Jungle Book & other choral works

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PERCY GRAINGER
Jungle Book & other choral works
John Mark Ainsley (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Polyphony, Stephen Layton

[ Hyperion Helios / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 20 February 2011

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"Generous timing, discoveries, Delian gauzy harmonies, tangy instrumentation, sentimentality, aureate vocal light, succinct and touching settings." (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Jan 2011)

"The present Hyperion disc comprises 14 short pieces and all eleven episodes that comprise the Jungle Book set. These works are for voice, either solo or full choral, all with various configurations of instrumental support. These ensembles are often richly specified. The sea shanty, Shallow Brown is heard here in its full panoply for harmonium, four guitars, two mandolas, two mandolins, two ukuleles, piccolo, three clarinets, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon, two alto saxophones, horn, strings, piano, baritone and choir. Grainger was famous for the variety of versions of each of his pieces - some very simple - voice and piano and others more extravagant and with a peppering of 'unconventional' instruments including guitar, harp and baritone saxophone. The saxophones lend an abrasive grunt to the end of the Peora Hunt. Generous timing, discoveries, Delian gauzy harmonies, tangy instrumentation, sentimentality, aureate vocal light, succinct and touching settings." (MusicWeb bargain of the Month Jan 2011)

Tracks:

Shallow Brown [6:04]
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Jungle Book
1: The fall of the stone [2:11]
2: Morning song in the jungle [2:50]
3: Night-song in the jungle [0:48]
4: The Inuit [2:17]
5: The beaches of Lukannon [3:23]
6: Red Dog [1:11]
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
7: The peora hunt [0:40]
8: Hunting-song of the Seeonee pack [1:19]
9: Tiger! Tiger! [1:19]
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
10: The only son [4:40]
Libby Crabtree (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
11: Mowgli's song against people [3:41]
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), James Gilchrist (tenor)
Good-bye to love [3:54] arr. Alan Gibbs (b.1932)
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Died for love [1:24]
Libby Crabtree (soprano)
The power of love [4:53]
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
The Rival Brothers [1:03]
Six dukes went afishin' [2:19]
The sprig of thyme [2:35] arr. Dana Perna (b.1958)
Libby Crabtree (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor)
Willow, willow [3:57]
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Recessional [3:58]
Lord Maxwell's goodnight [2:48] arr. David Tall (b.1941)
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
The Three Ravens [4:02]
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
The running of shindand [1:41]
Early one morning [2:51] arr. David Tall (b.1941)
David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Libby Crabtree (soprano)
The love song of Har Dyal [2:14]
Lesley Jane Rogers (soprano)
My love's in Germanie [3:57]
Libby Crabtree (soprano)