Take Four Guitar Quartet

On this CD:

1. Bagatelles for piano, Op 5/1-11, complete
Composed by Alexander Tcherepnin

2. Trio sonata for organ No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525 Adagio
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

3. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Tanzsuite: Prelude
Composed by Henry Purcell

4. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Tanzsuite: Rondeau
Composed by Henry Purcell

5. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Tanzsuite: Dance for the Followers of Night
Composed by Henry Purcell

6. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Tanzsuite: Hornpipe
Composed by Henry Purcell

7. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Tanzsuite: Entry Dance
Composed by Henry Purcell

8. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Tanzsuite: Air
Composed by Henry Purcell

9. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Tanzsuite: Dance for the Fairies
Composed by Henry Purcell

10. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Tanzsuite: Jig
Composed by Henry Purcell

11. Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4
Composed by Benjamin Britten

12. Grises y Soles, for guitar quartet
Composed by Maximo Diego Pujol

13. Quatour for 4 guitars
Composed by Tran Vuong Thach

14. Suite di Danze (after English Virginalists), for guitar quartet Allegro
Composed by Luca Mosca

15. Suite di Danze (after English Virginalists), for guitar quartet Andante
Composed by Luca Mosca

16. Suite di Danze (after English Virginalists), for guitar quartet Allegro
Composed by Luca Mosca

17. Preludes (3) for piano
Composed by George Gershwin

18. Crisantemi, elegy for string quartet
Composed by Giacomo Puccini

Tracks:

A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
Henry King - Neal Davies
Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
The Call - Graham Johnson
Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
Chopcherry - John Constable
A Sad Song - John Constable
Rutterkin - John Constable
Bethlehem Down - John Constable
Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
Popular Song - Martyn Hill
Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.

Tango Perpetuel (Take Four-Guitar Quartet)

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Tango Perpetuel (Take Four-Guitar Quartet)

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Take Four Guitar Quartet
Tcherepnin , Take 4 Guitar Quartet , Bach , and Mosca
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Release Date: 2002-05-21

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