Choir Of Clare College - Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs Of The Four Seasons - Import CD

Credits:

Choir Of Clare College

Description:

Folk Songs of the Four Seasons, a cantata for women's voices, was commissioned by the National Federation of Women's Institutes in 1950. Written for female chorus and orchestra, the 40-minute work is divided into a prologue and sections for spring, summer, fall, and winter. The work represents two important elements of Vaughan Williams' musical personality: music-making for amateur performers and his attachment to English folk songs and folk carols. Tokyo M Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Prologue. To the Ploughboy
2.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Spring. Early in the Spring
3.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Spring. The Lark in the Morning
4.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Spring. May Song
5.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Summer. Summer is a-coming in / The Cuckoo
6.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Summer. The Sprig of Thyme
7.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Summer. The Sheep Shearing
8.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Summer. The Green Meadow
9.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Autumn. John Barleycorn
10.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Autumn. The Unquiet Grave
11.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Autumn. An Acre of Land
12.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Winter. Children's Christmas Song
13.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Winter. Wassail Song
14.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Winter. In Bethlehem City
15.Folk Songs of the Four Seasons: Winter. God Bless the Master
16.In Windsor Forest: The Conspiracy (Sigh no more, ladies)
17.In Windsor Forest: Falstaff and the Fairies (Round about in a fair ring-a)
18.In Windsor Forest: Wedding Chorus (See the Chariot at hand)
19.In Windsor Forest: Epilogue (Whether men do laugh or weep)