℗ 2016 Globe Music
| Released | September 9, 2016 |
| Duration | 1h 08m 36s |
| Record Label | Globe Music |
| Catalogue No. | GM-001 |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Songs from Our Ancestors
Ian Bostridge, Xuefei Yang
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Fourth Book of Songs
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1.1
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In darkness let me dwell
John Dowland; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
3:28 | |||
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First Book of Songs
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1.2
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Come again, sweet love doth now invite
John Dowland; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
2:01 | |||
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Second Book of Songs
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1.3
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White as lilies was her face
John Dowland; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
2:03 | |||
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First Book of Songs
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1.4
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My thoughts are winged with hopes
John Dowland; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
1:30 | |||
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Second Book of Songs
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1.5
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Flow, my tears, fall from your springs
John Dowland; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
4:24 | |||
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1.6
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Drunken Ecstasy (arr. by Xuefei Yang)
Xuefei Yang; Ruan Ji; Xuefei Yang |
2:07 | |||
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Gloriana, Op. 53
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1.7
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The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex (arr. by J. Bream)
Julian Bream; Benjamin Britten; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
3:52 | |||
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1.8
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Flowing Water (arr. by X. Yang)
Anonymous; Xuefei Yang; Xuefei Yang |
6:21 | |||
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Schwanengesang, D. 957
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1.9
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No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) (arr. by I Bostridge and X. Yang)
Anonymous; Franz Schubert; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
3:44 | |||
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1.10
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Die Mainacht, D. 194 (arr. by I Bostridge and X. Yang)
Anonymous; Franz Schubert; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
1:56 | |||
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1.11
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Der König in Thule, Op. 5, No. 5, D. 367 (arr. by I Bostridge and X. Yang)
Anonymous; Franz Schubert; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
2:51 | |||
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1.12
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An die Musik, Op. 88, No. 4, D. 547 (arr. by I Bostridge and X. Yang)
Anonymous; Franz Schubert; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
2:20 | |||
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1.13
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Sword Dance (arr. by Xuefei Yang)
Xu Chang-jun; Xuefei Yang; Xuefei Yang |
5:16 | |||
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Letters from Composers
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1.14
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No. 3. Franz Schubert to a Friend
Dominick Argento; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
4:22 | |||
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1.15
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No. 1. Frederic Chopin to a Friend
Dominick Argento; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
3:22 | |||
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1.16
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Shuo Chang
Chen Yi; Xuefei Yang |
6:45 | |||
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The Book of Songs
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1.17
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No. 1. She threw me a quince
Stephen Goss; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
1:31 | |||
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1.18
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No. 2. Oh, you with the blue collar
Stephen Goss; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
3:31 | |||
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1.19
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No. 3. Plucking the rushes
Stephen Goss; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
1:19 | |||
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1.20
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No. 4. Pastoral
Stephen Goss; Xuefei Yang |
1:33 | |||
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1.21
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No. 5. In the tavern
Stephen Goss; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
0:49 | |||
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1.22
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No. 6. Lament
Stephen Goss; Ian Bostridge; Xuefei Yang |
3:31 | |||
English tenor Ian Bostridge and Chinese classical guitarist Xuefei Yang present this selection of works by Dowland, Schubert, Britten and Argento alongside Chinese folk songs. Celebrating the candlelit intimacy and storytelling environment of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe, Songs from Our Ancestors merges trajectories of history, music and poetry in a thoughtful and eclectic journey that is personal as well as global. Bostridge sings these most famous of Dowland’s lute songs for the very first time, while Yang contributes her own arrangements of some of the most storied Chinese melodies. Both perform commissions by Stephen Goss and Chen Yi who have made outsized contributions to the modern classical guitar canon. The result is a chronological investigation of music that intersects both today and the Ming Dynasty, Shakespeare’s own generation and the age that gave us the Jacobean indoor theatre.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Globe Music Studio Masters
Recorded at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe, London, January and April 2016 Produced by Bill Barclay Recording engineers: Steve Lowe and Sarah Weltman Mixing: Bill Barclay and Steve Lowe Mastering: Andrew Mellor Music coordinator: James Maloney Music assistant: Charlie Limm Designed by Hannah Yates Cover photography by Anne-Marie Bickerton Dominick Argento is published by Boosey & Hawkes Stephen Goss is published by Doberman-Yppan Chen Yi is published by Theodore Presser Co. Unless otherwise stated, Xuefei Yang plays a guitar made by Greg Smallman
Recorded at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe, London, January and April 2016 Produced by Bill Barclay Recording engineers: Steve Lowe and Sarah Weltman Mixing: Bill Barclay and Steve Lowe Mastering: Andrew Mellor Music coordinator: James Maloney Music assistant: Charlie Limm Designed by Hannah Yates Cover photography by Anne-Marie Bickerton Dominick Argento is published by Boosey & Hawkes Stephen Goss is published by Doberman-Yppan Chen Yi is published by Theodore Presser Co. Unless otherwise stated, Xuefei Yang plays a guitar made by Greg Smallman
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -7.96 -18.93 to -2.99 | -30.70 -38.37 to -25.67 | -26.56 -34.10 to -21.30 | 14 11 to 16 | |
| 1 | In darkness let me dwell | -6.44 | -29.98 | -25.8 | 15 |
| 2 | Come again, sweet love doth now invite | -7.96 | -29.22 | -25.9 | 15 |
| 3 | White as lilies was her face | -8.32 | -29.55 | -26.3 | 15 |
| 4 | My thoughts are winged with hopes | -9.01 | -28.85 | -25.7 | 13 |
| 5 | Flow, my tears, fall from your springs | -8.21 | -31.73 | -28.0 | 16 |
| 6 | Drunken Ecstasy (arr. by Xuefei Yang) | -12.90 | -33.65 | -30.9 | 12 |
| 7 | The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex (arr. by J. Bream) | -4.21 | -28.92 | -23.9 | 15 |
| 8 | Flowing Water (arr. by X. Yang) | -11.51 | -34.56 | -31.5 | 13 |
| 9 | No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) (arr. by I Bostridge and X. Yang) | -2.99 | -27.93 | -23.2 | 16 |
| 10 | Die Mainacht, D. 194 (arr. by I Bostridge and X. Yang) | -7.43 | -27.48 | -24.0 | 12 |
| 11 | Der König in Thule, Op. 5, No. 5, D. 367 (arr. by I Bostridge and X. Yang) | -5.57 | -26.58 | -22.4 | 13 |
| 12 | An die Musik, Op. 88, No. 4, D. 547 (arr. by I Bostridge and X. Yang) | -5.56 | -28.45 | -24.6 | 13 |
| 13 | Sword Dance (arr. by Xuefei Yang) | -8.52 | -33.72 | -29.6 | 14 |
| 14 | No. 3. Franz Schubert to a Friend | -3.46 | -29.68 | -23.9 | 16 |
| 15 | No. 1. Frederic Chopin to a Friend | -7.49 | -31.87 | -27.1 | 15 |
| 16 | Shuo Chang | -10.47 | -35.60 | -32.6 | 15 |
| 17 | No. 1. She threw me a quince | -4.23 | -25.67 | -21.3 | 13 |
| 18 | No. 2. Oh, you with the blue collar | -9.87 | -32.71 | -28.2 | 14 |
| 19 | No. 3. Plucking the rushes | -4.52 | -26.90 | -22.1 | 14 |
| 20 | No. 4. Pastoral | -18.93 | -38.37 | -34.1 | 11 |
| 21 | No. 5. In the tavern | -6.93 | -29.60 | -24.1 | 14 |
| 22 | No. 6. Lament | -10.66 | -34.27 | -29.2 | 14 |