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Victorian Parlour Evening
Griffin (Qualiton)
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Rondoletto - Margaret Lion- I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls (The Bohemian Girl) - Patricia Sabin
- Come into the Garden, Maud - Graham Titus
- Prithee, Pretty Maiden (Patience) - Michael Goldthorpe, Patricia Sabin
- Londonderry Air - Mary Kennard
- Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes (The Gondoliers) - Michael Goldthorpe
- Slumber Song: The Widow to Her Child - Mary Kennard, Patricia Sabin
- Arab's Farewell to His Favourite Steed - Graham Titus
- Let Me Dream Again - Patricia Sabin
- Silver Threads Among the Gold - Patricia Sabin, Graham Titus
- Simple Aveu (Romance Sans Paroles) - Mary Kennard
- Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo - Michael Goldthorpe
- Warblings at Eve - Margaret Lion
- Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charmes - Michael Goldthorpe, Patricia Sabin
- Young Girl's Prayer - Margaret Lion
- Comin' Through the Rye - Patricia Sabin
- Mia Canzone - Michael Goldthorpe
- Meditation - Mary Kennard
- Love's Old Sweet Song - Mary Kennard, Patricia Sabin, Graham Titus
Average customer rating:
Excellent program selection, but overblown performances
This was a disapointment. After reading the list of songs included, I looked forward to hearing this CD. The instrumentalists are wonderful in interpretation and presentation, but the vocalists, though technically very good, seem overblown for these songs. Their performances border on the operatic, with just not the right amount of nuance for the repertoire. The soprano fares better than the male voices, but when there is a duet, they never seem to truly blend, but just compete with one another. I remember the great period recordings of Joan Morris and William Bolcolm, some of which are still available on CD(including a relatively new one- see Amazon for title and details), and this CD, though well-intentioned, never approaches that level of sophistication and purity of performance.