New Arrivals/Restock

Title: Lonely Landscape - Chamber Music & Song by Pamela Harrison
Artist: Royal Welsh Chamber Players
Label: Resonus Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5060262793886
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-02-07
Number of Discs: 1

Continuing the recent resurgence of interest in Pamela Harrison's work, this album presents a compelling collection of her chamber music and songs, curated by the esteemed clarinettist Robert Plane. The album showcases Harrison's distinctive style, characterized by an elegant, understated idiom reflective of mid-20th-century English music. This album features the premier recordings of a selection of Harrison's songs, alongside her chamber works, ranging from large-scale ensemble pieces to intimate miniatures. The performers, a mix of distinguished teaching staff from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and talented recent graduates, bring fresh vitality to Harrison's music, ensuring her legacy endures. Harrison's compositions, often overlooked, are rediscovered here with a sensitivity and clarity that highlight their timeless charm and sophisticated craftsmanship. This release is a testament to Harrison's unique voice and her significant, yet underappreciated, contribution to British music.

Tracks:
1.1 Cello Sonata~Allegretto con fuoco
1.2 Cello Sonata~Vivace
1.3 Cello Sonata~Andantino affetuoso
1.4 Cello Sonata~Presto molto agitato
1.5 Kindling of the Day~To Julia, in her Dawn, or Daybreak
1.6 Kindling of the Day~Upon Julia’s Haire, Filled With Dew
1.7 Kindling of the Day~The Tear Sent to Her from Staines
1.8 Kindling of the Day~To the Western Wind
1.9 Kindling of the Day~A Meditation for His Mistress
1.10 Kindling of the Day~To Musick: A Song
1.11 Kindling of the Day~To the Water Nymphs Drinking at the Fountain
1.12 Kindling of the Day~Gilly-flowers
1.13 Kindling of the Day~To Daisies: Not to Shut So Soon
1.14 Kindling of the Day~The Night-Piece: To Julia
1.15 Septet~Con moto e marcato
1.16 Septet~Tranquillo
1.17 Septet~Allegro vivace
1.18 Septet~Lento ma non troppo
1.19 Septet~Allegro assai
1.20 Lonely Landscape~The night is darkening around me
1.21 Lonely Landscape~‘Tis moonlight, summer moonlight
1.22 Lonely Landscape~The starry night shall tidings bring
1.23 Lonely Landscape~Fall, leaves, fall
1.24 Lonely Landscape~The sun has set
1.25 Lonely Landscape~I’m happiest now when most away
1.26 Four Pieces~Lento espressivo, for flute and piano
1.27 Four Pieces~Allegretto e leggiero (Chase a Shadow), for oboe and piano
1.28 Four Pieces~Andante, for clarinet and piano
1.29 Four Pieces~Moderato, for bassoon and piano
1.30 Octetto Pastorale~Molto moderato - Allegro molto
1.31 Octetto Pastorale~Lento
1.32 Octetto Pastorale~Con brio
1.33 Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare (A Present for Paul)~Blindman’s In
1.34 Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare (A Present for Paul)~A Goldfinch
1.35 Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare (A Present for Paul)~White
1.36 Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare (A Present for Paul)~Dreamland
1.37 Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare (A Present for Paul)~Where
1.38 Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare (A Present for Paul)~Why?
1.39 Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare (A Present for Paul)~The Horseman
1.40 Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare (A Present for Paul)~Nicoletta