There Is Sweet Music: English Choral Songs, 1890-1950

~ Release by The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Partsongs, op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Eight partsongs, op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird
lyricist:
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
publisher:
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
part of:
Eight partsongs, op. 119
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford4:03
2To be sung of a summer night on the water I
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, RT iv/5
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1917)
dedicated to:
Oriana Madrigal Society and Charles Kennedy Scott (English organist and choral conductor)
recording of:
To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, RT iv/5: I. Slow, but not dragging
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1917)
part of:
To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, RT iv/5
Frederick Delius2:16
3To be sung of a summer night on the water II
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, RT iv/5: II. Gaily but not quick
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1917)
part of:
To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, RT iv/5
Frederick Delius2:19
4Partsongs, op. 53: No. 1. There is sweet music
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
There Is Sweet Music, op. 53 no. 1
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Four Part-Songs, op. 53
Sir Edward Elgar5:32
5Partsongs, op. 18: No. 3. My love dwelt in a Northern land
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
My Love dwelt in a Northern Land, op. 18 no. 3
lyricist:
Andrew Lang (Scottish poet and novelist)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
Three Part-Songs, op. 18
Sir Edward Elgar4:22
6Three Shakespeare Songs: I. Full fathom five
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs: Full fathom five
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:19
7Three Shakespeare Songs: II. The cloud-capp'd towers
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs: The cloud-capp’d towers
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:20
8Three Shakespeare Songs: III. Over hill, over dale
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs: Over hill, over dale
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:00
9The sailor and young Nancy
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
The Sailor and Young Nancy
composer:
Ernest John Moeran (English composer)
Ernest John Moeran3:02
10Brigg Fair
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Brigg Fair (Percy Grainger choral arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Percy Grainger
arrangement of:
Brigg Fair
Percy Grainger2:57
11Londonderry air (Danny Boy)
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Irish Tune from County Derry (for unaccompanied choir)
composer and arranger:
Percy Grainger
arrangement of:
Irish Tune from County Derry
Percy Grainger3:26
12The three ravens
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
The Three Ravens
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edward T. Chapman
Edward T. Chapman4:52
13My sweetheart's like Venus
engineer:
John Richards (engineer) and Don Sears
producer:
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
editor:
Ron Dabbs
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recorded at:
Ely Cathedral in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
12 Welsh Folk Songs: My Sweetheart’s Like Venus (Mae 'nghariad i'n Fenws)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1930 until 1931)
is based on:
Mae 'Nghariad I'n Fenws
part of:
Twelve Welsh Folk Songs
Gustav Holst1:54
14The oak and the ash
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
The Oak and the Ash
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow
arrangement of:
The Oak and the Ash
Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow3:04
15Quick! We have but a second
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Quick! we have but a second
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford0:47
16Five Flower Songs, op. 47: I. To daffodils
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 1. To Daffodils
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten1:37
17Five Flower Songs, op. 47: II. The succession of the four sweet months
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 2. The Succession of the Four Sweet Months
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten2:04
18Five Flower Songs, op. 47: III. Marsh flowers
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 3. Marsh Flowers
lyricist:
George Crabbe
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten2:31
19Five Flower Songs, op. 47: IV. The evening primrose
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 4. The Evening Primrose
lyricist:
John Clare (shepherd poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten2:37
20Five Flower Songs, op. 47: V. Ballad of green broom
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47: No. 5. Ballad of Green Broom
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1950)
part of:
Five Flower Songs, op. 47
Benjamin Britten2:16