Lonely Landscape: Chamber Music and Song by Pamela Harrison | James Gilchrist (tenor), Alice Neary (cello), Jâms Coleman (piano), Royal Welsh Chamber Players | Resonus Classics | RES10351

Lonely Landscape: Chamber Music and Song by Pamela Harrison

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Total playing time [82:29]

Alice Neary (cello)  
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Jâms Coleman (piano)

Royal Welsh Chamber Players 
Lucy Gould (violin), André Swanepoel (violin), David Adams (viola), Sebastian Pennar (double bass), Matthew Featherstone (flute), Amy McKean (oboe), Sam Willsmore (oboe), Robert Plane (clarinet), Sam Davies-Turner (clarinet), Stephen Marsden (bassoon), Jarosław Augustyniak, (bassoon), Hannah Harding (bassoon), Ben Goldscheider (horn), David Tillotson (horn)

Continuing the recent resurgence of interest in Pamela Harrison’s work, this album presents a compelling collection of her chamber music and songs, curated by the esteemed clarinettist Robert Plane. The album showcases Harrison’s distinctive style, characterized by an elegant, understated idiom reflective of mid-20th- century English music.

This album features the premier recordings of a selection of Harrison’s songs, alongside her chamber works, ranging from large-scale ensemble pieces to intimate miniatures. The performers, a mix of distinguished teaching staff from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and talented recent graduates, bring fresh vitality to Harrison’s music, ensuring her legacy endures. Harrison’s compositions, often overlooked, are rediscovered here with a sensitivity and clarity that highlight their timeless charm and sophisticated craftsmanship.

This release is a testament to Harrison’s unique voice and her significant, yet underappreciated, contribution to British music.

Album Booklet (PDF)

Tracklist

Cello Sonata
1. Allegretto con fuoco
2. Vivace
3. Andantino affetuoso
4. Presto molto agitato

The Kindling of the Day
5. To Julia, in her Dawn, or Daybreak
6. Upon Julia’s Haire, Filled With Dew
7. The Tear Sent to Her from Staines
8. To the Western Wind
9. A Meditation for His Mistress
10. To Musick: A Song
11. To the Water Nymphs Drinking
at the Fountain
12. Gilly-flowers
13. To Daisies: Not to Shut So Soon
14. The Night-Piece: To Julia

Septet
15. Con moto e marcato
16. Tranquillo
17. Allegro vivace
18. Lento ma non troppo
19. Allegro assai

The Lonely Landscape
20. The night is darkening around me
21. ‘Tis moonlight, summer moonlight
22. The starry night shall tidings bring
23. Fall, leaves, fall
24. The sun has set
25. I’m happiest now when most away

Four Pieces
26. Lento espressivo, for flute and piano
27. Allegretto e leggiero (Chase a Shadow),
for oboe and piano
28. Andante, for clarinet and piano
29. Moderato, for bassoon and piano

Octetto Pastorale
30. Molto moderato – Allegro molto
31. Lento
32. Con brio

Eight Poems of Walter de la Mare
(A Present for Paul)
33. Blindman’s In
34. A Goldfinch
35. White
36. Dreamland
37. Where
38. Why?
39. The Horseman
40. Nicoletta

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© 2024 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2024 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10351
Producer, engineer, editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262793886
Release date: 15 November 2024