Romancing Rebellion: Songs of Thomas Moore
On this CD:
1. My Gentle Harp, folk song
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
2. Come, Send Round the Wine
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
3. As Vanquished Erin
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
4. Erin! the Smile and the Tear in Thine Eyes
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
5. Avenging and Bright
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
6. The Minstrel-Boy
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
7. parting kiss
Composed by Ethel Smyth
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
8. deserter
Composed by Pearl Curran
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
9. 'Tis Believed That This harp (The Origin of the Harp)
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
10. Silent, Oh Moyle! Be the Roar of Thy Water (The Song of Fionnuala)
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
11. Siuil a ghra
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
12. 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
13. Fanny Power
Composed by Turlough O'Carolan
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
14. O the sight entrancing
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
15. Song of the battle eve
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
16. After the battle
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
17. Weep on, weep on
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
18. Marbhna Eoghain ruaidh Ui Neill
Composed by Turlough O'Carolan
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
19. Lament for Owen Roe O'Neill
Composed by Turlough O'Carolan
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
20. Oft in the Stilly Night
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
21. Oh! Breathe Not His Name
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
22. Union (When the planets are in place)
Composed by Pierce Turner
Performed by Kathleen Tynan
Editorial Reviews
From ClassicsToday.com
Ah, what could have been! Here is a recording whose program bears such potential but is brought down by an inept presentation, from puzzling packaging to the choice of singer. It takes some effort (and much more than usual because the liner notes are set in an extremely hard to read type; for the song texts you literally need a magnifying glass) to learn the connection between the disc's title, 19th-century Irish poet Thomas Moore, and the year 1798. And it's a little more confusing as to why the program--ostensibly selections from Moore's famous 124-song collection known as Irish Melodies, in which he set his own poems to existing Irish airs--also contains arrangements by Beethoven, Berlioz, and Britten. Well, there is a connection, but it's too complicated to explain here; suffice it to say that the attempt to tie all of this together in one package brings to mind images of kitchen sinks and monkey wrenches. And the real monkey wrench is the singing of soprano Kathleen Tynan. Obviously sincere and emotionally involved, she never seems really comfortable in the music. These are relatively simple songs that require an easy, more lyrical style than Tynan can manage. Her singing gives the impression that it takes far more effort than it should; and what kind of technique is she using that invariably inhibits any sense of true legato and creates strange shifts of timbre from one syllable to the next? And then there's the cold, edgy recording, with the piano echo-y and distant. These songs, while by no means masterpieces, are worthy of a recording that gives them a chance. This isn't it. Ah, the possibilities!
Romancing Rebellion: Songs of Thomas Moore, Music, Moore, Tynan, Collins, Irish Piano, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Classical Vocals
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