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Julian Lloyd Webber, Jiaxin Cheng, John Lenehan - Evening Songs: Delius and Ireland Songs arranged for cello and piano


Жанр: Classical, Cello, Piano
Страна-производитель диска: Германия
Год издания: 2012
Издатель (лейбл): Naxos
Номер по каталогу: 8.572902
Аудиокодек: MP3 (конвертировано из lossless)
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps
Продолжительность: 63:30
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да

Треклист:
01. Frederick Delius (1862-1934): Sunset (2:38)
02. John Ireland (1879-1962): Spring Sorrow (3:49)
03. Delius: Birds in the High Hall Garden (6:30)
04. Ireland: Evening Song (2:50)
05. Delius: In the Seraglio Garden (3:18)
06. Delius: Love's Philosophy (3:21)
07. Ireland: Sea Fever (3:09)
08. Delius: Over the Mountains High (2:22)
09. Ireland: The Holy Boy (2:59)
10. Delius: Serenade from Hassan (4:17)
11. Delius: Through Long, Long Years (4:16)
12. Ireland: Baby (2:08)
13. Ireland: The Three Ravens (4:20)
14. Delius: Little Birdie (1:44)
15. Ireland: Hope (1:34)
16. Ireland: Ladslove (2:39)
17. Delius: Slumber Song (2:39)
18. Ireland: Summer Schemes (2:23)
19. Delius: With Your Blue Eyes (1:41)
20. Ireland: Her Song (3:16)
21. Ireland: In Summer Woods (1:37)

Исполнители:
Julian Lloyd Webber - cello
Jiaxin Cheng - cello (#4,21)
John Lenehan - piano
Recorded at Wyastone Leys, Monmouthshire (UK) on September 6-8, 2011.

Instrumental arrangements of art songs often seem to strike at the balance of music and text that's at the heart of any good song, and are generally best enjoyed in small doses. This release by British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, however, shows every sign of being a labor of love, and it's an exception to the rule. The collection of 21 songs by Delius and the closely related (at least in the song realm) John Ireland includes some unknown melodic gems, such as the early "Birds in the High Hall Garden" of Delius, which inspired the whole project on Webber's part. Webber did most of the arrangements himself, and they're nicely calibrated to the wondrous sounds of his 1690 Stravidarius. The presence of pianist John Lenehan, an Ireland specialist, contributes to the whole effect, as does the inclusion of Webber's wife, cellist Jiaxin Cheng, on a couple of tracks. The engineering, at the acoustically very fine Wyastone Leys estate in England's Monmouthshire region, is unimpeachable. What it all adds up to is the elusive feeling that you're not listening to transcriptions at all. This is a valuable addition to the cello-and-piano literature (many of these pieces would be ideal singly or in small groups for student recitals), and taken as a whole it's a luxuriant hour of melody.