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Geoffrey Bush - Songs / Simon Wallfisch - baritone, Edward Rushton - piano / Herrick's 'Hesperides', Greek Love Songs, Spring Songs, Stevie Smith Songs, Songs of Ben Jonson, The End Of Love / Lyrita Audio CD 2014 Stereo / SRCD.343
UPC 5020926034328
Geoffrey Bush (23 March 1920 – 24 February 1998) was a British composer, teacher and music scholar. Largely without formal training in composition, he produced a wide range of compositions across different genres, including many songs and works for choirs. He also edited and arranged the works of other composers. Most of his teaching was within the framework of the Extramural Departments at Oxford University and London University. He was a popular broadcaster on BBC music programmes, and the author of several books.
| Label: | Lyrita - SRCD.343 |
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| Format: |
CD, Stereo
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
2014 |
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Tracklist:
Four Songs from Herrick’s ‘Hesperides’ (1949)
1 The Impatient Lover (1’39”)
2 Upon the Loss of his Mistresses (2'59”)
3 To Electra (2'14”)
4 Upon Julia’s Clothes (1°13”)
Seven Greek Love Songs (1964)
(Meleager trans. Dudley Fitts)
5 Fanfare (1'01”)
6 Flowers (1'54”)
7 A Curse (1'57")
8 The Mosquito (1'38”)
9 Night (2'17")
10 Jullaby (2'04”)
11 The Poet's Epitaph (2'34")
Five Spring Songs (1944)
12 Diaphenia (attrib. Constable/Chettle) (2’00”)
13 Lay a Garland on my Hearse (Fletcher) (1'46”)
14 What Thing is Love? (Peele) (0'55")
15 Weep you No More Sad Fountains (anon.) (3’20”)
16 Now the Lusty Spring is Seen (Fletcher) (1’26")
Stevie Smith Songs (1981)
17 Avondale (1'48”)
18 My Cats (1'45")
Three Songs of Ben Jonson (1952)
19 Echo’s Lament for Narcissus (3'12")
20 The Kiss (1'13'')
21 A Rebuke (1'35”)
The End of Love (1954)
(Kathleen Raine)
22 Lament (2'51”)
23 Far-darting Apollo (3'14'')
24 The Endof Love (2'43”)
25 Introspection (4'40”")
26 Merciless Beauty (1987) (2'19")
Five Medieval Lyrics (1970)
27 Colloquy (anon.) (1'47)
28 Confession (Charles of Orleans) (1'46”)
29 Carol (anon.) (2'35")
30 The Vanity of Human Wishes (anon.) (3'18")
31 Rutterkin (attrib. Skelton) (1'38")
32 O, the Month of May (1950) (2'45")
- Baritone - Simon Wallfisch
- Piano - Edward Rushton
