1960年代,由合唱專家Louis Halsey率領Elizabethan Singers與The Louis Halsey Singers兩大合唱團在DECCA錄製一系列的合唱專輯,曲目包括由作曲家Parry, Elgar, Stanford and Delius依據英國民謠所創作的歌曲,以及傳統的英國民謠.Eloquence集結這些錄音以這套2CD完整收錄.全部的錄音都是世界首度CD發行!
曲目:
CD 1
HUBERT PARRY
Songs of Farewell
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Heraclitus
Sweet love for me
My love’s an arbutus
Veneta
Chillingham
Shall we go dance
EDWARD ELGAR
As Torrents in Summer
My love dwelt in a Northern land
Go song of mine
O Wild West Wind
The Shower
Love’s Tempest
Owls
The Fountain
There is sweet music
Deep in my soul
CD 2
FREDERICK DELIUS
Midsummer Song
On Craig Dhu
To be sung of a summer night on the water
The splendour falls on castle walls
The Louis Halsey Singers
TRADTIONAL
Captain Bover
A fair maid
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
I sowed the seeds of love
Wassail Song
Bushes and Briars
O Waly, Waly
Dance to your Daddy
Bobby Shaftoe
Adam Buckham O!
I love my Love
The Sailor and Young Nancy
Our Captain calls all hands
Bonny at Morn
Soul Cake
Down among the dead men
Brigg Fair
Early One Morning
Derwentwater’s Farewell
Elizabethan Singers
Owen Brannigan, bass
Wilfrid Parry, piano
Louis Halsey