Sophie Bevan & Sebastian Wybrew - Songs of Vain Glory - Wigmore Hall Live (2018)

Tracklist
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01. Till Earth Outwears, Op. 19: No. 6, At a Lunar Eclipse
02. Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 4 "Moore's Irish Melodies": No. 10, O the Sight Entrancing
03. Three New Old Songs: No. 1, "To Lucasta, On Going to the Wars"
04. 'Tis but a Week, H.146
05. 114 Songs: No. 51, Tom Sails Away
06. Most Holy Night
07. A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, Op. 140: No. 3, A Soft Day
08. Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 3 "The British Isles": No. 3, Sweet Polly Oliver
09. Roses of Picardy
10. Goodbye-ee
11. If I were the Only Girl
12. We'll Gather Lilacs
13. 6 English Canzonettas, Hob.Xxvia:31-36: No. 1, Sailor'S Song
14. The Fringes of the Fleet: No. 3, Submarines
15. The Oddities: Tom Bowling
16. The Ship
17. Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 4 "Moore's Irish Melodies": No. 8, Oft in the Stilly Night
18. Spring Sorrow
19. When I Am Dead, My Dearest
20. Come to Me in My Dreams, H.71
21. Three Belloc Songs: No. 3, My Own Country
22. 12 Humbert Wolfe Songs, Op. 48: No. 9, Journey's End
23. Songs of the Sea, Op. 91: No. 4, Homeward Bound
24. We'll Gather Lilacs (Reprise)
With each season soprano Sophie Bevan grows in artistic stature and when taking breaks from her distinguished operatic career, she has always felt supremely comfortable performing songs. Her enduring partnership with Sebastian Wybrew began as students at the Royal College of Music and this, their debut release on Wigmore Hall Live, captures her beguiling artistry and astonishing vocal gifts.
A recital to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the First World War, Songs of Vain Glory draws from a wider range of songs in English depicting the excitement, disillusionment and peace of those who must leave to fight and the love, fear and loss of those left behind. From the timeless, astral perspective of Finzi's 'At a lunar eclipse' to the oceanic depths of Elgar's 'Submarines' and the cosy evergreen 'We'll gather lilacs'.