Songs of the Sea / Songs of Travel

From ‘one of the most gorgeous voices on the opera stage today’ (Opera News) comes a selection of nautical favourites by Stanford, celebrating a time when England ruled the waves, complemented by song cycles from Vaughan Williams that look beyond, from the Dorset vales towards America and the far horizon.

Works
SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD 1852–1924
Songs of the Sea
La Belle Dame sans Merci
from Songs of the Fleet

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 1872–1958
Linden Lea
Blackmwore by the Stour
Three Poems by Walt Whitman
Songs of Travel

Press Reviews
“In all these sea-faring songs Michaels-Moore’s voice is richly unfurled. Stanford’s settings are great fun, especially when sung and played as enthusiastically as here. As his songs do not receive the attention that they deserve, these selections fill a gap.” (International Record Review)

“… it’s good to have Anthony Michaels-Moore’s sovereign artistry captured in repertoire that he serves so well, for there is much here to relish and return to.” (Classical Source)

Cast
Anthony Michaels-Moore (Baritone)
Michael Pollock (Piano)

Production
Company: Rosenblatt Recitals

Disc Information
Catalogue Number: OACD9014D
Date of Performance: 2013
Running Time: 70 minutes
Label: Opus Arte