Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Lieder on CD

Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960)

Lieder

Stephen Varcoe, Roger Vignoles, Geraldine McGreevy

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The Bells op. 14, 2; 4 Songs for a Mad Sea Captain op. 111; To one who passed whistling through the night; Summer Night; The fields are full; Take heed, young heart; When I was one-and-twenty; The Birch Tree; Lullaby; The Sleeping Beauty; The Ballad of Semmerwater; Tom o'Bedlam; The Mad Prince; Hypochondriacus; Neglected Moon; The Rejected Lover; Arrogant Poppies; Sailing Homeward u. a.

Artists:: Geraldine McGreevy, Stephen Varcoe, Roger Vignoles
Label:: Hyperion
Year of recording ca.:: 2002
Item number:: 7328791
UPC/EAN:: 0034571173375
Release date:: 17.3.2003

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Born into the well-known 'Gibbs toothpaste' family, Armstrong Gibbs (he hated the Cecil with which his name is often prefixed)—born 1889, died 1960—is a member of that wide category of English composers who, without pretensions to 'significance' or greatness, left much attractive and worthwhile music without which we would be much the poorer. Moderately prolific, his 'op' numbers extend to over a hundred. Much of his music, therefore, still awaits investigation and reassessment. He wrote over 150 songs, many of them to words by his friend Walter de la Mare, of which there are a dozen in this collection of 36, including the much-loved 'Silver' and 'Five Eyes'.

The programme is shared between soprano Geraldine McGreevy and baritone Stephen Varcoe whose love for these songs is apparent in their affectionate performances with Roger Vignoles.

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'Most of these songs I had not heard before, nor, I suspect, have most listeners. Hyperion must be thanked for making them available' (International Record Review)

'Songs which gain in stature through being presented in sequence and superbly done' (Gramophone)

'lyrical, imaginative … Geraldine McGreevy’s soprano voice is sweet and pure' (Classic FM Magazine)

'two superb voices alive to Gibbs’s many moods, while Roger Vignoles accompaniments are a model of sensitivity and understanding' (BBC Music Magazine)