Peter Warlock: Capriol Suite auf CD

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Peter Warlock's posthumous reputation rests largely on his work as a prolific writer of songs. Here we have John Mark Ainsley singing not only nine songs for tenor and string quartet but also The Curlew, Warlock's wonderful cycle setting poems by W B Yeats with accompaniment from a small orchestra. The work opens with a plaintive cry of the curlew from the cor anglais, and birdsong remains a feature throughout.

Two of the composer's three orchestral works are also recorded: the famous Capriol (here in its second version, that for string orchestra) and the less well known Serenade. The former is essentially a collection of sixteenth-century dance tunes but these are often highly embellished and dressed up in twentieth-century orchestration. (The name 'Capriol' comes from a treatise on dance written in 1588 by a canon at the cathedral of Langres.)

The Serenade is a beautiful miniature; it is dedicated to Delius and shows many influences from the older composer while adhering to Warlock's own desire for organization and close-knit cohesion.

Rezensionen

'Much of the best of Warlock is here. As usual, Hyperion's presentation is first-rate' (Gramophone)

'Breathtakingly played and sung' (The Observer)

'Superbly evocative' (BBC Music Magazine)

'A delightful collection' (The Birmingham Post)

'A highly desirable issue. Beautiful sound throughout. Very much recommended' (Hi Fi News)

'Another winner from Hyperion' (Manchester Evening News)