Songs my father taught me
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Label: Hyperion
Cat No: CDA67290
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Contents
Works
The Holy CityLove, could I only tell thee
Bird Songs at Eventide
The Trumpeter
On the banks of the Wabash, far away
God's Garden
She is far from the land
I'll walk beside you
Keep the Home Fires Burning
The Old House
In summertime on Bredon
Smilin' through
Passing by
Trees
The Cheviot Hills
Until
My Dearest Heart
The Lost Chord
Drink to me only with thine eyes (arr. Roger Quilter)
The Lark in the Clear Air (arr. Phyllis Tate)
A Mood
A Brown Bird Singing
Bird of Love Divine
It is only a tiny garden
Love's Garden of Roses
Artists
Thomas Allen (baritone)Malcolm Martineau (piano)
Works
The Holy CityLove, could I only tell thee
Bird Songs at Eventide
The Trumpeter
On the banks of the Wabash, far away
God's Garden
She is far from the land
I'll walk beside you
Keep the Home Fires Burning
The Old House
In summertime on Bredon
Smilin' through
Passing by
Trees
The Cheviot Hills
Until
My Dearest Heart
The Lost Chord
Drink to me only with thine eyes (arr. Roger Quilter)
The Lark in the Clear Air (arr. Phyllis Tate)
A Mood
A Brown Bird Singing
Bird of Love Divine
It is only a tiny garden
Love's Garden of Roses
Artists
Thomas Allen (baritone)Malcolm Martineau (piano)
About
‘The completion of this record marks something of a watershed for me in a career not without incident and highlight. So why, you may ask, should a recording of what were once mostly popular songs be just as telling, if not more so, than the commitment to disc of the great works of Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Berlioz and so many other heavyweight names? I can only say that nostalgia and sentiment are almost entirely responsible, plus a genuine love of the often simple but very beautiful melodies that lie within these songs. The majority of them did indeed enjoy popularity in their day, still do in some cases. Others never made their mark, and I feel should have done, but who can ponder the eternal riddle of why, with works of not dissimilar quality, some make it and others don't. There’s no academia behind this recording, just my very simple need to recapture memories I have of amateur singers coming through our house in Seaham Harbour, to practice these songs and others with my father at a time when there seemed a need for reassurance, perhaps, following two world wars. Then, there was no embarrassment at the sentiment common to so many of them, as one might experience now. My father, I think, would have liked the record and I want it to be in his beloved memory ...’ – Thomas Allen
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