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roslynmuse
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« Reply #120 on: 20:00:22, 07-09-2007 »
So, the composer is Samuel Coleridge Taylor.
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John W
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« Reply #121 on: 20:06:52, 07-09-2007 »
Composer correct roslyn  Smiley
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« Reply #122 on: 19:56:04, 09-09-2007 »
OK then, the mystery British (Welsh) tenor was Tudor Davies (1892-1958), the original Hugh The Drover (RVW).

Interesting biographies of near-forgotten singers here

I am still intrigued by the work, Eleanore by Samual Coleridge-Taylor (just a little success with google/yahoo) and what were the other songs in the Op. 37.


John W

(this threadlet should have been in the Who?What? thread, I'll move it soon).
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« Reply #123 on: 20:19:27, 09-09-2007 »
According to Stephen Banfield's Sensibility and English Song Op 37 comprises:

1 You'll love me yet (Browning)
2 Canoe Song (Isabella Crawford)
3 A blood-red ring (Barry Dane)
4 Sweet evenings come and go (George Eliot)
5 As the moon's soft splendour (Shelley)

and finally 6 Eleanore (Eric Mackay)

They were written between 1897-8 (approx) and published 1899. Nos 1 - 4 were apparently performed by one Jessie Walmisley at the Croydon Conservatoire on 24th February 1898.

Banfield lists some 129 songs by S C-T altogether. But he doesn't have a good word to say about any of them! ("Indistinguishable from ballads"...)
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« Reply #124 on: 21:05:14, 09-09-2007 »
Quote from: roslynmuse on 20:19:27, 09-09-2007
According to Stephen Banfield's Sensibility and English Song Op 37 comprises:.....

Thanks roslyn

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apparently performed by one Jessie Walmisley at the Croydon Conservatoire on 24th February 1898.

The future Mrs Coleridge-Taylor ! see this

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Banfield lists some 129 songs by S C-T altogether. But he doesn't have a good word to say about any of them! ("Indistinguishable from ballads"...)

Indeed, Eleanore is nothing special, but I'm fond of these old-time ballads and have aquired a sizeable collection on 78s. Ian Wallace was mentioned earlier, and have to say his efforts on BBC's My Kind Of Music got me interested in old ballads.

Thanks again,

John W
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« Reply #125 on: 21:19:02, 09-09-2007 »
A formidable looking woman!

I must admit to a bit of weakness for these vocal treasures myself.
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« Reply #126 on: 13:10:57, 27-11-2007 »
OK, a new soundclip quiz.

Identify the speakers, each a significant figure in our music in the 20th century and at least one into this century.

clip a

clip b

clip c

clip d

clip e

clip f


mp3 files


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« Reply #127 on: 15:33:06, 27-11-2007 »
I think (d) is Richard Rodney Bennett?
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« Reply #128 on: 15:59:50, 27-11-2007 »
A. Colin Davis
B. Simon Rattle
C. Adrian Boult?
E. Lenny Bernstein
F. Joan Sutherland
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« Reply #129 on: 16:06:00, 27-11-2007 »
(c) Peter Pears?
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John W
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« Reply #130 on: 18:31:43, 27-11-2007 »
Excellent work there from IGI and George

A. Colin Davis
B. Simon Rattle
C. Peter Pears
D.
E. Lenny Bernstein
F. Joan Sutherland

Reiner, D. isn't RRB.

Clue: D. is an instrumentalist who has worked/recorded with Peter Pears


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« Reply #131 on: 18:39:20, 27-11-2007 »
D. Julian Bream?
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« Reply #132 on: 18:55:01, 27-11-2007 »
Well done IGI!
A. Colin Davis
B. Simon Rattle
C. Peter Pears
D. Julian Bream
E. Lenny Bernstein
F. Joan Sutherland


Hmm, these quizzes are either too easy or too difficult. What I need are the speaking voices of people like Emma Kirkby, Heinz Holliger, Vladimir Ashkenazy etc. Does Sean Rafferty's Listen Again go back several years?  Smiley


John
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« Reply #133 on: 13:30:50, 20-01-2008 »
What's this the first note of then?

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/andyd.music/1st note.mp3
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« Reply #134 on: 13:33:57, 20-01-2008 »
Fur Elise?

Edit: what a bad guess that was, sorry (having just played it - on a CD that is, my keyboard was banished to the attic a long time ago, and now you all know why   Roll Eyes
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