of Inverness (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -3.44 | -28.17 | -24.4 | 17 |
10 | XVIII. Enchantress, farewell (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -2.05 | -27.01 | -23.6 | 14 |
11 | XX. Faithfu' Johnnie (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -7.91 | -30.36 | -27.0 | 15 |
12 | VII. Polly Stewart (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -5.47 | -27.99 | -24.3 | 15 |
13 | III. Oh! Sweet were the hours (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -2.83 | -27.33 | -23.9 | 15 |
14 | XXIV. Again, My Lyre (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -1.45 | -25.50 | -21.4 | 15 |
15 | VII. Bonnie Laddie (Scottish Folksong Arrangements) | -0.62 | -25.19 | -21.3 | 16 |