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On Buying a Horse
The songs of Judith Weir

Susan Bickley, Andrew Kennedy,
Ailish Tynan, Iain Burnside

"Few living composers can be so original, so intellectually rich, so many layered"

The Independent 

  "She is mistress of the momentary epic, of tragedy at a glance"

The Observer

    "A superb anthology" 

The Sunday Herald

     

Much loved mezzo-soprano, Susan Bickley, and fast-rising stars Ailish Tynan and Andrew Kennedy perform songs written by one of Britain's leading composers, Judith Weir. 

With works ranging from minature to epic, these songs showcase the originality and talent of one of music's great storytellers. Superbly accompanied by Iain Burnside, these strong performances masterfully bring together Weir's diverse range of literary and musical influences from many international sources, including China, Africa and Serbia as well as her native Scotland.

Susan Bickley
Mezzo-soprano		 Ailish Tynan
Soprano
Iain Burnside
Piano		 Andrew Kennedy
Tenor
 
Featuring the works:
  • On Buying a Horse
  • Ox Mountain was Covered by Trees
  • Songs from the Exotic
  • Scotch Minstrelsy
  • The Voice of Desire
  • A Spanish Liederbooklet
  • King Harald's Saga
  • Ständchen

 

Title Page
Reviews
CD Booklet pdf
Judith Weir
Susan Bickley
Andrew Kennedy
Ailish Tynan
Iain Burnside

Release date: November 2006
Order code: SIGCD087
Barcode: 635212008720

 

On Buying a Horse
The songs of Judith Weir
1. On buying a horse
 		[2.26]
2. Ox Mountain was Covered by Trees [4.05]
Songs from the Exotic
3. I. Sevdalino, my little one [1.41]
4. II. In the lovely village of Nevesinje [3.06]
5. III. The romance of Count Arnaldos
 [2.24]
6. IV. The song of the girl ravished away 
by the fairies in South Uist 		[2.03]
Scotch Minstrelsy
7. I. Bessie Bell and Mary Gray [3.57]
8. II. Bonnie James Campbell [2.26]
9. III. Lady Isobel and the Elf-knight [2.03]
10. IV. The gypsy laddie [3.04]
11. V. The braes of Yarrow [1.55]
The Voice of Desire
12. I. The voice of desire [4.05]
13. II. White eggs in the bush [2.48]
14. III. Written on terrestial things  [3.19]
15. IV. Sweet little red feet [1.26]
A Spanish Liederbooklet
16.  I. Romance de fonte-frida [4.07]
17. II. Romance de rosa fresca
 [2.34]
18. III. Seranilla de la zarzuela [2.09]
King Harald's Saga
19. Act I [4.19]
20. Act II [3.22]
21. Act III [4.34]
22. Epilogue [1.30]
23. Ständchen   [3.15]
Total running time: [68.06]

 

 

 

 

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