Benjamin Britten was throughout his life drawn to folk-song, possessing a special gift for wordsetting and vocal writing. This second disc of the complete folk song arrangements focuses on the orchestral versions and the volumes for guitar and harp. This release and its companion (Naxos 8.557220-21), both previously available on Collins Classics, present all the known folksongs and include ten world première recordings of arrangements published as recently as 2001.
Tracklist
Artist details
Britten, Benjamin
Traditional - Lyricist
8 Folk Song Arrangements
1 Lord! I married me a wife 01:16
2 She's like the swallow 02:43
3 Lemady 01:26
4 Bonny at morn 03:16
5 Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn 02:20
6 Dafydd y Garreg Wen 03:04
7 The False Knight upon the Road 03:40
8 Bird Scarer's Song 00:56
Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements: No. 5. The Holly and the Ivy (version for 4 voices and choir)
9 Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements: No. 5. The Holly and the Ivy (version for 4 voices and choir) 03:18
King Herod and the Cock
10 King Herod and the Cock 02:05
The Twelve Apostles
11 The Twelve Apostles 06:10
The Bitter Withy (fragment)
12 The Bitter Withy (fragment) 05:08
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 2, "France" (version for voice and orchestra) (excerpts)
13 No. 4. Le roi s'en va-t'en chasses 02:13
14 No. 3. Fileuse 01:38
15 No. 7. Eho! Eho! 01:49
16 No. 5. La belle est un jardin d'amour 02:29
17 No. 8. Quand j'étais chez mon pere 01:52
Britten, Benjamin
Yeats, William Butler - Lyricist
Traditional - Lyricist
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 1, "British Isles" (version for voice and orchestra) (excerpts)
18 No. 1. The Salley Gardens 02:49
19 No. 2. Little Sir William 02:52
20 No. 3. The Bonny Earl o' Moray 02:38
21 No. 4. O can ye sew cushions? 02:14
22 No. 7. Oliver Cromwell 00:40
Britten, Benjamin
Traditional - Lyricist
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 3, "British Isles" (version for voice and orchestra) (excerpts)
23 No. 1. The Plough Boy 01:58
24 No. 6. O Waly, Waly 03:22
25 No. 7. Come you not from Newcastle? 01:11
Britten, Benjamin
Yeats, William Butler - Lyricist
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 1, "British Isles": No. 1. The Salley Gardens (version for voice, bassoon, harp and strings)
26 Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 1, "British Isles": No. 1. The Salley Gardens (version for voice, bassoon, harp and strings) 02:43
