The Sixteen: Stanford: Partsongs, Pastorals & Folksongs - COMPACT DISCS

The Sixteen: Stanford: Partsongs, Pastorals & Folksongs - COMPACT DISCS

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Stanford: Partsongs, Pastorals & Folksongs

Artist:

The Sixteen

Label:

Coro

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

828021620720

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2024-09-06

Number of Discs:

1

Celebrating Anglo-Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford's centenary, this new album from The Sixteen includes a number of premiere recordings of Stanford's Irish Folksongs and Partsongs. Stanford is celebrated both nationally and internationally as a composer of great diversity. He composed a substantial number of concert works, including seven symphonies, but he is best-remembered for his choral works. Stanford's writing for voices is exquisite and his imaginative storytelling is ever-present in his Irish Folksongs where he captures everything from fiery revenge to passionate love with equal effectiveness. Stanford's dedication to the poetry of Mary Elizabeth Coleridge also stands out-he was drawn to the lyricism of her poetry and the imagery she conjures up-something that is clearly heard in his Opus 127 settings. Much of her poetry is marked by a sense of loss and change, nowhere better portrayed than in The Guest with it's unsettling narrative.

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