Vinyl Album - The Abbey Singers - Five Centuries Of Song - Brunswick

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Artist:	The Abbey Singers
Title:	Five Centuries Of Song
Label:	Brunswick
Country:	UK
Catalogue:	SXA 4518
Date:	1963
Format:	LP
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	2 Own
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Abbey Singers	Hark All Ye Lovely Saints	Weelkes	Rate
A2	The Abbey Singers	Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby	Byrd	Rate
A3	The Abbey Singers	Fair Phyllis I Saw	Farmer	Rate
A4	The Abbey Singers	Salve Regina	De Rivaflecha	Rate
A5	The Abbey Singers	Ideo Gloria In Excelsis Deo	Kraehenbuehl	Rate
A6	The Abbey Singers	Mignonne	Costeley	Rate
A7	The Abbey Singers	O Vin En Vigne	De Lassus	Rate
A8	The Abbey Singers	Il Est Bel Et Bon	Passereau	Rate
B1	The Abbey Singers	I Am The Rose Of Sharon	Billings	Rate
B2	The Abbey Singers	The Death Of General Washington	French	Rate
B3	The Abbey Singers	Sherburne	Read	Rate
B4	The Abbey Singers	Madame Has Lost Her Cat	Mozart	10.0 Rate
B5	The Abbey Singers	Der Jaeger	Brahms	Rate
B6	The Abbey Singers	Geographical Fugue	Toch	Rate
B7	The Abbey Singers	I Bought Me A Cat	Copland, Fine	Rate

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Robert Kissel 13th Mar 2018		[Note to Richard Hartley: "Madam has lost her cat" is "D'Bäurin hat d'Katz verlorn" (K.V. Anh. C 9.01 / K.V. Anh. 188). Mozart also used some of the same theme in the last movement ("Andante--Allegro molto") of the Divertimento in B♭ (K.V. 287).] This was a favorite recording of mine (though mine is issued by DECCA in the U.S., their No. DL-710073). The Abbey Singers toured New York City area elementary schools, when I was a boy, and I was lucky enough to hear them when they gave a special talk and performance for children, at my own school. I was (all of us kids were) absolutely captivated, and I still remember, very vividly their performance of Ernst Toch's "Geographical Fugue" and the Copland/Fine arrangement of "I bought me a cat." It was also the very first time I heard a countertenor, and I still remember how astounded we all were when sturdy-looking Earnest Murphy opened his mouth, and out came that creamy, rich, countertenor sound! I think it is one of only two recordings that the Abbey Singers made, and why it's so hard to find, I cannot imagine: it's absolutely wonderful, tasteful part-singing, and the rich, varied program on this album is totally engaging from end to end.



Richard Hartley 3rd Jan 2018		Review Beautiful singing. I know this record from about 45 years ago, when I borrowed it from a lending library. It has an interesting set of songs from many centuries, all very well sung. The interesting piece "Madam has lost her cat" by Mozart does not seem to appear in any Mozart catalogue. I presume it is a spoof. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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