Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies
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THOMAS MOORE
Thomas Moore's Irish Melodies
Invocation Ensemble / Timothy Roberts
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 26 May 2006
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'A real charmer, featuring exquisitely musical singing and ensemble work. Utterly beguiling' (BBC Music Magazine)
'The performances admirably match the spirit of the originals ... The bell-like sound of the metal-strung harp is most distinctive, and Giles Lewin's fiddle solos are delightful. Recording and presentation are up to the company's customary high standard' (Gramophone)
'A real charmer, featuring exquisitely musical singing and ensemble work. Utterly beguiling' (BBC Music Magazine)
'A moving and modestly refined collection of Irish songs - from spirited anthems to beautiful laments - which should prove irresistible to lovers of folksong-based music. Superbly produced' (Fanfare, USA)
'A fascinating collection, performed with admirable care for authenticity' (Fanfare, USA)
Tracks:
Moore / Stevenson, Irish Melodies:
Dear Harp of my Country (The Farewell to My Harp) [2'44]
Erin! the smile and the tear in thine eyes [2'09]
How sweet the answer Echo makes [2'13]
Silent, oh Moyle! be the roar of thy water (The Song of Fionnuala) [2'23]
Rich and rare were the gems she wore [4'10]
Bunting, arr, tunes from The Ancient Music of Ireland:
The twisting of the rope [0'49]
Joice's Tune [1'12]
The summer is coming [0'41]
Carolan's Concerto [1'53]
Moore / Stevenson, Irish Melodies:
The harp that once, thro' Tara's halls [2'52]
Nanny McDermotroe [1'22]
The valley lay smiling before me (The Song of O'Ruark, Prince of Breffni) [2'48]
Abigail Judge [2'37]
Avenging and bright [2'08]
The Minstrel-Boy [1'44]
Lament for Owen O'Neill [2'15]
'Tis believed that this harp (The Origin of the Harp) [3'54]
Come, rest in this bosom [2'41]
She is far from the land [3'05]
Come o'er the sea [1'35]
'Tis the last rose of summer [3'11]
Bunting, arr, tunes from The Ancient Music of Ireland:
Girls, have you seen George? [1'19]
The pretty girl milking the cows [1'14]
John, heir of the glen [1'34]
Love in secret [1'27]
The jointure [2'50]
Moore / Stevenson, Irish Melodies:
How dear to me the hour [2'58]
Fly not yet [1'32]
At the mid hour of night [2'30]
What the bee is to the floweret [1'35]
Fill the bumper fair! [2'40]
